Contesting a Will

In this episode...

Divorce attorney and author, Ron Bavero, discusses his new book, An Elephant Doesn't Marry A Giraffe: Everything I Learned As A Divorce Attorney. Ron shares his experiences as a Divorce Attorney and highlights practical tips for students interested in the practice of family law.  Ron also highlights some of the compelling stories in his book, which dramatically illustrate, in practical terms, what divorcing spouses need to know and how to avoid the critical mistakes which undermine their divorce cases.

About our guest...

RONALD J. BAVERO, Esq. has been practicing matrimonial and family law for almost forty (40) years. Consistently recognized as one of the top divorce attorneys in this field, Mr. Bavero is listed in America's Most Honored Attorneys - Top 1%; Super Lawyers of New York, Top Attorneys in the New York Metro Area; Who’s Who in American Law and Martindale-Hubbell’s “Preeminent Ratings for Attorneys” – the highest rating an attorney can achieve for both legal ability and ethics. 

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, an exclusive group of divorce professionals with a national reputation and has served on the Executive Committee of the New York Bar Association Family Law Section, as well as numerous other bar associations. 

Apart from his traditional divorce practice, he is also an esteemed educator. For many years, Mr. Bavero taught Matrimonial Law and Practice as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace University School of Law. He was also a regular lecturer for the Family Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and more recently has lectured across the State of New York to other divorce attorneys, as a frequent presenter for Matlaw, a renowned Continuing Legal Education Program, as part of its popular annual updates and specialized seminars on topics including matrimonial law, evidence, trial practice, custody matters and divorce arbitration.

Drawing upon his many years as a practicing divorce attorney, as well as his experience as an educator and author, Mr. Bavero has not only published his recently released book (“An Elephant Doesn’t Marry A Giraffe – Everything I Learned As A Divorce Attorney”) but also maintains a website www.divorcedeverafter.com   where he continues to offer invaluable information and amazing stories about the subject of divorce and separation to people who have or are about to embark upon the journey of divorce

In this episode I am joined again by one of my favorite guests,  with Steve Schwartz, founder and CEO of LSAT Unplugged. 

Steve explains the new LSAT and provides advice to those taking the LSAT or even thinking about taking the test.   You will learn a bout the changes coming to the logic section and get advice on whether to wait for the new test or take the test in its current iteration. 

In this episode, Professor Josh Galperin, Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law interviews me about equitable remedies and promissory estoppel.

Some key takeways...
1. Promissory estoppel is an equitable remedy, awarded for fairness when a legal remedy is not available.
2. Promissory estoppel is only available in the absence of a legal contract.
3. Promissory estoppel is available if
      (1) the promisor should reasonably expect to induce action or forbearance on the part of the promisee  (objective evaluation)
      (2) the promisee did rely on the promise (subjective evaluation)
      (3) injustice can only be avoided by granting a remedy

About our guest...Professor Josh Galperin teaches contracts, administrative law and environmental law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law. Prior to joining the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Professor Gelperin was on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he was a two-time winner of the Most Valuable Professor award. Prior to Pitt, he was the Director of the Environmental Protection Clinic, Lecturer in Law, and a Research Scholar at Yale Law School.  He has published extensively on environmental law, with particular emphasis on the role of non-governmental advocates in the creation and maintenance of environmental law, takings and just compensation, invasive species policy, and private environmental governance. Professor Galperin worked for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) where he was a policy analyst and research attorney. Galperin studied law at Vermont Law School where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Vermont Law Review’s senior editorial board. He earned a master’s degree in environmental management from the Yale School of the Environment (then the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies) and a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in wildlife conservation from the University of Delaware.

In this episode...
I speak with Kevin Gregg, a partner at Kurzban, Kurzban,  Tetzeli and Pratt about his experience practicing Immigration Law.  We cover a host of issues including the origins of modern immigration law practice, key entree jobs into the practice area and some ideal first jobs, including internships and government programs.  Mr. Gregg shares information about some little known terrific job opportunities and shares some great insights into growing as a lawyer during the first years of practice.

