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Send us a textlovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com.Joshua Brumleyhttps://brumleylawfirm.com/about-us/ Joshua is a Washington State native, raised in the Tacoma area. After graduating from the University of Washington, he earned his MBA at Jacksonville University and completed his law degree at Florida Coastal School of Law. Joshua has practiced as an attorney with the Washington State Bar Association since 2015. He has served as a pro-tem Judge and is the owner of Brumley Law Firm whose mission is to empower our community by providing client-focused service, one car crash at a time.Community involvement in the South Sound region is important to Joshua. In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, he is a member of the Puyallup Tribal Bar, Tulalip Tribal Bar, South King County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and has served two terms as President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association. He has served as a barrister member of American Inns of Court and he is dedicated to promoting the highest levels of professionalism in the practice of law.As the managing attorney at Brumley Law Firm, Joshua works daily to ensure that our team delivers the most professional and supportive legal services in Western Washington. This dedication is among the many reasons his peers recognized him in the select group of Rising Stars of the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Super Lawyers survey.  Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you'd like us to cover.   Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.comhttps://www.lovethylawyer.com/510.582.9090Music: Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, MauiTech: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms: Paul Roberts louis@lovethylawyer.com

Joshua is a Washington State native, raised in the Tacoma area. After graduating from the University of Washington, he earned his MBA at Jacksonville University and completed his law degree at Florida Coastal School of Law. Joshua has practiced as an attorney with the Washington State Bar Association since 2015. He has served as a pro-tem Judge and is the owner of Brumley Law Firm whose mission is to empower our community by providing client-focused service, one car crash at a time. Community involvement in the South Sound region is important to Joshua. In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, he is a member of the Puyallup Tribal Bar, Tulalip Tribal Bar, South King County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and has served two terms as President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association. He has served as a barrister member of American Inns of Court and he is dedicated to promoting the highest levels of professionalism in the practice of law. As the managing attorney at Brumley Law Firm, Joshua works daily to ensure that our team delivers the most professional and supportive legal services in Western Washington. This dedication is among the many reasons his peers recognized him in the select group of Rising Stars of the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Super Lawyers survey. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrumley/ Brumley Law Firm: https://brumleylawfirm.com/ Learn more about EmotionTrac and our AI-driven Emotional Intelligence Platform: https://legal.emotiontrac.com/

Joshua is a Washington State native, raised in the Tacoma area. After graduating from the University of Washington, he earned his MBA at Jacksonville University and completed his law degree at Florida Coastal School of Law. Joshua has practiced as an attorney with the Washington State Bar Association since 2015. He has served as a pro-tem Judge and is the owner of Brumley Law Firm whose mission is to empower our community by providing client-focused service, one car crash at a time. Community involvement in the South Sound region is important to Joshua. In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, he is a member of the Puyallup Tribal Bar, Tulalip Tribal Bar, South King County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and has served two terms as President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association. He has served as a barrister member of American Inns of Court and he is dedicated to promoting the highest levels of professionalism in the practice of law. As the managing attorney at Brumley Law Firm, Joshua works daily to ensure that our team delivers the most professional and supportive legal services in Western Washington. This dedication is among the many reasons his peers recognized him in the select group of Rising Stars of the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Super Lawyers survey. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrumley/ Brumley Law Firm: https://brumleylawfirm.com/ Learn more about EmotionTrac and our AI-driven Emotional Intelligence Platform: https://legal.emotiontrac.com/

 Libertas is honored to be welcoming Alessandra Serano to the Libertas International Podcast! *Content warning. Contains strong language. Alessandra Serano rejoined the United States Department of Justice and currently serves as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division for the Eastern District of Virgina where she handles child exploitation cases and cyber related matters.  Ms. Serano was previously employed by the United States Department of Justice in various roles for over 18 years.  From 2003-2017, Ms. Serano served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California where she prosecuted child exploitation and trafficking cases as well as organized crime and gang-related cases involving narcotics, human and sex trafficking. She litigated numerous immigration and border related crimes, firearms offenses, and national security cases. From 2017-19, she worked at Main Justice as the Department of Justice's National Project Safe Childhood Coordinator in Washington D.C. where she served as a subject matter expert on child exploitation, human and sex trafficking involving minors, and other federal child sexual exploitation offenses. Ms. Serano also served as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy where she worked on human trafficking policy for the Department.   From 2020-21, Ms. Serano served as the First Assistant United States Attorney and Criminal Chief for the U.S. Attorney' s Office – District of the Virgin Islands.  Ms. Serano received numerous individual awards relating to her work and expertise in human trafficking including the U.S. Attorney General's Award, the Federal Bar Association's Hon. Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award, and Women in Federal Law Enforcement's “Top Prosecutor” Award. She has received several team awards including the Commissioner's Award from the San Diego County Juvenile Justice Commission, Meritorious Unit Citation from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department for Operation “Stolen Souls,” Investigative Team of the Year Award by the California Narcotic Officers' Association, and Outstanding Overall Partnership Award by the U.S. Department of Justice.  Since 2014, Ms. Serano serves as an Adjunct Law Professor at the University of San Diego where she teaches an upper division class on human trafficking and child exploitation and guest lectures at the California Western School of Law and Georgetown Law.  Ms. Serano graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami, School of Law in 1999, and received her B.A. in Political Science/Law & Society from the University of California, Riverside in 1993. She is currently working on her Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.  Ms. Serano is a licensed real estate broker in California and earned her private pilot's license. Mr. Serano's work achieved over 150k in restitution for the survivors of Project Bat Bridge. https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/former-aisd-teacher-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-paying-for-sex-with-columbian-girls-minor-children-federal-court-austin-isd-us-department-of-justice-attorney-medellin-columbia-round-rock-sadler-means-ywla-garcia-ymla-navarro-echs-indictment A past case of her's when she was with the Department of Justice https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-1m30child235650-ex-teacher-37-arrested-child-porn--2008dec30-story.html

Go to    www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com    for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms. Sponsor CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com Joshua's Bio   Joshua is a Washington State native, raised in the Tacoma area. After graduating from the University of Washington, he earned his MBA at Jacksonville University and completed his law degree at Florida Coastal School of Law. Joshua has practiced as an attorney with the Washington State Bar Association since 2015. He has served as pro-tem. Judge and is the owner of Brumley Law Firm whose mission is to empower our community by providing client focused service, one car crash at a time. As the managing attorney at Brumley Law Firm, Joshua works daily to ensure that the team delivers the most professional and supportive legal services in Western Washington. This dedication is among the many reasons his peers recognized him in the select group of Rising Stars of the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Super Lawyers survey. Community involvement in the South Sound region is important to Joshua. In addition to serving on the board of directors for the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution, he is a member of the Puyallup Tribal Bar, Tulalip Tribal Bar, South King County Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and has served two terms as President of the Young Lawyers Division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association. He has served as a barrister member of American Inns of Court, and he is dedicated to promoting the highest levels of professionalism in the practice of law. In his free time, Joshua enjoys skateboarding, playing bass guitar and spending time at the dog park with his Goldendoodle, Gilbert. We talked about the following and other items Business, leadership, and personal interests with Josh Bromley. Music scene in Seattle and personal experiences with playing music. Punk music, live shows, and running a nonprofit music venue. Veganism and its impact on health and lifestyle. Animal treatment and ethics in agriculture.  Food industry, nutrition, and ethics.  Healthy eating habits and lifestyle.  Mike Tyson's upcoming fight and past controversies.  Personal injury cases and insurance tactics.  Personal injury law and insurance claims.  Insurance company GEICO's negotiation tactics and litigiousness.  Personal injury law and social media privacy.  Insurance claims and negotiation strategies.  Personal injury claims and representation.  Insurance claims and representation. Charity work and humanitarian efforts in Haiti. The importance of lawyers and community engagement. Becoming a lawyer and its challenges. Law school, work ethic, and public speaking.  Legal strategies and judicial dynamics.  Career choices and job satisfaction.  HR policies and laws for small businesses.  HR policies and laws for businesses.  Employee performance and retention strategies.  Workload management and case handling in a personal injury law firm.  Employee rights and pay in the US.  Employment law and workplace harassment.  Attracting and retaining top talent in a small business. Employee motivation and loyalty.  Effective management and leadership techniques.  Workplace communication and morale.  Employee promotions and management.  Managing and motivating employees in a small business.  Hiring and retention strategies for small businesses.  Managing employees and work-life balance. Employee performance reviews and salary negotiations.  Remote work, pay, and expectations in the workplace. Remote work policies and win loss rate in legal industry.  Legal ethics and professional conduct in law. Becoming a lawyer and licensing requirements.  Starting a law firm, tattoos, and growth vision.  Joshua's Social Media   Joshua's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabrumley/   Website: https://brumleylawfirm.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brumleylawfirm/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrumleyLawFirm   Joshua's Advice   I think being a business owner is incredibly difficult. Remember that these people depend on you to set a good example for what this business is and to not be an absent business owner.    You can't be involved as, as a leader, as a manager, as an owner of business. If you're not physically present. If you don't understand what your staff is doing, you have to know that job as well as they know it, to be able to manage them. If you don't know it, you need to hire someone to manage them, who does

lovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com.Charles Woodson, Esq. (415) 244-5213 | cwoodson@gmail.com | 1044 56th Street, Oakland, California 94608 https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-w-6174781a/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY I am a motivated and skilled attorney who has successfully run my own legal practice for over a decade sustained on word-of-mouth referrals by building strong relationships with colleagues and clients through consistency and exceeding their expectations. LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES WOODSON EXPERIENCE Oakland, CA Attorney/Owner May 2009 – Present ●  Civil Advocacy: obtained judgment on all counts for client (defense) in a breach of contract and common counts trial; obtained a Writ of Mandate reversing public pension board's decision and obtained award of attorney fees; successfully reversed public agency's termination of employees; successfully litigated civil action in excess of $90K; successfully defended tort action; engaged in pre-litigation representation of a business in an ownership and creditor dispute; represented both businesses and individuals in administrative investigations and adjudications for employment, pension, and licensing matters; reviewed financial and human resources records, including policies and procedures; investigated and advised clients regarding potential civil and criminal claims. ●  Criminal Defense Litigation: tried cases to verdict in state and federal court; assisted privately retained clients and court appointed clients (CJA and Alameda county Court Appointed Program) facing charges ranging from wire fraud to RICO and in administrative actions; directed and supervised fact investigation, prepared witnesses for testimony; examination witnesses in hearings, including deposition under Fed. R. Crim. P. 15(a)(1)), and trial; negotiate plea agreements; research and draft motions and jury instructions; represent and advise clients subject to grand jury subpoenas. ●  Transactional Work: negotiate and draft employment severance agreements; familiarity with federal (e.g., EEOC, HIPAA) and state (DFEH) employment regulatory compliance and administrative redress. ●  Professional Memberships: CJA panel member, Northern District of California; Alameda County Bar Association panel member; member Federal Bar Association, NDCA chapter; member Nat'l Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you'd like us to cover. Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.comhttps://www.lovethylawyer.com/510.582.9090Music: Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, MauiTech: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms: Paul Roberts louis@lovethylawyer.com

