Miranda Warnings
119 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★ - 88 ratingsJoin NYSBA’s 118th President David Miranda each week as he interviews some of the biggest names in law and politics. Each week he discusses all things legal – and some that are not. You have the right to remain listening.
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Miranda Warnings | Stress Test: Law School, Licensing and NY Practice | Patty Salkin
December 03, 2018 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBPatty Salkin, former Dean at Touro Law Center, discusses the conflicting interests and resulting tensions in New York law schools, which must prepare students for the UBE, ensure they meet pro bono and other licensing requirements, and make students understand that a New York practice will require more than knowledge of the Uniform Acts. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | The Afterlife of Digital Assets | Jill Choate Beier
November 26, 2018 14:35 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBJill Choate Beier, founding partner at Beier & Associates discusses why people need to include the disposition of digital assets in their estate planning as well as why fiduciaries still are blocked from accessing email and social media accounts and how this has an outsized impact on very small estates. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | The Law of Robots | Ed Walters
November 19, 2018 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBEd Walters, the CEO of Fastcase, teaches a course titled the “Law of Robots.” He discusses the consequences of the law’s historically slow response to a world defined by rapid change, increasing reliance on technology and disinterest in its unintended consequences. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | Is The Electoral College Good For Democracy | Michael Fox & Howard Schaffer
November 12, 2018 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBTwo of the last five presidential elections were won by people who lost the popular vote, a risk inherent to the Electoral College system. Michael Fox, assistant professor of business law and pre-law advisor at Mount Saint Mary College, and Howard Schaffer, founder of Media Marketing, discuss the history of the Electoral College, whether it still serves today’s voters and what might replace it. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | 2000 Bush v. Gore Recount | John Hardin Young
November 05, 2018 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBJack Young, of counsel at Sandler Reiff in Washington, DC, and an expert on election law, discusses his work on the 2000 Bush v. Gore recount – from the Gore team’s pre-dawn rush to Tallahassee to its rifts on strategy. Attempts to create a standard by which all “chads” could be judged brought the matter to the courts, beginning what Jack views as unwarranted federal interference in an ongoing state process. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | Women In Law Section & #MeToo | Susan Harper
October 29, 2018 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBSusan Harper, chair of the Women in Law Section and Managing Director NY/NJ, Bates Group, discusses women’s rights issues in the context of history and the present-day #MeToo movement. While noting “blips” in progress, Harper is optimistic, seeing #MeToo as a pivotal point that has inspired women to be more active in everything from politics to the workplace. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | Responding to an Immigration Crisis | Camille Mackler & Sarah Rogerson
October 22, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBCamille Mackler, director of immigration legal policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, and Sarah Rogerson, professor of law and director of Albany Law School’s Immigration Law Clinic discuss bringing legal services to the more than 300 asylum-seeking refugees abruptly transferred to the Albany County jail in summer 2018 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sarah and Camille describe how the task was made possible by the volunteer network of lawyers, service providers, and ...
Miranda Warnings | Rule of Law | Lesley Rosenthal & Hank Greenberg
October 15, 2018 12:54 - 29 minutes - 53.9 MBLesley Rosenthal, chief operating officer of the Juilliard School, and Hank Greenberg, NYSBA President-elect, and shareholder at Greenberg Traurig discuss the rule of law, the bedrock of a free and democratic society in a lively and timely conversation. At its essence, the rule of law provides that no one is above the law and all are equally accountable. Lesley and Hank discuss the concept of the rule of law, how it governs every aspect of our society and our lives, and whether atta...
Miranda Warnings | A Nomination to the Supreme Court | Vincent Bonventre
October 05, 2018 17:45 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBVincent Bonventre, the Justice Robert H. Jackson Distinguished Professor at Albany Law School, talks about the roots of today’s hyper-partisan Supreme Court nomination battles, discusses the myth of constitutional “originalism,” and dispels the notion that a time existed when politics were not the chief motivator for a Court nomination. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | The Conscience of the News Room | Ken Screven
July 30, 2018 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBKen Screven, the first African-American television reporter and news anchor in Albany, discusses encountering racism as he joined WRGB, his insistence on relating the humanity and heart behind the news and how the art and craft of reporting is succumbing to the demands of the market-driven news cycle. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | Law School Reconsidered | Alicia Ouellette
July 23, 2018 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBAlicia Ouellette, dean of Albany Law School, talks with David about how law school curriculum must move in parallel with the changing practice of law, the JD advantage, and how the best predictor of students’ success isn’t their LSATs – it’s their passion and commitment. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | All History is Local | Victor Cardona & Kathy Baxter
July 16, 2018 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBBaxter, NYSBA’s general counsel, and Cardona, an intellectual property attorney, talk with David about turning 1830s townhouses into modern office space, Albany’s rich history, and where in Albany you might have a chance of seeing a ghost. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | With the People: Town & Village Justice Courts | Katherine Suchocki
July 09, 2018 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBKathy Suchocki is NYSBA’s senior director of Continuing Legal Education and Law Practice Management. When she isn’t busy with her day job, she takes her seat several times a month on the bench of the Town Justice Court in Halfmoon, NY, to adjudicate a wide range of matters. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | The NYS Legislature and the Red Scare of 1920 | Hank Greenberg
July 02, 2018 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBHank Greenberg, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and president-elect of the New York State Bar Association, takes the past very seriously. He talks to David about the 1920 New York State Legislature’s refusal to seat five duly elected Socialist party members, the reaction of the organized bar and the lessons it holds for today. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda. www.nysba.org/podcast
Miranda Warnings | Managing Cybersecurity Risks | Mark Berman
June 25, 2018 11:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBMark Berman, a partner at Ganfer Shore Leeds & Zauderer LLP, describes how an innocent-looking link can allow a virus to infect your server and then your clients’, vendors’ and others’ systems. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | All Education Considered | T. Andrew Brown
June 18, 2018 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBT. Andrew Brown, managing partner at Brown Hutchinson LLP, has a passion for education. He talks to David about his work as Vice Chancellor of the SUNY Board of Regents and how access to a good education is the basis for life’s opportunities. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | Bosnian Elections In The Aftermath of War | NYSBA President Michael Miller
June 11, 2018 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBMichael Miller, a solo practitioner in the area of trusts and estates and president of the New York State Bar Association, talks about supervising elections in Bosnia, just nine months after the war’s end in 1995. Amid the ruins and casualties of war, and despite persistent rain, Bosnians stood for hours proud and eager to vote in a democratic election. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda. www.nysba.org/podcast
Miranda Warnings | Mueller Report, Corruption & Building A Case | Richard Hartunian
June 11, 2018 11:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBRichard Hartunian, now a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, served 20 years in the Justice Department, including nearly eight as US Attorney for the Northern District of New York. He discusses how Supreme Court rulings in Skilling and McDonnell have changed the way we prosecute corruption, the strategies of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the transition from public servant to private practice. Miranda Warnings is hosted by NYSBA's 118th President, President David Miranda.
Miranda Warnings | School to Prison Pipeline | Sharon Stern Gerstman
June 11, 2018 11:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBSharon Stern Gerstman, of counsel at Magavern Magavern Grimm, discusses “zero tolerance” disciplinary policies in schools and how they can criminalize even minor infractions. She sees hope in student-led youth courts and the trend toward restorative justice. Miranda Warnings is hosted by past NYSBA President David Miranda.