On the Road with Legal Talk Network

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Judge David Waxse, chair of the Judicial Division at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Judge Waxse discusses how the Judicial Division is comprised of six conferences and how they interact. As chair, he has chosen a project to focus on concerning forensic science and the criminal justice system. His interview includes a chilling case of proven f...

The Digital Edge podcast Host Jim Calloway interviews Trish Refo, chair of the ABA House of Delegates, at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Refo equates the House of Delegates to the Legislative branch; it makes and sets policy for the entire association. She discusses the various future issues that may be brought to the house including unaccompanied minor immigrants, consumer data privacy, possession...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Law Student Division Chair Aaron Sohaski at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Sohaski discusses member benefits of the Law Student Division, their connection with the Young Lawyers Division, and their popular competitions: arbitration competition, negotiations competition, and the client counseling competition. He also explains their future plan...

The Law Practice Division (LPD) Legal Marketing Interest Group Chair Jason Marsh interviews immediate past chair of the LPD Chair Michael Downey at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Downey discusses what lawyers and law firms can do to market their businesses ethically, the variance between states when advertising online, and how he became featured in large publications like The New York Times and Wal...

Legal Talk Network Hosts Jason Marsh and Adriana Linares interview Christine Gregorio, Kate Noble, Lee Swanson, and Larry Gil about ABA Leisure at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together they discuss the concept of ABA Leisure, a program involving networking and educational opportunities for lawyers within their recreational time rather than in a professional context. Some of the main activities in...

Legal Talk Network Host Jason Marsh interviews Dan Lear from Avvo at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Lear explains that Avvo is an online legal marketplace where lawyers can improve their client visibility. Many lawyers can greatly benefit from claiming and improving their Avvo listing. This includes lawyers doing client-facing legal work like consumer practices, bankruptcy, divorce lawyer, criminal...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Orlando Lucero, vice-chair for the Section of Real Property Trusts and Estates Law at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Lucero discusses his Hispanic homebuyer video, a project focusing on providing valuable information for the Latino community about selecting good advisors, the risks and benefits associated with different financing options, and...

Legal Talk Network Host Adriana Linares and Producer Laurence Colletti interview the director of the Commission on Immigration, Meredith Linsky, and Managing Attorney at ProBAR Children's Project Meghan Johnson at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together, they discuss the influx of unaccompanied minors coming to the United States from violent conditions in Central American countries. Lindsky explain...

Legal Talk Network Host Adriana Linares interviews Chair of the Science and Technology Law Section Michael Hawes at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. This section exists because science and technology are always improving, Hawes says, and the law seems to simply play catch-up. He discusses the different groups within the section focusing on biotechnology, space law, robotics, and information security...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Judge Toni Clarke, immediate past chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges (NCSTJ), at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Judge Clarke discusses the six conferences that deal with issues that impact the judicial system and why they are important. She explains the ABA Judicial Clerkship Program and the benefits to a diverse group of...

Legal Talk Network host Adriana Linares interviews Amy Lin Meyerson, current chair of the Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division of the ABA (GP Solo), and Stephen Rosales, chair-elect of GP Solo at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together they discuss SoloSez, an online discussion forum for solo and small firm lawyers, themes for each lawyer’s year as Chair of GP Solo, and why all attorneys...

Legal Talk Network Host Adriana Linares interviews President of the Alabama State Bar Richard Raleigh at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Raleigh discusses helping lawyers who are transitioning into a different place in their legal careers and the sections of the bar he has set up for new solos, law students entering the workforce, lawyers re-entering practice, and succession planning. Raleigh is als...

The Law Practice Division (LPD) Legal Marketing Interest Group Chair Jason Marsh interviews former LPD Chair Micah Buchdahl at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Buchdahl discusses how legal advertising has changed due to the internet and social media, how to launch a successful marketing campaign without getting into trouble with state bars, and gives some advice to small and big firms about advertisi...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Rew Goodenow, the president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP), at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Goodenow discusses the relationship between NCBP and the ABA, the increasing reciprocity between state bars, and NCBP’s place in creating a forum for the exchange of information between bar presidents. Rew Goodenow is a full-time...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Misty Thomas, the director of the Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, and Virginia Sloan, Chair of the project’s Steering Committee at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. They discuss how the project emerged from the ABA’s 1997 resolution promoting a suspension of executions and current death penalty issues. Learn more about your ad choices....

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews ABA Section of Litigation Chair Nancy Degan at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Degan discusses how the section helps litigators through programming, publications, and networking opportunities. She explains the Homeless Experience Legal Protection program and their intention to expand it. Nancy Degan is a commercial litigator at Baker, Donelson...

At the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting, Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Ruth Glick, immediate past chair of the Dispute Resolution Section and Nancy Greenwald who serves on the Leadership Council of the section. They discuss the section’s Asia-Pacific International Mediation Summit in India and how being a part of the section can benefit any legal professionals involved with liti...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews the ABA Criminal Justice Section Chair James Felman at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Felman discusses the sections three projects: the Clemency Project 2014, the Federal Economic Crimes Task Force, and the Collateral Consequences Project. He encourages any lawyers who are interested to become involved and volunteer pro bono hours. James Felm...

Adriana Linares and Jason March interview Jim Holmes, chair of the ABA’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Commission (SOGI), and SOGI Director Skip Harsch at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. They discuss the growth of the section, how it helps LGBT civil rights, and advocacy, education, and resources provided to the members. Jim Holmes is a trial attorney and litigator for Sedgwick LLP in Los A...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Lisa Dunner, chair of the Section of Intellectual Property Law, at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Dunner discusses the divisions of the section, patent, trademark, copyright, alternative dispute resolution, licensing, and other specialized divisions, and how they influence federal laws. Lisa Dunner is managing partner in the law firm of Dunne...

Law Practice Division LTRC Chair Rodney Dowell interviews Techshow Board Member Adriana Linares at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Linares discusses what a “hackathon” is and how an “appathon” could be done at the ABA Techshow to create an app for lawyers. She brainstorms timelines and organization and encourages tech savvy lawyers and legal associates to reach out and get involved. Learn more about...

While in Houston for the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting, Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti does a remote interview with ABA Family Law Section Chair Lori Nelson in Salt Lake City. Nelson discusses the section’s work on legislative initiatives, the benefits of their publications, the various substantive committees that lawyers can join, and programs to help unaccompanied minors get access to...

The Law Practice Division (LPD) Legal Marketing Interest Group Chair Jason Marsh interviews LPD Associate Director Cindy Galvin and Meetings Assistant Marisol Massini at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Galvin talks about the logistics of planning meetings and the benefits of joining the LPD. Massini discusses her involvement with the Women Rainmakers. They both encourage all legal professionals to j...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti Interviews Scott Sharinn, panelist on the discussion “Student Loans: The Obligation of a Lifetime” at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together they discuss student loan debt burdens, the requirements for loan discharge, the cost of education versus the return on investment, and how to work with your creditor if you can’t make payments. Sharinn encourages...

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews William Baker, budget officer of the Section of Science and Technology Law, at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Baker talks about the section’s focus on cutting edge legal issues as they intersect with technology and science. This includes education and discussion about subjects such as drones, 3D printing, cyber security, virtual worlds, drive...