When trial lawyer Jamal Alsaffar of Austin Texas heard about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, he had the eerie feeling of history repeating itself.  Many of the facts were strikingly similar to what had occurred in the Sutherland Springs church mass shooting case in Texas that Jamal tried to a Federal judge, resulting in a $230 million judgment for the families.  In the process, Jamal also forced the U.S. Government to disclose documents and information that demonstrated a long-standing pattern of failing to report dangerous, violent, and mentally unstable members of the armed forces to the FBI databank, thereby permitting tens of thousands of deranged or dangerous individuals to purchase and continue to possess firearms.  As a result of Jamal's case, he not only secured compensation for his clients, but he forced the Air Force to enact policy changes that resulted in tens of thousands of dangerous individuals being reported.  Join Ben and Rahul for their in-depth discussion with Jamal, including his journey to becoming a trial lawyer that started with him becoming a standout in high school and college mock trial competitions to becoming one of the leading lawyers in the United States in bringing claims against the Federal Government and representing victims of mass shootings. About Jamal AlsaffarMr. Alsaffar was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and is a nationally experienced trial attorney. Mr. Alsaffar has spent his entire career as a trial lawyer representing individuals and families. He has successfully represented clients in state, federal, and appellate courts across the country in complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases. In addition to a Texas statewide practice, Mr. Alsaffar has a national Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) practice representing veterans and military families around the country including Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C., New York, New Hampshire, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. In 2013, Mr. Alsaffar was selected as one of the 20 “Leading Lawyers” under the age of forty in the state of Texas by Texas Lawyer magazine. His legal peers have voted him as a “Super Lawyer” from 2014-2022 and prior to that as a Texas “Rising Star” from 2006-2014. Mr. Alsaffar has also served as the National Chair of the Federal Torts and Military Advocacy Section for the American Association of Justice, the nation's premier trial lawyer organization. Mr. Alsaffar served as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, and also served as a volunteer coach for the University of Texas undergraduate trial advocacy team for over ten years. Mr. Alsaffar is a proud father of three children and is a volunteer select soccer coach for the Lake Travis Youth Association and serves on the board of LTYA. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSMr. Alsaffar is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Association for Justice, Texas Trial Lawyers' Association, Federal Bar Association, the Capital Area Trial Lawyers' Association, and the Austin Bar Association. He has served as Co-Chair of the Birth Trauma/Medical Negligence Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice, and has twice served as the Chair of the Federal Tort Liability and Military Advocacy section of the American Association for Justice. He is on the Federal Torts Executive Committee for the American Association for Justice. Mr. Alsaffar is also a fellow of the Texas State Bar Foundation. BAR ADMISSIONSUnited States Supreme CourtSupreme Court of TexasUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States District Court, Western District of TexasUnited States District Court, Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court, Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court, Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court, Middle District of TennesseeUnited States District Court, Southern District of IllinoisUnited States District Court, Northern District of FloridaPRACTICE AREASFederal Tort ClaimsMedical MalpracticePersonal InjuryCivil Trials and Appeals EDUCATIONUniversity of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1996Baylor University Law School, J.D., 2000 NOTABLE CASE RESULTSJoe Holcombe, et al.; Plaintiffs -vs- United States of America, Defendant, $230,000,000.00 Trial Judgment for failure to report mass shooter to FBI database. This is most commonly known as the Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting case.Farley v. United States, $21,568,710.62 Trial Judgment against Manchester, New Hampshire Veteran Affairs Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, for failure to properly treat a stroke resulting in permanent paralysis. $15,884,511.98 received by clients after fees and expenses.Brown v. United States, $13,690,648 Trial Judgment against United States Navy, Naval Branch Health Clinic, Millington, TN, for failure to prescribe prenatal vitamins containing folic acid, resulting in a baby developing spina bifida and lifelong disabilities. $9,183,752 received by clients after fees and expenses.Elliott v. United States, $8,000,000 Settlement against United States Army, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Texas, for negligent labor and delivery care resulting in hypoxic permanent brain injury to a child. $5,850,783.79 received by clients after fees and expenses.Roberts v. United States, $7,860,000 Settlement against United States Army, Bassett Army Community Hospital, Fairbanks, Alaska, for negligent labor and delivery care resulting in permanent hypoxic brain injury to a child. $5,688,631.37 received by clients after fees and expenses.Timmons v. United States, $6,500,000 Settlement against United States Air Force, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for negligent labor and delivery care resulting in a permanent brain injury to a child. $4,607,211.28 received by clients after fees and expenses.Humble v. United States, $5,800,000 Settlement against United States Army for negligent care during labor and delivery and a delay in performing a C-section at Darnall Army Community Hospital, resulting in a permanent brain injury to a child. $4,106,711.68 received by clients after fees and expenses.Lee v. United States, $5,117,473.50 Trial Judgment against United States Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, for failure to treat a child's infection resulting in a double kidney transplant. $3,475,648.35 received by clients after fees and expenses.Holweger v. United States, $2,300,000 Settlement against United States Navy for negligent care during labor and delivery and failing to timely perform a C-section at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia. $1,623,930 received by clients after fees and expenses.Cloer v. United States, $2,150,000 Settlement against United States Army, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Tennessee, for failing to diagnose and treat colon cancer resulting in death. $1,492,813 received by clients after fees and expenses.Hogans v. United States, $1,650,000 Trial Judgment against United States Army, Joint Base Lewis-McCord in Washington and Winn Army Community Hospital in Georgia, for failing to diagnose a tumor leading to stroke and brain injury. $1,067,624 received by clients after fees and expenses. HONORS AND AWARDSSuper Lawyers, (2014 - 2023)Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2007 - 2014)

Margeaux Thomas is the founder of Thomas Law PLC law office located in Fairfax, Virginia. With more than 15 years of experience, she has skillfully represented individuals and small businesses in resolving a wide range of disputes through civil litigation and mediation. Margeaux boasts a strong educational foundation and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Old Dominion Bar Association. She is also an active member of the Northern Virginia Black Attorney's Association, the Federal Bar Association, and a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Working with an attorney can assist you in proactively managing your risk before falling in a situation where you're searching for support with a legal dispute. Discover why it's essential to consider working with an attorney before making a significant contractual commitment. Your relationship with your legal representative is important, so make sure to work with someone you trust and can effectively communicate with.  Resources Shared: Civil Attorney Fairfax VA | Fairfax Law Firm | Thomas Law PLCThe Thomas Law Office, PLC: Overview | LinkedInMargeaux Thomas | LinkedInThryv

Jonas Caballero ‘24 is doing incredibly important, difficult, and necessary work helping incarcerated individuals. He speaks in-depth about it on this week's podcast. For those who are sensitive to the topics, there is discussion about rape and sexual abuse in this episode. Jonas recently went to Washington to be part of a Congressional Briefing regarding the 20th anniversary of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).  He is also on the Board of Directors and the Survivor Council for Just Detention International. While the work is draining and tough, he does find time to spread joy. Most notably, he has helped bring therapy dogs to help Albany Law students through finals for years now! Jonas Caballero - President of 1L Class, Candid Leader: https://soundcloud.com/user-952955809-873766748/jonas-caballero-25-president-of-1l-class-candid-leader Students Gain Real-World Courtroom Experience Through Unique Opportunity with United States District Court, Federal Bar Association: https://www.albanylaw.edu/news/students-gain-real-world-courtroom-experience-through-unique-opportunity-united-statesTherapy Dogs at Albany Law: https://www.flickr.com/photos/albanylaw/albums/72177720307320426

Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz. The two talk about Alaina's journey from happy accident to having her own successful firm, and the rewards she finds in helping people with catastrophic personal injury. In this episode, we discuss: How she stumbled into her legal career, and why she calls it a happy accident How her path developed, and led her into litigation and catastrophic personal injury What she loves about personal injury law Why Alaina made the decision to start her own firm, and what she did to transition smoothly How she feels about the work her firm does and the success they've had What surprises she has come across in being a business owner  What vision for the future Alaina has for her practice Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz is a founding shareholder of BFW. Ms. Fotiu-Wojtowicz is an experienced trial lawyer and has tried cases in federal and state court. She has won numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts for her clients in both commercial and personal injury cases. She represents corporations, business entities, and individuals in a variety of complex commercial business disputes, and routinely represents individuals who have suffered life altering personal injuries. Prior to founding the firm, she was a partner at the litigation boutique, Michael S. Olin, P.A., where she focused her practice on personal injury and complex commercial litigation. Ms. Fotiu-Wojtowicz began her career by serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Fotiu-Wojtowicz serves on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Miami School of Law where she teaches an upper level course on Florida Civil Procedure and a seminar on Voting Rights and Election Law. Ms. Fotiu-Wojtowicz is active in the South Florida community. She currently serves on the board of directors of the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, sits on the Leadership Counsel for POSSE Miami, chairs the board of directors for Seraphic Fire, and captains numerous tennis teams in leagues sanctioned by the USTA and WTT. Website: https://www.bfwlegal.com/lawyers/alaina-fotiu-wojtowicz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaina-fotiu-wojtowicz-64768a44/

We recently attended the inspiring Women In The Law symposium sponsored by the Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Illinois, and several panelists discussed an ongoing issue….why are women still expected to handle emotions in the workplace? Shouldn't caring and compassion be leadership qualities of all genders? We certainly can't solve the problem in this episode, but we sure have a lot to say about it after listening to these impressive panelists.

Kevin Daisey talks to Christine Poarch, the Managing Partner at Poarch Thompson Law in Salem, Virginia. Christine serves on the Board of Governors of the Federal Bar Association's Immigration Law Section and has worked extensively on the section's legislative proposal for immigration court reform. Licensed in Texas (1999) and Virginia (2001) she is also licensed before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Southern District of Texas, and the Eastern and Western District Courts of Virginia. In 2014, she was named a Virginia Law Foundation Fellow, and in 2019 she became a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. Learn from her expertise and what trends are helping grow her firm on this episode of The Managing Partners Podcast! —- Array Digital provides bold marketing that helps managing partners grow their law firms. arraylaw.com Follow us on Instagram: @array.digital Follow us on Twitter: @thisisarray Call us for a FREE digital marketing review: 757-333-3021 SUBSCRIBE to The Managing Partners Podcast for conversations with the nation's top attorneys.

Leigh O'Dell serves as Co-Lead Plaintiff Counsel in MDL 2738 against Johnson & Johnson. The litigation centers on J&J's marketing and distributing talcum powder and the powder's link to the development of ovarian cancer in users. According to Beasley Allen, nearly 35,000 plaintiffs remain pending in the MDL and five plaintiff settlements totalling in $2.9 billion. Leigh also represents plaintiffs of litigations including transvaginal mesh, Gardasil, and Vioxx.  Leigh works closely with the Emory University School of Law's Institute for Complex Litigation, by co-chairing the Institute's Bridge to Practice and Next Generation Programs, which help attorneys new to complex litigation better understand the principles and strategies of the practice. She also leads in a number of non-profit organizations, sitting on the Board of Directors for Children's Hope Ministry, Telling the Truth Ministries, Joni and Friends, and the Jimmy Hitchcock Award. Outside of the courtroom, Leigh serves on the Executive Committee for the National Trial Lawyers Association and holds memberships with the Federal Court Practice Section, the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Christian Legal Society, the Federal Bar Association, and Public Justice. Leigh also serves on the Transvaginal Mesh and Talcum Powder Litigation Groups within the American Association for Justice.  Leigh received mention on Best Lawyers' 2022 Women in the Law list for her work in Health Care, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, and Personal Injury Litigation. She received mention the previous year on Best Lawyers 2021 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions list in the Plaintiffs category. Leigh also received selection for the National Trial Lawyers' Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association Top 25 list, The National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers list, and The Trial Lawyers' RoundTable 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers list. Leigh has received mention on the Best Lawyers in America list since 2011, Super Lawyers (Mid South region) since 2017, and Lawdragon 500 in 2019 and 2020.    Leigh O'Dell LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-odell-5337bb4/    Beasley Allen Social Media LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/beasley-allen-law-firm/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BeasleyAllen  Twitter - https://twitter.com/BeasleyAllen   Remember to subscribe and follow us on social media…   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mass-tort-news Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masstortnewsorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masstortnews.org

Erik J. Olson talks to Lindsay A. Freedman, the Managing Partner at Freedman Law, LLC located in Maryland and Virginia. Lindsay practice regularly includes Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Equal Pay Act, False Claims Act, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, non-compete agreements, employment/severance agreements, contracts, and insurance claims. He has been named Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in both Washington, D.C. and Maryland. He is a member of the prestigious Board of Governors for the Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter. On behalf of the FBA, he chairs an annual pro bono "Wills for Veterans" event to celebrate our nation's service-members. Learn from his expertise and what trends are helping grow his firm on this episode of The Managing Partners Podcast! —- Array Digital provides bold marketing that helps managing partners grow their law firms. arraylaw.com Follow us on Instagram: @array.digital Follow us on Twitter: @thisisarray Call us for a FREE digital marketing review: 757-333-3021 SUBSCRIBE to The Managing Partners Podcast for conversations with the nation's top attorneys.

