Podcast
Defending Autism With Mark Mahoney (Pt. 1)
We began this conversation in Ep.5, “Understanding Autism at Sentencing”. But the topic is so important, and so close to my heart and the work that I do, it’s time to dig in deeper. In the first of a two-part episode, we talk with the nation’s premiere criminal defense attorney when it comes to representing…
Three Years of Hell: Responding to the Bureau of Prison’s Abysmal Failures in Preventing, Treating, and Reporting Covid.
March 19, 2023 is the 3-year anniversary of the first recorded Covid infection in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. But the true story has not been told of the BOP’s failure to protect inmates and prevent the spread of the virus with all of its deadly, disastrous, and long-term consequences. Therefore, it is imperative that…
Inside Rikers Island & Beyond With Prison Consultant Craig Rothfeld
Have you ever wondered if Rikers Island is really as bad as it is portrayed on TV? Did you know NYC held newly sentenced prisoners in something called “the tombs”? How does New York State sentencing compare to federal? You’re about to have all of those questions answered and more, with Craig Rothfeld, a New…
Mental Disabilities at Sentencing
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Many with serious mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities find themselves caught in the web of the criminal justice system. But these issues are complex. We need help recognizing the issue, finding the right expert to make sense of it, and…
Immersion: Dr. Paul Zak & the Science of Narrative Persuasion, Part 2
Immersion: Dr. Paul Zak & the Science of Narrative Persuasion, Part 1
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! We all want to be more persuasive communicators, especially when the big day of sentencing is upon us. But, many of us don’t know whether our oral, written, or visual communications are grabbing and holding our audience, and most importantly, moving them to…
Fearless Lawyering (Vol. 1) With Attorney Sharon Hicks
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Sharon Hicks is the epitome of a fearless lawyer. When she had a case with bad facts, a seemingly intractable judge, and a prosecutor seeking the maximum sentence, she argued for probation. Everyone, even her closest legal confidants told her she was dreaming. …
Who Says You Can’t? Strategies For Creative Lawyering with Jon May
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Jon May is a gentleman, a scholar, and a phenomenal criminal defense lawyer based in the Miami area. His new book, Who Says You Can’t? How To Become a More Creative Criminal Defense Lawyer embodies his practice and his prolific writing on various…
Fixing Legal Injustice In America: The Case For A Defender General of the United States
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! We have an attorney general, who serves as the chief prosecutor for federal or state government. So, why, if we claim to have equal justice under the law do we not have a defense counterpart? Author and attorney extraordinaire, Andrea Lyon, makes the…
PRESUMED GUILTY: Using Acquitted, Dismissed, and Uncharged Conduct to Increase Sentences.
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! In a perfect world, the presumption of innocence is sacrosanct. If you are found not guilty by a jury, common sense and the constitution dictate that acquitted conduct should not later be used to enhance your sentence on other charges. But in federal…