On The Road With Legal Talk Network

Legal Talk Network Host Jason Marsh interviews Dan Lear from Avvo at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Lear explains that Avvo is an online legal marketplace where lawyers can improve their client visibility. Many lawyers can greatly benefit from claiming and improving their Avvo listing. This includes lawyers doing client-facing legal work like consumer practices, bankruptcy, divorce lawyer, criminal defense, business law, and estate planning. As the director of industry relations at Avvo, Dan Lear reaches out to bar associations, industry groups, lawyers, and law schools to discuss the intersection between technology and legal work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Orlando Lucero, vice-chair for the Section of Real Property Trusts and Estates Law at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Lucero discusses his Hispanic homebuyer video, a project focusing on providing valuable information for the Latino community about selecting good advisors, the risks and benefits associated with different financing options, and key points to consider when selling and buying a home. Orlando Lucero is vice president/escrow officer at Stewart Title in Albuquerque, where his work includes commercial and residential transactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Host Adriana Linares and Producer Laurence Colletti interview the director of the Commission on Immigration, Meredith Linsky, and Managing Attorney at ProBAR Children's Project Meghan Johnson at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together, they discuss the influx of unaccompanied minors coming to the United States from violent conditions in Central American countries. Lindsky explains that the ABA Commission on Immigration focuses on finding, training, and placing immigration lawyers where they are most needed. Johnson describes how ProBAR Children's Project works to educate the children, many of whom are seeking refugee status, and all of whom are subjected to horrible conditions. Both encourage any interested lawyers to sign up for their programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Host Adriana Linares interviews Chair of the Science and Technology Law Section Michael Hawes at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. This section exists because science and technology are always improving, Hawes says, and the law seems to simply play catch-up. He discusses the different groups within the section focusing on biotechnology, space law, robotics, and information security and he encourages any lawyers interested in these subjects to get involved. Previously an electrical engineer, Michael Hawes is now a partner at Baker Botts LLP in Houston, focusing his practice on assisting individuals and companies who are resolving disputes over technology access and ownership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Judge Toni Clarke, immediate past chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges (NCSTJ), at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Judge Clarke discusses the six conferences that deal with issues that impact the judicial system and why they are important. She explains the ABA Judicial Clerkship Program and the benefits to a diverse group of law students. Toni Clarke is a judge on the 7th Judicial Circuit for Prince George's County in Maryland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network host Adriana Linares interviews Amy Lin Meyerson, current chair of the Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division of the ABA (GP Solo), and Stephen Rosales, chair-elect of GP Solo at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together they discuss SoloSez, an online discussion forum for solo and small firm lawyers, themes for each lawyer’s year as Chair of GP Solo, and why all attorneys should join the division. Amy Lin Meyerson practices business and corporate law as a solo practitioner in Weston, Connecticut. Stephen Rosales practices wills and trusts, real estate, and elder law at the small firm Rosales & Rosales in Belmont, Massachusetts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Host Adriana Linares interviews President of the Alabama State Bar Richard Raleigh at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Raleigh discusses helping lawyers who are transitioning into a different place in their legal careers and the sections of the bar he has set up for new solos, law students entering the workforce, lawyers re-entering practice, and succession planning. Raleigh is also focusing on supporting Alabama veterans by helping them gain the legal support they need. Richard Raleigh is an attorney at Wilmer & Lee in Huntsville, Alabama, where he mainly practices trade secret litigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Law Practice Division (LPD) Legal Marketing Interest Group Chair Jason Marsh interviews former LPD Chair Micah Buchdahl at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Buchdahl discusses how legal advertising has changed due to the internet and social media, how to launch a successful marketing campaign without getting into trouble with state bars, and gives some advice to small and big firms about advertising in certain areas. Micah Buchdahl is an attorney and president of HTMLawyers, a law marketing company that works with law firms throughout the United States on marketing and business strategies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Rew Goodenow, the president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP), at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Goodenow discusses the relationship between NCBP and the ABA, the increasing reciprocity between state bars, and NCBP’s place in creating a forum for the exchange of information between bar presidents. Rew Goodenow is a full-time lawyer at Parsons Behle and Latimer practicing business law for companies of all sizes in Nevada and Idaho and is a former president of the State Bar of Nevada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Misty