EPISODE SUMMARY: Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, joins David to talk about his upbringing in Liberia, trailblazing career in government and the agenda he’s laid out for the Human Rights Campaign. Alphonso, the first black man and the first openly gay man to serve as Chief Counsel to the Governor of New … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Albany County Bar Association President Dan Hurteau joins Sarah and Michael for a wide-ranging conversation about his upbringing in an upstate NY town with a population of 200, how cross country road trips with family during his youth led him to become a lawyer and how beneficial pro bono work can be for … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Louise Carron, Executive Director at the Center for Art Law joins Sarah and Michael to discuss her truly unique path to the law, the work being done at the Center for Art Law and fascinating discussion about ‘street art.’ Carron, a native Parisian, talks about some of her favorite exhibits in the Louvre … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: NYSBA’s 120th President (2017-18), Sharon Stern Gerstman joins Sarah and Michael to talk about her path to law, how the card game, bridge, is responsible for meeting her husband and how quitting smoking led her to take up knitting. Gerstman, counsel at Magavern Magavern Grimm in Buffalo, recalls how her mother knew she … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Liz Benjamin, the former host of Capital Tonight and current Managing Director at Marathon Strategies, joins David for a wide-ranging conversation that covers the highs and lows of covering New York State politics for over 20 years. They relive some of the most sensational and surprising stories that Liz has covered, first as … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Aviva Abramovsky, dean at the University at Buffalo School of Law joins David to talk about the work being done by the NYSBA Task Force on Autonomous Vehicles and the Law, which she chairs. They also discuss some of the ethical dilemmas that have come up surrounding this topic, data privacy concerns, and … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Scott Karson, president-elect of the New York State Bar Association and partner at Lamb & Barnosky, joins Michael and Sarah to discuss how he went from a social studies student-teacher to Syracuse College of Law. He also talks about the time he attended a music festival in upstate New York during the summer … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Live From the 2019 NYSBA Tech Summit Paul Unger, Founder of Affinity Consulting Group joins David to talk about big trends in cybersecurity, including tips on how lawyers can use technology to advance their practice and better manage their time more effectively. Paul served as the Program co-chair for the NYSBA Tech Summit … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Live from the 2019 NYSBA Tech Summit Lisa M. Smith, United States Magistrate Judge and Ignatius Grande, Director at Berkeley Research Group join David to discuss the role technology is playing in litigation. They discuss the issues that can arise when technology devices like Alexa, Siri, Fitbit, Apple Watches and Google Home are … Continued
EPISODE SUMMARY: Judge Jonah Triebwasser (Red Hook, NY) joins Michael and Sarah for a discussion about his dual duty as a Town and Village Justice, his path to the law, and his ‘other career’ as a Franklin D. Roosevelt historical interpreter. The 32nd President of the United States then sits down with Michael and Sarah … Continued