The Trial Brief

David is joined by prominent NY Attorney Stephen Haber to talk about his new trial preparation and presentation app, Timeline Presenter, that will revolutionize the way you prepare and present your case for trial. They also discuss the importance of technology in the courtroom, and trying your case in the new age of COVID.   Experience the full visual presentation here: https://youtu.be/R9txCe4oEMI   Stephen Haber has 37 years of trial experience in General Insurance Defense; Medical, Chiropractic, Dental and Podiatric Malpractice, Product Liability; Premises Liability and Commercial Litigation.  Plaintiffs Trial and Appellate Practice for the past 10 years and ongoing with focus in the medical malpractice arena.   He's the owner of YourTrialSupport, providing e-discovery, trial preparation, focus testing and presentation consulting services to trial counsel. Clients include some of the top plaintiffs malpractice attorneys in New York City. http://www.yourtrialsupport.com He's also a codesigner and representative of Timeline Presenter, an iPad-based app that allows you to organize, annotate, and comprehensively present your case with the visual clarity of a timeline with PDF editable and text searchable content, filterable and categorized events full of visually engaging content now in the Apple App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timeline-presenter/id1583565729  

David is back with a new 2022 episode with his first guest of the year, Brandi Buchman (journalist and writer). They discuss "The Insurrection" of January 6, 2021 and how our country is still dealing with its aftermath one year later.   Senior staff writer at Daily Kos and was Chief White House & Congressional Correspondent for CourthouseNews.    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandi_Buchman   https://twitter.com/dailykos   https://muckrack.com/brandi-buchman/articles   https://www.dailykos.com/

David is back with his guest, Ilann Maazel. They discuss, false confessions, faulty witness ID procedures, and police reform.    Ilann is a civil rights lawyer, partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady (U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 Civil Rights “Law Firm of the Year”), Civil Rights Litigation Columnist for the New York Law Journal, writer, pianist, and composer. Ilann helped save the High Line in New York City, and has brought class actions on behalf of hundreds of disabled preschool children in New York City, thousands of inmates in New York City prisons, and millions of Americans surveilled by the National Security Agency.     Firm:  https://ecbawm.com/our-people/ilann-margalit-maazel/   NYLJ Article: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2021/03/10/false-confessions-mistaken-identification-and-wrongful-convictions/   Law.com: https://www.law.com/sites/ilannmmaazel/#:~:text=Ilann%20M.-,Maazel,writer%2C%20pianist%2C%20and%20composer.   http://ilann.com/   https://twitter.com/imaazel?lang=en    

David invites author, lawyer, and blogger, Teri Kanefield to the show.  https://terikanefield-blog.com https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield

David talks with author, Jennifer Carlson, PhD. They take a deep-dive into her new book, Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race. You can order it now at the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Policing-Second-Amendment-Enforcement-Politics-ebook/dp/B08CS4DQ68 Jennifer Carlson is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Government & Public Policy at the University of Arizona. She received her Ph.D. in sociology in 2013 from University of California, Berkeley. Her award-winning research examines American gun culture, policing and public law enforcement, and conservative politics. It has been featured in popular venues like the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, the BBC, and the Detroit News as well as in scholarly outlets such as the American Journal of Sociology, Social Problems, Gender & Society, British Journal of Criminology, Contexts, Theoretical Criminology, Feminist Criminology and Violence Against Women.  http://jdawncarlson.com

David has an intimate conversation with activist against gun violence and author, Fred Guttenberg. They discuss his life and inspirational new book, Find The Helpers.   Fred Guttenberg began his public life after the murder of his beautiful 14-year-old daughter Jaime in the Parkland school shooting on Feb 14, 2018.  The day after the murder, Fred decided to attend a public vigil in Parkland.  While there, the Mayor asked him to speak.  His words shook a nation and he has not stopped since     Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Guttenberg/e/B08DBST41M%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   https://orangeribbonsforjaime.org/   twitter: https://twitter.com/fred_guttenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/fred-guttenberg/

David discusses the history of the electoral college with author, historian, and professor, Alexander Keyssar.   https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/alex-keyssar   https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Keyssar/e/B001JSCIAM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   https://jacobinmag.com/author/alexander-keyssar

