The Trial Brief
The Trial Brief
David Oddo
Conversations, thoughts, and interviews on legal matters, the law, and politics in today's world. DAVID M. ODDO, is a prominent New York attorney known as a tenacious, experienced and highly skilled trial attorney, who has obtained many large verdicts and settlements for his clients in his over 25-year career as a civil litigator. He takes great pride in representing people whose lives have been devastated by the negligence and recklessness of others. In addition to representing victims of medical malpractice and general negligence, Mr. Oddo is a staunch advocate for victims of childhood sex abuse. He represents clients throughout the state who have been abused by clergy, scout masters, teachers and other adults who took advantage of their positions of authority to harm children.
Game Changer: Timeline Presenter for Trial Attorneys w/ Stephen Haber
David is joined by prominent NY Attorney Stephen Haber to talk about his new trial preparation and presentation app, Timeline Presenter, that will revolutionize the way you prepare and present your case for trial. They also discuss the importance of technology in the courtroom, and trying your case in the new age of COVID.   Experience the full visual presentation here: https://youtu.be/R9txCe4oEMI   Stephen Haber has 37 years of trial experience in General Insurance Defense; Medical, Chiropractic, Dental and Podiatric Malpractice, Product Liability; Premises Liability and Commercial Litigation.  Plaintiffs Trial and Appellate Practice for the past 10 years and ongoing with focus in the medical malpractice arena.   He's the owner of YourTrialSupport, providing e-discovery, trial preparation, focus testing and presentation consulting services to trial counsel. Clients include some of the top plaintiffs malpractice attorneys in New York City. http://www.yourtrialsupport.com He's also a codesigner and representative of Timeline Presenter, an iPad-based app that allows you to organize, annotate, and comprehensively present your case with the visual clarity of a timeline with PDF editable and text searchable content, filterable and categorized events full of visually engaging content now in the Apple App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timeline-presenter/id1583565729
Feb 10, 2022
27 min
The Insurrection: One Year Later w/ Brandi Buchman
David is back with a new 2022 episode with his first guest of the year, Brandi Buchman (journalist and writer). They discuss "The Insurrection" of January 6, 2021 and how our country is still dealing with its aftermath one year later.   Senior staff writer at Daily Kos and was Chief White House & Congressional Correspondent for CourthouseNews.    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandi_Buchman   https://twitter.com/dailykos   https://muckrack.com/brandi-buchman/articles   https://www.dailykos.com/
Jan 21, 2022
22 min
False Confessions and Faulty Witness Identification w/ Preeminent Civil Rights Litigator Ilann Maazel
David is back with his guest, Ilann Maazel. They discuss, false confessions, faulty witness ID procedures, and police reform.    Ilann is a civil rights lawyer, partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady (U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 Civil Rights “Law Firm of the Year”), Civil Rights Litigation Columnist for the New York Law Journal, writer, pianist, and composer. Ilann helped save the High Line in New York City, and has brought class actions on behalf of hundreds of disabled preschool children in New York City, thousands of inmates in New York City prisons, and millions of Americans surveilled by the National Security Agency.     Firm: EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF ABADY WARD & MAAZEL LLP     https://ecbawm.com/our-people/ilann-margalit-maazel/ NYLJ Article: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2021/03/10/false-confessions-mistaken-identification-and-wrongful-convictions/   Law.com: https://www.law.com/sites/ilannmmaazel/#:~:text=Ilann%20M.-,Maazel,writer%2C%20pianist%2C%20and%20composer.   http://ilann.com/   https://twitter.com/imaazel?lang=en
Apr 18, 2021
32 min
Backlash against Democracy w/ Teri Kanefield
David invites author, lawyer, and blogger, Teri Kanefield to the show.  https://terikanefield-blog.com https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield
Feb 8, 2021
34 min
Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race
David talks with author, Jennifer Carlson, PhD. They take a deep-dive into her new book, Policing the Second Amendment: Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race. You can order it now at the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Policing-Second-Amendment-Enforcement-Politics-ebook/dp/B08CS4DQ68 Jennifer Carlson is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Government & Public Policy at the University of Arizona. She received her Ph.D. in sociology in 2013 from University of California, Berkeley. Her award-winning research examines American gun culture, policing and public law enforcement, and conservative politics. It has been featured in popular venues like the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, the BBC, and the Detroit News as well as in scholarly outlets such as the American Journal of Sociology, Social Problems, Gender & Society, British Journal of Criminology, Contexts, Theoretical Criminology, Feminist Criminology and Violence Against Women.  http://jdawncarlson.com
