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Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Discusses Free Case Law

The legal publishing market is a nearly $5 billion business.  Apart from the main players, others have taken case law into the public domain, calling it free case law, which allows attorneys, legal scholars, and the general public to have access to decisions for state & federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger, Bob Ambrogi, as we discuss this hot topic with the experts:  Professor Thomas F. Bruce, Director of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resouce.org and Andy Martens, Senior Vice President of New Product Development, from Thomson West.  Please join us as we explore the controvesry over who is entitled to access these public records and at what cost.

Lawyer2Lawyer Internet Radio Explores Polygamy Sex Allegations

The raid of a polygamist compound in West Texas has raised some important issues of rights of children, women and family as well as religion. Host and Law.com blogger Bob Ambrogi turns to the experts, Attorney Betsy Branch, from the firm of McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, LLP and lawyer and social critic, Wendy Kaminer, blogger on civil liberties at thefreeforall.net, to discuss the aftermath of the raid of the FLDS compound.

Bob, Betsy and Wendy explore DNA testing, civil liberties, the question of child abuse vs. religion, a sect's legal rights and the fate of the children.  Click below to listen.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Takes Up The Pending Shield Law In Congress

The proposed federal Shield Law is pending in Congress.  Meanwhile, reporters have come under fire for protecting the privacy of their sources resulting in jail time and high fines. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we explore the shield law with the experts.

Click on the link below to listen to Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Geoffrey R. Stone, the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Law School and Attorney Joel Kurtzberg, partner at the firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP.  We discuss the federal shield law pending in Congress, high-profile shield law cases involving reporters, states' efforts to enact their own shield laws, punishment given to those who protect their sources and the rights of journalists.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Looks Green

With global warming and environmental issues plaguing the world, the legal community is doing its part by taking charge and partaking in individual tasks within their firms to save the environment. Join Law.com blogger and host, Bob Ambrogi as he talks "Green Firms" with the experts: Attorney Carolyn S. Kaplan, Chief Sustainability Officer from Nixon Peabody LLP and Attorney Daniel Eisenberg, the Public Service Vice Chair for the ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) Air Quality Committee.

In this show, we will talk about the emergence of green firms worldwide, how firms can get involved, what going green can do for your firm and what employees within a firm need to do on a daily basis in order to stay green.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Deals with Homewreckers

This week's Lawyer2Lawyer discusses the sub-prime mortgage mess, foreclosures and housing downturn. The real estate world is stagnant and the U-S is now involved in a huge housing crisis leading many to take advantage and prey on vulnerable homeowners and Mortgage fraud is one product of the fall of the housing market.

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and Bob Ambrogi, as we turn to the experts, real estate insider, Richard Hagar and Attorney Melissa Huelsman, to discuss the ins and out of the real estate crisis and mortgage fraud. We highlight the Operation Homewrecker prosecution case, the rise in mortgage fraud and discuss how to protect yourself from mortgage fraud and rise above the present real estate crisis.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Trolls the Patent Blogs

What are the implications of a blogger writing about someone anonymously? Last month, the burning question on everyone's mind in the patent world was finally answered when the identity of the author of the anonymous, Patent Troll Tracker Blog, was revealed as Rick Frenkel, an IP Director and in-house patent attorney at Cisco Systems.  Attorney Frenkel was invited to participate in this podcast, but declined based on the advice of his attorney.

Please join me as I get two different perspectives from the experts. In the first segment, Craig welcomes Attorney Raymond Niro Sr., the attorney who was once a target of Frenkel's blog. In our second segment, Craig speaks with the popular patent blogger, Dennis Crouch from Patently-O, to get his perspective on the Troll Tracker and the dangers of blogging anonymously.  You can download the podcast here or click on the link below.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Reacts to Spitzer's Big Oops

Considered a hero to many in the legal community for fighting for the little guy, Eliot Spitzer, the now former Governor of NY, became tangled up in a prostitution ring that led him to resign from office. 

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Robert Ambrogi as we turn to the experts, David Frank from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Attorney Harvey Silverglate, criminal defense and civil liberties lawyer and Dan Slater, lead writer for The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, to discuss the rise and fall of Eliot Spitzer.

