The Comedians at Law Podcast

This week Kevin and Matt steer the ship. They discuss the very big upcoming week for Comedians at Law with stops at Helium in Philadelphia, Harvard Law, New England Law and The Stand in NYC. They discuss the new crop of law schools that opened in spite of mounting evidence this is a terrible idea. They then talk about the student who was caught dealing meth at Georgetown law and finish with a discuss of Sen Menendez alleged sexual indiscretions. Matt then interviews Jenny Hutt, a Sirius radio host of 2 shows (JustJenny and Jon Hein TV show), tv personality, author of Whateverland and lawyer, who calls in while working out on a treadmill. She talks about how she manages to balance all of it, in addition to being a wife and mother. She tells us how she went from lawyer to incredible multitasker. She also talks about coming from an entertainment family as her dad is a legendary music producer and her brother is a very successful Hollywood writer and producer. You can follow her on twitter: @jenniferhutt and at justjenny.com Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes. And please tell your friends in Philly and NYC to come to our shows. Philadelphia, Wed, Feb 6th at Helium, 7:30 PM. Sunday - The Stand, NYC, Feb 10th at 8

This week Kevin and Matt steer the ship. They discuss the very big upcoming week for Comedians at Law with stops at Helium in Philadelphia, Harvard Law, New England Law and The Stand in NYC. They discuss the new crop of law schools that opened in spite of mounting evidence this is a terrible idea. They then talk about the student who was caught dealing meth at Georgetown law and finish with a discuss of Sen Menendez alleged sexual indiscretions. Matt then interviews Jenny Hutt, a Sirius radio host of 2 shows (JustJenny and Jon Hein TV show), tv personality, author of Whateverland and lawyer, who calls in while working out on a treadmill. She talks about how she manages to balance all of it, in addition to being a wife and mother. She tells us how she went from lawyer to incredible multitasker. She also talks about coming from an entertainment family as her dad is a legendary music producer and her brother is a very successful Hollywood writer and producer. You can follow her on twitter: @jenniferhutt and at justjenny.com Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes. And please tell your friends in Philly and NYC to come to our shows. Philadelphia, Wed, Feb 6th at Helium, 7:30 PM. Sunday - The Stand, NYC, Feb 10th at 8

This week, Comedians at Law hit the road for a southern swing through Nashville and Atlanta. Amazingly the Atlanta Punchline is owned by a fellow lawyer and comedian, Jamie Bendall..who by the way, is a hilarious comedians that superbly emcee'd our show in Atlanta.Matt, J-L and Alex sat down in his studio which is in the back of his law office...which is literally 30 feet from the club, to talk shop. This ended up mostly being a discussion about the state of comedy and it's future, with a little bit of law sprinkled in. Hugely insightful for any comedians who want to know about the business and very entertaining for our lawyer followers who want to know how to balance their legal careers with a ton of other interesting things! You can follow Jamie on twitter: @punchlinecomedy and as always follow @comediansatlaw, become a follower on Podomatic and like us on iTunes!

This week, Comedians at Law hit the road for a southern swing through Nashville and Atlanta. Amazingly the Atlanta Punchline is owned by a fellow lawyer and comedian, Jamie Bendall..who by the way, is a hilarious comedians that superbly emcee'd our show in Atlanta.Matt, J-L and Alex sat down in his studio which is in the back of his law office...which is literally 30 feet from the club, to talk shop. This ended up mostly being a discussion about the state of comedy and it's future, with a little bit of law sprinkled in. Hugely insightful for any comedians who want to know about the business and very entertaining for our lawyer followers who want to know how to balance their legal careers with a ton of other interesting things! You can follow Jamie on twitter: @punchlinecomedy and as always follow @comediansatlaw, become a follower on Podomatic and like us on iTunes!

This week, Kevin and Alex have their inaugural turn together as podcasters on the eve of Martin Luther King Day and the 2nd term inauguration. Alex and Kevin announced the winner of the CAL Idol contest -- the very funny Joan Weisblatt, who will join the group onstage on February 6 at 8pm at Philadelphia's Helium Comedy Club. They also discussed a new proposal being discussed in the legal halls of power about allowing students to sit for the bar exam after their 2d year of law school. Then Matt takes over to interview Alison Monahan, the founder of the popular website, The Girls Guide to Law School whose tagline is: Get In, Get Through, Stay You. She explains how she came up with this idea, how she felt women faced a lot of pressures in law school and deal with them differently from their male counterparts and therefore needed a resource like this site. We also discuss her take on firm life for women and the balancing of family vs. trying to become a female partner. She also has sites LawSchoolToolBox.com and BarExamToolbox.com. She also lets us know about an upcoming conference in San Francisco...it's open to men, so fellas, the ratio will probably definitely be in your favor! You can follow Alison on twitter at: @GirlsGuidetoLS and on her website: http://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes. And please tell your friends in Nashville and Atlanta to come to our shows. Nashville, Wed, Jan 23rd at Zanies, 7:30 PM. Thursday - Atlanta Punchline, Jan 24th at 8

This week, Kevin and Alex have their inaugural turn together as podcasters on the eve of Martin Luther King Day and the 2nd term inauguration. Alex and Kevin announced the winner of the CAL Idol contest -- the very funny Joan Weisblatt, who will join the group onstage on February 6 at 8pm at Philadelphia's Helium Comedy Club. They also discussed a new proposal being discussed in the legal halls of power about allowing students to sit for the bar exam after their 2d year of law school. Then Matt takes over to interview Alison Monahan, the founder of the popular website, The Girls Guide to Law School whose tagline is: Get In, Get Through, Stay You. She explains how she came up with this idea, how she felt women faced a lot of pressures in law school and deal with them differently from their male counterparts and therefore needed a resource like this site. We also discuss her take on firm life for women and the balancing of family vs. trying to become a female partner. She also has sites LawSchoolToolBox.com and BarExamToolbox.com. She also lets us know about an upcoming conference in San Francisco...it's open to men, so fellas, the ratio will probably definitely be in your favor! You can follow Alison on twitter at: @GirlsGuidetoLS and on her website: http://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes. And please tell your friends in Nashville and Atlanta to come to our shows. Nashville, Wed, Jan 23rd at Zanies, 7:30 PM. Thursday - Atlanta Punchline, Jan 24th at 8

This week Kevin Israel and Matt Ritter steer the ship. We discuss the week's crazy legal stories. A professor at one of our favorite law schools, Ohio Northern, gets in hot water for getting too friendly with one of his law students. We also touch on the law firm in Houston that is paying their 1st years the equivalent of 414k in NY. We debate which cities we would live in if they paid that kind of money. Found out how Kevin feels about working as a lawyer in Vegas, Minneapolis, Detroit, Cleveland or KC. We also get into why the White House rejected a petition to build a real life Death Star. Then, Matt is joined by top sports lawyer and writer for Forbes, Darren Heitner. He joins us to discuss all things sports law. How he got his start at such a young age, some of the challenges of being a sports lawyer and how his age is now a big benefit. He also tells us things like the going rate for sponsor money in the bowling game and tells us that managing expectations and having a low key personality are the best traits in dealing with high profile clients. We discuss his potential future in politics and how 20 years from now when he's president, Comedians at Law can say we were there at the beginning! Follow Darren on Twitter @DarrenHeitner Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw Tweet us with #CALPod your idea for topics for next week's show - best one wins a free t-shirt. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes.

This week Kevin Israel and Matt Ritter steer the ship. We discuss the week's crazy legal stories. A professor at one of our favorite law schools, Ohio Northern, gets in hot water for getting too friendly with one of his law students. We also touch on the law firm in Houston that is paying their 1st years the equivalent of 414k in NY. We debate which cities we would live in if they paid that kind of money. Found out how Kevin feels about working as a lawyer in Vegas, Minneapolis, Detroit, Cleveland or KC. We also get into why the White House rejected a petition to build a real life Death Star. Then, Matt is joined by top sports lawyer and writer for Forbes, Darren Heitner. He joins us to discuss all things sports law. How he got his start at such a young age, some of the challenges of being a sports lawyer and how his age is now a big benefit. He also tells us things like the going rate for sponsor money in the bowling game and tells us that managing expectations and having a low key personality are the best traits in dealing with high profile clients. We discuss his potential future in politics and how 20 years from now when he's president, Comedians at Law can say we were there at the beginning! Follow Darren on Twitter @DarrenHeitner Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw Tweet us with #CALPod your idea for topics for next week's show - best one wins a free t-shirt. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes.