Jan 30, 2021
41 min
Find The Helpers w/ Fred Guttenberg
David has an intimate conversation with activist against gun violence and author, Fred Guttenberg. They discuss his life and inspirational new book, Find The Helpers.   Fred Guttenberg began his public life after the murder of his beautiful 14-year-old daughter Jaime in the Parkland school shooting on Feb 14, 2018.  The day after the murder, Fred decided to attend a public vigil in Parkland.  While there, the Mayor asked him to speak.  His words shook a nation and he has not stopped since     Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Guttenberg/e/B08DBST41M%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   https://orangeribbonsforjaime.org/   twitter: https://twitter.com/fred_guttenberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/fred-guttenberg/
Jan 15, 2021
32 min
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
David discusses the history of the electoral college with author, historian, and professor, Alexander Keyssar.   https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/alex-keyssar   https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Keyssar/e/B001JSCIAM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   https://jacobinmag.com/author/alexander-keyssar
Dec 30, 2020
30 min
"The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump" w/ Bandy X. Lee, M.D., Yale Forensic Psychiatrist
David discusses Trump's mental health with Yale Forensic Psychiatrist, Bandy X. Lee, M.D. Her book, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump is a New York Times bestseller! More than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists offer their consensus view that Trump's mental state presents a clear and present danger to our nation and individual well-being.   Bandy Lee is a faculty member of the Law and Psychiatry Division at Yale School of Medicine and Yale University-wide Global Health Studies Program. During her training, she focused on public-sector psychiatry as chief resident and on East Africa as a fellow of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. She worked in several maximum-security prisons throughout the United States and consulted with governments on violence prevention programming. She currently teaches students representing asylum seekers and training to become public defenders through Yale Law School and offers a comprehensive course on violence to Yale undergraduate and graduate students. She also served as Director of Research for the Center for the Study of Violence and as speaker to the World Economic Forum.     https://www.who.int/violenceprevention/about/participants/yale/en/   https://refugee.macmillan.yale.edu/people/bandy-x-lee   https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Case-Donald-Trump-Psychiatrists/dp/1250179459     https://worldmhc.org/mueller_report/   https://www.amazon.com/Violence-Interdisciplinary-Approach-Causes-Consequences/dp/1119240670
Dec 23, 2020
38 min
Corruption and Complicity: Democracy on the Brink (with Robert Maguire of CREW)
David talks with Robert Maguire of CREW about their new report, Trump, and where our country stands as a democracy.   Links: https://www.citizensforethics.org/   CREW Report: What Democracy Looks Like-https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/democracy-reform-blueprint-accountable-inclusive-ethical-government/   https://www.citizensforethics.org/about/our-team/   Twitter: @RobertMaguire_   @CREWcrew
Dec 10, 2020
36 min
Unconscionable: Trump's Lame Duck Rush To Execute Inmates w/Liliana Segura of The Intercept
Liliana Segura (Investigative Journalist at The Intercept) joins David to discuss the Trump-Barr Lame Duck Rush To Execute Inmates.   Liliana Segura is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the U.S. criminal justice system, with a longtime focus on harsh sentencing, the death penalty, and wrongful convictions. She was previously an associate editor at the Nation Magazine, where she edited a number of award-winning stories and earned a 2014 Media for a Just Society Award for her writing on prison profiteering. While at The Intercept, Segura has received the Texas Gavel Award in 2016 and the 2017 Innocence Network Journalism Award for her investigations into convictions in Arizona and Ohio. In 2019 she was honored in the Abolitionist category of the Frederick Douglass 200, a recognition given by the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. Segura has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN International, Democracy Now!, and numerous other outlets. Her speaking engagements have included public interviews with authors such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post and Colorlines, and has been reprinted in outlets ranging from prison magazines to the anthologies “The Best American Legal Writing” and “Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You.” She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.   https://theintercept.com/2020/11/18/death-penalty-execution-orlando-hall/   https://theintercept.com/staff/liliana-segura/   https://twitter.com/LilianaSegura?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   https://lannan.org/events/bryan-stevenson-with-liliana-segura   https://theintercept.com/
Dec 4, 2020
38 min
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