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The iconic television jurist discusses her 15 years as Judge Sheindlin on the New York family court bench. Not surprisingly, her guiding principle was that people must take personal responsibility for their actions.
The master legal storyteller is also deeply passionate about the injustice of wrongful convictions. He discusses the use of fiction to address a very real subject.
The best-selling author in the world discusses the career of Barry Slotnick, who achieved renown for securing acquittal after acquittal in some of New York's highest-profile cases.
The United Nations Ambassador set out to be a sports journalist. She discusses her road to becoming a diplomat. It started the day she asked herself if she “should be doing something more useful than thinking about sports all the time.”
The former SCOTUS Justice discusses the competing methods used by Supreme Court Justices to interpret statutes and the Constitution and why he favors one over another.
The NBA legend discusses his lifetime as an athlete promoting social justice and how today's athletes can build on what he and others started.
The man who played “The Fonz,” a character who defined cool, discusses his own struggle with self-confidence.
The former congressman discusses the art of persusasuon. A skill he developed in Washington and during this younger days as a prosecutor in South Carolina.
The iconic television jurist discusses her 15 years as Judge Sheindlin on the New York family court bench. Not surprisingly, her guiding principle was that people must take personal responsibility for their actions.
The master legal storyteller is also deeply passionate about the injustice of wrongful convictions. He discusses the use of fiction to address a very real subject.
The best-selling author in the world discusses the career of Barry Slotnick, who achieved renown for securing acquittal after acquittal in some of New York's highest-profile cases.
The United Nations Ambassador set out to be a sports journalist. She discusses her road to becoming a diplomat. It started the day she asked herself if she “should be doing something more useful than thinking about sports all the time.”
The former SCOTUS Justice discusses the competing methods used by Supreme Court Justices to interpret statutes and the Constitution and why he favors one over another.
The NBA legend discusses his lifetime as an athlete promoting social justice and how today's athletes can build on what he and others started.
The man who played “The Fonz,” a character who defined cool, discusses his own struggle with self-confidence.
The former congressman discusses the art of persusasuon. A skill he developed in Washington and during this younger days as a prosecutor in South Carolina.
The former senator and vice-presidential candidate discusses the importance of lawyers representing unpopular clients.
The lawyer turned wildly-successful novelist discusses his escape from the legal profession and offers advice to escapee-hopefuls.
The man called "the nicest judge in America" discusses his social media fame and background that made him who he is.
The former New Mexico governor discusses negotiating with despots to win the release of individuals wrongly detained.
On its 50th anniversary, Peter Benchley's widow discusses what her husband said Jaws is really about. And it's not a shark.
The legendary power broker discusses his work as a civil rights leader.
The Montgomery, Alabama lawyer discusses his work for a couple of famous clients – Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The former overall #1 NFL draft pick discusses the breaking of the NFL color barrier.
On what would have been his 100th birthday, Rodney Dangerfield’s widow reflects on the legendary comic’s life.
The former U.S. Senator from Alabama discusses his prosecution of the Birmingham church bombing case.
The world’s most famous computer hacker discusses his transition from federal prisoner to “white hat hacker.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s lawyer and speech writer discusses his role in drafting the “I have a dream” speech.
The former NBA player discusses his career as a lawyer and 20 years behind the microphone for CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The sports agent known as the “real Jerry Maguire” discusses the impact of “name, image and likeness” on lawyers.
The famed forensic pathologist discusses medical examiners who see themselves as part of the prosecution team and not independent scientists.
The 9-term Congressman from Kansas discusses his diverse career, which included Clinton's cabinet and Chairman/CEO of the Motion Picture Association of American.
President Biden’s Chief of Staff discusses counseling the president and Supreme Court nominees, as well as making a very difficult phone call with historic implications.
The Chicago public interest lawyer discusses winning The New Yorker “Caption Contest” more times than any other person.
The retired D.C. Circuit judge discusses how his blindness affected his career on the nation’s second highest court.
The retired Florida judge says the entire law school curriculum can be taught using only cases about baseball. He’s exaggerating, but not by much.
Before selling 30 million cigars a year in about 100 countries, Rocky Patel was practicing law in a small firm in Los Angeles. He discusses his unique career transition
Vince Lombardi, Jr. and Vince Lombardi, II
Vince Lombardi dropped out of Fordham Law School after one semester and went to work coaching high school football. But his son and grandson became lawyers. They discuss their legal careers and connections to the legendary coach.
The one-time chief counsel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discusses his famous invention -- the nutrition label on foods.
The former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia discusses the letter he wrote to Richard Jewell’s lawyer, informing him that his client was cleared of involvement in the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
The well-known judge of the Southern District of New York discusses how to fix a broken legal system.
The “Golden State Killer” case went unsolved for four decades. The former patent lawyer discusses how she and a team of six, using genetic genealogy, needed only 63 days and $217 to solve it.
The man with a 9th grade education discusses teaching himself the law behind bars and winning his freedom from a life sentence for murder. Then the jailhouse lawyer went to law school and became a “real” lawyer.
The Jesuit priest and professor at Gonzaga Law School discusses his other job on campus -- team chaplain for Gonzaga’s elite basketball program.
The twice member of the U.S. Olympic cycling team discusses going to law school and becoming the nation’s first “Bicycle Attorney.”
The renowned civil rights lawyer, who argued Obergefell v. Hodges before the U.S. Supreme Court, making same-sex marriage legal throughout the country, discusses how the case has impacted the landscape of LGBTQ law.
John Lennon’s former lawyer discusses his two-year ticket to ride as the former Beatle’s lawyer in a case over rights to an album, which included a lengthy trial in the Southern District of New York.
The former member of the U.S. Olympic curling team discusses the sport and her post-Olympic transition to law student and corporate lawyer.
Mark Cuban gave his brother Brian tickets for the NBA finals. He traded them to his drug dealer for cocaine. Brian, an alcoholic in law school and coke addicted lawyer, discusses his road to overcoming addiction.
Jacob Pomrenke and David Fletcher
Baseball historians discuss the discovery of a long-lost trial transcript concerning the 1919 Black Sox Scandal that sheds light on “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s involvement.
Author of “The Witch of New York” discusses a mid-1800s salacious murder trial that was the birth of tabloid justice.
Caroline Cox
Author of “The Snatch Racket” discusses the 1930s kidnapping epidemic that terrorized America and the role of the FBI to solve the crimes.
Donald Shelton
Retired Michigan judge discusses his studies that he says prove that the “CSI effect” is a myth.
Peter O’Reilly
NFL’s top executive responsible for the draft and Super Bowl discusses what makes the draft so unique.
Stephen and Barbara Gillers
Renowned professors of legal ethics discuss their podcast that grew out of breakfast discussions on the subject.