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Interactive Talk Radio for Legal Professionals. Our multimedia network lets you get the latest legal news, listen to Internet radio shows hosted by the leading attorneys across the U-S and access important legal resources and technology...all in one place. The Legal Talk Network will make a difference in the way you practice law!

• Trusts and Structured Settlements
  What is a settlement trust and in what cases are they best used? Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, William D. Wakelee, settlement annuity specialist in Ringler’s Philadelphia office, as they raise the important questions pertaining to settlement trusts. Ringler Radio welcomes David J. Cover, Senior Vice President and Senior Settlement Advisor for the Trust and Investment Services Division of PeoplesBank, to discuss what a settlement trust is, who is most likely to need one, the different types of trusts, how the trust works and the trust’s interaction with structured settlements.
• Faith & the Law
  From Presidential hopefuls trying to “out-faith” each other on the campaign trail to law schools spreading their faith in the classroom, faith is all around us. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi, call on the experts, Dean Jeffrey A. Brauch, from the Regent University School of Law and Rob Boston, assistant director of communications, for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, to tackle this hot topic. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we will discuss faith and the law, how some are using faith to educate law students, separation of church and state and how faith is coming to the forefront of the race for the Presidency and affecting present day policy issues. Closing the show, we will speak to Monica Bay about her new role as host of the new Legal Talk Network podcast, Law Technology Now.
• Exploiting RSS' Potential
  RSS -- really simple syndication -- is a terrific tool that can help you easily track key information you need to excel in your legal practice. David Whelan, manager of legal information for the Law Society of Upper Canada's Great Library, and a member of the Legal Technology News editorial advisory board, takes the mystery out of RSS in this inaugural podcast hosted by Monica Bay, Editor-in-Chief of the award winning ALM publication, Law Technology News.
• The Daniel Tavares Case: Legal and Political Deja Vu
  Join Attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, co-hosts and and Law.com bloggers for legal analysis on the Tavares case, and the effect this case may have on Mitt Romney’s run for the Presidency. Was the Massachusetts judge who released Daniel Tavares from prison within bounds? Lawyer 2 Lawyer welcomes Attorney and WBZ News reporter Dan Rea, also host of WBZ Radio's NightSide with Dan Rea and David Frank, Attorney and reporter from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
• Law Schools Teaching ESI, White House E-mail Scandals, and A Day in the Life of a Trial Consultant
  On this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, starts off the show by getting the Buzz from William Hamilton, a partner at Holland and Knight and adjunct professor at the University of Florida. Professor Hamilton is joined by students, Matt Detzel and Adam Losey, as they talk about benefits of teaching E-Discovery. In the Bits & Bytes legal analysis segment, Kelly Kubacki, Kroll Ontrack’s Legal Correspondent, gives us the ins and outs of the White House E-Mail Scandal. And do you want to know more about trial consulting? Our Spotlight segment focuses on the life of a trial consultant, as Dan Wolfe discusses his experiences as Senior Trial Consultant and Director of Trial Consulting for TrialGraphix.
• Workers Compensation Post 911
  On this Workers’ Comp Matters program, host Attorney Alan S. Pierce, turns to an expert to discuss the serious health problems of the World Trade Center rescue and the virtual collapse of the workers compensation system. Alan welcomes, Peter Rousmaniere, workers' compensation consultant and author, who will discuss his in-depth article in Risk & Insurance magazine entitled “Breach of Trust” and explore the lives of the workers and workers compensation system six years after 911.
• Healthcare & MedMal
  How is healthcare in the U.S. being affected by recent legislated limits in the area of medical malpractice litigation and settlements? Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, Kenneth R. Klapacz, Esq., Ringler settlement annuity specialist from Chicago, for the discussion with Attorney Jeffrey Goldberg, founder of Jeffrey M. Goldberg Law Offices located in Chicago. They will also discuss the latest in tort reform and medmal caps and Attorney Goldberg’s specific cases.
• The Vioxx Settlement
  Just last week, Merck & Co. decided to settle tens of thousands of claims for $4.85 billion from patients who took the powerful painkiller Vioxx. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they talk to the experts and take us inside the Vioxx settlement. Lawyer2Lawyer welcomes Attorney Thomas V. Girardi from the law firm of Girardi & Keese and Attorney Leigh O’Dell, member of the Vioxx Litigation Team for the law firm Beasley Allen, as they discuss the Vioxx Settlement, Merck’s strategy, reaction to the settlement and the future of Merck and the drug industry. Don’t miss it.
• What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Federal Worker Compensation
  On this Workers’ Comp Matters program, host Attorney Alan S. Pierce, is joined by one of the leading experts on representing the federal employee in workers comp cases. Alan welcomes, Attorney Daniel Shapiro of Shapiro & Associates, as they discuss the basics of federal workers compensation cases, the fate of the injured federal employee, representing the federal employee, the work of the OWCP and Attorney Shapiro’s involvement in these cases.
• Downloading Music Illegally and the Role of the RIAA
  From musicians speaking out about the effect illegal downloading is having on the industry, to college students being sued, the issue of illegal music downloading is all around us. Join co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they turn to the experts: Attorney Richard L. Gabriel, from the firm, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP and lead national counsel for the Recording Industry Association of America and Attorney Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney specializing in intellectual property issues with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we will discuss the ethics behind dowloading music illegally, copyright law, the lawsuits brought by the RIAA, the fate of the music industry and alternatives to illegally downloading music.
• A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul
  Long hours, and the stress of the work, can take a toll on a lawyer’s professional and personal life. Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen as he talks to Gary Gwilliam, consumer trial attorney from Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer and author of Getting A Winning Verdict in My Personal Life, A Trial Lawyer Finds His Soul, about the highs and lows of life as an attorney. On this show, we will touch upon Gary’s personal and professional life, the stress of the profession, the importance of family and how to cope and rise above when faced with obstacles.
• The Early Release of William Flynn
  William Flynn, the teenage lover who murdered Pamela Smart's husband in 1990 is asking a judge to reduce his prison sentence 11 years before he is set to become eligible for parole in 2018. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, as they talk to the experts, Attorney Marsha Kazarosian and Attorney Allan H. Stokke, to discuss the potential early release of William Flynn. On Lawyer2 Lawyer, we will also discuss how the request is filed and the criteria, the pros and cons in this particular case, and Flynn’s juvenile status at the time of the murder vs. the expectation that “he should pay for what he did”. Join us!
• Blooks, Discovery Misconduct & Case Portals
  Lawyers who want a primer on e-discovery will want to hear this edition of The ESI Report as host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack,