Karen Conti
Hear the latest legal news and opinion on the Karen Conti Podcast from 720 WGN
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Bob Clifford: Tens of thousands of near-misses at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Aviation and catastrophic injury lawyer Bob Clifford joins Karen Conti to talk about trending news in aviation law. Bob looks back at the American Airlines mid-air collision with an Army Black Hawk h…
New documentary on the unsolved 2008 Lane Bryant murders
Documentary filmmaker Charlie Minn joins Karen Conti to talk about a new documentary he is filming on the 2008 Lane Bryant murders, one of Chicago’s coldest cases. Charlie details the case, talks pot…
Tracy Ullman talks ‘The Serial Killer’s Apprentice’
True crime writer and producer Tracy Ullman joins Karen Conti to discuss the newly released HBO documentary ‘The Serial Killer’s Apprentice’, which is based on a book by the same name that was co-aut…
Is Alligator Alcatraz a concentration camp?
Author Andrea Pitzer joins Karen Conti to discuss whether Alligator Alcatraz is a concentration camp and why countries continue to have these holding facilities. Andrea details the conditions at Alli…
Dr. Twin Green: Mobile clinic for maternal mental health
Dr. Twin Green, Founder, President, and CEO of The Link & Option Center, Inc., joins Karen Conti to talk about her call for the establishment of the state’s first mobile clinic dedicated to addressin…
Steven Glink: Back-to-school legal issues to know
Education lawyer Steven Glink joins Karen Conti to discuss back-to-school legal issues. Steven touches on The Homeschool Act, bullying, students’ First Amendment rights regarding social media use, pr…
Who is liable for accidents when a car is self-driving?
Personal injury attorney Craig Squillace of Clifford Law Offices joins Karen Conti to discuss the ongoing Tesla trial in Florida for a deadly crash involving one of its self-driving cars. Craig expla…
Damon Cheronis: John Elway accident, DOJ, Idaho gag order
Criminal defense lawyer Damon Cheronis joins Karen Conti to discuss John Elway being cleared in the golf cart accident that killed his agent and when an accident becomes a crime. Damon also talks abo…
Erika Harold: Adults should be held to higher standards with bullying
Erika Harold, lawyer and Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism, joins Karen Conti to talk about anti-bullying in the workplace and how her personal experien…
Epstein Files Debate: Karen Conti breaks it down
Karen Conti, partner at Conti & Dolan, LLC., joins Lisa Dent to unpack the latest developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case following the DOJ’s memo stating there is no list of perpetrators and reaffi…
Jennifer Freeman: First time government admitted Jeffrey Epstein had child pornography videos
Jennifer Freeman, attorney for sexual abuse victims, joins Karen Conti to talk about this week’s DOJ announcement on Jeffrey Epstein that there is no evidence of a client list, no evidence that Epste…
Attorney Kathryn Casey details the Jimmy Buffett estate lawsuit
Elder law attorney Kathryn Casey joins Karen Conti to discuss the lawsuit brought by the executors of Jimmy Buffett’s $275 million estate. Kathryn gives her opinion on how this lawsuit will play out …
The Second City is training CPD leaders
Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice President of Creative Strategy, Innovation, and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “Getting to Yes, And…” podcast, joins Karen Conti to talk about T…
Damon Cheronis dives in on the P. Diddy verdict and the Idaho murder plea deal
Criminal defense lawyer Damon Cheronis joins Karen Conti to discuss the P. Diddy verdict this past week and what happens next. Damon also talks about the Idaho murder plea deal and the death penalty …
Patrick Wohl: ‘Something Big’ was the motive behind the Brown’s Chicken Massacre
Lawyer and author Patrick Wohl joins Karen Conti to talk about his new book, ‘Something Big’, which focuses on the Brown’s Chicken murders in Palatine in 1993. Patrick shares the victims’ stories and…
Professor Ronald Allen talks birthright citizenship and the role of the 14th Amendment on the issue
Ronald Allen, a Northwestern Law School Professor, joins Karen Conti to discuss two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that were handed down this week. Ronald touches on the issue of birthright citizenship…
Attorney Colin Diamond explains multiple summer legal issues to be aware of
Colin Diamond, attorney at Mathys and Schneid Injury Law, joins Karen Conti to talk about summer legal issues. Colin details which fireworks are legal and illegal in Illinois and the consequences of …
Animal rights and where the line is drawn
Attorney and animal rights activist Jane McBride joins Karen Conti to speak on animal and owner rights to wrap up National Animal Rights Week. For more information on Jane and her organization, visit…
Is there a difference between a politically targeted shooting and a mass shooting?
Dr. Jillian Peterson, forensic psychologist and professor, joins Karen Conti to discuss the recent politically motivated shootings of the Minnesota law makers as well as common criminal profiles of s…
Zehner Trial Consulting founder Dave Zehner dives into high profile cases
Dave Zehner joins Karen Conti to discuss recent cases including the Karen Read settlement, jury issues in the Weinstein case, and why a juror was removed from the P. Diddy case.