ReTrial Podcast

Some call it progress, learn about the business of law and the growth of legal service marketing with special guests and marketing icons Attorney Michael Wright and Attorney Doug Mann. #BarAssociation #legalhistory #LegalPodcast

Everyone knows they are going to die. The mercy of death is when you don’t know how or when. We discuss deep questions with special guest Attorney Gary W. Crim. Does the death penalty really stop people from killing? What is it like representing someone who is given the death penalty? 

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History tells the story of varying perspectives. Some saw NCR as a Dayton staple and hero in the flood while others did not agree with how they conducted business. Learn more about the role of NCR in Dayton and the Antitrust case. Special guest Brady Kress President and CEO at Dayton History. 

From death threats to a local gangster performing illegal abortions, this episode is full of history on the controversial issue of abortion and demonstrates how the law follows society. 

Go back in time almost 100 years to a case in which a black man was charged with killing a Dayton policeman in 1927.

Moses Jones came to Dayton as its first black attorney in the year 1900. Learn about his career seeking justice for individuals in a racist society and how he planted seeds of the civil rights movement.

Get to know Herb Eikenbary, known as the Ringmaster of Dayton and one of the most memorable lawyers who died in 1974, leaving behind a fund for struggling young lawyers.

Many call John McMahon the greatest lawyer in Dayton's history. His 69-years of active practice started in 1852. John worked with Governor Cox, The Wright Brothers, John Patterson and many other historical figures.

The antitrust case between department store giants, Rikes and Beerman, how they left downtown Dayton for the suburbs and ultimately disappeared.

A discussion about the Dayton school desegregation case that lasted from 1972 to 1975 including the murder of a desegregation specialist. We'll take a look at both sides of the case, their strategy and ultimately the decision that impacts our present-day realities.