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Lawyer 2 Lawyer

Lawyer 2 Lawyer is an award-winning podcast covering relevant, contemporary news from a legal perspective. Host J. Craig Williams invites industry professionals to examine current events and recent rulings in discussions that raise contemplative questions for those involved in the legal industry. Launched in 2005, Lawyer 2 Lawyer is one of the longest-running podcasts on the Internet.

Mar 11, 2014

The Ramifications of NSA Monitoring on Attorney-Client Privilege and the Bill of Rights

Attorney-Client Privilege predates US history and is a fixture of Western Law. Pro advocates of its proliferation declare its necessity to a fair and adequate defense. According to many legal experts, NSA...

Feb 25, 2014

Marijuana, Federal Law, and the States: The Great Legal Divide

Federal law bans marijuana nationwide and yet some states have decided to license its trade. So, where does this leave citizens, local government, and attorneys who work in the cannabis industry? On...

Feb 11, 2014

Enhanced 911, The FCC, and a Grandfather’s Mandate for Direct Dial

In an emergency, seconds count. What if you couldn’t call 911 because you couldn’t reach an outside line? On this episode of Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host J. Craig Williams interviews Henry “Hank” Hunt, the man...

Jan 28, 2014

Diploma Privilege: Why Some Believe Bar Exams Should be Eliminated

Are Bar Exams really necessary? The Iowa State Bar Association isn’t so sure. In this episode of Lawyer2Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams interview Iowa State Bar Association President Guy Cook and Clinical Professor...

Jan 14, 2014

The Legal Issues Behind Bitcoin’s Rise in Value and Popularity

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoins in 2010, you would have $2.4 million dollars today. The anonymous, Internet-based currency has seen an exponential rise in value and popularity since its...

Dec 31, 2013

Top Legal Stories of 2013

In this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams invite Allen Pusey and Molly McDonough of the ABA Journal to recap the past year’s legal news. Consider this a...

Dec 17, 2013

The Legal Turbulence Facing Amazon’s Drones

News of Amazon’s plans to use delivery drones surprised many, but the fact is that a number of companies are developing drones for commercial uses. However, before any of these commercial drones...

Dec 3, 2013

Google v. Authors Guild: The 8-Year-Legal Battle Comes to a Close

This landmark case, involving Google’s digitization project of scanning 20-million books to make them searchable through the Internet, was decided in favor of Google. “In my mind, this is a fair-use case...

Nov 20, 2013

Is U.S. District Judge Scheindlin’s Removal a Question of Judges’ First Amendment Rights?

“It’s impossible to figure out exactly what the judge did wrong,” University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt says, discussing Federal District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin’s removal from Floyd, et al. v....

Nov 5, 2013

The Lavabit Legal Battle: Should the Government Have Access to Secure Email?

Several email providers across the nation have chosen to shut down in reaction to the government subpoena of Lavabit’s data. Ladar Levison, CEO of secure email provider Lavabit, chose to end operations...

Oct 22, 2013

F. Lee Bailey and Kenneth Fishman Discuss Excellence in Cross Examination

Cross-examination is a skill that every trial lawyer hopes to master, but few do. In the new book, Excellence in Cross Examination, published by Thomson Reuters, two giants of the trial bar, F. Lee Bailey...

Oct 7, 2013

What to Expect for the 2013-2014 Supreme Court Term

We saw a number of high-profile cases in the last Supreme Court term. With the nation currently alert to gay rights and Obamacare, some say this new term has fallen under the...

Sep 23, 2013

How You Could Be Sued for Sending a Text Message

The New Jersey State Appeals Court recently ruled that texting someone while that person is driving may cause the sender to be liable if an accident occurs. Supporting arguments say those texting...

Sep 10, 2013

Defining the ObamaCare Essential Health Benefits

On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, your host J. Craig Williams speaks with Dr. Shana Alex Lavarreda and David Cusano, Esq., two health-insurance industry professionals, on the implementation of the Essential Health Benefits...

Aug 27, 2013

Can We Constitutionally Implement Stop and Frisk?