This week we're replaying a classic episode where your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Gilion Dumas of Dumas & Vaughn, LLC (https://dumasandvaughn.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   Episode Details: Gilion Dumas, a partner at Dumas & Vaughn, LLC in Portland, Oregon, and an experienced litigator in child sexual abuse cases, explains how she successfully represented former Boy Scout Kerry Lewis, who was sexually abused by an adult Boy Scout volunteer multiple times in the early 1980s. From 1982 to 1984, Kerry was mentored by Timur Dykes, who admitted to a Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- the organization that sponsored Kerry's Boy Scout troop -- that he had abused 17 boys before January 1983. Despite this admission, the church, the Boy Scouts of America organization, and the Portland-based Cascade Pacific Council allowed Dykes to remain involved in the organization and to work directly with children, failing to notify the parents of Boy Scouts, like Kerry, who unfortunately became another abuse victim following Dykes' admission. Through a groundbreaking use of the Boy Scouts of America's secret "perversion files" containing allegations of sex abuse within the organization, trial lawyer Gilion Dumas and her legal team were able to hold the Boy Scouts of America and local Cascade Pacific Counsel responsible for the abuse Kerry, who was 38 at the time of trial, suffered as a boy.  In 2010, a Multnomah, Oregon jury awarded $1.4 million in non-economic damages, assigning 60% of the negligence to the Boy Scouts of America, 15% to the Cascade Pacific Council, and 25% to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which settled before the trial began. In a separate six-week trial, a jury returned a punitive damages award of an additional $18.5 million against the Boy Scouts of America.  View/Download Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Gilion Dumas Gilion Dumas is a partner at Dumas & Vaughn, LLC in Portland, Oregon. She has substantial litigation experience, most recently representing survivors of child sexual abuse and sexual assault. She is known for her diligent advocacy and compassion for her clients, bringing legal savvy, clear communication, and common sense to the stressful and often confusing experience of civil litigation. Gilion knows her way around the courtroom, having tried many cases, both on her own and as “second chair.” She obtained a judgment of over $4.5 million for a young Oregon woman who was sexually molested as a child. She was also one of the trial attorneys in the 2010 child sexual abuse trial in Portland against the Boy Scouts that resulted in a $19.9 million verdict for the plaintiff.  Gilion is currently involved in dozens of claims on the West Coast and around the country against schools, churches, and youth-serving organizations that allowed children to be abused by employees or volunteers. She and her law partner Ashley Vaughn represent many alumni of Catlin Gabel, an elite private school in Portland, for claims of abuse dating back to the 1960s; over 60 men with claims in the Boy Scouts' bankruptcy; 12 men with claims for abuse in the Assemblies of God Royal Ranger program; and several cases involving adult women sexually assaulted by medical professionals.  Gilion graduated cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, where she was an editor on the law review.  She is an active member of the state and federal bars in Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. She recently served on the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar's Litigation Section, is a former Chair of the Oregon State Bar's Business Litigation Section, and is a former President of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Gilion is active in her community, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Cascade Policy Institute. She is an avid reader and the author of a popular book blog, Rose City Reader. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Robin Taylor leads the global nonprofit, Lawyers Without Borders, harnessing the power of pro bono service to promote the rule of law and increase access to justice. Under her leadership, Lawyers Without Borders trains human rights lawyers, builds case management and trial advocacy skills, provides technical assistance to combat transnational organized crime such as human trafficking and wildlife poaching, and creates sustainable institutions, including the new Kenyan Prosecution Training Institute. Ms. Taylor has extensive trial and international experience serving more than 20 years at the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) as an Assistant United States Attorney Investigating and prosecuting cases in federal court specializing in international cybercrime and fraud. Ms. Taylor served overseas as USDOJ's legal advisor in Stuttgart, Germany as part of a newly-created U.S. interagency team advising the U.S. Department of Defense and European officials on transnational threats, foreign influence, illicit finance, and cyberspace challenges. As the legal advisor to the U.S. Embassies in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Nairobi, Kenya she provided technical assistance to combat terrorism, transnational organized crime, and money laundering, creating trusted networks and multi-agency working groups to improve financial integrity and inclusion. Reflecting on her service, the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions said publicly that Ms. Taylor came to Africa not as a doctor with a cure, but as a highly experienced and competent advisor and collaborator to help solve vastly complex and often polarizing issues. Ms. Taylor is a frequent public speaker who briefed the Joint Chiefs of Staff and regularly lectured at the USDOJ's National Advocacy Center, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, European Commission, Eurojust, Global Counterterrorism Form, Defeat ISIS Working Group, United Nations, U.S. Department of State, and Cambridge University, among others. She co-founded "Operation Protect & Defend,” a nationally recognized civil education program; served as a Judicial Applicant Evaluator for the State Bar of California; as the President, Vice President, Treasurer, of Sacramento's Federal Bar Association, and was named a Master of the Bench for the Sacramento Inn of Court. The military cannot bring peace and security down the barrel of a gun alone. Prosecution will not by itself decrease crime. Global, national, and regional challenges require an integrated and whole-of-government approach. Join Robin Taylor, the Executive Director of Lawyers Without Borders, an international not-for-profit, and former US Federal Prosecutor, for this conversation. She will share real-world stories from prosecuting cases; living overseas in Kenya and Indonesia working for the US Department of Justice; her four years advising and collaborating w US Military; and new assignment leading a global nonprofit to explain how a whole-of-government effort is essential to addressing significant, headline-grabbing criminal and security threats.

How do you respond when the person cheating you out of a fortune is known to spy on innocent people with a drone?  Could forgiving a parent possibly open up the barriers to blessing in your life?  Dahlene Miller-Almodovar is a Managing Partner at Property Lawyers, PLLC who started her career representing business owners and homeowners in civil litigation. While in law school, Dahlene was nominated to represent the University of Miami School of Law in the John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition in San Francisco. She also served as secretary of the Federal Bar Association and as a legal fellow in the University of Miami's Children and Youth Rights Clinic where she represented underprivileged children in various areas of delinquency, healthcare, and immigration.    Dahlene has been through some significant challenges in her life.  Namely, choosing to pull out of a major law suit in which she had every reason to pursue.  She also talks about how forgiving her father was one of the most powerful steps towards receiving some major blessings in her life.   https://www.yourpropertydamageattorneys.net/

Hey friends! On this episode of ALRH I had the pleasure of interviewing stellar immigration attorney, Tsui Yee. Tsui H. Yee is the founder of Law Offices of Tsui H. Yee P.C., and has been practicing immigration law since 1999.  She represents clients in family- and employment-based petitions and applications; removal (deportation) defense; asylum; and other immigration matters.   Ms. Yee graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Tufts University.  She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York; the Second Circuit Court of Appeals; and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.Since 2016, Tsui has been selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers in the field of immigration law. She was also named one of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business by the Asian American Business Development Corporation in 2016.  In 2012 Ms. Yee was the recipient of the Dena Coye Outstanding Woman Entrepreneurship Award from the National Minority Business Council, Inc.  She is a member of the New York City Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and the New York Inn of Court. Prior to forming the Law Offices of Tsui H. Yee P.C. in February 2017, Ms. Yee was a founding partner of two immigration firms, Guerrero Yee LLP in 2011 and Yee & Durkin, LLP in 2005.  A proud native New Yorker, Ms. Yee was born in Manhattan and raised in Little Italy/Chinatown.

Betty's Bio:Elizabeth “Betty” Stevens is of counsel at Poarch Thompson Law.  Ms. Stevens received her J.D. magna cum laude from George Mason School of Law, and a B.S. in the Arabic Languages from Georgetown University.  Ms. Stevens is an active member of the Federal Bar Association and is a past Chair of the FBA's Immigration Law Section.  In that capacity, she assisted in drafting and refining the FBA's Article I immigration court proposal.From 2008 to December 2016, Ms. Stevens served as an Assistant Director with the Office of Immigration Litigation's (OIL) District Court Section.  Before her promotion to Assistant Director, Ms. Stevens worked on all phases of litigation in the U.S. Courts, including the defense of petitions for review in the courts of appeals, class action defense, and individual cases in litigation.  Before she joined OIL in 2005, Ms. Stevens served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Arlington Immigration Court, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.  She has also worked in the U.S. Embassy consular sections in Greece and Ethiopia, the U.S. Passport Office, and several private immigration law firms.  Betty's email: bstevens4115@gmail.comLinks!Learn all about Betty and Poach Thompson LawTranscript of Betty's testimony before CongressImmigration Law Section of the Federal Bar AssociationFBA Immigration Law Section Article 1 initiative*Sponsors and friends of the podcast!Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.Docketwise"Modern immigration software & case management"Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATIONEmail: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewLearn about your host!More episodes!Case notes!Top 15 immigration podcast in the U.S.!DISCLAIMER:Immigration Review® is a podcast made available for educational purposes only. It does not provide legal advice. Rather, it offers general information and insights from publicly available immigration cases. By accessing and listening to the podcast, you understand that there is no attorney-client relationship between you and the host. The podcast should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed attorney in your state.MUSIC CREDITS:"Loopster," "Bass Vibes," "Chill Wave," and "Funk Game Loop" Kevin MacLeod - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/immigrationreview)

      Event Overview Join Michael Zeldin as he speaks with CNN Legal Analyst Asha Rangappa and MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn Kirschner as they discuss the legal issues faced by former President Trump and his ecosystem. Topics will include Trump's attacks on the social media companies which banned him from their platforms, the criminal indictment and continuing investigation of Weisselberg and the Trump Organization by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and the Department of Justice investigations, and prosecutions of the January 6th insurrections among others.  Guests Glenn Kirschner, MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of trial experience.  He served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for 24 years, rising to the position of Chief of the Homicide Section.  In that capacity, Glenn supervised 30 homicide prosecutors and oversaw all homicide grand jury investigations and prosecutions in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the DC U.S. Attorney's Office, Glenn served more than six years on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) prosecutor, trying court-martial cases and handling criminal appeals, including espionage and death penalty cases. Glenn tried hundreds of cases in his 30 years as a prosecutor, including more than 50 murder trials, multiple lengthy RICO trials and precedent-setting cases.  His cases have been made into major motion pictures (murder conviction of a sophisticated con man who ran in elite DC circles, subject of upcoming film “Georgetown”, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Christoph Waltz and Annette Bening) and TV documentaries (defendant Andre Burno convicted of the ambush shooting of an on-duty police officer, subject of the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary, “Thug Life in DC”). Glenn has lectured at Federal Bar Association seminars, judicial conferences and professional association events.  He has presented at the National Advocacy Center on the topic of homicide prosecutions and taught advanced criminal law at George Washington University School of Law as an adjunct faculty member.  He traveled as a Department of Justice representative to address Ukrainian prosecutors and detectives regarding the U.S. Criminal justice system. As an Army JAG, Glenn served as prosecutor at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where he handled dozens of court-martial cases and served as legal advisor to Army commanders on criminal justice matters. He then served as an Army appellate attorney at the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, where he handled death penalty and espionage cases, among others. Glenn attended Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia and was First-Team All American football player in 1983.  In 1987, he graduated with honors from New England School of Law in Boston, where he was named a Trustee's Scholar. Glenn has received numerous awards, including: the Harold J. Sullivan Award for Fairness, Ethics and Trial Excellence; the John F. Evans Award for Outstanding Advocacy; the Metropolitan Police Department's Chief of Police Medal of Honor; the United States Attorney's Office STAR Award; U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal; Washington & Lee University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee; and upcoming induction in September 2018 into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Follow Glenn on Twitter: @glennkirschner2 Asha Rangappa, CNN Legal Analyst Asha Rangappa is a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a former Associate Dean at Yale Law School. Prior to her current position, Asha served as a Special Agent in the New York Division of the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence investigations.  Her work involved assessing threats to national security, conducting classified investigations on suspected foreign agents and performing undercover work.  While in the FBI, Asha gained experience in electronic surveillance,