David discusses Trump's mental health with Yale Forensic Psychiatrist, Bandy X. Lee, M.D. Her book, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump is a New York Times bestseller! More than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists offer their consensus view that Trump's mental state presents a clear and present danger to our nation and individual well-being.   Bandy Lee is a faculty member of the Law and Psychiatry Division at Yale School of Medicine and Yale University-wide Global Health Studies Program. During her training, she focused on public-sector psychiatry as chief resident and on East Africa as a fellow of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. She worked in several maximum-security prisons throughout the United States and consulted with governments on violence prevention programming. She currently teaches students representing asylum seekers and training to become public defenders through Yale Law School and offers a comprehensive course on violence to Yale undergraduate and graduate students. She also served as Director of Research for the Center for the Study of Violence and as speaker to the World Economic Forum.     https://www.who.int/violenceprevention/about/participants/yale/en/   https://refugee.macmillan.yale.edu/people/bandy-x-lee   https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Case-Donald-Trump-Psychiatrists/dp/1250179459     https://worldmhc.org/mueller_report/   https://www.amazon.com/Violence-Interdisciplinary-Approach-Causes-Consequences/dp/1119240670      

David talks with Robert Maguire of CREW about their new report, Trump, and where our country stands as a democracy.   Links: https://www.citizensforethics.org/   CREW Report: What Democracy Looks Like-https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/democracy-reform-blueprint-accountable-inclusive-ethical-government/   https://www.citizensforethics.org/about/our-team/   Twitter: @RobertMaguire_   @CREWcrew  

Liliana Segura (Investigative Journalist at The Intercept) joins David to discuss the Trump-Barr Lame Duck Rush To Execute Inmates.   Liliana Segura is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the U.S. criminal justice system, with a longtime focus on harsh sentencing, the death penalty, and wrongful convictions. She was previously an associate editor at the Nation Magazine, where she edited a number of award-winning stories and earned a 2014 Media for a Just Society Award for her writing on prison profiteering. While at The Intercept, Segura has received the Texas Gavel Award in 2016 and the 2017 Innocence Network Journalism Award for her investigations into convictions in Arizona and Ohio. In 2019 she was honored in the Abolitionist category of the Frederick Douglass 200, a recognition given by the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. Segura has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN International, Democracy Now!, and numerous other outlets. Her speaking engagements have included public interviews with authors such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post and Colorlines, and has been reprinted in outlets ranging from prison magazines to the anthologies “The Best American Legal Writing” and “Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You.” She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.   https://theintercept.com/2020/11/18/death-penalty-execution-orlando-hall/   https://theintercept.com/staff/liliana-segura/   https://twitter.com/LilianaSegura?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   https://lannan.org/events/bryan-stevenson-with-liliana-segura   https://theintercept.com/  

Zoe Tillman, senior reporter @BuzzFeedNews   (courts, justice, and the intersection of law and politics) joins David to discuss the most recent news regarding the legal aspects of the Trump-Biden transition. https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman https://twitter.com/zoetillman http://linkedin.com/in/zoetillman Zoe Tillman

David Oddo invites author and associate professor, Jared Yates Sexton to the podcast for a history lesson, to talk about his new book, American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People, and to shine a light on the myths of our country's past, the 2020 election, and the very real threat to our democracy. Whether you voted for or against Trump, this is a conversation you'll want to hear.    Links:   https://www.jysexton.com/   https://twitter.com/JYSexton   https://www.themuckrake.com/   https://www.youtube.com/user/jsexton3   https://www.amazon.com/American-Rule-Nation-Conquered-Failed/dp/1524745715       ABOUT AMERICAN RULE: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People (Jared Yates Sexton) From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation’s founding to the twenty-first century, which examines and debunks the American myths we’ve always told ourselves.  In recent years, Americans have faced a deluge of horrifying developments in politics and culture: stolen elections, fascist rallies, families torn apart and locked away. A common refrain erupts at each new atrocity: This isn’t who we are. In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton upends those convenient fictions by laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of our collective American imagination. From the very origins of this nation, Americans in power have abused and subjugated others; enabling that corruption are the many myths of American exceptionalism and steadfast values, which are fed to the public and repeated across generations. Working through each era of American growth and change, Sexton weaves together the origins and perpetuation of these narratives still in the public memory, and the acts we have chosen to forget.  Stirring, deeply researched, and disturbingly familiar, American Rule is a call to examine our own misconceptions of what it means, and has always meant, to be an American. Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/American-Rule-Nation-Conquered-Failed/dp/1524745715

