Beat The Prosecution
Welcome to Beat The Prosecution with Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense / DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz. Jon Katz believes in spreading the word of justice on this podcast, in court, and on his blog at https://katzjustice.com/blog, to regularly provide information and ideas for beating your prosecution. More information is available at https://BeatTheProsection.com and at (703)-383-1100.
Episodes
48 episodes
Using the Bill of Rights to win in court and beyond- Ricci Levy of Woodhull Freedom Foundation and Florida lawyer Larry Walters
Now that marijuana has become heavily decriminalized in Virginia and beyond, Fairfax criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz sees drug reform and protecting adults' right to choose their consensual s...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:00:59
Relentless defense on the road to victory- Fairfax public defender / Justice Forward Virginia leader Bryan T. Kennedy
"Aspiring full time anti-racist" is how senior Fairfax public defender lawyer Bryan T. Kennedy describes himself on his Twitter page. In this episode of Beat the Prosecution, Bryan joins Fairfax criminal a...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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58:54
Winning by staying true to our principles- FIRE's Harvey Silverglate & Robert Corn-Revere
One of the two founders of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education -- Harvey Silverglate -- figured the group might no last much past ten years beyond its 1999 founding. Instead, Silverglat...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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1:06:13
Defending in criminal court by keeping one's eyes on the prize- Plowshares & Catholic Worker activist Mark Colville
Fairfax criminal and DWI lawyer Jonathan Katz heard Abbie Hoffman's lawyer Gerald Lefcourt speak in 1991 about how Abbie had asked Gerry to keep Hoffman out of jail so that he could keep pursuing his agend...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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1:05:22
Winning by throwing one's full self and humor into the fight- Judge David L. Lewis (Ret.)
When Fairfax criminal defense / DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz attended his first National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers meeting, he was wowed by a talk by New York attorney
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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1:01:49
Harmonizing criminal defendants' imbalanced situations- Venerable Thubten Chodron
Fairfax criminal defense lawyer and DUI attorney Jonathan Katz has been inspired for years by the great and to-the-point online dharma talks and guided meditations by Venerable
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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58:23
Winning through powerful trial advocacy- Criminal defense wizard Lisa Monet Wayne
There are heroes, and then there are heroes. Lisa Monet Wayne is one of Fairfax criminal / Virgin...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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57:12
Winning by mindfully empowering ourselves in the face of racism and all other hurdles- Lawyer teacher Rhonda Magee
Fairfax criminal defense and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz was floored when he met law professor, mindfulness teacher, and teacher on overcoming racial injustice Rhonda Magee, at the 2015 Mindful Leader...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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51:53
Winning without negative reactivity- Deb Katz from the Conscious Leadership Group
In 2015, Fairfax criminal lawyer Jon Katz finished court earlier than expected, and beelined to the Mindful Leadership conference in Crystal City, Virginia, in part to meet speaker Roshi Joan Halifax. Snag...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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59:23
Defending activists who broadcast their actions- Activists' lawyer Mark Goldstone
Criminal defense usually includes keeping the burden with the prosecution to attempt to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. That approach can be turned upside down with activists who broadcast their actions loudly and clearly. Fairfax c...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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1:03:03
Winning at zero and with personal responsibility- Kamaile Rafaelovich on Self Identity Through Ho'oponopono
Reaching and being in a state of zero is vital for Fairfax, Northern Virginia criminal defense and DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz. Jon Katz has learned and applies this approach of zero through taijiquan, mindfu...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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1:00:34
Winning through compassion, true sensing & realness- Nikki Mirghafori
After learning about non-attachment after revisiting Wim Wenders's visit in Tokyo-Ga to the gravesite of famous director Yasujirō Ozu (who left his body only eight months after Jon Katz was born), whose headstone was marked solely with the char...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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1:02:45
Developing peacefulness and compassion for winning in court and life - Jun Yasuda of Nipponzan Myohoji
When Fairfax, Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz faces particularly challenging times in court, he often imagines that his peace teacher Jun Yasuda is to his right, his trial teacher Steve Rench is to his left, and his marti...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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57:46
Having fun while fighting on the side of the angels- Art Spitzer, longtime local ACLU legal director
Art Spitzer for four decades served as the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of the national capital area. Fairfax, Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jon Katz has known Art since before the time Jon served on that grou...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:01:48
Stephen Bright- Fighting for racial justice and full indigent defense funding in the criminal courts
Lawyer Stephen B. Bright is a hero to Fairfax criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz and to many other people. Steve left the security of his public defender salary at one of the nation's premier defender offices, to barely receive pay d...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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57:05
Criminal defense lawyer Ernie Lewis- Winning with a full frontal assault, and more
Ernie Lewis was one of Fairfax criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz's instructors at the National Criminal Defense College's Trial Practice Institute. Ernie is a past head of the Kentucky public defender system and a co-founder of the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:01:37
True Believer Tony Serra- Winning with a total focus on great outcomes and mercilessness towards snitches
True believer criminal defense lawyer J. Tony Serra has been defending for over sixty years. He sees the criminal justice system as a broken system, without letting him shy away from fighting in court whatsoever.
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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44:46
Cross-exam wizard Larry Pozner- Winning with full preparation, focus, and compassion
Cross examination master Larry Pozner https://www.pozneroncross.com for decades has been practicing law and teaching criminal defense and other lawyers how to effectively cross examine witnesses, wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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43:16
Civil liberties protector Louis Sirkin- Winning in court with relentlessness and caring on the side of the angels
Criminal defense and First Amendment defense lawyer Louis Sirkin has since the 1960's been at the forefront of obscenity defense, criminal defense and First Amendment defense, often crisscrossing the nation in his battles for our civil libertie...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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48:49
Winning while being at peace with our unpeacefulness- Warrior for peace and combat veteran Claude AnShin Thomas
What do engaging with our suffering, breaking from addiction, and knowing our true nature have to do with beating the prosecution? Join Jon's riveting talk with Claude AnShin Thomas who has travelled the path between fighting in the thick of th...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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47:07
Champion lacrosse coach Robert Streeten- Winning Through Great Strategy and Teamwork
What do lacrosse, being self-demanding, and being ever vigilant have to do with beating the prosecution? Join us as championship lacrosse coach Bob Streeten talks with his former summer camper and now-Fairfax, Northern Virginia criminal defense...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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40:56
Powerhouse lawyer Bob Hilliard- Winning trials by caring for our clients and throwing ourselves fully into their cause
What do non-ego, blue jeans, and tireless work have to do with beating the prosecution? Join us as Fairfax, Northern Virginia, criminal and DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz talks in depth with Corpus Christi, Texas, trial lawyer Robert C. Hilliard, who...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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54:07
Public Defenders Supreme Shawn Stout and Shalev Ben-Avraham- Beating the Prosecution Like a Warrior
What do Gideon, Hawkeye and being a warrior have to do with beating the prosecution? Join us as Virginia criminal defense and DUI lawyer Jon Katz (who started his criminal defense career as a public defender lawyer) talks with Northern Vi...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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1:05:19
Taijiquan martial arts master Julian Chu- Winning by strengthening our root and internal compass
Why does Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz's law firm symbol incorporate the taiji / yin yang / supreme ultimate symbol with the scales of justice? Because powerful balance and constant internal strengthening is needed to beat th...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:04:19
Winning by Adjusting to the Courthouse Battlefield: Lessons from Donald Trump's Trial on What to Do and Not to Do
What do keeping composure, staying off the witness stand, and grilling an admitted liar have to do with beating the prosecution? Join Fairfax, Northern Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jon Katz as he discusses lessons from the cur...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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49:00