On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, Bob Ambrogi speaks with Sunita Patel of the Constitutional Center for Human Rights and Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research on Judge Scheindlin’s...

Aug 13, 2013

New American Bar Association President James Silkenat Outlines His 2013-2014 Agenda

On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams speak with ABA President James Silkenat, on his first day in office, about his goals and initiatives for the ABA...

Jul 29, 2013

Should a Chimpanzee Have Human Rights?

If it’s not legally a human, it’s a thing. But animal rights advocates argue these alternatives fail to recognize that there are many cognitively complex species who deserve to be treated as...

Jul 12, 2013

Post DOMA and Prop 8 Rulings: The Next Move for Gay Rights

With the Supreme Court’s Prop 8 and DOMA rulings, same-sex marriage is now legal in California and same-sex married couples can receive federal benefits across the nation. These landmark decisions for gay...

Jul 2, 2013

Is Batman Legally Dead?

On this episode of Lawyer2Lawyer, J. Craig Williams chats with Entertainment Lawyer Michael Baroni and superhero-law expert James Daily about the ending of The Dark Knight Rises. Proceed with caution – there are...

Jun 21, 2013

Personal Audio vs. Electronic Frontier Foundation: The “Podcast Patent” Dispute

Personal Audio’s founder Jim Logan created and patented an idea which, in his eyes, covers the concept of podcasting. “This is the story of the American inventor,” Richard Baker, Personal Audio’s vice...

Jun 5, 2013

Sacramento’s New One-Day Divorce Program

On this episode of Lawyer2Lawyer, Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams invite California Judge James Mize to discuss his first-of-its-kind idea to address the heavy congestion of divorce cases in Sacramento’s family court:...

May 17, 2013

Private Prisons, Profits, and Prisoners’ Rights

On this edition of Lawyer2Lawyer host Bob Ambrogi discusses private prisons with Susan Herman, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Adrian Moore, vice president of the Reason Foundation, a...

May 3, 2013

Will Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Get the Death Penalty?

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the accused for the Boston marathon bombings, has become a face of the media lately. His prosecution and potential sentence raises many questions for both the...

Dec 11, 2012

Legal Implications Surrounding the Meningitis Scare

The New England Compounding Center (NECC) shipped out tainted steroid shots to 23 states in what authorities believe resulted in a national fungal meningitis outbreak. Lawyer2Lawyer host Craig Williams chats with Attorney...

Oct 11, 2012

Proposition 34, The Death Penalty Initiative Statute

On November 6, 2012, Proposition 34 will be one of the initiatives on the ballot in the state of California. If approved, Prop 34 will eliminate the death penalty in California and...

Oct 3, 2012

Defending a Serial Killer

What is it like to defend one of America’s most infamous serial killers? Lawyer2Lawyer hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join retired judge and lawyer, Sam L. Amirante, and retired lawyer, Daniel...

Sep 26, 2012

The Presidential Race and the Judiciary

On November 6, 2012, people across the States will cast their vote for President.  Whatever the outcome, it will influence our justice system. Lawyer2Lawyer hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join Kenneth...

Sep 19, 2012

Key Changes to Patent Law

Back on September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the America Invents Act (AIA) into law, vastly changing the core of the patent system and patent law. Now, a year later, some of...

Sep 12, 2012

Civility as an Art Form in Diplomacy and the Law

Civility is a skill in the management of differences, disagreements and conflict and is good for the law profession.  So how essential is civility to the legal profession? And is it practiced...

Sep 5, 2012

Predictive Policing and the Law

Some law enforcement agencies, like the Los Angeles Police Department, are turning to crime prediction software to aid in decreasing the rising crime rate, better known as predictive policing. Weighing the advantages...

Aug 29, 2012

Lawyer2Lawyer 7th Anniversary

On the longest continually produced legal podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams share their experiences with great guests and insightful legal topics – some serious and some not so serious....

Aug 21, 2012

From the Courtroom to the Comedy Club

Lawyers are very often the brunt of jokes, but there is a group of attorneys that has turned the tables and is making people laugh with them instead of at them. Lawyer2Lawyer...

