Max Kenner, Executive Director of the Bard Prison Initiative, joins David to discuss what the BPI does, why college-in-prison programs are essential to reducing recidivism and how prisons are adapting and preparing for the coronavirus. The conversation begins with a discussion about the effectiveness of college-in-prison programs, how these programs benefit inmates, and how prior … Continued
Terri Gerstein, Director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program, joins David to talk about the gig economy and the impact it’s having on workers and companies. Gerstein talks about the need to get a true reporting of how many workers participate in the gig economy, … Continued
Hermes Fernandez, chair of the NYSBA Health Law Section joins David to talk about issues surrounding the coronavirus, how public health authorities have responded to the pandemic and what powers they have to curb the spreading of the virus. Fernandez who is a health law partner at the firm Bond, Schoeneck & King in … Continued
Robert Masters, chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section, joins David to talk about the controversial bail and discovery law reforms recently enacted by the New York State Legislature. Masters, who served as Executive Assistant District Attorney in Queens County for 30 years, talks about how the arcane and aged court … Continued
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