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PODCAST 10
In the 10th podcast in the series Patton Boggs partner Larry Schiffer interviews Sal Lifrieri, CEO and President of Protective Countermeasures & Consulting, Inc. and the former Director of Security and Intelligence Operations for the Office of Emergency Management for the City of New York under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Mr. Lifrieri discusses what he considers to be the biggest threat of terrorism to the US, lessons from September 11th, the role of cities in the counter-terrorism effort, the most critical steps in disaster preparedness, and further insight into what municipalities and other government entities need to be concerned about today.

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PODCAST 9
In the 9th podcast entitled Judicial Disaster Preparedness, the Honorable Bernice Donald, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Government Affairs and Community Relations for Thomson Reuters, and former Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, discuss the importance of disaster preparedness to ensure the continuity of the judicial system in the event of man-made or natural disasters.

Judge Donald will be participating in a panel discussion entitled, "Preparing for the Worst – Is the National Prepared for Natural Disasters" at the TIPS Spring Meeting in Charleston, SC on May 17, 2012.

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PODCAST 8
In the eighth podcast Adhering to the Rule of Law in a Pandemic Emergency, Wendy Mariner, Utley Professor of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights at Boston University School of Public Health, and Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law, explains the need for a public health and educational approach to preparedness and response to a pandemic emergency.

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PODCAST 7
In the seventh podcast, entitled Preparing Your employees to Cope With Disaster, Emily Fortmen, the Director of Preparedness and Community Engagement for the American Red Cross at the Western Washington chapters, based in Seattle Washington, provided practical information on how employers can assist employees to prepare for and respond to any emergency.

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PODCAST 6
In the sixth podcast, entitled Continuing the Business of the Supreme Court: When the Unthinkable Happens, our guests, Norman J. Ornstein, a Political Scientist and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and one of the authors of the Continuity of the Supreme Court Report, and James C. Duff, the President and CEO of the Freedom Forum, a former Administrative Assistant to Chief Justice Rehnquist, and until recently, the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, discuss the preservation of the Supreme Court in the aftermath of a terrorist attack or other form of mass disaster.

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PODCAST 5
In the fifth podcast of the ten-part series on Disaster Preparedness and Response features an interview with Allan Kanner, founder of the law firm Kanner & Whiteley in New Orleans. Sponsored by the TIPS Government Law Committee, this interview explores the consequences of disasters caused by negligent acts.

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PODCAST 4
In the fourth podcast, entitled Disaster Planning and Response: How Emergencies Challenge the Ethics and Continuation of Your Practice, ABA President William Robinson, III reminds the legal community of their ethical obligation to have a disaster plan and details the many resources the ABA has available to assist them in that effort. In addition, TIPS Chair Randy Aliment recaps the diverse programs presented in the first three months of his year-long Initiative on Disaster Preparedness & Response and provides highlights of the programs to be presented at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans.

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PODCAST 3
In the third podcast entitled Cyber Liability Insurance, Tracey Vispoli, Senior Vice President of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and Chubb's Global Manager for Cyber Security, discusses what cyber security means and how cyber security is necessary for any company's disaster and recovery plan. Tracey also explains the insurance industry's role in mitigating cyber risks. Cyber terrorism will be the subject of the TIPS Fall meeting on October 13, 2011, at the Fairmont Hotel in Seattle, Washington, part of TIPS Chair Randy Aliment's year-long initiative designed to bring disaster awareness to a heightened level.

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PODCAST 2
In this second podcast entitled Cyber Security - Terrorism, Crime, and Hostile States, Professor Jeffrey Addicott, the Director and founder of the Center for Law on Terrorism, at St. Mary's University, School of Law, in San Antonio, Texas, discusses the emerging trends in the different forms of cyber attacks that our nation may experience. Professor Addicott will also be a panelist at the TIPS Fall meeting at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle Washington on October 13, 2011 as part of a three hour CLE on "Homeland Security 10 Years Later – How Innovation and Technology Have changed the Approach to Homeland Security Since the 9/11 Attack," part of TIPS Chair Randy Aliment's year-long initiative designed to bring disaster awareness to a heightened level.

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PODCAST 1
In this first podcast entitled Disaster Awareness: What the ABA Is Doing About It, ABA President Steve Zack details a myriad of ways the ABA is providing assistance to the legal community in the wake of a mass disaster whether that be caused by sober or terrorism attacks or by acts of nature or human negligence.

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