Choosing an attorney is no small decision. Yet surprisingly, consumers looking for a legal representation don’t exactly take it slow. Why the need for speed? FindLaw’s new white paper on legal consumer behavior examines how the power of emotion and the fear of loss often lead to these urgent behaviors. Legal consumers typically recognize that …
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Transforming How Technology is Taught in Schools: Mind Your Business, March 2016
An interview with Debbie Forster, co-CEO of Apps for Good, whose mission is to transform the way technology is taught in schools; to empower students from all backgrounds to seize the opportunities of our digital age and create solutions to the problems they care about, using technology. To listen, click on the built-in player below, …
- March 24, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Wait, What? Episode 16 – The Podcast Awakens
If you’re looking for ONES and ZEROS this is not the episode for you, this episode is all about popular culture!! The show talks at length about the latest installment of Star Wars (SPOILERS IN PODCAST). The guys tell stories of their immediate reactions and emotional responses to the key events of the film -which included some …
- March 22, 2016
- Leonard Lee
What Kind of Supreme Court Justice Would Merrick Garland Be?
The nomination of Merrick Garland as U.S. Supreme Court justice is raising numerous questions – both legal and political. Both aspects are discussed with Prof. Ronald Rotunda, Doy and Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chapman University. To listen to the podcast, click on the built-in audio …
- March 16, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Professor Scalia & the Paper Chase
Justice Antonin Scalia made his mark in jurisprudence as a Supreme Court Justice, but he also touched people’s lives as a law professor. Justice Scalia served on the faculty of both the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Chicago Law School. Michael Whitener of VLP Law Group studied under Justice Scalia and …
- March 7, 2016
- Leonard Lee
The Supreme Court Without Scalia – An Interview with Reuters Legal Columnist Alison Frankel
The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session with eight seated justices following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, and Justice Scalia’s absence from the bench is already impacting class action cases that are coming before the Court. Reuters legal columnist Alison Frankel discusses how this is affecting these key cases. In a recent column, …
- March 2, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Wait, What? Episode 15 – Apps & Teens vs. Privacy & Parents
After a prolonged absence due to holidays, vacations and two feet of snow in the Washington, D.C. area, the guys are back!! The show starts out with the show recounting the story of two Virgina Tech college students (male and female) who were involved in the disappearance of a teenage girl. The guy discuss how the use of the …
- February 23, 2016
- Leonard Lee
The Legacy of Justice Scalia and the Future of the Supreme Court
What impact did Justice Antonin Scalia have on the Supreme Court? And what lies ahead for the Court? Legal Current explores these questions with Prof. Ronald D. Rotunda, The Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Chapman University, and co-author of Nowak and Rotunda’s Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure.
- February 17, 2016
- Leonard Lee
New Rules on Proportionality & Spoliation in E-Discovery
Last summer, in the case of HM Electronics Inc.v. R.F. Technologies Inc., a federal judge ordered severe sanctions because of e-discovery failures. How do new rules on proportionality and spoliation impact how e-discovery is handled? Robert Brownstone with Fenwick & West discusses.
- February 10, 2016
- Leonard Lee
Can Marijuana Be Patented or Trademarked?
As more states move towards legalized marijuana, business entities such as medical marijuana dispensaries or other marijuana-related businesses are starting to bump up against patent and trademark issues that may prevent them from enjoying many of the intellectual property protections that other businesses use. Doug Sorocco of Dunlap Codding looks at some of the “grassroot” IP obstacles facing …
- January 22, 2016
- Leonard Lee