Aug 15, 2012

Back to School Spotlight on Law Students

It’s about that time of year again where law students brush off the summer days and head back to school. In this very special “Back to School” edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, co-host and...

Aug 8, 2012

The Impact of Voter ID Laws and Voter Purges

Before 2006, not a single US state required voters to show identification before marking a ballot.  But now, 30 states have enacted some sort of voter identification law.  Are these laws necessary...

Aug 2, 2012

Legal Issues Surrounding the Colorado Movie Massacre

The Aurora, Colorado movie theater massacre left 12 people dead and 58 wounded. The latest mass shooting in America brings up many legal issues on a national scale, including gun control, the...

Jul 25, 2012

The Controversial War on Drugs

Back in 1971, Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” claiming “America’s Public Enemy No. 1 in the United States is drug abuse”.  Forty years later, we are still waging a war...

Jul 17, 2012

The Return of Black Lung and the Law

A recent investigation found the rate of miners diagnosed with Black Lung Disease is surging after nearly three decades of decline.  Some blame lenient regulations, lax enforcement, even manipulation of air samples...

Jul 12, 2012

Social Media and Lawsuits

From “tweets” to Facebook status updates, social media has taken over how we communicate with the outside world.  It has also become a large part of our legal system.  Social media is...

Jul 3, 2012

A Radical or Rational SCOTUS Session?

After one of the most historic United States Supreme Court sessions in years, emotions ran high and charges of radicalism ran amuck as the Justices handed down rulings on immigration enforcement, national...

Jun 27, 2012

Are American Law Schools Failing Students?

In his new book, Failing Law Schools, Washington University Law Professor Brian Tamanaha claims the American law school system is broken.  He blames many institutional practices including skyrocketing tuition, bloated faculties, and...

Jun 20, 2012

Recommendations for a Social, Mobile and Global Legal Profession

The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 has released its latest recommendations so that the rules and ethics of the legal profession keep up with the incredible pace of technology.  Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and...

Jun 14, 2012

Texting While Driving and the Law

Texting while driving is a growing danger on American roads.  Every day, people are severely injured and even killed by these distracted drivers.  Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and attorneys, Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams,...

Jun 6, 2012

Liability After Facebook’s IPO

Facebook’s super-hyped IPO quickly turned into Wall Street folly.  Lawsuits were filed almost immediately. Accusations of selective financial disclosure, investor deception and NASDAQ negligence are flying.  So who is to blame? And...

May 31, 2012

Domestic Drones and Privacy Law

On February 14, 2012, President Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act into law.  This Act requires the FAA to allow others to fly drones, including law enforcement agencies,...

May 23, 2012

Is Your Food Safe?

3,000 Americans die every year from food-borne illnesses.  Recent warnings include listeria in lettuce, salmonella in tuna and E. coli in ground beef.  So, is the food Americans eat safe?  Are the...

May 16, 2012

Transgender Family Law in the Courts

Advocates for the transgender community say this segment of the population faces an extremely difficult time in court because of bias and misunderstanding, especially in cases of parental rights and protection for...

May 10, 2012

Defense Attorneys Turning to Social Media

Lead counsel for accused murderer George Zimmerman calls social media an unavoidable component of high profile cases.  So, should blogging, posting and tweeting become standard practices in defense strategies?  Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and...

May 3, 2012

The Legal Limits of Sports Violence

The infamous elbow jab of Metta World Peace, NFL “Bounty Hunters,” soccer riots, high school hockey brawls…where is the legal line drawn when it comes to violence in sports? Or is it...

Apr 26, 2012

Legal Crackdown on Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is “modern-day slavery.” And if you think it isn’t happening near you, think again. The United Nations estimates nearly 2.4 million people may be the victims of this crime.  Lawyer2Lawyer...

Apr 19, 2012

Transparency in Congressional Travel

Members of Congress and their staffers who travel at the expense of private organizations must follow a long list of legal restrictions and requirements.  However, there is a little known exemption that...

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J. Craig Williams is admitted to practice law in Iowa, California, Massachusetts, and Washington. Before attending law...

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