David Oddo invites author and associate professor, Jared Yates Sexton to the podcast for a history lesson, to talk about his new book, American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People, and to shine a light on the myths of our country's past, the 2020 election, and the very real threat to our democracy. Whether you voted for or against Trump, this is a conversation you'll want to hear.    Links:   https://www.jysexton.com/   https://twitter.com/JYSexton   https://www.themuckrake.com/   https://www.youtube.com/user/jsexton3   https://www.amazon.com/American-Rule-Nation-Conquered-Failed/dp/1524745715       ABOUT AMERICAN RULE: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People (Jared Yates Sexton) From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation’s founding to the twenty-first century, which examines and debunks the American myths we’ve always told ourselves.  In recent years, Americans have faced a deluge of horrifying developments in politics and culture: stolen elections, fascist rallies, families torn apart and locked away. A common refrain erupts at each new atrocity: This isn’t who we are. In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton upends those convenient fictions by laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of our collective American imagination. From the very origins of this nation, Americans in power have abused and subjugated others; enabling that corruption are the many myths of American exceptionalism and steadfast values, which are fed to the public and repeated across generations. Working through each era of American growth and change, Sexton weaves together the origins and perpetuation of these narratives still in the public memory, and the acts we have chosen to forget.  Stirring, deeply researched, and disturbingly familiar, American Rule is a call to examine our own misconceptions of what it means, and has always meant, to be an American. Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/American-Rule-Nation-Conquered-Failed/dp/1524745715

Rachel Shelden joins David Oddo to talk about her recent Washington Post article, and why an unclear election outcome in a deeply polarized time might be dangerous. Rachel Shelden is an associate professor of history at Penn State and director of the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center. https://history.la.psu.edu/directory/ras6620   https://rachelshelden.com     https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/20/americans-worry-about-2020-being-another-2000-real-worry-is-another-1876/

David talks with Matthew MacWilliams about his new book, the state of America, and what a President Trump means to our country.  Order the book here: https://www.matthewmacwilliams.com Matthew C. MacWilliams is a scholar, an award-winning practitioner of American politics, and a recognized expert on authoritarianism. A respected author, his research on President Donald Trump and authoritarianism sparked international debate and is at the heart of his latest book, On Fascism: 12 Lessons From American History. https://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism  

After David pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he dives deep into The Dream Act with Michael Olivas. They talk about its history, current status, and what these young "dreamers" mean to America. This is a comprehensive course into the past, present, and future of the DREAM act & DACA, and you won't find anything like it in podcast form anywhere else.   Twitter https://twitter.com/rockandrollprof NPR show: http://www.lawofrockandroll.com/ Tribute to him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgn-M4bUbd0 The Book: https://www.amazon.com/Perchance-DREAM-Legal-Political-History/dp/1479878286 Bio: http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=31    

David talks with Stephen Komorek from Conflict International on how human lie detection can be taught. Stephen is an expert in Human Lie Detection. This skill has been very helpful for lawyers and investigators.  Stephen Komorek Operations Director, United States Stephen is an international Private Investigator, who joined Conflict International's USA office as the U.S. Operations Director, in 2018. Stephen, who is also a security consultant, has extensive experience in planning, recruiting and running security operations and investigations worldwide. He is licensed as a private investigator in multiple states. A veteran of the Iraq War and the global War on Terror, and has conducted many special investigations during his career. His special investigations have consisted of a variety of cases including Government Corruption, International Homicides, Money Laundering, Counter-Intelligence, Organized Crime, Human Trafficking, Serial Rapists, Counter-Terrorism, and K&Rs (Kidnap and Ransom). He has experience working with many local, State, Federal and Department of Defense teams. Stephen holds over 20 certifications in various intelligence disciplines to include courses in Leadership, Advanced Deception Techniques and Combating Human Trafficking. He is a member of the World Association of Detectives, National Association for Missing and Exploited Children, National Domestic Preparedness Coalition and the Association of British investigators. Stephen is a senior faculty at the World Institute for Security Enhancement where he teaches board certified intelligence, and technical course.        Stephen Komorek: s.komorek@conflictinternational.comwww.conflictinternational.com

