Some of the best lawyers in the country are our Public Defenders. They have heavy caseloads, longer hours than most lawyers and they take starting salaries of $35K! in many parts of the U-S! Why do they do it? On this week's Coast to Coast with hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, our guests give us a window on their world as Public Defenders. We're fortunate to have Attorney Josh Hayne from the Massachusetts Public Defender's office, Attorney Greg Apt, Public Defend...
Mar 30, 2006•33 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Is the gender gap in the legal profession widening? Only about 17 percent of partners at major law firms nationwide are women. That's the hot topic on this Coast to Coast show with hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi , attorneys and Law.com bloggers. You'll hear about interviews with lawyers across the country from Attorney Lauren Stiller Rikleen, senior partner at Bowditch & Dewey and author of "Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women’s Success in the Law." Also on the show ...
Mar 23, 2006•33 min•Season 1Ep. 26
The Class Action Fairness Act became law in the U.S. in February of 2005. But has CAFA been a real benefit to the justice system across the country? Join Coast to Coast hosts, attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, for an in depth debate with their guests, appellate Attorney Howard Bashman, columnist for Law.com and The Legal Intelligencer of ALM Media, legal reporter Shannon Duffy, who also writes for The Legal Intelligencer and other ALM Media publications and Attor...
Mar 17, 2006•31 min•Season 1Ep. 25
After a few stagnant years, salaries for first year Law Associates are exploding. Starting pay is an incredible $145,000 at some large firms. What is causing this first year salary boom? What do graduating law school students think about this? Attorneys and law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi examine the reasons for these new salary heights with expert insight from Melissa Lennon of The Beasley School of Law at Temple University, Carey Bertolet of BCG Attorney Search and Michel A...
Mar 09, 2006•32 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Everyday we read about law firm mergers or acquisitions, becoming, or so it seems, much like big corporate America. Coast to Coast hosts J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi - West Coast and East Coast attorneys and law.com bloggers, explore this growing trend toward the mega firm on this show. Our guests are experts with compelling insights on this topic: Attorney and national legal writer, Eric J. Sinrod, partner in the San Francisco office of Duane Morris LLP - one of the largest firms in the U-...
Mar 02, 2006•29 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Chaos is an every day occurence in the Saddam Hussein trial. The courtroom has seen 3 different judges, 2 assassinations, postponements, outbursts, walk-outs, no-shows. It is nothing like what we're accustomed to seeing in the U-S Justice system. On this edition of Coast to Coast, hosts J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, who are attorneys and law.com bloggers, discuss what is really going on, with a very special guest, Simone Monasebian, Chief of the United Nations' Office of Drugs and Crime.
Feb 23, 2006•31 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Being a lawyer today takes more than a legal degree - it also means running a business! Coast to Coast hosts J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, both of whom are lawyers and law.com bloggers discuss the complexities of the business of law beyond the courthouse. Our special guest is Reid Trautz, who serves as Director of the D.C. Bar Practice Management Advisory Service, where he provides practice management information and consulting services to lawyers to help them improve their businesses. R...
Feb 15, 2006•32 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Back in 1999, the Chief Legal Officers of 500 large corporations agreed to push their outside legal firms into hiring more minorities and women. Has their promise been kept? Have law firms diversified their staff? Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, tackle this topic with in depth analysis from Veta Richardson, the Executive Director for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and Attorney Ron Jordan, the founding Principal of Carte...
Feb 07, 2006•31 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, brings the two sides of tort reform together in a lively debate over the issues. Among the big issues for 2006 are asbestos and obesity lawsuits. Our special guests are Laurie Beacham, Communications director for the Center for Justice and Democracy, who explains the 'dangers' of tort reform and Tiger Joyce, President of the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) dedicated to bringing 'fairness and e...
Jan 31, 2006•33 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, looks at how DNA is being used in many cases to prove previously convicted people innocent of crimes for which many have served decades in jail. You'll hear about the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic founded by Barry Scheck, of O.J. Simpson trial fame and his partner, Peter Neufeld, which has freed 172 wrongly convicted men and women. Joining us is Attorney Robert N. Feldman, partner at th...
Jan 29, 2006•35 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Looking into the crystal ball on Coast to Coast with co-hosts J.Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, both attorneys and legal bloggers for Law.com. Special guests and prognosticators (also lawyers) Norman Pattis, one of the best-known criminal defense lawyers in the country along with Washington D.C. Attorney Carolyn Elefant, who specialized in energy regulatory issues and Stephen Kaplan from the Los Angeles firm of Hicks, Mims and Kaplan focusing on business law. Listen to the show for their predict...
Jan 12, 2006•30 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, looks at the legal wranglings over the gizmo that keeps many lawyers connected - the BlackBerry! The legal spotlight is on the patent infringement lawsuit brought by a company called NTP against Research in Motion, the company that makes the BlackBerry. To guide us through the recent developments is our special guest, Attorney Eric J. Sinrod, partner in the firm of Duane Morris LLP, who is experienced...
Dec 20, 2005•28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Put the briefs and blackberrys away and have a good-spirited laugh at the legal community. Coast to Coast, hosted by Attorneys and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, brings listeners a special treat for the holidays. Lawrence Savell, Esq. from the New York firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, shares his musical scales of justice from LAWTUNES just in time for your holiday listening. You Don't Want To Cross Santa (just one song you'll hear). It's music, it's humor and it will ...
Dec 16, 2005•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Coast to Coast, hosted by Law.com bloggers, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams takes on the Solomon Amendment and arguments before the Supreme Court in Rumsfeld v. FAIR which may impact law schools across the country. Hear a portion of the actual argument from the Solicitor General, Paul Clement, arguing for the Justice Department and reaction from our special guest, Attorney Lara Schwartz, chief legislative counsel for HRC (Human Rights Campaign). The issue pits a broad group of law professor...
