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Lawyer2Lawyer Internet Radio Takes To The Air Over The Atlantic To Examine Air France Crash

On May 31, 2009, Air France flight 447, out of Rio de Janiero bound for Paris, vanished into thin air.  A frantic search for passengers and the black boxes, turned up with a number of bodies but no black boxes. Please join me and my co-host Bob Ambrogi as we invite Attorney Justin T. Green, partner with the firm Kreindler & Kreindler and Attorney John A. Greaves from the firm Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC, to discuss the crash, the litigation and jurisdiction issues and the quest for compensation for the victims' families.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 15:09 Comments (0) |

Lawyer2Lawyer Internet Radio Examines Hate Crimes And First Amendment Rights

When an 88-year old white supremacist walked into the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC opening fire, reaction was swift to question if this tragedy could have been prevented. And with those questions comes the examination of First Amendment rights. Please join me and my fellow Lawyer2Lawyer co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Attorney Brian Cuban, a Dallas Attorney working for Mark Cuban Companies, Attorney Steve Freeman, Director of Legal Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League and renowned trial lawyer and First Amendment lawyer, Attorney Martin Garbus, to discuss First Amendment rights - the balance between protecting free speech for the many and restricting hate speech for the few

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:41 Comments (0) |

Lawyer2Lawyer Internet Radio Looks Up At A Down Economy In Law Firms

Layoffs in the legal profession have been in the news lately, but downsizing from the top?  More experienced attorneys, even senior partners in some larger law firms are not as secure in their jobs as they once were in what may be more signs of practicing law as a business.  Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Ed Poll, a recognized expert and author in law practice management and Stephen E. Seckler, president of Seckler Legal Consulting, to discuss the new benchmarks the legal profession is seeing in job performance and what the business of law may look like in the future.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 10:30 Comments (0) |

Lawyer2Lawyer Internet Radio Huddles On College Quarterback vs. EA Sports and NCAA

This month, former Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller filed a lawsuit against EA Sports and its partner, the NCAA, claiming they illegally used the likenesses of college athletes in video games without sharing profits with players. Please join my co-host Bob Ambrogi as he welcomes Peter Goplerud, Dean and Professor of Law at Florida Coastal School of Law and Clay Travis, attorney, former editor at Deadspin.com and writer for FanHouse.com, to discuss the legal issues behind this lawsuit and how athletes can legally protect their image.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Thursday, June 04, 2009 at 10:10 Comments (0) |

Lawyer to Lawyer Internet Radio Reviews Judge Sotomayor's Nomination To High Court

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we discuss the Sotomayor nomination with Professor Jenny Rivera, Director of Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality and Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law, and Professor Stephen Wermiel, Supreme Court expert and adjunct professor at American University Washington College. Together they offer a unique perspective on this important nomination.  Click on the podcast link below to get the full story.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 18:03 Comments (0) |

Lawyer2Lawyer Internet Radio Sizes Up The Impact Of The Recession On Law Firms And Lawyers

The economic downturn has taken its toll on law firms, especially lawyers.  Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host  Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Skip Simpson from the Law Offices of Skip Simpson to explore the rash of suicides hitting the legal community and what law firms need to do to prevent them.  Later in the program, we welcome Peter Zeughauser from the Zeughauser Group to take a look at the long-term changes in law practice caused by the recession.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 08:51 Comments (0) |

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Explores Asbestos Litigation

There has been a lot of talk in the mainstream media lately about a revival of sorts in asbestos litigation. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we welcome Attorney Kirk Hartley from the firm  Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd and Attorney Steven Kazan Managing Partner at Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley, to discuss the recent victory for W.R. Grace in a Montana trial, how attorneys have been filing cases in other states with friendlier courts and what is being done to put the asbestos litigation system on the right path.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 12:35 Comments (0) |

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Talks About Finding a New Souter

At the age of 69 and after 18 years on the Supreme Court,  Justice David Souter made the announcement that he would be retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of this year's term in June.  Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Professor Daniel J. Meador, James Monroe Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law and Kermit Roosevelt, Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School and Justice Souter's former law clerk, to reflect on Justice Souter's career, look at the potential list of replacements and the opportunity for President Obama to leave an imprint with his choice for the High Court.

Posted by J. Craig Williams on Thursday, May 07, 2009 at 11:56 Comments (0) |