Season 5

Nov. 17, 2024

"Your Lovable Lawyer": Danny Karon's Higher Calling

When you hear the word “lawyer,” what adjectives come to mind? Obnoxious? Over-priced? Untrustworthy? Or maybe skillful? Smart? Respectable? How often when you think of lawyers do you think “loveable?” Danny Karon is a Clevel...

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Nov. 9, 2024

Portrait of a Jurist: Retired Bankruptcy Judge and Active Public Inte…

In some courts, when a judge retires, their law clerks or others get together and pay an artist to paint the judge's official portrait. When the portrait is ready, there is a ceremony at the courthouse attended by the judge …

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Oct. 25, 2024

Defending Democracy and the Rule of Law: A Conversation with former M…

When a person becomes a lawyer, they take an oath. The oath is often administered in a formal bar admission ceremony. Each year in Massachusetts, many such ceremonies take place at historic Faneuil Hall. The new lawyers and t...

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July 11, 2024

Running the Marathon: A Conversation with Tom Grilk, Retired Presiden…

Tom Grilk is a lawyer who began his career in private practice at a major Boston law firm, then worked as in-house counsel at several area tech companies, and, from 2011 until 2022, served as President and CEO of the …

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May 1, 2024

Turning Data Into Action: The World Justice Project and the Rule of L…

The phrase “The Rule of Law” is one we often hear and many of us invoke, but do we have a shared understanding of what it means? And even if we can arrive at a common definition, why does the …

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