      Event Overview Join Michael Zeldin as he speaks with CNN Legal Analyst Asha Rangappa and MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn Kirschner as they discuss the legal issues faced by former President Trump and his ecosystem. Topics will include Trump's attacks on the social media companies which banned him from their platforms, the criminal indictment and continuing investigation of Weisselberg and the Trump Organization by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and the Department of Justice investigations, and prosecutions of the January 6th insurrections among others.  Guests Glenn Kirschner, MSNBC Legal Analyst Glenn is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of trial experience.  He served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for 24 years, rising to the position of Chief of the Homicide Section.  In that capacity, Glenn supervised 30 homicide prosecutors and oversaw all homicide grand jury investigations and prosecutions in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the DC U.S. Attorney's Office, Glenn served more than six years on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) prosecutor, trying court-martial cases and handling criminal appeals, including espionage and death penalty cases. Glenn tried hundreds of cases in his 30 years as a prosecutor, including more than 50 murder trials, multiple lengthy RICO trials and precedent-setting cases.  His cases have been made into major motion pictures (murder conviction of a sophisticated con man who ran in elite DC circles, subject of upcoming film “Georgetown”, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Christoph Waltz and Annette Bening) and TV documentaries (defendant Andre Burno convicted of the ambush shooting of an on-duty police officer, subject of the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary, “Thug Life in DC”). Glenn has lectured at Federal Bar Association seminars, judicial conferences and professional association events.  He has presented at the National Advocacy Center on the topic of homicide prosecutions and taught advanced criminal law at George Washington University School of Law as an adjunct faculty member.  He traveled as a Department of Justice representative to address Ukrainian prosecutors and detectives regarding the U.S. Criminal justice system. As an Army JAG, Glenn served as prosecutor at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where he handled dozens of court-martial cases and served as legal advisor to Army commanders on criminal justice matters. He then served as an Army appellate attorney at the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, where he handled death penalty and espionage cases, among others. Glenn attended Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia and was First-Team All American football player in 1983.  In 1987, he graduated with honors from New England School of Law in Boston, where he was named a Trustee's Scholar. Glenn has received numerous awards, including: the Harold J. Sullivan Award for Fairness, Ethics and Trial Excellence; the John F. Evans Award for Outstanding Advocacy; the Metropolitan Police Department's Chief of Police Medal of Honor; the United States Attorney's Office STAR Award; U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal; Washington & Lee University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee; and upcoming induction in September 2018 into the American College of Trial Lawyers. Follow Glenn on Twitter: @glennkirschner2 Asha Rangappa, CNN Legal Analyst Asha Rangappa is a Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a former Associate Dean at Yale Law School. Prior to her current position, Asha served as a Special Agent in the New York Division of the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence investigations.  Her work involved assessing threats to national security, conducting classified investigations on suspected foreign a...

Welcome to ¡Que Nuevas!, the podcast of the Arizona Hispanic Community Forum. Today's guest is Daniel R. Ortega, Jr., an Arizona Attorney and Civil Rights Activist. Daniel R. Ortega, Jr.'s website: www.ortegalaw.comLinks Mentioned In Episode:MALDEF's “Power On The Line: Making Redistricting Work For Us”: https://www.maldef.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FINAL-LDF_04142021_RedistrictingGuide-22e.pdfIndependent Redistricting Commission (IRC): https://irc.az.gov/Link to IRC Public Meetings: https://youtu.be/9G77wf3qcaYSubmit a Public Comment to Commission: https://forms.gle/KZ6oQBnxTxLq4mc39Minutes of Past IRC Meetings: https://irc.az.gov/public-meetings www.azhcf.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ArizonaHispanicCommunityForumDaniel R. Ortega, Jr. is a 1974 graduate of Arizona State University, B.A. in Political Science and received his juris doctorate degree in 1977 from Arizona State University College of Law. Mr. Ortega is the owner of the Ortega Law Firm, P.C. In recognition of his skills as a lawyer Mr. Ortega has been listed in Arizona's Finest Lawyers and Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Arizona State Bar, American Association of Justice, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Maricopa County Bar Association and Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association.The Independent Redistricting Commission's mission is to redraw Arizona's congressional and legislative districts to reflect the results of the most recent census. The concept of one-person, one-vote dictates that districts should be roughly equal in population. Other factors to be considered are the federal Voting Rights Act, district shape, geographical features, respect for communities of interest and potential competitiveness. The state Constitution requires the commissioners – two Republicans, two Democrats and an independent chairwoman – to start from scratch rather than redraw existing districts.The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission appointed in 2011 developed this comprehensive website to inform the public about its work. That Commission adopted new congressional and legislative districts for Arizona in January 2012 and prevailed in all litigation challenging its work. After all redistricting litigation for the decade ended, the Commission ceased its operations as required by the Arizona Constitution. A new Commission will be appointed in 2021 to adopt new congressional and legislative districts for Arizona following the next census. Although the 2011 Commission's work is done, this website is being maintained for historical purposes. This website also contains a link to the website used by Arizona's 2001 redistricting commission.The Arizona Hispanic Community Forum's objective is to improve the status and opportunities for Latinos and to work towards active participation with policy-making bodies, nationally, statewide and locally. The AHCF also strives to empower the Latino community through voter registration, voter education and voter participation in the electoral process.  The AHCF advocates for civil and human rights, justice and equality for all.Hosted by Debbie López and produced by Maritza LópezSend us an email at QueNuevasPodcast@gmail.com

Pamela Vallero is a trial attorney at Gruenberg Law. Pamela fights for the rights of those who have been subjected to unlawful discrimination, wrongful termination, and retaliation. Pamela is a native Spanish speaker and routinely counsels clients in that language.    Pamela grew up in Medellin, Colombia and moved back to the U.S. in her teens. She is a first generation American, college graduate, and now attorney. Her parents are both Colombian and now reside on the East Coast. She is one of three sisters.   Pamela joined Gruenberg Law in 2017. Since then, Pamela has worked as trial counsel recovering millions for her clients. As trial counsel, Pamela recently obtained a $1.1 million jury verdict for a janitor who suffered disability discrimination by her employer, a large national company. It was the second largest civil rights jury verdict in San Diego County in 2019. Pamela has accumulated a track record of standing up to businesses that violate the law.   Prior to joining Gruenberg Law, Pamela served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles W. Dortch, Jr., in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Before becoming a judicial law clerk, Pamela served as a judicial extern to both Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo and District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.   Pamela obtained her B.S. from Georgia Southern University in 2007 and then received her J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2015. She lived in Korea between 2008 and 2012 where she taught Spanish and English.   Pamela maintains memberships with the following organizations for attorneys: the California Lawyers’ Association Labor and Employment Law Section; the San Diego County Bar Association; San Diego La Raza Association; Consumer Attorneys of San Diego; San Diego Lawyers’ Club; Women of Color in the Law; the American Bar Association; the Federal Bar Association, Latinas in the Law; and The Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court.   Pamela has been a speaker at employment law-focused seminars with Ellevate Network, the Military Spouse J.D. Network, Las Valientes – God’s Heart Ministries. Pamela routinely speaks on Spanish-speaking radio and television networks, including La Poderosa and NBC San Diego.   In her spare time, Pamela enjoys exploring new things with her six-month-old daughter, Olivia, going to the dog beach with her puppy, Goku, and playing chess and scrabble with her husband, David.   Email: pam@gruenberglaw.com IG handle: @pamvallero which will soon become @ladefensoradeltrabajador

I had the joy of interviewing Carolina Bravo-Karimi who is a partner at Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP. Carolina is bi-racial and half-Chilean Catholic and half-Iranian Muslim. She is a member of the firm’s employment law and class action groups with her practice focused on representing employers in a variety of employment disputes including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour litigation. She also regularly advises employers regarding diversity initiatives and provides implicit bias, equal pay, and anti-harassment training. We had a great discussion hearing about Carolina's cultural upbringing, integration v. assimilation, experiencing otherness in the law industry, and work she's done to bring great diversity, equity, and inclusion to the law industry. See complete bio below:Carolina Bravo-Karimi received her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Harvard University in 2002, Master of Science degree in Gender Studies with merit from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2004, and Juris Doctor degree, Order of the Barrister, from USD School of Law in 2008.Bravo-Karimi is a Partner at Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP. She is a member of the firm’s employment law and class action groups with her practice focused on representing employers in a variety of employment disputes including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour litigation.  Bravo-Karimi also conducts workplace investigations, including those requiring Spanish fluency.   She also regularly advises employers regarding diversity initiatives and provides implicit bias, equal pay, and anti-harassment training.  Prior to joining Wilson Turner Kosmo, Bravo-Karimi served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Louisa S Porter of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Bravo-Karimi is currently the Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for Just the Beginning, a pipeline program for underrepresented high school students.  She was President of the San Diego Chapter of the Federal Bar Association in 2018.  She served as co-chair for the 2017 San Diego Volunteer Lawyer’s Women and Families Resource Fair, and served as Chair of the Outreach Committee in 2018.  In addition, she is a Regional Deputy for the Hispanic National Bar Association and was named a “Top Lawyer Under 40” by the HNBA last year.  She has been named a “Rising Star” by San Diego Super Lawyers from 2015-2020.  She also received San Diego Metro’s 40 Under 40 Award in 2018, was named a 2019 Woman of Influence by SD Metro, was a 2019 Finalist for San Diego Magazine’s Celebrating Women Award, and was named a Woman Worth Watching by the Diversity Journal in 2020.Bravo-Karimi is actively involved with USD School of Law as a member of the Law Alumni Board since 2015 and is currently President-Elect and #HireUSDLaw program chair.  She is also a former Executive Moot Court Board faculty advisor and former adjunct faculty member.  Passionate about promoting student success and diversity in the legal field, she is a proud mentor to more than fifteen current and former USD School of Law students.  To recognize these efforts, she received the 2017 Rising Star Recent Alumni Award.Bravo-Karimi is fluent in Spanish, Italian, and Farsi and resides in San Diego with her husband Andrea and their two children Ana Sofia and Santiago.   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/beyondblendingin)

If after all the ink spilled on the topic of #deaccessioning, you're still unclear what the fuss is about, here's a short summary of the concerns of most art museum directors, excerpted from a presentation I recently made to the Federal Bar Association. We go back to the landmark decision in 1993 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to restrict the proceeds of art sales to buying new art, the softening of its stance in 2019, and the temporary lifting of restrictions against the use of deaccessioning proceeds by the Association of Art Museum Directors. We recap the swirling external forces bearing down on art museums today regarding the monetization of collections, and I close with the hope that art museums won't discard obligations to preserving our shared cultural heritage and will instead turn to philanthropy to address pressing needs from DEI to operating shortfalls.

