For this week’s episode I’m honored to be joined by Evelyn. Evelyn is relatively young in her work but she’s already made an impact in the community with sharing, coloring, and using the potty. I don’t rank the guests on my program but I was particularly impressed with the depth of this interviewee’s knowledge of […]
This week’s episode is about jury duty. I’m joined by Brianna and Dan, who recently had jury duty. Brianna was a juror on a serious manslaughter case and Dan was a juror in Seattle Municipal Court, and it’s interesting to hear the similarities and differences of their experience. It’s a long episode but we had […]
This week is part two of my interview with Justice McCloud. We had a great talk about bad lawyering, the work of the Washington Supreme Court behind the scenes, and lots more. Again huge thanks to Justice McCloud for opening her chambers up to chat with me. Enjoy! You can download the full episode here. If […]
This week I’m fortunate enough to be joined by Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud of the Washington State Supreme Court. We had a great discussion about her road to the highest court in the land, the logistics of hearing cases, judicial elections, and lots more. Enjoy this part, and come back next week for part 2! […]
Seattle Municipal Court has a nationally-recognized program for dealing with defendants with serious mental health problems. But the program isn’t perfect. I sit down with the head of the program, the honorable Judge Ed McKenna to talk about the process of mental health court, the pros and cons of the program, keeping your cool, watching court, and […]
This week I’m joined by New York State prosecutor Nicholas Evanovich. A friend of the show, he was very excited to come on. We have a good discussion about work with witnesses, preparing them to take the stand. You can download the complete episode here. As always, if you enjoy the show, please rate […]
As regular visitors know, I am a Seattle-based criminal defense attorney. I am also the producer of a criminal defense podcast that is intentionally-acclaimed. And I’m excited to report that I have some great episodes in the pipe that I’m excited to get out soon. But not today. Instead, to get your legal info fix, I’m recommending Radiolab’s […]
This week friend of the show Denice Gagner takes over to pose hypotheticals and scenarios. We talk about prosecutors, jury selection, biopsies, jail, DUIs, and more! A fun episode with lively discussion. You can download the full episode here. Please rate and subscribe in iTunes!
This week I’m joined by highly experienced attorney Jeff Cohen. Jeff and I talk about investigating a case by interviewing witnesses before trial. We discuss talking to police, victims, experts, and children. A really interesting show about the tactics and technique of witness interviews. You can also download the episode here. If you like the […]
This week Denice joins me to discuss a recent Huffington Post article about assessing your defense attorney. We mercilessly make fun of it and then give some useful information and make fun of it some more. It was a fun episode. You can download the episode here. Please rate and subscribe on iTunes! If you […]