The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has created a new comprehensive guide to help attorneys adjust to virtual lawyering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 341-page book, entitled “Virtual Lawyering: A Practical Guide,” is a centralized resource of 22 practical chapters and subchapters authored by former federal judges, former law clerks and … Continued
Former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch talks with David for a wide-ranging conversation about policing in America, the problems with partisanship in the Department of Justice, what it was like to work for Barack Obama, and handling politically sensitive cases, like the Clinton email scandal.
Dr. Don Levy joins the show to talk about recent New York Times/Siena College presidential poll of six battleground states, how the public can tell the difference between a good poll and a bad poll, and what recent polling can tell us about the election in November.
“We’re seeing the attorney general intervening in cases to reward or punish people who could harm or not harm the president in perfectly legal ways,” said Mimi Rocah, an MSNBC and NBC News legal analyst. “That’s what they do in totalitarian and dictator regimes; they use the justice system to reward and punish friends and foes of the leader.”
Rocah joins the show to talk about her experience working under Republican and Democratic administrations and gives her view of Attorney General Bill Barr’s continued overreach in cases against associates of President Donald Trump and his continued lies about how former US Attorney Geoffrey Berman was fired this past June.
When courthouses across New York State ceased non-essential operations on March 17, few thought that COVID-19 would completely upend the day-to-day operations of the court. In a recent webinar, Hon. George J. Silver, the deputy chief administrative judge for the New York City courts, spoke to over 150 participants about his role in helping the … Continued
Ben Meiselas, the attorney representing former MLB pitcher Mike Bolsinger in his lawsuit against the Astros, is this week’s guest on the Miranda Warnings podcast. Meiselas who is a partner at the Los Angeles law firm Geragos & Geragos discusses the legal arguments his client is making, his strategy for deposing Astros owner Jim Crane, and what legal battles are on the horizon.
Ben Meiselas joins the show to talk about the Houston Astros cheating scandal, Colin Kapernick and The Meidas Touch.
Domenick Napoletano, a solo practitioner in Brooklyn and NYSBA Treasurer joins the show to talk about how as a solo practitioner he’s adjusted to working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, how he became involved in bar association work and some of the unique activities he takes part in with his colleagues.
Scott M. Karson, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today regarding the death of John Lewis. “The death of John Lewis, a luminary in the Civil Rights movement, is a terrible loss for our nation. I had the privilege of hearing him speak at the 1963 March on Washington, … Continued