If after all the ink spilled on the topic of #deaccessioning, you’re still unclear what the fuss is about, here’s a short summary of the concerns of most art museum directors, excerpted from a presentation I recently made to the Federal Bar Association. We go back to the landmark decision in 1993 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to restrict the proceeds of art sales to buying new art, the softening of its stance in 2019, and the temporary lifting of restrictions against the use of deaccessioning proceeds by the Association of Art Museum Directors. We recap the swirling external forces bearing down on art museums today regarding the monetization of collections, and I close with the hope that art museums won’t discard obligations to preserving our shared cultural heritage and will instead turn to philanthropy to address pressing needs from DEI to operating shortfalls.

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Gilion Dumas (https://dumasandvaughn.com/).    Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Episode Details: Gilion Dumas, a partner at Dumas & Vaughn, LLC in Portland, Oregon and an experienced litigator in child sexual abuse cases, explains how she successfully represented former Boy Scout Kerry Lewis, who was sexually abused by an adult Boy Scout volunteer multiple times in the early 1980s. From 1982 to 1984, Kerry was mentored by Timur Dykes, who admitted to a Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- the organization that sponsored Kerry's Boy Scout troop -- that he had abused 17 boys before January 1983. Despite this admission, the church, the Boy Scouts of America organization and the Portland-based Cascade Pacific Council allowed Dykes to remain involved in the organization and to work directly with children, failing to notify the parents of Boy Scouts, like Kerry, who unfortunately became another abuse victim following Dykes' admission. Through a groundbreaking use of the Boy Scouts of America's secret "perversion files" containing allegations of sex abuse within the organization, trial lawyer Gilion Dumas and her legal team were able to hold the Boy Scouts of America and local Cascade Pacific Counsel responsible for the abuse Kerry, who was 38 at the time of trial, suffered as a boy.  In 2010, a Multnomah, Oregon jury awarded $1.4 million in non-economic damages, assigning 60% of the negligence to the Boy Scouts of America, 15% to the Cascade Pacific Council and 25% to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which settled before the trial began. In a separate six-week trial, a jury returned a punitive damages award of an additional $18.5 million against the Boy Scouts of America.  Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Gilion Dumas Gilion Dumas is a partner at Dumas & Vaughn, LLC in Portland, Oregon. She has substantial litigation experience, most recently representing survivors of child sexual abuse and sexual assault. She is known for her diligent advocacy and compassion for her clients, bringing legal savvy, clear communication, and common sense to the stressful and often confusing experience of civil litigation. Gilion knows her way around the courtroom, having tried many cases, both on her own and as “second chair.” She obtained a judgment of over $4.5 million for a young Oregon woman who was sexually molested as a child. She was also one of the trial attorneys in the 2010 child sexual abuse trial in Portland against the Boy Scouts that resulted in a $19.9 million verdict for the plaintiff.  Gilion is currently involved in dozens of claims on the West Coast and around the country against schools, churches, and youth serving organizations that allowed children to be abused by employees or volunteers. She and her law partner Ashley Vaughn represent many alumni of Catlin Gabel, an elite private school in Portland, for claims of abuse dating back to the 1960s; over 60 men with claims in the Boy Scouts' bankruptcy; 12 men with claims for abuse in the Assemblies of God Royal Ranger program; and several cases involving adult women sexually assaulted by medical professionals.  Gilion graduated cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, where she was an editor on the law review.  She is an active member of the state and federal bars in Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho. She recently served on the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar's Litigation Section, is a former Chair of the Oregon State Bar's Business Litigation Section, and is a former President of the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Gilion is active in her community, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Cascade Policy Institute. She is an avid reader and the author of a popular book blog, Rose City Reader. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services -LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

In today's Federal Newscast, officials at the Justice Department are sending a warning to government contractors, they will be turning up the False Claims heat on cybersecurity fraud.

This week, our guest is Mikhail Benyash. Mikhail Benyash is a lawyer from the city of Sochi in Krasnodar region. In September 2018 Mikhail Benyash was beaten and detained by police after a meeting with his client who was taking part in a peaceful protest in Krasnodar. The court jailed him for 14 days and in addition sentenced him to 40 hours of compulsory work for disobeying a police officer and violating the rules on public protests. Amnesty International declared Mikhail Benyash a prisoner of conscience and called for his immediate release. In 2018, Mikhail Benyash was charged under Article 318(1) of the Russian Criminal Code (“Use of violence against a public official”) and in October 2019 he was sentenced to a fine of 30,000 roubles.Issues discussed in the podcast include: Mikhail Benyash's criminal prosecution; cases he has worked on in recent years; factors determining the outcome of a court case; the degree of independence of the courts in Russia; specifics of the Krasnodar region; reasons why Mikhail Benyash became a lawyer and works on human rights; the role of the European Court of Human Rights; changes introduced to the Russian Constitution last year; the return of Aleksei Navalny to Russia; the future of human rights in Russia.The podcast is in the Russian language. The podcast is in the Russian language. You can also listen to the podcast on Rights in Russia, SoundCloud, Spotify and iTunes. The music, from Stravinsky's Elegy for Solo Viola, is performed for us by Karolina Herrera.Sergei Nikitin writes on Facebook: “In the autumn of 2018 I wrote to Boris Grebenshikov about Mikhail Benyash, the Krasnodar lawyer who was detained and beaten by police in September 2018 but released on bail a few weeks later. Mikhail's release was helped – among other things – by the support of lawyers, the reaction of the Federal Bar Association and the fact that Amnesty International recognised him as a prisoner of conscience. Mikhail Benyash, a man of fortitude and courage, wrote to me on his release: ‘In the detention centre I often read ‘The Movement Towards Spring' to myself. It struck me that the young BG was able to understand and feel things that only came to me in prison, and only after my second visit. If you know him, please pass these words on to him.' I relayed Mikhail's words to the musician. Boris Grebenshchikov answered my letter briefly but succinctly: ‘Thank you, Sergei! It's worth a lot.' Last Sunday, Simon Cosgrove and I spoke with Mikhail Benyash about many things: his work, Navalny flying to Moscow at that very time, the current Russian justice system, the difficult work of a human rights lawyer – in other words, about the very words of that very song by BG: ‘Some people have a tendency to sing. / Some of them to their detriment'.”Simon Cosgrove adds: If you want to listen to this podcast on the podcasts.com website and it doesn't seem to play, please download by clicking on the three dots to the right. A summary of some of the week's events in Russia relevant to human rights can be found on our website here.

The Law Office of Jessenia Rosales serves clients throughoutFlorida in the practice of family law and criminal defense.Jessenia's specific areas of experience include divorce, childcustody and support, domestic violence, DUI, home invasion,robbery, and homicide. She is also fluent in English andSpanish.Jessenia earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology with a Minorin Psychology from the University of South Florida. She thenearned her law degree at Western Michigan University ThomasM. Cooley Law School in Tampa, Florida, graduating withhonors. Jessenia later re-enrolled at Western MichiganUniversity Thomas M. Cooley Law School to earn a Master ofLaws in Intellectual Property.While earning her degrees, Jessenia interned at the PublicDefender's o!ce in Hillsborough County after working as aparalegal at a private law practice in St. Petersburg, Florida.Jessenia has been practicing law in Florida since 2017. Shestarted her own firm, the Law O!ce of Jessenia Rosales, in2018 to handle criminal and family law cases. Shortly after,Jessenia received the Rising Professional Award from theFederal Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division. Jessenia isalso on the Florida Justice Center's Legal All-Star Team.Jessenia is an active member of the Federal Bar Association,American Bar Association, Florida State Bar Association,Pinellas Latin Bar Association, and Clearwater Bar Association.Her volunteer service includes being chairperson of the Clearwater Bar Association's Diversity Symposium Committeeand serving as community outreach for the Pinellas Latin BarAssociation. Jessenia has also worked pro bono for Bay AreaLegal Services and the Florida Justice Center.Jessenia currently lives in the Tampa Bay area with her twodaughters. They enjoy spending time outdoors with family andfriends. Connect with her on Instagram @senia.esqConnect with her on Facebook @jesseniarosaleslaw

In this episode, we pass the mic to Sarah Gottlieb. She is an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Insurance/Reinsurance Industry Team at Freeborn. Sarah focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. She served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Charlene Edwards Honeywell in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She also previously served as an Associate at Phelps Dunbar LLP. Sarah graduated cum laude from Stetson University College of Law, where she participated in the Honors Program, served as a Notes and Comments Editor for Stetson Law Review, and served as a Judicial Intern for the Honorable Elizabeth Kovachevich and the Honorable Anthony Porcelli of the Middle District of Florida. Before attending law school and becoming a lawyer, Sarah worked as a journalist. Sarah is active in the community, serving on the board of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and volunteering with Lawyers for Literacy. In her spare time, Sarah can be found outdoors, visiting family in her home state of New York, and reading literature and history. For more about Sarah Gottlieb visit: https://www.freeborn.com/people/sarah-gottlieb The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association: https://www.federalbartampa.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/journey-to-esquire/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/journey-to-esquire/support

This year marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States. As we have seen over the past century and in even in recent months, many battles have been and remain to be fought to guarantee full and equitable access to the ballot. Women showed heroism and courage fighting in the front lines for suffrage a century ago, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color have continued to lead the fight since that time to gain equitable voting rights for all. Their actions serve as an example for what must still be done to secure voting rights.In collaboration with the Oregon Historical Society and in honor of this important anniversary, the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is pleased to share with you a series of podcasts focused on the historical and ongoing fight for the universal and meaningful right to vote. Featured speakers include community leaders, voting rights activists, students and legal scholars. We hope this series, which we have entitled “Voting Now: Turning Rights Into Reality,” educates you about the history of discrimination in voting and inspires you to join the list of heroes who have fought and continue to fight for this critical pillar of our democracy.

U.S ATTORNEY Rico Dukes speaks with the Federal bar Association about the scrutiny of Rico Dukes federal bar 4mc membership profile this America must hear how they fear you to know the truth Rico Dukes speaks and teach the American people..AMERICA THEYFEARTRUTH

Glenn is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of trial experience.  He served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for 24 years, rising to the position of Chief of the Homicide Section.  In that capacity, Glenn supervised 30 homicide prosecutors and oversaw all homicide grand jury investigations and prosecutions in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the DC U.S. Attorney's Office, Glenn served more than six years on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) prosecutor, trying court-martial cases and handling criminal appeals, including espionage and death penalty cases.Glenn tried hundreds of cases in his 30 years as a prosecutor, including more than 50 murder trials, multiple lengthy RICO trials, and precedent-setting cases.  His cases have been made into major motion pictures (murder conviction of a sophisticated con man who ran in elite DC circles, subject of upcoming film “Georgetown”, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Christoph Waltz, and Annette Bening) and TV documentaries (defendant Andre Burno convicted of the ambush shooting of an on-duty police officer, subject of the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary, “Thug Life in DC”). Glenn has lectured at Federal Bar Association seminars, judicial conferences and professional association events.  He has presented at the National Advocacy Center on the topic of homicide prosecutions and taught advanced criminal law at George Washington University School of Law as an adjunct faculty member.  He traveled as a Department of Justice representative to address Ukrainian prosecutors and detectives regarding the U.S. Criminal justice system.   As an Army JAG, Glenn served as a prosecutor at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where he handled dozens of court-martial cases and served as legal advisor to Army commanders on criminal justice matters. He then served as an Army appellate attorney at the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, where he handled death penalty and espionage cases, among others.Glenn attended Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and was First-Team All American football player in 1983.  In 1987, he graduated with honors from New England School of Law in Boston, where he was named a Trustee's Scholar. Glenn has received numerous awards, including the Harold J. Sullivan Award for Fairness, Ethics and Trial Excellence; the John F. Evans Award for Outstanding Advocacy; the Metropolitan Police Department's Chief of Police Medal of Honor; the United States Attorney's Office STAR Award; U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal; Washington & Lee University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee; and upcoming induction in September 2018 into the American College of Trial Lawyers. 

