The Law Garage
Come in for your tune-up in the Law Garage and learn from leading professionals in the criminal bar
About the show
As an extension of The Garage Series, this next project works to expand upon Paul M Cooper’s long-standing commitment of making continuing legal education accessible for everyone.
Come in for your tune-up in the Law Garage and learn from leading professionals in the criminal bar. From the beginning of a police investigation to the trial or jury trial, gain insight into the working minds of experienced defence practitioners. For young lawyers: learn what they could not teach you in law school. For seasoned members of the criminal bar: come on in for your tune-up.
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Episodes
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Royland Moriah and Monte MacGregor: "We're always working against our financial best interests"
October 13th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 7 mins
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In today’s Law Garage, guests Royland and Monte speak to everything from how the practice of law has changed with technology, the pressures of the
profession, advice for young lawyers, and how to disconnect in this profession. -
Rebecca McConchie and Lindsay Board: "In terms of JJ, I felt disappointed but also invigorated in the sense that I was thinking 'okay, well what next?'"
September 29th, 2022 | Season 3 | 1 hr 31 secs
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Season 3 Trailer
September 15th, 2022 | Season 3 | 2 mins 27 secs
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Bonus Episode: Favourite Law Related Movies
May 5th, 2022 | Season 2 | 39 mins 27 secs
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For the last day in the garage this season, we ask the guests of season 2 to tell us about their favourite law related movies and it was a lot of fun!
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Bonus Episode: Favourite Courthouse Eats and Nearby Watering Holes
April 21st, 2022 | Season 2 | 46 mins 51 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
Today in the garage we asked the guests of season 2 their favourite courthouse eats and their go to nearby watering holes
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Bonus Episode: How do you defend those people?
April 7th, 2022 | Season 2 | 30 mins 4 secs
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Today in the garage. we ask the guests of season 2 to answer the following question: "how do you defend those people?"
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Bonus Episode: Ask The Host!
March 24th, 2022 | Season 2 | 43 mins 32 secs
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Today in the garage, we asked the guests of season two if they had a question for me. Of course, being lawyers, many of them couldn't resist putting me on the spot
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Anthony Marchetti and Laura Liscio: "There is nothing like criminal defence, it is this intersection of politics, of the power of the state, of psychology, of morality, and it is endlessly, endlessly interesting"
March 10th, 2022 | Season 2 | 1 hr 24 mins
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In the Season 2 Finale of The Law Garage, Anthony, Laura and I got together for the first time during the pandemic on a Friday afternoon with a few beers and talked about the law. This episode is uncut and unedited and some of the content may be offensive to some audience members, listener discretion is advised.
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Annamaria Enenajor and Ryan Handlarski: "Criminal law is is a fight for the humanity for those that are the least privileged"
February 17th, 2022 | Season 2 | 55 mins 48 secs
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In this week's episode of The Law Garage, Annamaria and Ryan tell us about their circuitous paths into criminal law, how they navigate social media as lawyers, and the counsel that have most influenced their careers.
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Angela Ruffo and Daniel Goldbloom: "It still shocks me that because of something I said, somebody else can walk out of jail, it’s a tremendous power"
February 3rd, 2022 | Season 2 | 58 mins 12 secs
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In this week's episode of The Law Garage, Daniel and Angela discuss their start in criminal law, the ups and downs of Zoom court, and various counsel that have influenced their careers.
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Bella Petrouchinova & John Filiberto: " Being a criminal defence lawyer and being able to do what we do, is an enormous privilege"
January 20th, 2022 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 5 mins
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In this week's Law Garage Bella and John discuss the some funny moments in Old City Hall, some difficult losses and their experiences of working with two legends of the Bar.
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Valerie Acosta & Biagio Del Greco: "We make a difference by representing them when no one else has any hope left in them"
January 6th, 2022 | Season 2 | 41 mins 35 secs
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In this week's Law Garage Val and Biagio discuss the practice of criminal defence in both Ontario and Quebec, the hard days of practice, and the lawyers that have made an impact on their careers. (…and Marco tries his hand at an introduction in French!)