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Supreme Court Rulings Wrap-Up '08
The Supreme Court wrapped up on June 26th with its final ruling-an Individual Right to Bear Arms. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi as they talk shop with the experts: Tony Mauro, Supreme Court correspondent for Legal Times, American Lawyer Media and Law.com and Amy Howe, from the firm Howe & Russell, PC. and contributor to the SCOTUS Blog. They will discuss these wrap-up rulings, get reactions to the rulings and look at what the Supreme Court will look like a...

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[ Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:51:40 -0400 ]


The Demise of Bear Stearns
Last week Ralph R. Cioffi and Matthew M. Tannin, both former hedge fund managers for Bear Stearns, surrendered to federal agents and were charged with nine counts of securities, mail and wire fraud. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Rich Strassberg, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Litigation Department and chair of its White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice, to discuss the details of this criminal case. They will explore the Bea...

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[ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:25:48 -0400 ]


Medicare Set-Asides and New CMS Rules
Medicare set-asides and the new CMS rules regarding the liability side of the house will take effect in July 2009. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, Joan Pagnano, head of the Braintree, Massachusetts Ringler offices, revisit this hot topic with Peter Foley, Vice President of Claims Administration for the American Insurance Association, to explore next steps after the new rules take effect. They will discuss Peter’s role as liason to CMS, how these new rules may affect settlements ...

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[ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:47:09 -0400 ]


Boumediene v. Bush, Habeas Corpus & the Future of Guantanamo
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in Boumediene v. Bush, that suspected terrorists and foreign fighters held by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have the right to challenge their detention in federal court. Law.com blogger and co-host, J. Craig Williams, welcomes experts, Aziz Huq, Deputy Director from The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Attorney Edward Lazarus, partner at the firm, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and author of Closed Chambers: The Rise,...

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[ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:17 -0400 ]


Data Privacy, Multilingual Discovery & Text Messages
Want to know more about data privacy and protection in cross border litigation? In this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, opens the Buzz with experts, Tracey Stretton, Legal Consultant with Kroll Ontrack’s UK office and Mark Surguy, a UK solicitor specializing in large scale multiparty litigation, to tackle this hot topic in the e-discovery world. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kelly Kubacki, Kroll Ontrac...

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[ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:30:38 -0400 ]


The Emergence of New Law Schools
A sign of the times ~ more law schools? According to the National Law Journal, law schools are on the rise with as many as ten new ones, and a majority set to open on the East Coast. That's what Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi discuss with experts, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of the Donald Bren School of Law at UC Irvine and Dean Thomas F. Guernsey, President and Dean, Albany Law School. They explore traditional vs. new age law schools, what these ne...

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[ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:18:31 -0400 ]


Time to Time Manage
Every manager's and leader's mission is to positively influence. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen welcomes guests, William Oncken, III and Alan Boal to describe The William Oncken Corporation’s leadership seminar, Managing Management Time™ (MMT), and proprietary techniques, which provide the road map and process for accomplishing that mission. They will take an in depth look at the Oncken philosophy, discretionary time, controlling your events, the Oncken professional, and the professional ve...

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[ Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:36:34 -0400 ]


Vioxx: Reversal of Verdicts
Vioxx litigation is always upredictable. A $26 million jury verdict against Merck was overturned in Texas. Separately, an appeals court in New Jersey sharply reduced a verdict in another Vioxx case. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Attorney Tommy Fibich, partner in the firm of Fibich, Hampton & Leebron, LLP out of Houston, Texas and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, reporter from Texas Lawyer, to explore the reversal of these verdicts. Join us to hear a plaintiff ...

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[ Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:39:48 -0400 ]


Sell Your Tech, with Doug Caddell
In today's competitive legal environment, it's not enough to just offer the best lawyers, you must also offer the best technology. From "client-facing" tools, such as extranets, collaboration tools and e-billing to your firm's infrastructure, the technology you use can be the "differentiator" that helps you win and keep clients. Join Monica Bay, Law Technology Now host and editor-in-chief of ALM's Law Technology News along with guest, Doug Caddell, CIO of Foley & Lardner, talks about how his fir...