Thanks for tuning in to the Funky Brain Podcast with Dennis Berry. In this episode, I had a great discussion with Stacy Slotnick who is an Entertainment Lawyer in the New York City area. She has a variety of clients, from authors to Emmy Award-winning entertainers. She is a great soul with a professional edge. Her words: As an Entertainment Lawyer, I work with talented media personalities and brands to help strategize, develop, negotiate, produce and score lucrative media deals that add value and longevity to brands and businesses. I regularly draft and negotiate contracts as well as licensing agreements. I assist entertainers, inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses with patent, trademark, rights of publicity, e-commerce and copyright protection matters. As a Public Relations expert, I am on the front lines connecting with key editorial decision makers to ensure a steady flow of feature stories, online coverage and broadcast placement for clients. My relationships with the media and entertainment industry give clients a unique advantage in gaining targeted media exposure. I am on a first name basis with a large number of local, national and international media affiliates, talent bookers and executive producers. I leverage this personal Rolodex to its fullest capabilities. I have worked with Fox News Channel, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Yahoo, Lucky Magazine, Life & Style, People, CNBC, PBS, Today, the RiotCast Network, The Miami Herald, Sirius Satellite Radio, 20/20, BBC News, iHeartRadio, HLN, Univision, Good Morning America plus many, many more. I harness the power of the media to help clients build their businesses and establish their brands. I offer a wide range of legal and PR services, including: Proactive Story Development and Pitching Drafting and Negotiating Contracts Addressing and Litigating Trademark, Copyright and Patent Matters Blog Creation, Planning and Management Copywriting/Ghostwriting Media Spokesperson Training SEO Planning Social Media Strategy and Integration Crisis Communications/Risk Management My legal and entertainment writings have appeared in The Huffington Post, All About The Tea, Federal Bar Association, The Fashion Law, Friars Club, and Urban Geekz. I serve on the UMass Amherst Alumni Association Board of Directors. LinkedIn: @stacy-slotnick-esq

Joann Grages Burnett serves as the Associate Director of Career and Professional Development at Stetson University College of Law. Burnett specializes in employer engagement, professional development, and readiness for students and alumni. Burnett co-chairs Stetson Law’s award-winning Campus to Career Professional Development Conference. Burnett previously served as an assistant public defender for the 6th Judicial Circuit. Burnett received her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law after graduating with honors from the University of Florida. Burnett serves as the Lactation Room Task Force Chair of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. She previously served as the Member Resources Director for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division where she led the division's professional development and wellness initiatives. She is active with the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, the Pinellas Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, and a member of the Stetson Lawyers Advisory Council. Burnett lives in Gulfport with her husband Andy and their daughters Charlotte and Eleanor. Links: https://www.stetson.edu/portal/law/ https://www.stetson.edu/law/career/ https://www.fawl.org/ Fun Fact: Once fan-girled out meeting David Gergen! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/journey-to-esquire/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/journey-to-esquire/support

In this episode, Misha interviews Maria Z. Vathis, JD. Maria Vathis handles complex business litigation and class actions at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP. She also advises corporate clients on statutory regulations and compliance, including the GDPR and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. She represents retail clients throughout the United States and in Europe. She is a frequent speaker at fashion law conferences in Chicago, New York, Paris, France and on the internet. As of October 1, 2018, Maria has been the national President of the Federal Bar Association. She is also the President of the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois.

Imagine for a moment what our world would look like without the internet… No quick access to news articles, not able to quickly access random facts… and not able to engage with others from all over the world in an instant. How different would our world be? Would it be better off? There wouldn’t be investigations into emails or Russian hackers, for starters. And there wouldn’t be a widespread normalization of hate speech. However, that isn’t the world we live in. The world we live in is much faster, much more immediate, and the implications in the advancements of technology have not yet fully come to fruition. And many times, the technology and types of media outlets we use everyday can be more harmful than we think. Recently I had a great conversation with a member of the Federal bar Association, a young and talented internet attorney by the name of Andrew Rossow about the topic of Cyberbullying as well as the other darker aspects of social media. For more information on the Federal Bar Association please visit their website at http://www.fedbar.org/ Follow me on Twitter @RadioColton https://twitter.com/RadioColton

Charlotte Erdmann, Esq. LL. M. is a Tax Attorney with Orlando Tax Law who specializes in helping low to middle income families and small businesses prepare and deal with their annual tax returns. In this episode Jordan and Charlotte sit down and discuss how she became an attorney, why she chose Tax Law, and what to do if you make a mistake on your Federal Taxes. Charlotte received her law degree from Barry University School of Law. While studying at Barry University, Ms. Erdmann participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Association (VITA) program assisting low and middle income families prepare their tax returns. While in law school, Charlotte also won first place in the Federal Bar Association, Section on Taxation’s National Writing Competition. Her article was published in the Section’s academic journal and an abridged version was featured in Federal Lawyer Magazine, a publication with national readership. After graduating with her Juris Doctorate from Barry University, Ms. Erdmann obtained a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) specializing in taxation from the University of Florida. This University of Florida program consistently ranks in the top 3 programs of its kind nationwide. Ms. Erdmann started her legal career with a boutique Orlando personal injury firm while she attended law school. When she completed her LL.M. degree, Charlotte worked for a small litigation firm and gained experience in foreclosure defense, real estate, and taxation. She later worked at a large consumer defense firm and specialized in real estate transactions, including deed-in-lieu of foreclosures, short sales, traditional sales, as well as foreclosure defense and tax mitigation. Charlotte is active in the Florida Bar Tax Section and received a prestigious fellowship position for the Section for the 2017-2018 year. She further contributes to the Section by writing articles for other Tax Section members and presents legal education courses on federal tax controversy matters. Charlotte Erdmann has been featured on Channel 9 news and is active in the Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the Orange County Bar Association, and the Florida Bar Tax Section. She is admitted to the Tax Court, Middle District of Florida Federal Court, and Florida State Courts. The Jordan Law Firm who creates, edits, produces, and publishes the Let's Get Up To Business podcast specializes in Business Law, Academic Hearings, and Criminal Law. If you have a legal question that you need answered, we would love to discuss how we can help. Contact us today at 407-906-5529 or visit us on the web at jordanlawfl.com. If you're interested in being a guest on the show, you can reach out to our producer, Mark, through mark@jordanlawfl.com. Please use the subject line "Podcast Guest" in your message. You can also go to jordanlawfl.com/podcast. You can find Jordan Law on the web at jordanlawfl.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/jordanlawfl. Our Instagram is instagram.com/jordanlawpa/ and our Twitter is twitter.com/JordanLawPA. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/letsgetuptobusiness/message

When we think about the hospitality industry, hotels and restaurants typically come to mind. But what about golf and country clubs? And is it a viable niche? For PBMares’ Kevin Reilly it certainly is. Kevin works with member-owned and investor-owned clubs and has become nationally known for this highly specialized niche. In this episode of Accounting Marketing Doesn’t Suck, host Hugh Duffy talks with Kevin about how he built his well-known practice (hint, it includes speaking and writing articles), tips on bringing more millennials onto the golf course and why revenue recognition is a huge concern for clubs right now. Join us! Kevin F. Reilly, J.D., CPA, CGMA Partner, Metro D.C., kreilly@pbmares.com LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook  A senior tax authority for PBMares, Kevin Reilly serves as a technical resource to the firm in interpreting and applying tax law to numerous situations related to various industries, including clubs. Recognized as a leading club tax expert in the United States, Kevin served as Director of Club Services and is a past member of the Hospitality Task Force for PKF North America. He also served as chair of the Hospitality Community of Practice. In addition, he is the Executive Treasurer of the National Capital Club Managers Association and a member of the Washington Metropolitan Club Controllers Chapter of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) and served as President of the Chapter. Kevin’s professional memberships include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Tax Division. His involvement with the AICPA includes being a former member of the Tax Executive Committee, a former Chairman of the Tax Division Communications Committee and a former member of the National Conference of Lawyers and Certified Public Accountants, a joint committee of the American Bar Association and the AICPA. In addition to being active with the AICPA, Kevin is a member of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Federal Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association Tax Section, and the Virginia Bar. Kevin received a Juris Doctorate from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. He is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas. In addition, he has also earned the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. Accounting Marketing Doesn't Suck is produced by Build Your Firm, leaders of marketing for accountants. Questions or Feedback? Email us at podcast@buildyourfirm.com

The National Community Outreach Project sounds slightly generic. But for lawyers in the federal government or who argue federal cases, it's a big deal. The Federal Bar Association wants to bring an understanding of the justice system to middle and high schoolers. Sheri Mecklenburg, the chair of the association's outreach committee and assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago joined Federal Drive wit Tom Temin with details.

We are delighted to welcome bankruptcy experts, JULIE TEICHER and LISA MULLEN, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.Julie, Lisa, and Katana will discuss :•The types of bankruptcies that are available for businesses.•The types of bankruptcies that are available for individuals.•How having knowledge about bankruptcy can assist you in making financial decisions going forward.Julie Teicher specializes in Creditor’s Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency matters, with particular emphasis on business-related insolvency and bankruptcy. Her clients include debtors, creditors, receivers, purchasers and parties in interest in bankruptcy and receivership matters in both state and federal courts. Julie is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Federal Bar Association. She has been recognized by Best Lawyers® and was named Best Layers® Detroit Lawyer of the Year for 2019 in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, as well as being recognized as a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent lawyer. In March 2019, Julie will be inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Lisa Mullen has been a Staff Attorney for the Chapter 13 Trustee, David Wm. Ruskin for the last 16 years. Prior to becoming a Staff Attorney, her practice consisted primarily of the representation of both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases. She is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy topics and is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the NACTT Mortgage Committee, the Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Chapter 13 Subcommittee and the Consumer Bankruptcy Association, where she previously served on the Board of Directors.

When you think of a lawyer or judge, what image comes to mind? Is it a man in a long dark robe, sitting on large dais, with a gavel in hand?Does the iconic 90’s show law and order come to mind? You’d be surprised how many people base their idea of a good lawyer or judge off of that show. Now what if I asked you to guess how many lawyers and judges in the U.S. are women? Not so easy is it. Well according to the New York Times, over 50 percent of law school grads are women, but only 30 percent of them end up practicing law. The U-S has struggled with the disparity between men and women in the workforce for hundreds of years, especially in the judiciary. From Sandra Day O’Connor to the iconic Ruth Bader Ginsburg a.k.a the notorious R.B.G., Americans have been fascinated with strong female leaders, especially in our federal judiciary. So, to better understand the topic of women in the judiciary, we are going to take a trip down memory lane, and talk about the pivotal moments in history for women in our courts system. And then we will talk to Maria Vathis, who is the President of the Federal Bar Association, and a history-making woman in her own right. For more information on Maria Vathis and the Federal Bar Association, check out their website at http://www.fedbar.org Follow me on Twitter @RadioColton https://twitter.com/RadioColton

The United States is gradually becoming the land of the red, white, and… green. No… really! Since 2016 over 10 states have legalized the sale and recreational usage of marijuana, and 33 states have some sort of medical marijuana statue on the books. Despite many states going green by legalizing recreational usage of pot, there is still one component to this narrative that hasn’t garnered lot of coverage over the past couple years: medical marijuana in the workplace. Can an employer fire you if are consuming marijuana as a part of a medicinal regimen? Can you be denied a prospective job due to a pre-employment drug test where it came back positive for THC, despite you being a part of a state medicinal registry? There is no simple answer to this complex issue; medical pot has left us in a legal limbo. So, in order to get to the bottom of this, I sat down with attorney Dustin Massie. Dustin is an advocate for employees who have experienced wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment and other illegal treatment in the workplace. In all my years of working as a journalist, he is probably the most impressive attorney I have had the honor of interviewing. His charisma and magnetism matched with his intelligence and ability to answer tough questions in an articulate manner, immediately made me realize I was speaking with someone of importance; someone whom I could see sitting on a federal bench as a judge, or becoming a leader in the legal the community. So, for all those people who have unanswered questions about what protections they have (or don’t have)listen to this episode, and my interview with an impressive attorney, as we sort out some of the legal limbo that medical marijuana has left us in. Here is a conversation you should know about, with attorney Dustin Massie. Colton Salaz, Exec. Producer & Reporter | CBS News https://twitter.com/RadioColton https://www.facebook.com/ColtonSalaz/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/coltonsalaz/ https://kxnt.radio.com/ Dustin Massie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-massie-901b6116/ dmassie@baillonthome.com https://www.baillonthome.com/team/dustin-w-massie https://www.baillonthome.com/news/massie-present-medical-cannabis-2019-fba-rising-professionals-symposium https://minnlawyer.com/2018/09/13/up-coming-dustin-massie/ http://mnbenchbar.com/2017/12/genetic-testing/ Baillon Thome Law Firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota: https://www.baillonthome.com/ https://twitter.com/baillonthome?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/baillon-thome-jozwiak-&-wanta-llp/ Federal Bar Association: http://www.fedbar.org/

Gene Swank & Co Host Linda Farquhar of Entre Donovan speak with Maria Vathis, President of the Federal Bar Association about the ever changing legal landscape. Today's podcast is sponsored by Propellant Labs Incubator, a global incubator that helps founders around the world propel their company to the next level.

