Ari Cohn, Free Speech Counsel at TechFreedom, a non-partisan nonprofit think tank devoted to technology law and policy, joins Karen Conti to discuss AI deepfakes. With her popularity growing, AI deepfakes of Taylor Swift are circulating.  Is the posting of deep fakes illegal?  Should the laws be stricter? Karen and Ari answer those questions and more.

There is an emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem and side hustle culture in Chicago. Karen Conti is joined by Julie Lokun, who is a lawyer and entrepreneurial coach, and employment lawyer and Karen’s law partner Patrick Dolan to discuss the legal issues that could arise. Plus, Julie talks about Cre8tive Con, Karen Conti being a featured speaker, and what attendees can expect.

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Eric Rinehart, Lake County State’s Attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Highland Park shooting prosecution and holding parents liable for children’s criminal conduct.

Elizabeth Kaveny, from Kaveny & Kroll, joins Karen Conti to talk about a new study showing minorities are misdiagnosed at a significantly higher rate.  Elizabeth also talks about other malpractice and personal injury issues. 

Ari Cohn, First Amendment and Defamation Lawyer and Free Speech Counsel for TechFreedom, joins Karen Conti to discuss the lawsuit brought by a Chicago man against 27 women and Facebook over negative posts on the website “Are We Dating the Same Guy?”  Ari also discusses First Amendment issues on college campuses and the TikTok bans across the country.

IRS tax attorney Steven A. Leahy of the Law Office of Steven A. Leahy, PC with Opem Tax Advocates, joins Karen Conti to talk about the new infusion of $80 billion into the IRS, the IRS using AI to monitor tax cheats, and Hunter Biden charges.   

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan LLC, joins Lisa Dent to recite her rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas featuring her top legal stories of 2023.

Author Glenn Wall joins Karen Conti to talk about the unsolved murder of Valerie Percy in the 1960s. To buy Glenn’s book, Sympathy Vote, click here.

Steve Brown, tax attorney with Clark Hill, joins Karen Conti to discuss former President Donald Trump’s civil trial, Hunter Biden’s tax charges, and changes at the IRS.

Erika Harold joins Karen Conti to talk about bullying.  As Miss America, her platform was antibullying, and as an Attorney and Executive Directory of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, she is launching a campaign against adult bullying.