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[ Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:13:53 -0400 ]


Books for Attorneys
Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird and John Grisham’s The Firm and The Client, all come to mind when thinking about classic books written about the law. On Lawyer2Lawyer, co-host and Law.com blogger, Bob Ambrogi, will induct two more books into that classic category, by exploring a classic in the legal community and an upcoming book that is bound to be an instant classic. Bob talks books with Mark Herrmann, partner resident in the Chicago office of the international law firm, Jones Day and...

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[ Thu, 29 May 2008 11:03:13 -0400 ]


Trusts Part II
In the world of settlement trusts, one of the advantages is finding a trustee who fully understands the benefits of using structured settlements in trusts and can accommodate the needs of both the claimants and the defendants in each case. In this follow-up to the Trusts and Structured Settlements show, Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, William D. Wakelee, settlement annuity specialist in Ringler’s Philadelphia office, welcome back David J. Cover, Senior Vice President and Senior S...

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[ Tue, 27 May 2008 10:48:13 -0400 ]


The California Ruling & the Gay Marriage Debate
On May 15, 2008, in a 4-3 decision, California's Supreme Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs-comprised of gay rights group Equality California, almost two dozen gay couples and the city of San Francisco, who argued that the 2000 law banning same-sex marriage in the state was discriminatory. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Tara Borelli, Staff Attorney in the Western Regional Office of Lambda Legal and Brian S. Brown, Executive Director of the National Orga...

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[ Thu, 22 May 2008 12:31:26 -0400 ]


The Battle for Superdelegates
The democratic race for the Presidential nominee has been an exciting one—and as of this week, Senator Obama bypassed Senator Clinton in superdelegates. Law.com blogger and host, J. Craig Williams welcomes the experts, Daniel P.Tokaji, Associate Professor of Law at the Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law and the Associate Director of Election Law @ Moritz and Lanny J. Davis, partner and member of the Litigation Group at the global law firm, Orrick and special CNN political analyst, a...

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[ Thu, 15 May 2008 18:57:52 -0400 ]


Organized Labor & Workers Comp
When it comes to organized labor, the focus is usually on issues regarding employment, layoffs, wages and arbitration. However, there is a big factor when it comes to workers comp cases. Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host Angus Kennedy from Southern California as they speak to Attorney Michael Ian Rott, founding and senior partner at the firm of Hiden, Rott & Oertle, about workers comp cases involving organized labor. Larry, Angus and Michael explore these cases, the obstacles in d...

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[ Mon, 12 May 2008 14:50:00 -0400 ]


E-Discovery: Defining Documents -- Bye Bye Bates
One of the most challenging problems facing litigators is how to work with the massive volume of digital documents produced during discovery. In the past, each piece of paper was stamped with a "Bates" number -- to help manage exhibits. But with digital files, no "pages" and no "Bates" number! Now files may be anything from Excel spread sheets to Word files, to e-mail, to iPod downloads! What to do? Listen as Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News talks with Tom O'Connor, director...

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[ Thu, 8 May 2008 16:07:27 -0400 ]


The Am Law 100
The results of the AM Law 100 are in and total revenues for the Am Law 100 firms have reached $64.5 billion! Law.com blogger and host, Bob Ambrogi talks to the experts about the AM Law 100. Bob welcomes Aric Press, Editor-in-Chief of The American Lawyer Magazine and Bruce MacEwen, a lawyer and consultant to law firms on strategic and economic issues and blogger for “Adam Smith, Esq.” On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, we will look at the AM Law 100, what goes into the research, discuss the...

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[ Thu, 8 May 2008 12:43:33 -0400 ]


Free Case Law
The legal publishing market is a nearly $5 billion business. However, some have taken case law into the public domain, calling it free case law, which allows attorneys, legal scholars, and the general public to have public access to decisions for State & Federal Courts and the U.S. Supreme Court. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, discuss this hot topic with the experts: Professor Thomas F. Bruce, Director of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University L...

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[ Thu, 1 May 2008 17:49:24 -0400 ]


Structured Settlement Survey
Knowledge is definitely power and the financial services industry needs to better educate consumers on the benefits and attributes of structured settlement products. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen, welcomes special guest, Bobby Steele, President of AIG American General Structured Settlements, as they look at the results of a new consumer survey of more than 1,000 Americans conducted by Esearch.com and sponsored by AIG American General Structured Settlements, focused on structured settlements vs...