Some key takeaways...
1. modern immigration law began with The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
2. The Attorney General's Honors Program is a great way to break into the area of law
3. You don't have to be in the top of your class to get a federal internship, nor do you have to secure that internship right out of law school.

About our guest...

Kevin A. Gregg is a partner with KKTP, practicing in all areas of immigration law, including removal defense, appellate advocacy, federal court litigation, and USCIS representation. Kevin has practiced in the realm of immigration law and litigation for nearly a decade and, due to his years working “behind the bench” for judges, he is uniquely qualified to represent clients in court.  Prior to joining KKTP, he served a one-year Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Beth F. Bloom in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.  Before that, he served for two years as a Judicial Law Clerk and Attorney Advisor in the San Diego Immigration Court, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), through the Attorney General’s Honors Program.  Kevin now applies the skills he developed working for judges to represent clients at all stages of immigration proceedings.

Kevin is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and the University of Florida. 

He is the host of the weekly immigration case law podcast: Immigration Review, available on the KKTP website and all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   You can find a list of immigration cases he discusses here.  You can reach Mr. Gregg  kgregg@kktplaw.com
Follow him on social media at
Facebook: @immigrationreview
Instagram: @immigrationreview
Twitter: @immreview

In this episode: 

I speak with Tony Iliakostas about Entertainment and IP Law.  Tony discusses his entree into the entertainment law practice and shares fascinating details about posthumous personality rights.

Some Key Takeways:

1. There are ways to distinguish yourself to employers besides grades. You can start a blog, write about topics of interest, etc.

2. When trying to find a job, network, network, network

3. Recognize the value that your work as a lawyer contributes to the overall business or social good to which you are contributing.

About our guest:

Tony Iliakostas, also known as “Prof. T” by his students, is the Manager of ABC News Rights and Clearances and an Adjunct Professor at New York Law School, teaching Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property.

 In his role at ABC News, Tony handles complex copyright licensing for various ABC News programs, including “Good Morning America,” “20/20,” “Nightline,” and other related ABC News branded programs.  Tony also works closely with the news division’s business affairs and legal departments on various risk assessment matters when licensing photos and videos for the broadcasts as well as mitigating any legal claims in the event there is a copyright infringement claim. 

 Tony also has experience in personality rights licensing, having handled the licensing of various dead celebrities including Albert Einstein, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and other iconic celebrities in his role as Business Affairs Manager at Greenlight.

 Tony most recently started an Instagram account called @TheIPProfessor as way to encourage, educate, and entertain people about the wonderful world of intellectual property.

 Tony is a graduate of Fordham University, Class of 2011, and New York Law School, Class of 2014.

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In this episode...

Professor Josh Galperin explains government rule-making authority and provides a broad overview of topics covered in administrative law.

Some key takeaways....

1. Administrative law is the law that governs day-to-day government operations. It explains how federal agencies like the EPA, FDA, or SEC get authority to act, restrictions on their actions, and judicial review of their work.
2. Agencies make rules, adjudicate disputes, enforce law, and offer policy guidance.
3. Rules are prospective and general policymaking while adjudication is case-by-case, fact-oriented dispute resolution.
4. Guidance is the process, short of making official rules, where agencies make non-binding predictions about how they expect to exercise their power.

About our guest...
Professor Josh Galperin is currently a Visiting Associate Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.  In the Fall of 2021, Prof. Galperin will join the Elisabeth Haub School of Law as an Assistant Professor of Law.  Prior to his position as a Visiting Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Professor Galperin held several positions at Yale University. He served as Associate Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, as a Research Scholar, Clinical Director, and Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, and as a Lecturer and Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Program at the Yale School of the Environment. During his time at Yale, Professor Galperin also oversaw the Haub Law/Yale School of the Environment dual degree program and coordinated the Land Use Collaborative, a joint project of the Land Use Law Center and Haub Law and the Yale School of the Environment.
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In this episode...
Professor Luke Norris, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law explains the difference between Labor Law and Employment Law classes and provides an explanation for why each is worth taking in as an upper-level law school class. As an added bonus, Professor Norris explains the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which the House of Representatives passed earlier in the month.

Some key takeaways are...

