Employment Lawyer Patrick Dolan of Conti and Dolan joins Karen Conti to talk about employment law amid the mass federal employee layoffs and the effect new presidential administrations can have on employment.

David Ellis, a Judge and an Edgar-award-winning author of ten novels of crime fiction, as well as eight books co-authored with James Patterson, joins Karen Conti and Patrick Dolan, Karen’s partner at Conti and Dolan, to talk about his writing style and how he goes about writing crime novels.

Lester Munson, lawyer and former Sports Illustrated and ESPN sportswriter, joins Karen Conti and Patrick Dolan, Karen’s partner at Conti and Dolan, to talk about the dangers of sports gambling and how addictive it can be. Then Lester discusses whether or not Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame.

Scott Turow, New York Times best seller author, joins Karen Conti to talk about his latest book, Presumed Guilty, the latest installment of Rožat “Rusty” Sabich’s story.

Russell Edwards, an expert on Jack the Ripper, joins Karen Conti to discuss how the identity of the famed serial killer was discovered. A process that took more than a decade, Edwards got his breakthrough piece of genetic evidence from a shawl.

Judge Patricia Spratt joins Karen Conti to discuss the WTTW documentary called Firsthand: Peacekeepers! Featured in the documentary is Judge Spratt’s North Lawndale Restorative Justice Court. Judge Spratt details the process and the criteria for those participating in the program.

Dr. Nadine Macaluso, psychotherapist and author, joins Karen Conti to discuss how to deal with narcissists. Dr. Macaluso also talks about her time married to Jordan Belfort and her book, Run Like Hell: A Therapist’s Guide To Recognizing, Escaping, And Healing From Trauma Bonds.

Dave Zehner, jury consultant, joins Karen Conti to discuss the Mike Madigan jury deliberations and what this means for corruption prosecutions in Illinois.

Julie Lokun and Dom Domansky join Karen Conti to talk about the upcoming Cre8tive Con in Chicago! For more information visit cre8tivecon.com.

Ola and Bola Osundairo join Karen Conti to discuss their involvement in the Jussie Smollett case and their new book, “Bigger Than Jussie:  The Disturbing Need for a Modern-Day Lynching.”