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McCracken “Ken” Poston, Jr. is a Georgia trial lawyer, practicing criminal defense
in Ringgold, Georgia. He is a former 4 term legislator in the Georgia House of
Representatives. He is a graduate of the The University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga and is a 1985 graduate of The University of Georgia School of Law.
He has practiced law for 39 years in Georgia. He gained national attention for his
handling of several notable cases that were featured on CNN Presents, Dateline
NBC, A&E’s American Justice and Forensic Files. Ken’s new book “Zenith Man:
Death, Love and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom” tells the tale of Alvin
Ridley, accused of murdering his wife, and Ken’s courtroom battle for Justice for
Alvin.

Links:
https://www.mccrackenpostonjr.com/
http://www.akintate.com/
https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
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Today on the podcast, Robin and Lester discuss negligent security with Gilbert Deitch and Andrew Rogers
 
Guest Bio
 
Gil Deitch is widely recognized as a leading advocate for the rights of
crime victims and an expert on civil cases arising from rapes and other
criminal assaults occurring on private and public property. For decades he
has been known by lawyers and judges as a pioneering force in the field of
premises liability and has handled more negligent security cases than any
other attorney in the State of Georgia and throughout the Southeast.
 
Gil Deitch is a member of the Georgia and Tennessee Bar Associations. He
belongs to the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He received his law
degree (J.D.) from the University of Tennessee in 1970 and his
undergraduate degree (B.B.A.) from the University of Georgia in 1967.
 
Andy Rogers has worked tirelessly for crime victims since 1988. After
beginning his career as criminal prosecutor, Mr. Rogers has concentrated
exclusively on representing crime victims in civil cases for over 20 years.

Links:
Atlanta Crime Victim Attorneys - Deitch + Rogers
http://www.akintate.com/
https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
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Today on the podcast, Robin and Lester flashback to previous guests answers on the ultimate question: What is Justice?
Links:
http://www.akintate.com/
https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
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Today on the podcast, Robin and Lester interview author and lawyer Martin Siegel
 
Guest Bio
Martin Siegel’s law practice focuses on briefing and arguing complex appeals in federal and state courts. He also handles key motions in trial courts and consults on legal analysis and strategy. Siegel has won appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal appellate courts around
the country, and the Texas Supreme Court, and has repeatedly earned recognition
from peers. 
In 2012, he was elected to the Texas Bar Foundation, a fellowship limited to 0.3% of federal civil appeals | Houston | Law Offices of Martin J. Siege (siegelfirm.com)licensed Texas attorneys each year based on regional peer nomination. The Texas Bar Foundation supports projects providing affordable legal services for underserved communities, promotes professionalism, and educates the public about the justice system. Martin graduated from the University of Texas undergrad and then Harvard Law School. 
After graduating from Harvard Law School, Martin J. Siegel was the last law clerk for Judge Irving R. Kaufman, the subject of Martin’s new book, who served on the Second Circuit. Martin then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and as Special Counsel on the staff of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee from 2000-2001.
 He now practices law in Houston, Texas and teaches American Legal History at the University of Houston Law Center, where he also directs the Appellate Civil Rights Clinic. He also serves on the board of the Anti-Defamation League, Southwest Region, and has drafted state legislative testimony and amicus briefing for the ADL. Martin is also a Senior Editor of Litigation, a quarterly publication of the American Bar Association’s Section on Litigation.

Links:
 Houston | Law Offices of Martin J. Siege (siegelfirm.com)
https://www.martinjsiegel.com/
http://www.akintate.com/
https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
See You In Court (seeyouincourtpodcast.org)
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Today on the podcast, Robin and Lester interview Craig T. Jones
 
Guest Bio
Craig Jones is a North Carolina native who is a graduate of Brown University and Wake Forest University School of Law. He has been handling cases of governmental liability since the 1980’s—including two civil rights cases that Craig personally argued in the United States Supreme Court: Hope v. Pelzer (2002) and Scott v. Harris (2007). In addition to representing plaintiffs in police misconduct and other governmental liability cases, Craig has practiced extensively in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, and premises liability.
After practicing for 29 years in Atlanta and 8 years in Washington, Georgia, Craig and his wife Sharon are in the process of moving their empty nest to Savannah, where he will continue to maintain a statewide tort practice with civil rights cases in all three federal districts of Georgia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrVKSgRZ2GY
Links:
Craig T. Jones, P.C. – Trial Lawyer (craigtjones.com)
Scott v Harris (USSC 05-1631) Pursuit Video
http://www.akintate.com/
https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
See You In Court (seeyouincourtpodcast.org)
To learn more about the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, visit fairplay.org
 

Judge Mike Jacobs has served on the State Court of DeKalb
County since June 2015. Mike is the first openly LGBTQ+
countywide elected official in DeKalb County history and the
county’s first openly LGBTQ+ trial judge.
 
Mike serves on the board of directors of Leadership DeKalb, chairs
Government Day for the program, and is a member of the Class
of 2016, the best class ever. He also serves on the board of
directors of the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia and as
secretary and a board member of the International Association of
LGBTQ+ Judges.
 
Prior to his judicial service, Mike served ten and a half years in
the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the DeKalb
communities of Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Toco Hills.  He was
chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight
Committee (MARTOC), the joint House and Senate committee
that oversees MARTA’s management, budget, and fiscal affairs. 
He also served as chairman of one of the two subcommittees of
the House Judiciary Committee.
 
In 2010, Mike received the Allen Thornell Political Advancement
Award from Georgia Equality for authoring and passing a stronger
anti-bullying law for public schools. In 2012, Mike served on the Special Joint Committee on Criminal Justice Reform, which vetted major reforms that place greater
emphasis on rehabilitating non-violent offenders to lead productive lives.

In 2014, Interim CEO Lee May appointed Mike to the DeKalb
Operations Task Force (OTF).  The OTF recommended county
government reforms that the General Assembly enacted to
help our county function better, including DeKalb’s SPLOST, which
Mike authored and passed in 2015.
 
In 2019, Mike was recognized by the Stonewall Bar Association of
Georgia at its annual awards gala with the award for Outstanding
Service to the Stonewall Community.
 
Before joining the bench, Mike was a solo practitioner for four
years, focusing his practice on consumer bankruptcy and debtor-
creditor litigation. Mike received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the
University of Georgia School of Law in 2003. While at UGA Law,
he served as Executive Articles Editor of the Georgia Law Review. In 1997, Mike received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C. Mike is the proud parent of three children, Jonah, Eli, and
Samantha.

Links:
http://judgejacobs.com
http://www.akintate.com/
https://www.gatriallawyers.net/
See You In Court (seeyouincourtpodcast.org)
To learn more about the Georgia Civil Justice Foundation, visit fairplay.org