Thomas, the director of the Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, and Virginia Sloan, Chair of the project’s Steering Committee at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. They discuss how the project emerged from the ABA’s 1997 resolution promoting a suspension of executions and current death penalty issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews ABA Section of Litigation Chair Nancy Degan at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Degan discusses how the section helps litigators through programming, publications, and networking opportunities. She explains the Homeless Experience Legal Protection program and their intention to expand it. Nancy Degan is a commercial litigator at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC. in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting, Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Ruth Glick, immediate past chair of the Dispute Resolution Section and Nancy Greenwald who serves on the Leadership Council of the section. They discuss the section’s Asia-Pacific International Mediation Summit in India and how being a part of the section can benefit any legal professionals involved with litigation. Ruth Glick is an attorney in San Francisco practicing arbitration, mediation, and dispute resolution. Nancy Greenwald is an arbitrator and mediator in commercial and construction disputes in Alexandria, Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews the ABA Criminal Justice Section Chair James Felman at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Felman discusses the sections three projects: the Clemency Project 2014, the Federal Economic Crimes Task Force, and the Collateral Consequences Project. He encourages any lawyers who are interested to become involved and volunteer pro bono hours. James Felman is a white collar criminal defense attorney at Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A. in Tampa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adriana Linares and Jason March interview Jim Holmes, chair of the ABA’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Commission (SOGI), and SOGI Director Skip Harsch at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. They discuss the growth of the section, how it helps LGBT civil rights, and advocacy, education, and resources provided to the members. Jim Holmes is a trial attorney and litigator for Sedgwick LLP in Los Angeles. Skip Harsch started doing internships with Lambda Legal in law school and worked for the National LGBT Bar Association before becoming the SOGI director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews Lisa Dunner, chair of the Section of Intellectual Property Law, at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Dunner discusses the divisions of the section, patent, trademark, copyright, alternative dispute resolution, licensing, and other specialized divisions, and how they influence federal laws. Lisa Dunner is managing partner in the law firm of Dunner Law PLLC in Washington D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law Practice Division LTRC Chair Rodney Dowell interviews Techshow Board Member Adriana Linares at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Linares discusses what a “hackathon” is and how an “appathon” could be done at the ABA Techshow to create an app for lawyers. She brainstorms timelines and organization and encourages tech savvy lawyers and legal associates to reach out and get involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While in Houston for the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting, Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti does a remote interview with ABA Family Law Section Chair Lori Nelson in Salt Lake City. Nelson discusses the section’s work on legislative initiatives, the benefits of their publications, the various substantive committees that lawyers can join, and programs to help unaccompanied minors get access to representation. Lori Nelson practices family law and is the head of the domestic practice group at Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, PC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Law Practice Division (LPD) Legal Marketing Interest Group Chair Jason Marsh interviews LPD Associate Director Cindy Galvin and Meetings Assistant Marisol Massini at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Galvin talks about the logistics of planning meetings and the benefits of joining the LPD. Massini discusses her involvement with the Women Rainmakers. They both encourage all legal professionals to join the LPD and members to come to the meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti Interviews Scott Sharinn, panelist on the discussion “Student Loans: The Obligation of a Lifetime” at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Together they discuss student loan debt burdens, the requirements for loan discharge, the cost of education versus the return on investment, and how to work with your creditor if you can’t make payments. Sharinn encourages all students to shop around for loans and keep their expenses as low as possible. Scott Sharinn is a partner at Sharinn & Lipshie, P.C., a debt collection law firm representing creditors for distressed debt, and a single father working to pay off his own law school debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Talk Network Producer Laurence Colletti interviews William Baker, budget officer of the Section of Science and Technology Law, at the 2015 ABA Midyear Meeting. Baker talks about the section’s focus on cutting edge legal issues as they intersect with technology and science. This includes education and discussion about subjects such as drones, 3D printing, cyber security, virtual worlds, driverless cars, facial recognition software, and other exciting inventions and discoveries. After thirty years at the big law firm Wiley Rein LLP, William Baker is now a partner at the Potomac Law Group, a virtual law firm in Washington D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices