In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, sits down with Georgia criminal defense and injury attorney, Joshua Schiffer. Together they discuss his journey into law, perspectives on caring for clients, achieving work-life balance, insights on jury communication, and analysis of current cases like Delphi and Natalie Holloway. They explore effective trial strategies, mental health factors in criminal justice, and the importance of vulnerability and connection in legal proceedings. 

Guest Bio and Links:

Joshua Schiffer is an attorney providing legal services covering Criminal Defense, Personal Injury. Listeners can learn more about Joshua Sschiffer at his website: https://chancoschiffer.com/ 

Show Notes: 

• [0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum
• [2:30] Sheryl introduces guest, Joshua Schiffer to the listeners  
• [4:00] Joshua's experience with the American legal system
• [8:30] Importance of empathy in legal arguments
• [12:00] “Caring is contagious.” 
• [17:00] Recidivism within the legal system  
• [19:00] Question: What is going on in Delphi?  
• [27:55] Contempt of court
• [35:45] Joshua's views on justice and advocacy
• [37:30] “As a peacemaker, the lawyer has the superior opportunity of being a good man.” -A.L

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Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award-winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, a Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students, and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.  

You can connect and learn more about Sheryl’s work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org

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