Did you know majority of people have some sort of bias? Whether it is towards a certain sex, or race, almost all humans have some sort of implicit bias. These biases help shape how we interact in the work place, with our friends, and the decisions we make on a daily basis. In this episode of Conversations You Should Know About, I interviewed Sybil Dunlop, a member of the Federal Bar Association, about implicit bias in the work place, specifically in the legal profession. So come all the way in, sit all the way down, and get ready to learn about YOUR hidden biases. Thanks to the Federal Bar Association http://www.fedbar.org/ for allowing me to attend their Rising Professionals Symposium in Las Vegas, NV. A big thanks to Sybil Dunlop, who inspired this episode. If you want to see what your implicit biases are, click on this link and take the test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html Follow me on all social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/RadioColton @RadioColton FB: https://www.facebook.com/ColtonSalaz/?ref=bookmarks Insta: @RadioColton

Fifty years since passage of the Federal Magistrates Act, the Federal Bar Association continues to work on behalf of members of the federal judiciary and of administrative law judges. Recently it released a statement on the rule of law and confidence in the Department of Justice. Federal Bar Association President Maria Vathis spoke about the association's issues for the coming year on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

[caption id="attachment_239" align="alignnone" width="150"] What a scarf![/caption] Adam, Kurt & Jeremy sample High West Campfire blend.   Houston, we have a problem.  Houston city council bans sex robots in response to a problem that doesn't exist.  I can't believe it's not Baltimore: 9 year old's lemonade stand robbed at gunpoint. Top Topic: Should the immigration court system be re-constituted as a separate, independent administrative court system under the executive?  The Federal Bar Association thinks so. Do body cameras work?  Do they make citizens and good police safer?  Yes.  Jeremy gives his opinion. And High West, sweet high west.  What can you say about High West Distillery's Campfire blend.  Best Drink ever?  Maybe.  The distiller's description here.  Bottom line: it's a fine blend with the best notes of the smokiness of scotch, the tart of rye in the middle, and the smooth buttery bourbon aftertaste at the end.  It's Kurt's favorite pure spirit and 5 out of 5 stars from the crew. Lawyers on the Rocks features Jeremy Eldridge, Kurt Nachtman and Adam Crandell. This triumvirate of lawyers will give you their unsolicited opinion on everything legal and illegal, while enjoying a handcrafted cocktail. Lawyers on the Rocks is sponsored by the Law Office of Eldridge, Nachtman & Crandell, LLC and produced by Up Next Creative, LLC.

With the rise of social media over the years, cyberbullying has been a huge problem. Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. Bullying tweets and Facebook posts, can be powerful and have a huge impact; keyboard warriors find their victims and oftentimes their victims cannot escape. But within the legal profession, there are efforts to put laws in place and combat cyberbullying through a variety of ways. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams joins attorney Maria Z. Vathis, the 91st president of the Federal Bar Association, and returning guest and internet attorney Andrew Rossow to discuss cyberbullying, the impact on victims, and the efforts by the legal profession to prevent cyberbullying. Attorney Maria Z. Vathis is the 91st president of the Federal Bar Association. Internet attorney Andrew Rossow brings a unique millennial perspective to the show, as he is also a criminal defense attorney, writer, and adjunct law professor in Dayton, Ohio.

This episode, recorded live in New York City at the Federal Bar Association’s 2018 annual convention, features a debate of the following question: “Should Chevron Be Overturned?” The 1984 Supreme Court decision Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council established a judicial doctrine of deference to certain administrative agency actions commonly known as “Chevron deference.” As wonky as it may sound, Chevron is implicated in important constitutional debates surrounding the modern administrative state and separation of powers. Columbia Law School professors Philip Hamburger and Gillian Metzger explain just what Chevron deference is, why it matters, and whether or not it should be overturned. Lana Ulrich guest hosts.

Federal Bar Associate president-elect Maria Vathis talks with Kathryn Rubino about her goals and special projects while acting as President of FBA. Maria also shares strategies for younger associates to create balance between work and life. Episode Resources http://www.fedbar.org/Leadership/Board-of-Directors/Officers/Maria-Z-Vathis.aspx https://www.bryancave.com/en/people/maria-z-vathis.html   Episode Highlights How the Federal Bar Association is different than other associations.   Why Maria was interested with FBA. Her goals as President of FBA. Strategies for younger associates to create balance for work and life. Why she decided to go to law school. FBA's outreach project. Maria's focus on increasing diversity within FBA. Challenges Maria has faced as a young female attorney. Why young associates should consider finding a mentor and sponsor.   Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

Author, Harvard Professor Emeritus and legendary legal scholar Alan Dershowitz returns to the show to discuss the latest in the Mueller probe and his new book, “The Case Against Impeaching Trump”. John Marshall Law School Board of Trustees President Paula Hudson Holderman discusses her school’s merger with the University of Illinois at Chicago. Maria Vathis talks about her role as incoming President of the Federal Bar Association. Lauren Glennon discusses LawCo, a new app to help attorneys market their practices. In the Legal Grab Bag, Tina and Rich discuss breaking legal news involving liability for the duck boat tragedy, Kim Kardashian, Offset and Color Me Badd.

My first guest on The Tami Jackson Show* tonight will be Eric Brakey. Eric Brakey is an American politician and the State Senator for District 20 in the Maine Senate after defeating Democratic challenger Kimberly Sampson with 62% of the vote. He was Maine State Director for the 2012 Ron Paul presidential campaign winning a majority of Maine delegate seats to the 2012 Republican National Convention. After working for Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign, Brakey led Defense of Liberty PAC, a libertarian political action committee in Maine. Now Eric Brakey is running for U.S. Senate -- how terrific would it be to have a great conservative representing state of Maine after the years of Susan "Republican in Name Only" Collins? Check out Eric's intro video from the Maine Republican Convention: Listen in as Eric and I discuss the dynamics of politics in Maine -- what makes that states so very independent and different, as well as his position on the issues that conservatives care about! ******************* My second guest will be Catherine Glenn Foster Catherine Glenn Foster, M.A., J.D. is a wife, mom and a top leader in the pro-life movement as the President and CEO of Americans United for Life, America's first national pro-life organization and the nation's premier pro-life legal team. AUL's legal strategists have been involved in every pro-life case before the U.S. Supreme Court since Roe v. Wade. Catherine got pregnant at 19-years-old. She felt alone and out of options so she went online and found the cheapest abortion center that would take her. At the last minute, she changed her mind, but the center forced her to have an abortion anyway. Under Foster's leadership, AUL pursues and refines a mother-child strategy that looks at the interests and vulnerabilities of both, protecting them from abortion industry abuses. She is admitted to the bar in Virginia and Washington D.C., as well as the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 1st, 5th, 8th, and 9th Circuits; and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association, an inaugural member of the Federalist Society Founders Club, Senior Fellow in Legal Policy at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, and a fellow with the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding. Once confirmed by the Senate, President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Kavanaugh, won't have to wait long to make a potentially historic decision on abortion rights. The next SCOTUS term begins in October and the pending cases in federal courts, some just one level below the Supreme Court, fall into two categories that legal experts agree could turn into a broader debate about Roe. Don't miss this exciting conversation about the potential effect of a SCOTUS Justice Kavanaugh on the culture of life in America! Follow Eric Brakey on Twitter at @SenatorBrakey, Catherine Glenn Foster and Americans United for Life at @AUL, and me at @tamij AND tweet your questions/comments during the show. *Sponsored by Camera Security Now, your premier source for surveillance and access control systems for business nationwide; by ROBAR® Companies, a True Custom firearms and firearms finishing shop located in Phoenix, AZ, and found online at RobarGuns.com; and by Dispatches, your site for the BEST conservative resources to fight and win the information war.

ANF Consulting LLC Ceo Ashley France talks about her dream career as a child, how her company came about and how she can help you build your brand this summer. Website: http://www.anfconsultants.com About Ashley France: So who is Ashley France? Ashley is the CEO of ANF Consulting, LLC and creator of the Corporate Curly Brand. She is better known as the serial entrepreneur with the curly fro. Ashley is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, where she obtained her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. She also has obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law. Ashley's leadership skills started before obtaining her CEO title. In undergrad she was a peer mentor helping incoming freshman navigate through college, on the executive board of Terps Against Homelessness, Teaching Aid,  volunteered numerous hours working with children in the local community and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, INC.  While in law school she became the president of Business Law Society and Federal Bar Association, A student attorney defending wrongfully sentenced individuals, aided a free legal clinic in the local community, and became a member of the Black Law Students Association  Upon her law school graduate, Ashley looks a leap of faith and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to start her career working in-house for a top fortune 500 company. After being inspired by so many young and prosperous entrepreneurs surrounding her, she decided to start her consulting company to aid entrepreneurs, creatives, and entertainers achieve their dreams. Shortly after she decided to create the Corporate Curly brand. Throughout her years working in corporate America she has seen the struggles, negativity, and shame natural hair women have endured. She created this platform to ensure a safe place for women to express those views and be a driving change of the definition of “ professional.” About the show: ►Visit www.casper.com/ash and use promo code: ASH ► #GirlsNightOut Event: www.ashsaidoceans8.eventbrite.com ►Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ►Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 ►Casper Commercial Music Courtesy of http://www.BenSound.com #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

ANF Consulting LLC Ceo Ashley France talks about her dream career as a child, how her company came about and how she can help you build your brand this summer. Website: http://www.anfconsultants.com About Ashley France: So who is Ashley France? Ashley is the CEO of ANF Consulting, LLC and creator of the Corporate Curly Brand. She is better known as the serial entrepreneur with the curly fro. Ashley is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, where she obtained her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. She also has obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law. Ashley's leadership skills started before obtaining her CEO title. In undergrad she was a peer mentor helping incoming freshman navigate through college, on the executive board of Terps Against Homelessness, Teaching Aid,  volunteered numerous hours working with children in the local community and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, INC.  While in law school she became the president of Business Law Society and Federal Bar Association, A student attorney defending wrongfully sentenced individuals, aided a free legal clinic in the local community, and became a member of the Black Law Students Association  Upon her law school graduate, Ashley looks a leap of faith and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to start her career working in-house for a top fortune 500 company. After being inspired by so many young and prosperous entrepreneurs surrounding her, she decided to start her consulting company to aid entrepreneurs, creatives, and entertainers achieve their dreams. Shortly after she decided to create the Corporate Curly brand. Throughout her years working in corporate America she has seen the struggles, negativity, and shame natural hair women have endured. She created this platform to ensure a safe place for women to express those views and be a driving change of the definition of “ professional.” About the show: ►Visit www.casper.com/ash and use promo code: ASH ► #GirlsNightOut Event: www.ashsaidoceans8.eventbrite.com ►Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ►Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 ►Casper Commercial Music Courtesy of http://www.BenSound.com #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

Those who practice federal law, whether in the government or in private practice, often have special concerns your average probate or traffic court lawyer might not have. That is there the Federal Bar Association comes in. W. West Allen, chairman of the FBA's government relations committee, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some of this year's top issues.

