Marco Sciarra
Host of The Law Garage
Marco Sciarra is a criminal defence lawyer practicing in the Greater Toronto Area. Marco has graciously accept the responsibility of continuing the legacy of The Law Garage as it's new host after the appointment of founder, Justice Paul Cooper. Although Marco takes a different approach than his predecessor, the result is still a series of episodes that contain interesting, informative and entertaining content of continuing legal education!
Marco Sciarra has hosted 30 Episodes.
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Marco Forte & Lana Walker: "Defence lawyers hold everyone else accountable and honest to play by the highest standard of rules that our law provides"
December 9th, 2021 | Season 2 | 50 mins 38 secs
appeal, appeals, canada, canadian law, case, court, crime, criminal, criminal defence, crown, defence, evidence, jury, jury trial, law, law school, lawyer, murder, police, project, prosecutor, stand, supreme court, toronto, trial, true crime, witness
In this week's Law Garage Marco and Lana discuss making the decision to open their own practice, the lawyers that influenced them along the way, and how those experiences have shaped them in their criminal law journey.
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Kelsey Sitar & Pawel Milczarek: "A Privilege and an Honour to Be Their Voice in the Courtroom"
November 25th, 2021 | Season 2 | 48 mins 21 secs
appeal, appeals, canada, canadian law, case, court, crime, criminal, criminal defence, crown, defence, evidence, jury, jury trial, law, law school, lawyer, murder, police, project, prosecutor, stand, supreme court, toronto, trial, true crime, witness
This week in the Garage, Pawel and Kelsey tell us about their start in criminal law, some interesting defences, and the experience of acting in a trial with the legendary Hersh Wolch.
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Harpreet Saini and Michelle Johal: As a Defence Lawyer, You Represent Freedom
November 11th, 2021 | Season 2 | 52 mins 48 secs
appeal, appeals, canada, canadian law, case, court, crime, criminal, criminal defence, crown, defence, evidence, jury, jury trial, law, law school, lawyer, murder, police, project, prosecutor, stand, supreme court, toronto, trial, true crime, witness
In today's Law Garage, Michelle and Harpreet discuss the future of a centralized Toronto courthouse, the pivots in the practice of criminal law during the pandemic, and offer some advice about raising children in criminal defence.
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Neha Chugh and Paolo Giancaterino: I Live, Breathe and Walk the Walk of a Defence Lawyer
October 27th, 2021 | Season 2 | 47 mins 47 secs
appeal, appeals, canada, canadian law, case, court, crime, criminal, criminal defence, crown, defence, evidence, jury, jury trial, law, law school, lawyer, murder, police, project, prosecutor, stand, supreme court, toronto, trial, true crime, witness
In todays garage, Paolo and Neha tell us about some colourful defences, the importance of remand court and the collegiality of the criminal bar in Eastern Ontario.
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Jennifer Trehearne and Craig Bottomley: The Criminal Law is Like a Mistress, She'll Eat You Alive
October 14th, 2021 | Season 2 | 50 mins 26 secs
appeal, appeals, canada, canadian law, case, court, crime, criminal, criminal defence, crown, defence, evidence, jury, jury trial, law, law school, lawyer, murder, police, project, prosecutor, stand, supreme court, toronto, trial, true crime, witness
In today's Law Garage, Jennifer and Craig discuss their unique experiences that brought them to Criminal Law, the differences between Crown and Defence work, and the excitement of Charter litigation.
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Andrew Furgiuele and Megan Savard: Motivation Cannot Come from Looking Back and Nursing Losses
October 1st, 2021 | Season 2 | 42 mins 36 secs
appeal, appeals, canada, canadian law, case, court, crime, criminal, criminal defence, crown, defence, evidence, jury, jury trial, law, law school, lawyer, murder, police, project, prosecutor, stand, supreme court, toronto, trial, true crime, witness
In today's Law Garage, Megan and Andrew tell us about their early experiences at the Bar, their motivations as lawyers, and the methods they use to cope with the tough losses.