We discuss this scandal, take a look at Spitzer's work as Attorney General, explore the potential criminal charges that he faces and get reaction from the legal community.  You can download the podcast here or just click on the link below.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Praises Paralegals

The work of a paralegal is never done.  Although paralegals cannot offer legal advice to clients like attorneys, they are considered the backbone of the law practice. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Robert Ambrogi as we explore the important role of a paralegal.  

Lawyer2Lawyer welcomes Tita A. Brewster, Current President of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and Chere Estrin, CEO of Estrin LegalEd, to discuss a paralegal's importance to a firm, the hurdles paralegals face, the Richlin Security Service Co v. Chertoff case and the growth of this legal profession.  You can download the podcast here or just click on the link below.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Gets A Case Of The Me-too Evidence

Ellen Mendelsohn, a 51-year old manager for Sprint, was fired in company-wide layoffs and sued citing age discrimination. During the trial, five ex-employees claimed they had also been released because of their age or in lawyer terms "me-too evidence." 

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi as we discuss this highly-publicized case with the experts: Attorney Michael Ketchmark, from Davis Ketchmark & McCreight, Attorney Jeannie DeVeney from Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP and Attorney George Lenard, from Harris, Dowell, Fisher & Harris, L.C.  We discuss the case and the unanimous decision handed down by the Supreme Court.  You can download the podcast here or just click on the link below.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Ivestigates Immigrants and the Law

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York issued an opinion that 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."

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Robert Ambrogi as we discuss this hot-button issue with the experts:  Attorney Lisa D. Ramirez, an immigration lawyer from the Law Office of Lisa D. Ramirez, Attorney Nora Privitera, Special Projects Attorney for The Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Attorney Eleanor Newhoff, part time attorney for Greater Boston Legal Services.

They will question the quality of legal representation of immigrants, why so many are receiving sub par legal assistance and what lawyers are doing to provide their clients with the best possible representation.  You can download the podcast here or just click on the link below.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Checks Lawyers Running for President

Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are currently  neck-in neck in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and their experience as lawyers is a source of debate between the two. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Bob Ambrogi, also a lawyer as we welcome the experts on Lawyer2Lawyer:

Professor Paul Finkelman, the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy at Albany Law School and Robert J. Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at SUNY Cortland, to discuss lawyers as presidential candidates and presidents. We will also take a look at Obama/Clinton's actual experience as attorneys.  You can download the podcast here or just click on the link below.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Gets Sweet on Legal Technology

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Takes A Trip For Some Serious Fun In The Sun

Having trouble getting excited about fulfilling your Continuing Legal Education requirements?  Well, that's all changed as lawyers are now signing up for CLE travel programs taking them to different parts of the world where beautiful scenery and CLE seminars can both be found.

On this week's Lawyer2Lawyer, we look at these CLE Programs in-depth, highlighting the pros and cons of the trips, the physicality of taking the attorney out of the office or offline, and give you a first-hand account of the various destinations offered. Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Robert Ambrogi as we once again call on the experts:  Attorney Jamie Duarte, from Duarte & Associates and Maryann McCool, Director of CLE Abroad, to discuss this fun alternative.

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Steps in to the Virtual Law Office

The emergence of virtual law firms came at the dawn of the internet and in recent years, the increased popularity of virtual firms has proven that the law is in fact changing. On Lawyer2Lawyer, we will take a look at what goes on behind the scenes of a virtual law firm, the advantages and disadvantages of virtual law, and why many lawyers are trading in the traditional firm for a virtual one.

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Robert Ambrogi as we virtually call on the experts: Larry Bodine, business development consultant, Attorney Wyatt Durrette, from the XDL Group and Mark Harris, CEO of Axiom Legal, to discuss the "future of law."

Lawyer 2 Lawyer Internet Radio Gets Social With Networks

Social networking sites have reconnected old friends and former colleagues, created networking ties and have rekindled relationships all over the world.  On this week's Lawyer2Lawyer, we explore privacy rights, intellectual property issues and even defamation and cyber bullying, all rising from social networking sites.

Please join me and my fellow Law.com blogger and co-host Robert Ambrogi as we welcome Chris Carfi, co-founder of Cerado, Eric Goldman, Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law and Kara Swisher, co-executive editor of All Things Digital, to discuss the popularity of these sites and the legal issues surrounding the online world of social networking.