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[ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:11:25 -0400 ]


Religion, Polygamy and the Law
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 blogger, Bob Ambrogi turns to the experts, Attorney Betsy Branch, from the firm of McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson and 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 will explore DNA testing, civil li...

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[ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:59:05 -0400 ]


The Federal Shield Law
The 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. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi as they explore the shield law with the experts: 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...

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[ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:35:08 -0400 ]


Vaccines & Litigation Issues
Vaccinations have been the first line of defense against illness for children. Now questions are being raised about complications resulting from vaccinations and a possible connection to autism. In fact, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host Dennis English from Ringler Associates with special guests and experts: Advocate Mary Tocco, and Attorney Kevin Conway, from the firm, Conway, Homer & ...

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[ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:38:42 -0400 ]


Green Firms
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 co-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) Ai...

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[ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:24:51 -0400 ]


Mortgage Fraud
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. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they turn to the experts, real estate insider, Richard Hagar and Attorney Melissa Huelsman, to discuss the ins and out of the real estate cr...

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[ Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:11:28 -0400 ]


Workers Comp & the AMA Guides 6th Edition
Join host and Attorney Alan S. Pierce at the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Section (TIPS) conference in Chicago recently for a candid discussion of the AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition in this Workers Comp Matters. Join Alan with special guest, Dr. Christopher Brigham, board certified in Occupational Medicine, President of Brigham and Associates and Senior Contributing Editor to AMA Guides effective now in 2008. What's the importance of the Guides in workers comp cases ...

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[ Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:51:34 -0400 ]


Workers Comp National Trends & Issues
The future of Workers Compensation laws are changing. Trends show the laws are being reformed making it more difficult for employees and easier for big corporations when it comes to Workers Comp. Is there a trend to federalize the laws? The questions are raised during Attorney Alan S. Pierce's Workers Comp Matters program discussed before an audience at the recent ABA Tort Trial &Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) conference in Chicago. Listen as expert guests, Professor Ed Welch, School of L...

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[ Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:19:10 -0400 ]


Test Drive - Mobile Gadgets
Join Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, as she interviews Donna Payne, author of LTN’s new “Test Drive” column about mobile tools. Payne, president of Seattle’s Payne Consulting Company, and a former LTN board member, discusses several devices that make practice (and life) easier for mobile practitioners, including GPS devices, ultra-small video recorders, and new “book readers” that help users stay informed while traveling. It’s a lively discussion full of useful ...

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[ Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:44:56 -0400 ]


Employment Lawsuits
As the landscape of employment has dramatically changed, so have the issues regarding employment lawsuits. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen, alongside co-host, Tony Robinson, from Ringler’s Seattle office, welcome special guest, Attorney Sheryl Willert, managing director at the firm of, Williams Kastner, to give us her insight into the world of Employment Law. Larry, Tony and Attorney Willert will minimize this big topic by highlighting the importance of the Employment Handbook, the non-compet...

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[ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:38:38 -0400 ]


Unmasking the Patent Troll Tracker Blogger
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. Law.com blogger and co-host, J. Craig Williams, gets two different perspectives from the experts. In the first segment, Craig welcomes Attorney Raymond Niro Sr.,...

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[ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:53:52 -0400 ]


What’s Important to In-House Counsel: Part I
In this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, jumpstarts the Buzz with Karen Andersen, a technical consultant in Kroll Ontrack’s ESI Consulting Group, as they discuss common IT issues facing in-house counsel. In the Bits & Bytes segment, Kelly Kubacki, Kroll Ontrack’s Legal Correspondent, takes a look at the discovery order issued in Diabetes Centers of America, Inc. v. Healthpia America, Inc. Want to know what goes on i...

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[ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:49:00 -0400 ]


Eliot Spitzer: Reaction from the Legal Community
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. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi 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 ris...

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[ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:01:46 -0400 ]


Personal Injury Victims as a Unique Investor Class Pt III
How can the issues that arise in behavioral finance specifically and profoundly affect personal injury victims as members of that unique investor class? Join Ringler Radio host Larry Cohen and co-host, William D. Wakelee from the Ringler office in Philadelphia, as they come full circle in part three of this tremendous series on the unique investor class. Ringler Radio welcomes returning guest, Dr. Christopher Coyne, from St. Joseph’s University, who will re-cap by exploring the three concept...

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[ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:51:14 -0400 ]


Paralegals: The Backbone of the Law Practice
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. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi as they 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 h...

