Judge Judy, John Grisham, James Patterson, Samantha Power, Justice Stephen Breyer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Henry Winkler, Gloria Allred, Marcia Clark, Robert Shapiro, Nelson DeMille, Scott Turow, David Baldacci, Leon Panetta, Preet Bharara, Vernon Jordan, Joe Lieberman, Chris Dodd, Trey Gowdy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Bill Richardson, Judge Frank Caprio and countless more lawyers, judges, authors, sports figures, United States senators, governors, presidential cabinet members and people you may not know -- but who have incredibly unique stories to share.

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Judge Judy

The iconic television jurist discusses her 15 years as Judge Sheindlin on the New York family court bench.  Not surprisingly, her guiding principle was that people must take personal responsibility for their actions.

 

 John Grisham

The master legal storyteller is also deeply passionate about the injustice of wrongful convictions. He discusses the use of fiction to address a very real subject.

James Patterson

The best-selling author in the world discusses the career of Barry Slotnick, who achieved renown for securing acquittal after acquittal in some of New York's highest-profile cases.

 

 Samantha Power

The United Nations Ambassador set out to be a sports journalist.  She discusses her road to becoming a diplomat.  It started the day she asked herself if she “should be doing something more useful than thinking about sports all the time.”

Justice Stephen Breyer

The former SCOTUS Justice discusses the competing methods used by Supreme Court Justices to interpret statutes and the Constitution and why he favors one over another.

 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The NBA legend discusses his lifetime as an athlete promoting social justice and how today's athletes can build on what he and others started.

Henry Winkler

 The man who played “The Fonz,” a character who defined cool, discusses his own struggle with self-confidence.

 

 Trey Gowdy

 The former congressman discusses the art of persusasuon. A skill he developed in Washington and during this younger days as a prosecutor in South Carolina. 

Joe Lieberman

The former senator and vice-presidential candidate discusses the importance of lawyers representing unpopular clients.

 

 David Baldacci

The lawyer turned wildly-successful novelist discusses his escape from the legal profession and offers advice to escapee-hopefuls.

Frank Caprio

The man called "the nicest judge in America" discusses his social media fame and background that made him who he is. 

 

 Bill Richardson

The former New Mexico governor discusses  negotiating with despots to win the release of individuals wrongly detained. 

Wendy Benchley

On its 50th anniversary, Peter Benchley's widow discusses what her husband said Jaws is really about. And It's not a shark. 

 

 Vernon Jordan

The legendary power broker discusses his work as a civil rights leader.

Fred Gray

The Montgomery, Alabama lawyer discusses his work for a couple of famous clients – Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 Keyshawn Johnson

The former overall #1 NFL draft pick discusses the breaking of the NFL color barrier.

Joan Dangerfield

On what would have been his 100th birthday, Rodney Dangerfield’s widow reflects on the legendary comic’s life.

 

Doug Jones

The former U.S. Senator from Alabama discusses his prosecution of the Birmingham church bombing case.

Kevin Mitnick

The world’s most famous computer hacker discusses his transition from federal prisoner to “white hat hacker.”  

 

 Clarence Jones

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s lawyer and speech writer discusses his role in drafting the “I have a dream” speech.

Len Elmore

The former NBA player discusses his career as a lawyer and 20 years behind the microphone for CBS’s coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

 

Leigh Steinberg

The sports agent known as the “real Jerry Maguire” discusses the impact of “name, image and likeness” on lawyers.

Michael Baden

The famed forensic pathologist discusses medical examiners who see themselves as part of the prosecution team and not independent scientists.

 

Dan Glickman

The 9-term Congressman from Kansas discusses his diverse career, which included Clinton's cabinet and Chairman/CEO of the Motion Picture Association of American.

Ron Klain

President Biden’s Chief of Staff discusses counseling the president and Supreme Court nominees, as well as making a very difficult phone call with historic implications.

 

Larry Wood

The Chicago public interest lawyer discusses winning The New Yorker “Caption Contest” more times than any other person.

David Tatel

The retired D.C. Circuit judge discusses how his blindness affected his career on the nation’s second highest court.

 

Lou Schiff

The retired Florida judge says the entire law school curriculum can be taught using only cases about baseball.  He’s exaggerating, but not by much.

Rocky Patel

Before selling 30 million cigars a year in about 100 countries, Rocky Patel was practicing law in a small firm in Los Angeles.  He discusses his unique career transition   

 

Vince Lombardi,Jr. and Vince Lombardi,II 

Vince Lombardi dropped out of Fordham Law School after one semester and went to work coaching high school football.  But his son and grandson became lawyers.  They discuss their legal careers and connections to the legendary coach.

Peter Barton Hutt

The one-time chief counsel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discusses his famous invention -- the nutrition label on foods.  

 

Kent Alexander

The former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia discusses the letter he wrote to Richard Jewell’s lawyer, informing him that his client was cleared of involvement in the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Jed Rakoff

The well-known judge of the Southern District of New York discusses how to fix a broken legal system.  

 

Barbara Rae Venter

The “Golden State Killer” case went unsolved for four decades. The former patent lawyer discusses how she and a team of six, using genetic genealogy, needed only 63 days and $217 to solve it.

Calvin Duncan

The man with a 9th grade education discusses teaching himself the law behind bars and winning his freedom from a life sentence for murder. Then the jailhouse lawyer went to law school and became a “real” lawyer.