How a Coerced Confession Led to a Wrongful Conviction
On September 7, 1988, Marty Tankleff [1], a high school senior, woke up to find his adoptive parents brutally beaten and stabbed in their Long Island home. Despite a complete lack
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Falsely Accused: The Brian Banks Story
In 2002, Brian Banks was a 17-year-old high school football star with a promising future ahead of him. Unfortunately, his life took a drastic turn when he was falsely accused of kidnapping and raping a female classmate. Despite maintaining his…
Unjustly Convicted: Uriah Courtney’s 8-Year Fight for Freedom
Injustice can happen to anyone, at any time, and Uriah Courtney’s story is a tragic example of this. In 2006, Uriah was wrongfully convicted of raping and kidnapping a 16-year-old girl, a crime he did not commit. At the time…
Legal Talk Network Launches California Innocence Project Podcast to Share Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted and Highlight Pitfalls of the Criminal Legal System
Legal Talk Network, the leading legal podcast network, announces the launch of ‘California Innocence Project Podcast:’ stories of wrongfully convicted men and women who spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit.
“The injustice suffered by…
Legal Talk Network Launches California Innocence Project Podcast to Share Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted and Highlight Pitfalls of the Criminal Legal System
Legal Talk Network, the leading legal podcast network, announces the launch of ‘California Innocence Project Podcast:’ stories of wrongfully convicted men and women who spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit.
“The injustice suffered by…
ABA TECHSHOW 2023
Helmed by Co-Chairs Gyi Tsakalakis and Jeannine Lambert, the 2023 ABA TECHSHOW returned to the Hyatt Regency in Chicago (March 1-4). This marks the 2nd year of in-person gatherings for this legal technology conference since the Pandemic waned. In…
Presentation: Using Podcasting to Improve Your Reputation
The Chicago Bar Association created a CLE opportunity about how to improve your legal reputation through podcasting. I participated in a panel with Thinking Like a Lawyer co-host Joe Patrice, Lunch Hour Legal Marketing co-host Conrad Saam and Chicago Bar’s…
Clio Cloud Conference – The Big Return
After a long slumber in the doldrums of virtual gatherings, the Clio Cloud Conference returned to real life in Nashville, Tennessee. Needless to say, this legal tech community was long overdue to catch up and collaborate with dear friends and…
Clio’s Legal Trends Report Minute
If you can spare a minute, you can immediately make more money practicing law. If that sounds too good to be true, allow me a moment to curry favor… Inspired by their annual Legal Trends Report, we’ve partnered up…
How to Recession-Proof Your Law Firm
After two years of riding high on a post-pandemic wave of stunning financial growth, some in the legal industry are now bracing for a recession. And while a recession might be a worrying prospect, it also presents some great opportunities…