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[ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:20:14 -0500 ]


Me-too Evidence in Age Discrimination
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". Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi. as they discuss this highly-publicized case with the experts: Attorney Michael Ketchmark, from Davis Ketchmark & McCreight, Attorney Jeannie DeVeney from Spencer Fane Britt & ...

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[ Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:33:38 -0500 ]


New Rules for MSA's
New rules pertaining to the Medicare Set-Aside Secondary Payer issue will take effect on July 1, 2009, creating significant changes. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen welcomes colleague, Teddy Snyder, from the Ringler Associates’ Beverly Hills office and Attorney Nancy Adel, senior partner at Adel and Pollack, as they discuss the impact the new rules will have - how the new rules will affect settlements for Medicare beneficiaries and their lawyers. ...

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[ Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:56:12 -0500 ]


Legal Software Magic Bullet?
Why are lawyers -- especially small firm attorneys so resistant to case/practice management software? Why do they rely more on Microsoft's Outlook than legal-specific tools to run their law offices? Andrew Adkins III, director of the University of Florida's Legal Technology Institute knows the answers, which start with "There's no Holy Grail" -- i.e., there is no single software "solution" that will do everything for everybody. Join Adkins and Monica Bay for the March 2008 edition of "Law T...

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[ Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:55:14 -0500 ]


Immigrants & 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." Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, discuss this hot-button issue as they turn to the experts: Attorney Lisa D. Ramirez, immigration lawyer from the Law Office of Lisa D. Ramirez, Attorney Nora Privitera, Speci...

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[ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:13:51 -0500 ]


Obama/Clinton: The Remaining Lawyer Candidates
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are neck-in neck in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and their experience as lawyers is a source of debate between the two. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, also lawyers, 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 Polit...

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[ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:18:09 -0500 ]


Lawyer Marketing
What can lawyers do to market themselves and how do they rise above the competition? Join Ringler Radio host Larry Cohen and co-host Ann Marie VonBank from the Ringler office in Minneapolis as they take a look into the competitive world of lawyer marketing. Ringler Radio welcomes expert Robert Beeson, President and Director of Sales for the legal marketing company MCM Services Group. Get the latest in legal marketing strategy and implementation!...

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[ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:39:33 -0500 ]


LegalTech Recap
Want insider information on what really happened at LegalTech New York? On this Lawyer2Lawyer, Bob Ambrogi reports in with the latest in legal tech straight from the show floor. Join Bob and J. Craig Williams as they discuss the highlights from the world’s leading legal tech trade show. Plus you'll hear interviews with many of the key players in legal technology!...

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[ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:02:11 -0500 ]


What's New in Legal Technology?
If you're not at the hotspot in legal technology, LegalTech New York, then you need to check out this week's show! Law.com blogger and host, J. Craig Williams, welcomes legal technology guru, Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News and host of Law Technology Now, to discuss what’s new in legal tech and explore the ins and outs of the world’s leading legal technology trade show! Host Bob Ambrogi will also give you a preview of his upcoming special report featuring interviews with ...

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[ Wed, 6 Feb 2008 18:24:10 -0500 ]


E-discovery '08

Law Technology News' editor Monica Bay and LTN's award winning e-discovery columnist, Craig Ball, discuss this year's key trends in litigation, live from the 27th Annual LegalTech New York. They'll discuss the challenges that face law firms and law departments as they deal with new federal EDD rules; demands for cost containment from their clients; and the perils of international disputes. And special guest Henry Dicker, Managing Director of LegalTech, will brainstorm with Monica and Craig about...

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[ Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:36:08 -0500 ]


Behavioral Finance
Behavioral finance deals with what academics have seen people do, instead of what people ought to do and is an area of finance that’s getting increasing attention among academics and practitioners. Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, William D. Wakelee, settlement annuity specialist in Ringler’s Philadelphia office, as they discuss the growing area of behavioral finance. Ringler Radio welcomes the expert, Dr. Christopher Coyne of St. Joseph’s University, as they explore the...

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[ Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:36:08 -0500 ]


CLE Travel Programs
Having trouble getting excited about fulfilling your CLE 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 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. Law...

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[ Fri, 1 Feb 2008 08:07:59 -0500 ]


Virtual Law Firms
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. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi call on the experts: Larry Bodine, b...

