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In episode 29 of Subject to Cross, Caroline and Pete use their expertise to tackle a recent case involving former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and show the trouble with jumping to conclusions.
Follow along with the quotes and evidence discussed during the episode: yhoo.it/3qdjVkY
Search Subject to Cross podcast “Episode 29: Reputation on the Line” wherever you listen to podcasts.
In Episode 28 of Subject To Cross, Caroline, Pete and special guest Mary Lawrence discuss a recent trial defending a student wrongfully accused of rape and ultimately acquitted by jury. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
In Episode 30 of S2X, prompted by listener feedback, Caroline and Pete discuss the internationally recognized case made famous by popular podcast “Serial” – the case of Adnan Syed.
Summary: Adnan was convicted of first degree murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, and sentenced to life +30 years in jail. Decades later his conviction was vacated and he was released.
Fast forward to March 2023, evidence and procedural mechanisms allowing for victim input have brought the case back to the spotlight and caused quite a stir.
If you were a listener of Serial, this episode is a must-listen.
Listen to Subject to Cross Episode 30 wherever you listen to podcasts and email [email protected] if you have a topic you’d like to hear more about.
Back by popular demand…Caroline Donato, Pete Kratsa, and special guest Mary Lawrence of the MacElree Harvey Criminal Defense team are back with a new episode of Subject to Cross podcast.
Stay tuned for more “From the Vault” episodes and new episodes to come on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or SoundCloud.
If you have a topic you’d like to hear more about, email [email protected].
We are pleased to announce that Caroline Donato has earned her LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. Caroline has graduated with Honors from this program.
Caroline joined the Firm’s Business Department in 2014, then transitioned into Criminal Defense. Since then Caroline has been named a Main Line Top Lawyer for the last five years, Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2018 and 2019, Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s Women Influencing Business Rising Star of the Year in 2019, Chair of the Next Generation Committee of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“PACDL”) since 2018, and an active member of PACDL’s CLE committee since 2018.
The Temple LL.M. in Trial Advocacy was the first program of its kind in the country. U.S. News & World Report has ranked this program among the top three trial advocacy programs in the country for more than twenty years.
MacElree Harvey, Ltd is pleased to announce the election and promotion of Caroline G. Donato, Lindsay A. Dunn, and Tiffany M. Shrenk to Partner.
Caroline G. Donato joined MacElree Harvey as an attorney in the Business Department in August 2014 following a clerkship with a criminal defense firm in Wilmington and after graduating from law school. During and prior to law school, she clerked for criminal defense firms in Delaware and Pennsylvania, the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Delaware, and the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. Within a year at the firm she transitioned to Criminal Defense after starting the Corporate Compliance, Investigations, and Criminal Defense practice group with Peter Kratsa. Since then, Caroline has been named a Main Line Top Lawyer for the last five years, Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2018 and 2019, Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s Women Influencing Business Rising Star of the Year in 2019, Chair of the New Lawyers Committee of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“PACDL”) since 2018, and an active member of PACDL’s CLE committee since 2018. She was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States in December 2019.
Lindsay A. Dunn joined MacElree Harvey in the Land Use Department in November of 2015, bringing with her nearly a decade of land use, real estate, zoning and municipal litigation experience. Previous to MacElree Harvey, she practiced in another local firm where she represented a diverse clientele in the Courts of Common Pleas of Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. In addition to having served municipal clients, Lindsay has considerable experience representing contractors, businesses, and individuals. Prior to that, she clerked for Judge Nagle at the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, working on complex civil litigation issues of land use and zoning appeals. Since joining MacElree Harvey, Lindsay was named a 10 Best in Client Satisfaction in Real Estate Law for 2018 and 2019 by the American Institute of Legal Counsel, Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2018 and 2019, and a Main Line Top Lawyer since 2017.
Tiffany M. Shrenk joined MacElree Harvey in August 2016 after a nearly six-year tenure at another firm in Wilmington. With extensive experience in personal injury and civil litigation, Tiffany is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and Delaware. Her experience extends to trust and estate litigation, real estate litigation, as well as contractual disputes and consumer fraud. Since joining MacElree Harvey, Tiffany has focused her practice on Personal Injury and is based primarily in the Delaware office. She was named Main Line Today Top Lawyer in 2019 and Top 10 Attorney in 2018 by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (“NAOPIA”), which Academy recognizes the top personal injury attorneys in the nation. In addition to the Personal Injury practice, Tiffany serves as volunteer attorney guardian ad litem for the Office of the Child Advocate, a state agency charged with safeguarding the welfare of Delaware’s children, where Tiffany provides legal representation for the dependent, neglected, and abused children in the foster care system.
