In this week's Legal Speak episode, New York class action attorney Alex Barnett reveals how performing stand-up comedy and writing screenplays make him more effective in court.

Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Alex Barnett

Producer: Charles Garnar

Geoffrey Potter runs a large anticounterfeiting practice for Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, which he has done since 1995. The practice had something of an international detective mystery thing going on. Tracking down and seizing product, global investigations and some really weird, and, admittedly, clever ways to hawk bogus product. And there are real consequences if and when these products hit the market. Potter tells us all about it.

Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Geoffrey Potter

Producer: Charles Garnar

In this week's Legal Speak episode, former Minnesota prosecutor Jack Rice discusses the legality of prosecuting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the January deaths of American citizens and immigrant detainees.

Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith

Guest: Jack Rice

Producer: Charles Garnar

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas personal injury attorney Richard 'Dicky' Grigg pulls back the curtain on the prevalence of substance abuse and mental health issues among attorneys

Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith

Guest: Dicky Grigg

Reporter: Laura Lorek

Producer: Charles Garnar

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Atlanta Family and Law Divorce Attorney Crystal Wright sheds light on the national implications of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act.

Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith

Guest: Crystal Wright

Producer: Charles Garnar

Former federal prosecutor for the Central District of California Joe McNally details the legal elements involved in the extraction and pending prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on U.S. soil.

Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield

Guest: Joe McNally

Producer: Charles Garnar

Supreme Court of Georgia Justice Benjamin A. Land and U.S. District Judge Clay D. Land sit down with Legal Speak podcast co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss what it's like being "brothers in law".

Hosts: Cedra Mayfiled & Patrick Smith

Guests: Benjamin Land and Clay Land

Producer: Charles Garnar

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores Venable partner Derek Smith's passion for high-energy concert photography.

Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith

Reporter: Laura Lorek

GuestL Derek Smith

Producer: Charles Garnar

ALM Litigation Daily editor and columnist Ross Todd sat down with Tyson & Mendes founder Bob Tyson and managing partner Cayce Lynch to discuss their new book "Nuclear Verdicts: The Apex; Break the Pattern". The book looks at 100 closing arguments from cases that yielded disproportionately large non-economic damage awards for plaintiffs and how defense attorneys can avoid a similar fate.

Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield

Guests: Bob Tyson & Cayce Lynch

Producer: Charles Garnar

It has returned … and so have we!

More than just a legal event, the General Counsel Conference East empowers today's legal leaders for growth, innovation, and excellence. Designed specifically for general counsel, legal executives, and industry professionals, the GCC East is the premier gathering that offers unique opportunities for learning, networking, and professional development. With a description like that, combined with the fact that we've been there since year one of our launch, how could Legal Speak not be there doing live episodes. This year the conference moved to the beautiful Midtown Hilton in New York, a place we're quite familiar with, as it's been home to Legal Week for decades.

In this episode, host Patrick Smith sat down with Laura Belmont, General Counsel at Civis Analytics

Host: Patrick Smith

Guest: Laura Belmont

Producer: Charles Garnar