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[ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:07:17 -0500 ]


Social Networking Sites
Social networking sites have reconnected old friends and former colleagues, created networking ties and have rekindled relationships all over the world. On Lawyer2Lawyer, we will explore privacy rights, intellectual property issues and even defamation and cyber bullying, all rising from social networking sites. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, welcome Chris Carfi, co-founder of Cerado, Eric Goldman, Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara Unive...

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[ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:18:07 -0500 ]


Captive Insurance
Have you ever heard of the growing industry of captive insurance? Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen , as he takes a look inside the captive insurance marketplace. Larry is joined by Dana Sheppard, Associate Commissioner of the District of Columbia's Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, to discuss and define captives, see what's new in the captive insurance marketplace and to take a look ahead at this growing industry....

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[ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:17:25 -0500 ]


Two Good Books for Lawyers
Many lawyers out there are writing books to benefit their peers in the law, whether it is through giving advice or educating by writing about the history of law. On Lawyer2Lawyer, we will feature two attorneys who have recently written books that will appeal to attorneys worldwide. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, welcome returning guest, Attorney Carolyn Elefant, to talk about her new book, Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be. Also...

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[ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:32:09 -0500 ]


Medical Settlement Planning
Want to know more about medical settlement planning for both workers compensation and personal injury cases? Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host Hugh G. Bingham, from the Ringler office in Denver, Colorado, as they take a look into the world of medical settlement planning. Ringler Radio welcomes expert, Thomas F. Spratt, senior vice president of technical operations with Protocols LLC, to discuss Medicare set-asides, medical costs projections, and life care planning....

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[ Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:34:02 -0500 ]


Predictions for 2008
2007- What a year it was! Now, what’s in store for 2008? Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, welcome returning guest, Stephen L. Kaplan, part-time seer and full-time partner in the Orange County California office of Hicks, Mims, Kaplan and Burns, as they present, “The 3rd Annual Predictions Show.” Bob & Craig will take a look back on the year that was and make their predictions for the year ahead, highlighting such topics as, the decline of housing price...

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[ Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:59:45 -0500 ]


ESI Year in Review, Sanctions and E-mail Analysis Tools
The 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments have had a huge impact over the past year. On this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, kicks off the Buzz with expert, Jonathan Redgrave, partner at Redgrave Daley Ragan and Wagner in Washington D.C., to get his insight on the impact of the amendments on his practice, the Sedona Conference and what’s new in ESI trends. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll O...

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[ Fri, 4 Jan 2008 17:21:08 -0500 ]


Global E-Discovery: Barricades & Bridges
When legal disputes cross borders, e-discovery challenges become even more complex. Privacy laws, translation problems, and cultural differences are just a few of the issues that can complicate litigation. Monica Bay interviews Shearman & Sterling's George Rudoy about global e-discovery challenges -- and opportunities. ...

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[ Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:37:04 -0500 ]


Holiday Show-Helping Our Veterans
On this special Holiday edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, will profile the work of those who help others not only during the holiday season, but year-round. Bob and Craig welcome Nicholas Henry, two-time Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and co –founder and administrative director from the John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic and Veterans' advocate, Attorney Gordon P. Erspamer, from the law firm of Morriso...

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[ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:33:08 -0500 ]


Blackwater
Blackwater Worldwide is the largest private security firm protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq and they face a number of allegations including the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians. Join Law.com blogger, J. Craig Williams as he takes a closer look along with the experts: Professor Jordan Paust, law professor from the University of Houston Law Center and Professor Paul R. Verkuil, Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University. On Lawyer2Lawyer, we will discuss the investigation of...

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[ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:30:58 -0500 ]


Trusts and Structured Settlements
What is a settlement trust and in what cases are they best used? Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, William D. Wakelee, settlement annuity specialist in Ringler’s Philadelphia office, as they raise the important questions pertaining to settlement trusts. Ringler Radio welcomes David J. Cover, Senior Vice President and Senior Settlement Advisor for the Trust and Investment Services Division of PeoplesBank, to discuss what a settlement trust is, who is most likely to need one, th...

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[ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:16:33 -0500 ]


Faith & the Law
From Presidential hopefuls trying to “out-faith” each other on the campaign trail to law schools spreading their faith in the classroom, faith is all around us. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, call on the experts, Dean Jeffrey A. Brauch, from the Regent University School of Law and Rob Boston, assistant director of communications, for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, to tackle this hot topic. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we will discuss fait...