Alex and J-L are co-hosting their first episode of 2013 and have a great discussion of legal news. First they discuss the Supreme Court case involving the adoption of a Native American girl that J-L dubs "Dances with Poles." They move on to discuss some law suits over the Sandusky penalties at Penn State and finish with the story of yoga programs in prisons. The duo then interviews comedian-lawyer-mother-author Karen Bergreen about the various accomplishments and transitions in her life, along with brief words from both of her young sons. The guys then wrap up with Good Cop, Bad Cop. Follow Karen on Twitter @KarenBergreen Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw Tweet us with #CALPod your idea for best prison yoga position name - best one wins a free t-shirt. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes.

Alex and J-L are co-hosting their first episode of 2013 and have a great discussion of legal news. First they discuss the Supreme Court case involving the adoption of a Native American girl that J-L dubs "Dances with Poles." They move on to discuss some law suits over the Sandusky penalties at Penn State and finish with the story of yoga programs in prisons. The duo then interviews comedian-lawyer-mother-author Karen Bergreen about the various accomplishments and transitions in her life, along with brief words from both of her young sons. The guys then wrap up with Good Cop, Bad Cop. Follow Karen on Twitter @KarenBergreen Follow Comedians at Law @Comediansatlaw Tweet us with #CALPod your idea for best prison yoga position name - best one wins a free t-shirt. Become a follower on Podomatic or a subscriber on iTunes.

The final Comedians at Law podcast of 2012 brings excitement for the new year and a look back at the best and worst of 2012 for the legal world and for the Comedians at Law as well. We are looking forward to a very exciting 2013 and hoping to meet many of our listeners on the road this year!

The final Comedians at Law podcast of 2012 brings excitement for the new year and a look back at the best and worst of 2012 for the legal world and for the Comedians at Law as well. We are looking forward to a very exciting 2013 and hoping to meet many of our listeners on the road this year!

J-L and Alex are back this week and the episode is jam-packed. Headlining the episode is an exclusive interview with Santa Claus on the eve of his big day. Before that, Alex and J-L comment on Wayne LaPierre's "blame everything except guns" strategy, the First Amendment case for Orthodox circumcision and the Iowa Supreme Court, whcih upheld the firing of a woman on the basis that she was "irresistible." The guys then do a quick run through of Good Cop Bad Cop and award a free t-shirt. Follow Comedians at Law on Twitter @ComediansatLaw Subscrib for free on iTunes or Follow for free on Podomatic.

J-L and Alex are back this week and the episode is jam-packed. Headlining the episode is an exclusive interview with Santa Claus on the eve of his big day. Before that, Alex and J-L comment on Wayne LaPierre's "blame everything except guns" strategy, the First Amendment case for Orthodox circumcision and the Iowa Supreme Court, whcih upheld the firing of a woman on the basis that she was "irresistible." The guys then do a quick run through of Good Cop Bad Cop and award a free t-shirt. Follow Comedians at Law on Twitter @ComediansatLaw Subscrib for free on iTunes or Follow for free on Podomatic.

This week hosts Matt Ritter and Kevin Israel take a break from the jokes to express our grief over the Connecticut shooting and try to have a serious dialogue about the issues of gun control and mental health awareness in this country. We do however, feel an obligation to provide some laughter, so we invited another former lawyer turned actor/comedian, Rob Lindo on the podcast to discuss his experience. He and Matt share war stories from document review, he breaks down the world of commercial acting for the listeners and admits that although he looks just like him, he is NOT the discount double check guy. Follow CAL @COmediansatlaw on Twitter Please subscribe on iTunes and give it 5 stars or register as a Follower on Podomatic.