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Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan Brown

Facebook IPO, Twitter privacy policy changes, VOIP on a plane, and more.

Guests: Lisa Borodkin and Kashmir Hill

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Running time: 1:46:16

Looking to get your solo practice off the ground but aren’t sure how? Learn about the tools you need to turn your solo practice into a highly utilized business when New Solo host and solo practitioner, Attorney Kyle R. Guelcher, talks to Alex Vega, a law firm consultant with The Vega Firm.  Alex shares his great insight on the basic human skills a lawyer needs for a successful practice, how a solo can develop an effective word of mouth campaign and the importance of a realistic marketing plan.

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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 transgender youth. Lawyer2Lawyer co-host and attorney, Bob Ambrogi breaks down the difficulties the transgender community faces every day with Attorney Jennifer L. Levi, the director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project and Attorney Elizabeth E. Monnin-Browder from Ropes & Gray and a former GLAD attorney. Jennifer and Liz also discuss their new book, Transgender Family Law: A Guide to Effective Advocacy.

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Bernie Jones, Associate Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School, discusses her new book, “Women Who Opt Out: The Debate over Working Mothers and Work-Family Balance.”

How do you efficiently handle large volume e-discovery in a high-profile case? Digital Detectives co-hosts, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, get expert advice from Joe Mulenex, the Regional Technical Director for Avansic, who assisted the discovery team for the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the BP Oil Spill case. Joe discusses the biggest challenges of handling documents and the importance of project management. He also shares his biggest e-discovery take away from this case.

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Guidelines for selling your products or services over the phone; the clever techniques some companies use to avoid hiring the wrong person; and what to know about hiring today's young adults.

Closing a workers’ compensation claim  involves a two-step process: evaluation and negotiation.  On Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen joins colleague, Teddy Snyder, Esq. and Attorney Sylvia Lopez from Bakersfield, California, to talk about closing workers’ compensation claims. They explore the risks and advantages to a claimant and employer in closing a workers’ compensation claim, the importance of rated age and how a structured settlement can give injured workers the best of both worlds.

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Welcome to the ABA Journal's new podcast, The Modern Law Library. On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, we will discuss a law-related book with its author and listen to a short excerpt. In today's podcast, ABA Journal Web producer Lee Rawles speaks with Peter Afrasiabi about his recently released book Show Trials: How Property Gets More Legal Protection than People in Our Failed Immigration System. Reviews: “A powerful critique of our failed immigration system. In beautiful prose and with moving stories, Peter Afrasiabi tells of the unfairness and inhumanity of immigration proceedings. His proposals for change provide a blueprint for essential reforms.” – Erwin Chemerinsky, constitutional scholar and dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Kirkus Book Reviews: "Show Trials, by Peter Afrasiabi" Check out our monthly discussion show, regular @LawScribbler chats and new books discussion, "The Modern Law Library" here on iTunes.

Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan Brown

Twitter as head of the social media justice league, likejacking, snap chatting, HBO cluelessness, and more.

Guests: Venkat Balasubramani and Jonathan Bailey

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Identify the best practices for conducting smart searches by listening to The ESI Report.  Host and Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack, Michele Lange, gets expert advice for conducting smart searches and exploring advanced search options to increase the effectiveness of your search protocol from Harris T. Berenson, E-discovery Counsel for Hughes Hubbard & Reed and Alex C. Gross, Legal Consultant at Kroll Ontrack. Then on the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Consultant, Mark Thompson, analyzes recent court opinions discussing the hot topic of technology assisted review.

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In today’s technological world, staying current is important to sustaining a successful career. Listen as Angela Elbert discusses the basics of Cyber and Privacy Insurance—the fastest growing area of the insurance industry. (11:34 min)

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 attorneys, Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, debate the pros and cons, as well as the legal and ethical issues of social media with Dr. Amy Singer, founder of Trial Consultants Inc., and Attorney Scott Greenfield, Of Counsel at Hull McGuire, PC.

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Jeff Gangi JD ’14 discusses his experiences in Marine Counterintelligence and his studies at Suffolk University Law School.  He also talks about his membership in the Suffolk Armed Forces Association.

The unorthodox advertising by one small business; the small business headache that's growing in intensity; and a new service to track your online branding.

With so much of your key information and assets migrating online, it’s a challenge to remember all your passwords and accounts.  So just imagine the headaches your spouse or family will have trying to figure it all out once you pass away.  On this Kennedy-Mighell Report, Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss how to prepare your “digital estate” before death or incapacity.  After you listen, be sure to check out Tom & Dennis’ co-blog and book by the same name, The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies.

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Hosts: Denise Howell and Evan Brown

Anti-trust in relation to Apple and Google, price fixing, and more.

Guests: Gary Reback and Todd Wichmann

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Thinking on your feet means being on your feet and doing your prep work, say seasoned litigators on this month’s podcast. Standing to address the courtroom may feel awkward, but juries feel it shows respect. Hear more trial tips and tricks they shared with ABA Journal Podcast moderator Stephanie Francis Ward.

Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York, and a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School.  Dr. Geist is an internationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues and you can read or reach, Michael here

The name, “Michael Geist,” is synonymous with social media in Canadian legal circles, in fact Michael has been dubbed as one of the most prolific users of the medium and the Canadian Law Blog Awards in awarding him the best Canadian Blog, opined that he is “the most influential of Canadian law bloggers and the epitome of a thought leader.”

In this podcast, we ask, why he does it, how does he do it, where is the ROI and of course, how his Facebook campaign changed the landscape of copyright law in Canada.

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Dan Toombs talked about:

Google Penguin update. Read more here
Yahoo’s new dashboard. Find out more
Robert Algeri’s upcoming program on the future of the law firm website, is here
NYC Internet Week here

Larry Bodine talked about the importance of follow up. Read more at Larry’s blog, right here

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 just the nature of the game? Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and attorneys, Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams turn to  Attorney Eldon L. Ham, an adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and Professor Matthew Mitten, Director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School, for their take on whether there should be legal implications when an athlete goes too far.

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Listen as Clio co-founder Jack Newton talks with special guest, Attorney Joe Bahgat of Bahgat Law LLC. Jack and Joe talk about cost savings through Clio, hiring a virtual assistant, tools to help you stay organized and the capabilities of Clio’s document management and Clio Connect features.