1.  Labor law focuses on the law of collective action and groups, such as unions, in the workplace.
2.  Employment law focuses more on individual rights in the workplace.
3.  Many schools combine the classes.
4.  Regardless of your desired area of practice, both of these classes are worth taking as an upper-level student as a way of deepening your understanding of laws that impact every working adult. 

About our guest....

Professor Luke Norris joined the Richmond Law faculty in 2018. He teaches and writes in the fields of civil procedure, labor and employment law, and constitutional law – with a focus on how these fields intersect with economic and democratic ordering. His publications have appeared or are forthcoming in the NYU Law Review, Fordham Law Review, and U.C. Irvine Law Review. His op-eds and other writing have appeared in Slate, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post. Luke clerked for Judge Robert D. Sack and Judge Guido Calabresi, both of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and was a litigator at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. He previously served as a visiting assistant professor at Cardozo Law School and a fellow at Columbia Law School. Luke earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, his M.Sc. from Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and his B.A. from Gettysburg College.
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In this episode...

We speak with Judge, Attorney, Historian, and Professor John Browning about righting historic wrongs. Prof. Browning has dedicated the past few years correcting the racial wrongs of State Bars. Last year, he secured admission for an African American man who aspired to be a lawyer in the 1880s but was denied bar admission because of his race. He is currently petitioning the New York State Bar to admit Ely S. Parker, a Native American War hero and the First Commissioner of Native American Affairs.

Some Key Takeaways...

1. State Supreme Courts have only awarded six posthumous bar admissions for those denied admission based on race.
2. Of the 6 posthumous admissions to date, 3 were Asian American men, and 3 were African American.
3. Asian Americans were prevented from becoming lawyers based on federal laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act, while African Americans were discriminated against based on specific laws in states like California and Maryland that barred Blacks from becoming lawyers, as well as by systemic racism.
4. Due to the lack of scholarship into this area and difficulties in locating documentary evidence of such exclusions, no one knows how many aspiring attorneys of color were prevented from entering the legal profession.

About our guest...
John Browning is a partner at the PlanoTexas office of   Spencer Fane LLP, an Adjunct Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University Dedham School of Law and a former justice for the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas. The author of five law books and 40 academic articles, Justice Browning is a nationally-recognized thought leader at the intersection of technology and the law whose work has been cited as authority by courts in California, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Tennessee, Maryland, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. He is also a respected legal historian, particularly in the areas of African American and Native American legal history.
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If you would like to contact Prof. Browning regarding his work you may reach him at jbrowning@spencerfane.com
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In this episode...

Professor Alexander Greenawalt discusses shares his thoughts, and predictions about California v. Texas, a case pending before the Supreme Court. Among other noteworthy issues, Professor Greenawalt discusses whether Congress has the power under the US Constitution to pass the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)? Why is the constitutionality of the ACA back for the Supreme Court this term? And how is the Supreme Court likely to resolve the dispute?


About our guest...

Alexander Greenawalt is a Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. He was previously a clerk for the Honorable Stephen F. Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Professor Greenawalt is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and Articles Editor of the Columbia Law Review.

Professor Greenawalt’s research focuses on criminal law, international law, and the laws of war. He has taught Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Administrative Law, International Criminal Law, United States Foreign Relations Law, and National Security Law. He is a two-time recipient of Pace's Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship, and a recipient of the Law School's Richard Ottinger Faculty Achievement Award. 

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In this episode, Steve Schwartz, host of LSAT unplugged, explains the new LSAT format and how to prepare for it.

Some key takeaways: 

1. The LSAT will be four timed sections instead of three.
2. The Fourth Section will be experimental
3. The time of the LSAT is now extended

About our guest....
For more than a decade, Steve Schwartz has helped thousands of students get into the law schools of their dreams, win large scholarships, and become successful attorneys.  He is the host of LSAT unplugged YouTube channels and LSAT Unplugged podcast.  In his quest to help every test-taker achieve their goal, Steve offers a Free Easy LSAT Cheat Sheet and LSAT Free Blog Stuff.

Check out all his materials at:
LSAT Unplugged Podcast
LSAT Unplugged YouTube
LSAT Unplugged Facebook Group
LSAT Blog Free Stuff
LSAT Easy Cheat Sheet
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