Life in the Shadow of Death, With Cyndy Short
Cyndy Short has been representing those accused of the worst crimes imaginable for most of her career – and she has NEVER had a client sentenced to death on her watch. She understands that sometimes what makes a lawyer great isn’t their legal abilities, but their human abilities. In other words, it’s time for lawyers to…
The Narrative Gym for Law discussion on Dr. Randy Olson’s “ABT Time” Podcast, Featuring Doug Passon!
We have produced over thirty episodes of Set For Sentencing including our Web extras, AND we’re just getting started. BUT no episode has yet solely focused on the work I do helping lawyers tell their most powerful sentencing narratives and producing defense documentaries to humanize clients and bring their life story into living color. THEREFORE, I…
Elizabeth Holmes: Sentencing Post Mortem
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! On Friday, 11/18/22, a federal judge sentenced Elizabeth Holmes to over eleven years in prison. Ms. Holmes was convicted after trial of a “fake it ’till you make it” fraud involving her company Theranos, and the revolutionary blood testing technology dream machine that…
Across the Pond: Sentencing in the United Kingdom
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! We like to think the United States has “the greatest system in the world.” But do we? There’s simply no way to answer that question until we learn how other countries adjudicate crime. Helping us get Set for Sentencing is Prof. Julian Roberts,…
Even Stephen: The Skinny on Steve Bannon’s Sentencing
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Steve Bannon is set for sentencing on Oct. 21, 2022, after a jury found him guilty of two counts of Contempt of Congress. But, like many of the recent Trump-adjacent prosecutions, we are in uncharted waters. Therefore, helping us get Set for Sentencing…
Digging Deep With Defense Maps
Understanding, let alone telling, your client’s story can be a daunting task. Lawyers often lack the time and resources to peel back the layers of a client’s life and properly put their offense in context. Thankfully, they now have a free, powerful, comprehensive and confidential tool to help get the job done – Defense Map.…
Disrupting the Dehumanizing Sentencing Process
I can think of no better guest to officially launch the Set For Sentencing Podcast than the incomparable Liz Vartkessian!
Her amazing organization takes an undeniably essential humanistic approach to the development of crucial sentencing mitigation in capital and serious non-capital cases.
I have learned so much from Liz and the fantastic trainings her organization provides over the years, and I can’t wait for you to meet her.