Arthur Aidala, Esq., an attorney licensed to practice in the State of New York, is the managing partner of Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins, P.C., overseeing each aspect of the firm’s practice including all of the firm’s criminal cases, civil litigation cases, and corporate matters. Mr. Aidala was also admitted to the United States Supreme Court in 2016. He has regularly appeared as a legal analyst on national television and reported live on decisions from the United States Supreme Court and some of the country’s most high-profile cases. He has received numerous awards and acknowledgments, including recognitions by the United States Congress, the New York State Senate, and the New York State Assembly. His legal affiliations include the American Bar Association, the New York Criminal Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association.

Linda Kenney Baden, Esq., is an attorney whose practice focuses criminal defense cases, particularly cases involving forensic issues and litigation. She is admitted to practice law in the State Bars of New York and New Jersey, the District of Columbia Bar, the United States Supreme Court, and several lower federal courts. Ms. Kenney Baden has been involved in a number of cases dealing with civil rights issues, discrimination, and sexual harassment. She also sits as faculty at the Harvard Trial Advocacy Workshop each year. Ms. Kenney Baden is the former Co-Chair and a current member of the Wrongful Convictions Committee of the Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association. She also currently serves as anchor host for the Law and Crime Network.

Jose Baez, Esq., is an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Florida. Mr. Baez has successfully defended clients in a wide variety of criminal defense cases, with a particular focus on high-profile trials. He has also been involved in significant civil cases, including his representation of victims of negligence and serious crimes. Mr. Baez has repeatedly been recognized as a leader in the area of criminal defense. He is a two-time New York Times Best Selling Author and a highly sought-after speaker and lecturer. Mr. Baez sits on the faculty at Harvard Law School, teaching trial techniques at the law school’s trial advocacy workshop. He is a member of numerous organizations, including the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the National Lawyers Association.

Jean Casarez is a correspondent for CNN, covering a wide array of stories on topics including legal and crime, investigation, and breaking news. Before her network career, Ms. Casarez attended law school, graduating with her Juris Doctor degree and becoming an attorney. Her network career began with Court TV, where Ms. Casarez covered many trials, including some of the most famous trials of her time. In 2010, she was awarded the Peabody Award. Ms. Casarez has produced a news magazine show and also now serves as a fill-in anchor.

Benjamin Crump, Esq. is a leading attorney in the area of civil rights litigation. Licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, Mr. Crump is also a frequent speaker and an author. He has served as the first African American President of the Federal Bar Association for the Northern District of Florida, and as the first African American Chairman of the Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors. He also sits on the faculty at Harvard Law School, teaching at the law school’s trial advocacy workshop. Mr. Crump is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Florida Justice Association, and many other groups dedicated to pursuing justice through the law.

Richard Gabriel is a recognized expert in litigation strategies, jury selection, and pretrial research. Now President of Decision Analysis, Inc., Mr. Gabriel has assisted attorneys in thousands of cases nationwide for over thirty years. Many of the cases he has worked on have been some of the most high-profile and well-known cases in the country. Three cases in which Mr. Gabriel has participated, have resulted in rulings by the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Gabriel is also an author and former President of the American Society of Trial Consultants. He has served on numerous committees studying trial issues, including committees associated with the American Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the Civil Jury Project at NYU Law School. Mr. Gabriel also invented the Jury Mediation System and regularly appears on CNN and other network cable television shows as a commentator on high-profile trials.

Shawn Holley, Esq. is a partner at Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump & Aldisert, LLP. Ms. Holley began her career as a Public Defender in Los Angeles, California. She later became Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of The Cochran Firm and the head of the firm’s national Criminal Defense Section. She worked closely with Johnnie Cochran on a number of high-profile cases, including the successful defense of O.J. Simpson. For twenty years, Ms. Holley has taught trial advocacy at the Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Trial Advocacy Program and frequently speaks on the topics of high-profile litigation, women in the law, and the representation of celebrity clients. Ms. Holley was the chief legal correspondent of E! Network, and has appeared on many other national television shows. She is a six-time recipient of U.S. News & World Report’s “The Best Lawyers in America” award and a two-time recipient of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyer” award.

Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr, Esq. is a professor at Harvard Law School and an attorney licensed to practice in the District of Columbia. He also serves as Faculty Director of the Harvard Criminal Justice Institute and of the Harvard Trial Advocacy Workshop. Mr. Sullivan became the first African American ever appointed Master in Harvard’s history. Mr. Sullivan is a leading theorist in criminal law, criminal procedure, trial practice and techniques, and race theory. He served as Chair of the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee for Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign and as a member of the National League Advisory Group for the campaign. Mr. Sullivan was also appointed Advisor to the Department of Justice Presidential Transition Team.

Joe Tacopina, the founder and Managing Partner of the Manhattan based law firm Tacopina Siegel & DeOreo specializing in criminal, civil, and securities litigation, is widely recognized as one of the “go to” criminal defense attorneys in the country. Tacopina is included in New York Magazine as New York area’s “Top Rated Lawyer,” and named “the best-dressed, smoothest-talking, hardest- working criminal defense attorney going” in a six-page spread in GQ Magazine’s Power section.

Tacopina skyrocketed in the legal profession since his early days as a prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney’s· Office, where he prevailed in 39 of 40 trials. After entering private practice, Tacopina displayed his talent not only for criminal defense law, but also in public and press relations, which he has elevated his practice to a new level in the criminal defense field. Tacopina has earned the media’s praise and frequently appears as a much sought after legal analyst by media outlets nationwide, including CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox News, CNBC, and MSNBC. Tacopina has also headlined Primetime, 48 Hours, El Entertainment, and Dateline, and served as a special correspondent for 20/20 to investigate the controversial murder prosecution of American exchange student Amanda Knox, in Italy. Notably, CBS‘s hit show “The Guardian” used Tacopina’s courtroom charm as a model for their main character and, one of James Patterson’s bestselling books, Private #1 Suspect, included Tacopina in Chapter 80 based on his reputation as one of the best criminal defense lawyers.

Due to his skills and reputation as a premier trial attorney, Tacopina has authored multiple publications on various aspects of trial litigation. Joe wrote articles for both the New York Post and Daily News, and acted as a contributing author to Inside the Minds – Strategies for Defending DWI Cases in New York published by Westlaw and also Take the Witness: The Experts Speak on Cross-Examination, published by Juris Publishing, Inc.

Tacopina has tried nearly 100 cases to verdict and recently received one of the largest civil verdicts in New Jersey, as well as an acquittal for a NYPD officer accused of rape and burglary in a case that garnered national media attention.