David talks to Gilda Daniels about her book, Uncounted The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America.​Gilda Daniels serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law.  She is a nationally recognized voting rights and election law expert.  She served as a Deputy Chief in the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section under the Clinton and Bush administrations.  Professor Daniels has two decades of litigation, negotiation and consulting experience in the substantive voting rights area.  She has investigated, negotiated and litigated cases involving the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act and other voting statutes.  While a Deputy Chief in the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section,  she supervised, inter alia, the Tennessee NVRA case that continues to serve as a model for other NVRA actions and United States v. Berks County, PA, that was brought pursuant to Sections 2, 4(e), and 208 of the VRA.     She is also the Director of Litigation for Advancement Project’s National Office, which is a multi-racial civil rights organization.  She supervises attorneys in four program areas:  Power & Democracy (voting rights), Opportunity to Learn (education), Justice (policing and criminalization) and Immigrant Justice (immigration).  She has drafted and participated in amicus briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court, frequently consults on voting rights issues, and is well published. Her scholarship focuses on the intersections of race law and democracy.   Her law review articles have appeared in Cardozo Law Review, Indiana University Law Review (Indianapolis), Denver Law Review, New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy.  Her writings have also been published in the Huffington Post and various other publications.  She has been quoted in the Washington Post and interviewed for NPR’s All things Considered.  Her book , UNCOUNTED:  Voter Suppression in the United States (NYU Press) will be released in January 2020.    Links to Gilda R. Daniels: https://twitter.com/gilda_daniels http://www.gildadaniels.com/ https://nyupress.org/9781479862351/uncounted/  https://nyupress.org/author/gilda-r-daniels/    

David speaks with fellow attorney, Matthew Haicken about his somewhat accidental journey into activism, the proposal of a new bill, and why convicted felons should be called for jury duty... like the rest of us! Here's the Bloomberg article that made this episode possible: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/insight-new-york-faces-the-opportunity-to-eliminate-ban-on-felon-jury-service-7 Matt Haicken: I have been practicing personal injury and insurance law since my graduation from law school in 2007. In addition to years as a practicing lawyer, I also spent three years working at a large insurance company where I worked with excellent lawyers from around the country. This experience has proven invaluable. I gained insight into how insurance companies evaluate claims, and I learned the tactics they employ to fight personal injury lawsuits. When not practicing law, I am actively involved in NYSTLA, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. We are a group that lobbies on behalf of injury victims. I believe the courthouse doors should be open to everyone, regardless of his or her immigration status, or financial situation. I am committed to fighting for a strong civil justice system that enables people who have been harmed to hold wrongdoers accountable.   More about Matthew: https://haickenlaw.com   More about David: https://www.oddobabat.com/about/david-oddo/  

In part one, David Oddo and Brooklyn D.A. Eric Gonzalez discussed a new document that focuses on wrongfully convicted citizens. In this episode, David tells a heartbreaking story that might seem like fiction but, sadly, it's all too true.   426 Years: An examination of 25 Wrongful Convictions in Brooky, NY:   http://www.brooklynda.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/KCDA_CRUReport_v4r3-FINAL.pdf

In this two part episode, David talks with Brooklyn, NY District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez. He's been working hard to help keep one of America's greatest & largest cities safe but, in this part we mainly focus on his new document that focuses on wrongfully convicted citizens.  More about Eric Gonzalez:  http://www.brooklynda.org https://twitter.com/brooklynda?lang=en   David Oddo: https://www.oddobabat.com/about/david-oddo/