When President Donald Trump took office last year, there were over 100 federal court vacancies, roughly twice as many as when President Barack Obama faced the same situation in 2009. Since then, President Trump has been nominating judges and having nominees confirmed at “record speed,” leading many senators from both sides of the aisle—from Senator Ted Cruz to Senator Chris Coons—to  assert that the most long-lasting and significant legacy to the Trump administration “will be the men and women appointed and confirmed to the federal bench.”  This topic and others were part of the Federal Bar Association’s annual mid-year meeting in Washington, D.C. John Malcolm is Vice President of the Institute for Constitutional Government and Director of the Meese Center for Legal & Judicial Studies and Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, where he oversees the Heritage Foundation’s work to increase understanding of the Constitution and the rule of law. Elizabeth Wydra  is President of the Constitutional Accountability Center. From 2008-2016, she served as the CAC’s Chief Counsel, representing the Center as well as constitutional scholars and historians, state and local government organizations, and groups such as the League of Women Voters and the AARP. Jeffrey Rosen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center, the only institution in America chartered by Congress “to disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.” He is also a professor at The George Washington University Law School, and a contributing editor for The Atlantic.  Questions or comments? We would love to hear from you. Contact the We the People team at podcast@constitutioncenter.org The Constitution Center is offering CLE credits for select America’s Town Hall programs! Get more information at constitutioncenter.org/CLE. 

United States Magistrate Judge and Federal Bar Association’s Judicial Ambassador for Civics and former national president. The Honorable Michael J. Newman is a United States Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Ohio, former national president of the Federal Bar Association and continues his FBA involvement as the Judicial Ambassador for Civics. The FBA has more than 20,000 members and is the pre-eminent bar association for lawyers and judges in the Federal Courts. For 2016-17, the FBA is focusing on Civics and Service to Others. To that end, Judge Newman is leading the FBA’s national initiatives regarding civics education, the SOLACE program, legal assistance to veterans, and access to justice. Judge Newman has a long history of community activities and giving back to others. In 2010, he was honored to receive the Boots Fisher Public Service Award, given annually to one lawyer in the United States for “exemplary community, public and charitable service.” Such involvement continues; in 2014, Judge Newman was instrumental in creating a lawyer referral program for military personnel at Wright Patterson Air Force Base - to assist them in finding affordable counsel. He now presides over the first Federal Veterans Court in the Southern District of Ohio and is an active participant in Reentry Court and the Restored Citizens Project, two Federal Court efforts in Dayton designed to help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully return to society. Prior to taking the bench, he was a partner in the Cincinnati office of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, where he represented both plaintiffs and defendants, and practiced in the areas of labor and employment, business litigation and appellate litigation. He chaired the firm’s Labor & Employment Appellate Practice Group, created and ran the firm’s pro bono appellate program in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and served on the firm’s Diversity Committee. He was named a “Leading Lawyer,” an “Ohio Super Lawyer” and one of the “Best Lawyers in America in Labor & Employment Law.” After being appointed as a federal judge, Judge Newman chaired the FBA’s national Magistrate Judge Task Force. He was recognized thereafter by the Federal Magistrate Judges Association for “valuable and dedicated service to all Magistrate Judges.” The FBA honored him in 2014 with a President’s Award for his “leadership [and] extraordinary service, commitment and guidance.” Judge Newman attended the Advanced Mediation Program at Harvard Law School and is frequently called upon to mediate complex federal disputes. He was a mediator and arbitrator while in private practice. Judge Newman graduated with honors from the Washington College of Law at American University, and attended New York University as an undergraduate. He and his wife, Rachel, are the proud parents of triplet daughters now in elementary school. Main Website: www.fedbar.org Civics Education: www.fedbar.org/Outreach/Civics.aspx www.twitter.com/federalbar www.linkedin.com/company-beta/114338/

Melinda Ghilardi is the First Assistant Federal Defender for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the federal defender’s staff in 1986, she was an Assistant District Attorney in Lackawanna County. She’s a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense … Continue reading Episode 36: Plan Your Time Like You Plan Your Finances, with Melinda Ghilardi →

Judge Michael Newman National President Federal Bar Association (FBA) is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Judge Newman oversees more than 18,000 federal lawyers including 1,200 federal judges  who work together to promote the sound administration of justice, equality, and independence of the judiciary. The FBA outreach is focused on teaching civics to middle and high school students through a nationwide essay contest and other programs). "Look for open doors and don't be afraid of taking on challenges and working hard."

Judge Michael Newman National President Federal Bar Association (FBA) is interviewed by David Cogan of Eliances Heroes show amfm, iHeart radio. Judge Newman oversees more than 18,000 federal lawyers including 1,200 federal judges  who work together to promote the sound administration of justice, equality, and independence of the judiciary. The FBA outreach is focused on teaching civics to middle and high school students through a nationwide essay contest and other programs). "Look for open doors and don't be afraid of taking on challenges and working hard."

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview United States Magistrate Judge Hon. Michael J. Newman. He is the the President of The Federal Bar Association. Michael J. Newman is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, at Dayton. He was appointed to this position in July 2011.[1]

Ron Alikani of Irvine Law Group, LLP and Secure Runner discusses building a practice and a technology business. is a graduate of Western State University College of Law and has been practicing law since June of 2000. During law school received an AmJur award for legal writing and academic scholarship. Ron is a founding partner of Irvine Law Group, LLP. Ron’s practice is focused on transactions and complex legal matters in both state and federal courts. Ron has been part of the legal team in several other high profile and complex cases involving prevailing wage, insurance fraud and export violations with local and international media coverage. Ron has been the lead trial attorney in over 15 bench trials and arbitration proceedings and he has prevailed in 90% of those cases. Ron is a member of the Federal Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association and Orange County Bar Association. Ron has a great interest in technology, creative thinking and problem solving. Ron strongly believes that “zealous advocacy” has been misunderstood by many. Ron believes that Lawyers should be zealous problem solvers with their client's best interest in mind.

This week: Two features for the price of...well....nothing actually, but you get where I was going with it. First Richard talks to Attorney Scott Hodes, about his work with Christo and Jean-Claude, keeping public art programs honest, the Visual Artist Rights Act and more! Then BAS India correspondant and Fullbright Scholar Tanya Gill checks in with a report of the 2013 India Art Fair, and tells us why it is totally different than last years fair. Scott Hodes has been in active practice for more than four decades. As a corporate lawyer, he represents clients in sophisticated corporate transactions from structuring of corporate entities to financing at all levels from private placements to public offerings, and frequently, to counseling clients in merger and acquisition activities. He also handles complex financing transactions as counsel for a variety of large Chicago banks. Mr. Hodes also practices in the field of art law and represents a number of prominent artists, dealers and collectors in all aspects of their business. He has published three books on art and the law, and has written and spoken extensively on this subject. Mr. Hodes serves as a director of Richardson Electronics, Ltd. and a director emeritus of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association in Washington, D.C. In 2007, he was elected a director of the Chicago Bar Foundation. He is a founding member and former chairman of the planning committee for the annual Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference now sponsored by the Investment Company Institute. Mr. Hodes is a recognized leader in metropolitan Chicago’s business community. Long active in bar, civic and political affairs, he was elected to serve three terms on the Democratic State Central Committee (1970-1982). He has served as co-chairman of the Illinois Attorney General’s Advisory Commission and as chairman of Chicago’s Navy Pier Development Authority from 1988 to 1990. He has served as principal outside counsel to the Arts in Embassies Program of the U.S. State Department from 1991 to 1993. He was co-chairman of the Private Enterprise Review and Advisory Board of the State of Illinois from 1992 to 1994, and was appointed in 1994 by the governor and served as a member of the State of Illinois Savings Board until 2010. Mr. Hodes was the national chairman of LAWBOOKS, U.S.A., a program sponsored by the United States Information Agency, and served as a member of the U.S. State Department’s Advisory Committee on Investment, Technology and Development. He was counsel to The Harold Washington Foundation. Mr. Hodes is a founder and past president and a director of The Lawyers for the Creative Arts. He serves as a trustee and member of the Executive Committee of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, a director of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and as a consultant to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Tanya Hastings Gill has mastered the age-old art of paper cutting in a contemporary context. She utilizes reflective color, shadows and open installation to engage the space with her hand cut paper creations. Gill has been a fellow at McDowell Artists Colony, an Artist in Residence at The Ragdale Foundation, an Affiliate at Headlands Center for the Arts and a recipient of the Individual Artist Grant from the Marin Arts Council. In 1997 she received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and in 1992 her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Tanya Gill is a devoted teacher of visual art. She has taught at the California State University of Sacramento, California; Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia; and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Contemporary Practices Department.          Tanya Gill has been awarded the Nehru-Fulbright 2011-12 Scholarship to conduct research and evolve her own artwork. Her focus is the intersection of Indian Contemporary Art and Handicraft. She is currently living in New Delhi, India, with her family. **Please note, Atty. Hodes bio and headshot were perilously lifted from the Bryan Cave LLP website. Yes, we know we should have called and asked and yes, we know you could squash us like bugs. It's 1:23 a.m. early Monday morning, we decided you'd rather sleep. Besides, we love you fine folks at Bryan Cave LLP. http://www.bryancave.com/scotthodes/ Don't hurt us. If you need a sacrificial offering we'll send Duncan over post haste.

Charles S. Doskow is Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at the University of La Verne College of Law in Ontario. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Harvard Law School, he was in private practice in Upland for many years, after serving as counsel for Dart Industries, Inc. in Los Angeles, and for Lewis Homes, in Upland. He served as Dean of the College of Law from 1980 to 1985, and presently teaches Constitutional Law and Professional Responsibility at La Verne. Professor Doskow is Past President of the San Bernardino County and Western San Bernardino County Bar Associations, and the Inland Empire Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He currently serves on the FBA Inland Empire chapter board. Professor Doskow has written several law review articles, is a frequent contributor to the editorial pages of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, and has published articles in the American Bar Association's Professional Lawyer and the Federal Lawyer. In addition he has reviewed several books on constitutional law and history in the Federal Lawyer. He has appeared as a commentator on constitutional and other legal issues on KPCC pubic radio (89.3) and Time Warner Cable Local Edition. In 2007 he served as an American Bar Association consultant for the Rule of Law Initiative in the Kingdom of Jordan, and offered a course in common law torts at the University of Muenster in Germany.

Christopher Green practices credit litigation in Seattle Washington. He has represented consumers from all over Washington State including King, Snohomish, Pierce, Kitsap, Whatcom, Thurston, Chelan and many other Washington Counties and has represented residents of Bellevue, Tacoma, Everett, Spokane, Kent, Auburn, Bremerton, Port Orchard, Oak Harbor etc. etc. He handles both individual and class actions. He does over 90% of his cases on a contingency fee basis and has represented hundreds of consumers against credit reporting agencies, banks, credit card companies and debt collectors regarding disputed credit errors. He is admitted to practice in Washington State and is also admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He graduated from Washington State University with honors and attended the University of Puget Sound. He is a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, Washington State Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Advocates (Original Member), King County Bar Association and Federal Bar Association. Chris also teaches non-attorneys in his course "Correcting Your Credit", held four times a year at the University of Washington's Experimental University. Experimental College.