Dec 08, 2005•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Coast to Coast, hosted by Law.com bloggers, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams discuss the arguments before the Supreme Court in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood with high stakes for the abortion issue. Special guests are Professor Neil S. Siegel from Duke Law, who recently completed a clerkship with Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mathew D. Staver, President and General Counsel of Liberty Counsel, which cooperates and coordinates its efforts with other religious liberty, pro-life and pr...
Dec 01, 2005•31 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams brings into focus a discussion of the Patriot Act up for debate as some of the provisions are set to expire December 31st. Although designed to give federal law enforcement and intellegence agencies tools in the fight against terror, some say civil liberties are being violated. Hear former FBI agent and now candidate for Congress, Coleen Rowley, talk about the frontline need for information balanced with the protection of rights. And our ...
Nov 18, 2005•31 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Coast to Coast, with J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, takes a hard look at the future for VIOXX litigation nationwide, particularly after the recent win for Merck Pharmaceuticals in the New Jersey trial. Very special guests in our discussion are nationally recognized Attorney Tom Girardi of the L-A firm of Girardi-Keese known for taking on goliaths in the past, Attorney Dawn Barrios of the Louisiana firm, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix - both of whom serve on the Liason Committee for MDL-...
Nov 10, 2005•32 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Coast to Coast, with co-hosts, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams takes up the controversial discussion of the President's latest nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, with special guests with special insights. Join us along with Matt Margolis, the founder/editor of Blogs for Bush, distinguished Law Professor, Carl Tobias from the University of Richmond School of Law and Drucilla Ramey, Executive Director of the National Association of Women Judges. This show is a must listen!
Nov 01, 2005•30 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Coast to Coast with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams sparks a rapid-fire discussion about the new law that shields gunmakers from crime victim lawsuits, called The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms. Our special guests are Josh Horowitz, Exec. Dir., the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, David Kopel, Research Dir., Independence Institute and editor-in-chief, Journal on Firearms & Public Policy and Professor Eugene Volokh from the UCLA School of Law whose blog is The Volokh Conspiracy.
Oct 28, 2005•39 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers, takes up a discussion of the new bankruptcy law that has bankruptcy attorneys' offices swamped! Our special guests are Attorney Henry Sommer, a leading authority on consumer bankruptcy and Editor-in-Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy from Philadelphia and Attorney Gibson Pagter, Jr. a bankruptcy lawyer from the firm Pagter and Miller, APLC, of Santa Ana, California. Join us as we sort through the first ...
Oct 18, 2005•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers gets first hand accounts from inside the courtroom at the VIOXX trial underway in New Jersey. A 60-yr old war veteran claims VIOXX caused his heart attack. Special guest, Attorney Sam Davis, from Davis, Saperstein & Solomon, P.C., who has been attending the trial to gather information for his own plaintiffs' cases against Merck Pharmaceuticals, recounts developments in the trial including some ou...
Oct 11, 2005•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Coast to Coast, with co-hosts, Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams, from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers, takes on an important issue about diversity (or lack thereof) in the legal blogosphere. Are the ranks of women, and minorities being heard? Are they getting the recognition they deserve? Our special guests are Lisa Stone, originator of BlogHer, a blogger and a journalist whose work has appeared in the NY Times and the LA Times, Attorney Sean Carter, a syndicated writer, blogger and legal ...
Oct 04, 2005•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers. Why aren't there more lawyers doing pro bono work? We explore that with special guests Mark O'Brien, Deputy Director of Probono.net, a non-profit organization in NYC that provides access to justice through innovative technology and volunteer lawyer participation and Ken Babcock, the Executive Director and General Counsel for Public Law Center in its 24th year providing free civil legal services for ...
Sep 27, 2005•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers engage a feisty topic on this show - Bloggers as Journalists: Making New Rules. Our special guests are long-time broadcast journalist and CBS News National Editor Bill Felling, Wendy Seltzer, visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School teaching Internet law and privacy as well as a well known blogger, Jeff Lewis, partner at Enterprise Counsel Group in Irvine, California, who also write...
Sep 20, 2005•28 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Coast to Coast, with Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams from Law.com's arsenal of law bloggers. We get the latest from the legal community crippled by Hurricane Katrina. You'll hear first-hand accounts from Louisiana attorneys and top law bloggers, Ernie Svenson and Raymond P. Ward, both of whom have relocated their practices for now. Their stories are compelling and attitudes amazingly positive considering the devastation and long-term effects for lawyers, their clients and the courts. Texas ...
Sep 14, 2005•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Coast to Coast, with J. Craig Williams (May It Please The Court) and Robert Ambrogi (Lawsites) from Law.com's arsenal of top law bloggers zero in on a lively discussion of John Roberts nomination for Chief Justice of the U-S Supreme Court. Guests on the show are Professor Craig Bradley from Indiana University School of Law, who clerked for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Elliot Mincberg, Vice President and Legal Director of People for the American Way, a nationally known advocacy group...
Sep 06, 2005•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2
"Coast to Coast" with J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi from Law.com's arsenal of top law bloggers debuts with a great show! American Bar Association President Michael S. Greco is our special guest to talk about the challenges and goals for American lawyers over the next year. And from the Duke Law School, we're fortunate to have Professor Erwin Chemerinsky on the show to talk about the far-reaching effects of the recent Supreme Court decision on a city's reach to take private property under ...
Aug 31, 2005•29 min•Season 1Ep. 1
