Articles Tagged with Lawyer2Lawyer

This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn, involving the admissibility of “me too” evidence in employment discrimination cases. Our guests are three employment lawyers: Michael Ketchmark, from Davis Ketchmark & McCreight in Kansas City, Mo.;…

A recent decision of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opened with these words: “With disturbing frequency, this Court encounters evidence of ineffective representation by attorneys retained by immigrants seeking legal status in this country.” This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, my cohost J. Craig Williams and I explore the…

With the Democratic race for president down to two lawyers, how well did the legal careers of Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton prepare them to become our nation’s chief executive. That is the topic this week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, as my cohost J. Craig Williams and I are joined by:…

CLE providers are linking continuing education with exotic locales, from Paris to Florence to Machu Picchu. This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we discuss the pros and cons of CLE travel programs. Joining us are Costa Mesa, Calif., lawyer Jamie Duarte, who has been organizing CLE programs in exotic locations such as Machu…

Almost since the earliest days of the Internet, lawyers have been experimenting with virtual firms to increase efficiency and lower costs. More recently, virtual firms have taken on greater levels of sophistication and complexity. This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we discuss this phenomenon with the principals of two virtual firms and a…

This week on our legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, my co-host J. Craig Williams and I look at the topic, Social Networking and the Law. We have an insightful conversation with three guests who have very different perspectives on the topic: Chris Carfi, co-founder of business-networking company Cerado;

This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we feature interviews with two lawyers who each have new books out: Washington, D.C., lawyer Carolyn Elefant and Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz.

Elefant, author of the blog MyShingle.com, is releasing her new book this month, Solo by Choice: How to Be…

I am honored to report that Lawyer2Lawyer, the weekly legal-affairs podcast I cohost with J. Craig Williams, is the winner for the second year in a row of Dennis Kennedy’s Best of Law-related Blogging Award for Best Legal Podcast. Dennis writes:

“This regular weekly podcast of interviews and panel discussions has a

A Massachusetts’ judge’s release of Daniel Tavares become part of the national political debate after Tavares allegedly shot and killed a newlywed couple in Washington state and Republican presidential hopeful and former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney called on the judge — his own appointee — to resign. On the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer…

On Nov. 9, Merck & Co., after long insisting it would never settle the 27,000 Vioxx cases filed against it, turned an about face and agreed to a global settlement in which it will pay $4.85 billion to resolve the bulk of these cases. Two of the lawyers who were instrumental in bringing this about…

This week on the legal affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we discuss the ongoing litigation by the Recording Industry Association of America against college students, soccer moms and others accused of illegally sharing and downloading music. Our guests for this program are two experts on the issue:…

The Citizen Media Law Project today launched its Legal Threats Database, a collection that documents legal threats aimed at online speech, including lawsuits, cease-and-desist letters and other legal actions. From the announcement:

“The database, the first such interactive compendium, contains legal threats from 35 states and 9 countries, and is growing daily.