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[ Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:01:17 -0500 ]


Exploiting RSS' Potential
RSS -- really simple syndication -- is a terrific tool that can help you easily track key information you need to excel in your legal practice. David Whelan, manager of legal information for the Law Society of Upper Canada's Great Library, and a member of the Legal Technology News editorial advisory board, takes the mystery out of RSS in this inaugural podcast hosted by Monica Bay, Editor-in-Chief of the award winning ALM publication, Law Technology News....

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[ Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:17:51 -0500 ]


The Daniel Tavares Case: Legal and Political Deja Vu
Join Attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, co-hosts and and Law.com bloggers for legal analysis on the Tavares case, and the effect this case may have on Mitt Romney’s run for the Presidency. Was the Massachusetts judge who released Daniel Tavares from prison within bounds? Lawyer 2 Lawyer welcomes Attorney and WBZ News reporter Dan Rea, also host of WBZ Radio's NightSide with Dan Rea and David Frank, Attorney and reporter from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly....

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[ Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:16:42 -0500 ]


Law Schools Teaching ESI, White House E-mail Scandals, and A Day in the Life of a Trial Consultant
On this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, starts off the show by getting the Buzz from William Hamilton, a partner at Holland and Knight and adjunct professor at the University of Florida. Professor Hamilton is joined by students, Matt Detzel and Adam Losey, as they talk about benefits of teaching E-Discovery. In the Bits & Bytes legal analysis segment, Kelly Kubacki, Kroll Ontrack’s Legal Correspondent, gives us the ...

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[ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:06:40 -0500 ]


Workers Compensation Post 911
On this Workers’ Comp Matters program, host Attorney Alan S. Pierce, turns to an expert to discuss the serious health problems of the World Trade Center rescue and the virtual collapse of the workers compensation system. Alan welcomes, Peter Rousmaniere, workers' compensation consultant and author, who will discuss his in-depth article in Risk & Insurance magazine entitled “Breach of Trust” and explore the lives of the workers and workers compensation system six years after 911....

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[ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:47:50 -0500 ]


Healthcare & MedMal
How is healthcare in the U.S. being affected by recent legislated limits in the area of medical malpractice litigation and settlements? Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, Kenneth R. Klapacz, Esq., Ringler settlement annuity specialist from Chicago, for the discussion with Attorney Jeffrey Goldberg, founder of Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices located in Chicago. They will also discuss the latest in tort reform and medmal caps and Attorney Goldberg’s specific cases....

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[ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:49:34 -0500 ]


The Vioxx Settlement
Just last week, Merck & Co. decided to settle tens of thousands of claims for $4.85 billion from patients who took took the powerful painkiller Vioxx. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they talk to the experts and take us inside the Vioxx settlement. Lawyer2Lawyer welcomes Attorney Thomas V. Girardi from the law firm of Girardi & Keese and Attorney Leigh O’Dell, member of the Vioxx Litigation Team for the law firm Beasley Allen, as they discuss the Viox...

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[ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:47:12 -0500 ]


What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Federal Worker Compensation
On this Workers’ Comp Matters program, host Attorney Alan S. Pierce, is joined by one of the leading experts on representing the federal employee in workers comp cases. Alan welcomes, Attorney Daniel Shapiro of Shapiro & Associates, as they discuss the basics of federal workers compensation cases, the fate of the injured federal employee, representing the federal employee, the work of the OWCP and Attorney Shapiro’s involvement in these cases....

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[ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:56:27 -0500 ]


Downloading Music Illegally and the Role of the RIAA
From musicians speaking out about the effect illegal downloading is having on the industry, to college students being sued, the issue of illegal music downloading is all around us. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they turn to the experts: Attorney Richard L. Gabriel, from the firm, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP and lead national counsel for the Recording Industry Association of America and Attorney Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney specializing in intel...

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[ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:35:05 -0500 ]


A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul
Long hours, and the stress of the work, can take a toll on a lawyer’s professional and personal life. Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen as he talks to Gary Gwilliam, consumer trial attorney from Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer and author of Getting A Winning Verdict in My Personal Life, A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul, about the highs and lows of life as an attorney. On this show, we will touch upon Gary’s personal and professional life, the stress of the profession, the importan...

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[ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:59:58 -0500 ]