David talks with private investigator and fellow podcaster, Matt Spaier. They discuss how a PI can help an attorney on specific cases. Matthew Spaier is the owner of Satellite Investigations in New York City and is the 2nd Vice President of the Associated Licensed Detectives of New York State. He is also the Host of the Pi- Perspectives podcast, which is released weekly on all podcast formats.    Links to Matt Spaier: http://pi-perspectives.com https://satellitepi.com https://youtu.be/O7F2fhGJ320   David Oddo: https://www.oddobabat.com/about/david-oddo/

In this episode, David talks with the honorable, Peter B. Skelos, about the mediation process. Both professionals have real-world experience with an alternative way to settle some cases during a pandemic. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review, and share this link with a friend, thanks!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trial-brief/id1516941807   More about Peter: https://www.namadr.com/neutrals-bio/hon-peter-b-skelos/ More about David: https://www.oddobabat.com/about/david-oddo/  

David invites fellow attorney, Matt Gaier on to discuss the law, the complications involving CoVid 19, and approaching cases in the current medical malpractice field. This is comprehensive information for those who practice law... or simply want to understand it. Meet our guest, Matthew Gaier: https://kdlm.com/new-york-personal-injury-attorneys/matthew-gaier/   More on your host, David Oddo: https://www.oddobabat.com/about/david-oddo/    

David discusses changes in law enforcement brought on by the recent progress in the Black Lives Matter movement. He also updates us on the virtual world of our courthouses. Please consider subscribing to our podcast, rate us as many stars as you'd like, and leave us a short review. It's very helpful to spreading the word about our show. Also: If you have a topic for a future episode, a legal question for David, or would like to be a guest on The Trial Brief, please reach out to joeysalvia@yahoo.com  Thank you!

On our first episode, David talks about the hard truth of police brutality... and ways to deal with this all too common issue. He discusses some of the legal aspects regarding the murder of George Floyd with his guest, civil rights attorney, Andrew C. Laufer.     https://www.oddobabat.com http://www.lauferlawgroup.com

Meet David Oddo, he's a New York attorney with decades of experience. His new podcast will dive deep into the political issues of the day involving the law. DAVID M. ODDO, is a prominent New York attorney known as a tenacious, experienced and highly skilled trial attorney, who has obtained many large verdicts and settlements for his clients in his over 25-year career as a civil litigator. He takes great pride in representing people whose lives have been devastated by the negligence and recklessness of others. In addition to representing victims of medical malpractice and general negligence, Mr. Oddo is a staunch advocate for victims of childhood sex abuse. He represents clients throughout the state who have been abused by clergy, scout masters, teachers and other adults who took advantage of their positions of authority to harm children. Mr. Oddo has represented clients in a number of high profile civil and criminal cases throughout the State. He was highlighted in Top Lawyers Northeast and Top Lawyers New York, by Arrive Magazine in 2011 and has been named to City and State Magazine’s 50 Over 50 list of distinguished and impactful New Yorkers (2018 and 2019). In 2018, City and State Magazine named Mr. Oddo to its Law Power 50 List, recognizing the most influential lawyers in New York State. He also serves as a lecturer on topics concerning trial practice, medical malpractice, the economist’s role in trial preparation and presentation, as well as the role and function of the U.S. Civil Justice System. Mr. Oddo is a former state prosecutor, serving in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office from 1989-1993. Mr. Oddo also enjoys the highest ranking of 10 from AVVO. He has been a contributing editor for The Hill and has published Op-eds on civil justice issues in various newspapers across the state. Mr. Oddo is currently a Past President, of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and has served as Vice Chair of the NYSTLA Legislative Committee (2015-17), as Secretary (2015-17) and has been on the Board of Directors since 2010. Mr. Oddo is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a distinction given to less than one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. He is a member of the American Bar Association, American Association of Justice, New York State Bar Association, Bronx County Bar Association and the New York County Lawyer’s Association, as well as a number of other local bar associations. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College (1989), where he was an Editor of the Touro Law Review (1988-1989). He was admitted to the New York State and Connecticut Bar in 1990. Mr. Oddo is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts, for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1993). In May 2016, Mr. Oddo was honoured to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.