Angela Alioto
Angela Alioto is a San Francisco-born politician and a member of the Democratic Party. She was on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1988 to 1997. Her father was Joseph L. Alioto, the former mayor of San Francisco. Her niece, Michela Alioto-Pier, is currently on the Board of Supervisors. Alioto ran for Mayor of San Francisco three times — in 1991, 1995 and 2003. Each time, she was considered to be a progressive candidate. Since leaving the Board of Supervisors, she has been the main partner of her law office, and has won a number of cases against corporations — including Mary Kay Cosmetics. She also served as Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party. Joe Alioto Veronese
Joe Alioto Veronese comes from a long line of public servants, and has continued that tradition as a San Francisco Police Commissioner known for advocating reform and accountability. He is the grandson of former Mayor Joseph L. Alioto and the son of former Supervisor Angela Alioto. Robert M. Amparan, Esq.
A criminal defense attorney. Notable for successfully defending former JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr in his legal battle with the state of California on child pornography charges. Michael Belmessieri

Gregory K. Beratlis

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Les Bishop, Sgt. and Public Affairs Officer, California Highway Patrol Anthony J. Brass
Anthony is an attorney currently representing defendants in both state and federal court, for offenses ranging from misdemeanor driving under the influence, to multiple defendant narcotics trafficking conspiracies resulting from federal wire tap investigations. Willie Brown
Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. is an American political figure who served over 30 years in the California State Assembly, after which he became the first African-American mayor of San Francisco. Brown is a member of the Democratic Party. Teresa Caffese
Expert in criminal law. Teresa Caffese is the Chief Attorney of the San Francisco City and County Public Defender's Office. Paula Canny
Criminal defense attorney for 20 years. Former Deputy District Attorney for Venture and San Mateo Counties. Michael Cardoza
Mr. Cardoza has been a practicing attorney for over thirty years and is a legal analyst for the Today Show and a regular on the legal panel of the Larry King Live show. Robert Cartwright, Jr.
Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. is the President of The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc. He has extensive experience in personal injury and products liability actions and successfully tried dozens of such cases over the last several decades. Rob also has considerable expertise in the areas of premises liability, toxic torts, business/contract actions, wills and trust disputes and Jones Act related suits. Steven Clark
Steven Clark is a lawyer with expertise in many areas including: Criminal Defense, Driving While Intoxicated, DUI, Drug Crimes, Felonies, Fraud, Juvenile Law, Misdemeanors, Parole and Probation, Sexual Assault, Traffic Violations, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Dog Bites, Administrative, Drivers License Suspension, Security Clearances, Real Estate Licensing. David Cook

Vernell Crittendon
Lt. Crittendon, now retired, was the public information officer for San Quentin State Prison. Candice DeLong
Retired FBI Profiler and psychiatric registered nurse Peter Fimrite
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer. Amber Frey
An expert on witness testimony, Amber was the star witness for the prosecution in the trial againt Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife Laci and unborn child. Josh Gerstein
Josh has served as the Sun’s national reporter since September 2003 and was an on-air White House correspondent for ABC, covering most of the Clinton administration's activities as well as President Bush’s first year in office. Ivan W. Golde
A lawyer specializing in criminal, civil, and professional sports law. Jake Goldenflame
Author and a leader in the recovering sex offender community. Goldenflame was the first convicted sex offender in the United States to publicly champion Megan's Law. He has been back in the community for over 15 years re-offense free and is now invited into prisons to present recovery workshops to other convicted sex offenders. John E. Guinasso

Stuart Hanlon
An attorney based in San Francisco California, Mr. Hanlon has represented many well known criminal defendants including Elmer Geronimo Pratt of the Black Panthers, Symbionese Liberation Army members William and Emily Harris and Russell Little, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee and former fugitive Sara Jane Olson. John Harding
John E. Harding, JD, CFLS, is a certified family law specialist who has maintained an active family law practice in Northern California since 1989. He is an experienced divorce lawyer and mediator with expertise in pre-nuptial agreements, divorce, post-divorce, parenting, paternity, property division, support, and all other family law matters. Paul Henderson
Managing Attorney who supervises the trial team of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. He is a nationally recognized speaker who has presented numerous speeches and seminars throughout the United States. Additionally, Paul is a featured lawyer in this seasons series of Animal Cops shown on the Animal Planet Channel. Gail Hillebrand
Gail Hillebrand is a Senior Attorney at the West Coast Regional Office of Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. Rebecca Jeschke
Media coordinator and spokesperson for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group doing legal work in Internet and technology privacy and freedom issues. Dean Johnson
Former prosecutor for San Mateo County, California with 15 years experience and over 100 jury trials, including special circumstance murders. Dean has provided analysis for most of the major news and commentary shows on cases such as Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart and Kobe Bryant cases, among others. Van Jones
Van Jones, 37, is the founder and National Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (EBC). Mark Klaas
Mr. Klaas offers commentary on missing children and victim’s rights. He has appeared on most network television newsmagazines, syndicated talk shows and is a regular resource for CNN, FOX and MSNBC, as well as nationally prominent newspapers. Geoffrey Kors
Geoffrey Kors is the Executive Director of Equality California (EQCA), California's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobbying organization. Leo Lacayo
Leo Lacayo is the most prominent Republican media surrogate in Northern California with hundreds of television and radio interviews to his credit. Henry Lee
Henry K. Lee covers the East Bay police and state courts and Northern California federal criminal and civil courts for the San Francisco Chronicle, where he has worked since 1994. Whitney Leigh
Whitney Leigh specializes in complex civil litigation and criminal defense at Gonzalez & Leigh LLP. He has represented businesses and individuals in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including business disputes, unfair business practice claims, intellectual property disputes, class actions, SEC investigations, government fraud claims and employment disputes. Jeff Lerman

Preston Martin
Mr. Martin was Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He is widely published and is noted as an incisive observer of economic trends and policies. Susan McDonough
Susan McDonough covers crime and breaking news for the Oakland Tribune. She has provided front-page coverage of such stories as the capture of convicted sex offender Kenneth Parnell, Oakland's aggressive pitbull problem, and the disappearance of Oakland pediatrician Dr. Zehra Attari. Corynne McSherry
Staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group doing legal work in Internet and technology privacy and freedom issues. Corynne specializes in intellectual property issues, anonymity online, and how they intersect with free speech. Barry Morris

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Richard Ofshe
Social psychologist and Professor at the University of California at Berkeley. Widely published on the topics of police interrogation and cult violence - how the social organization of some ideologically focused groups can be used to promote violence Debra Jean Palfrey
Deborah Jeane Palfrey is the former owner of Pamela Martin and Associates, which the United States government alleges was a prostitution service in Washington, D.C. She has been charged with operating a house of prostitution. She has been nicknamed the D.C. Madam. Alison Parker

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Michael L. Rains
Mike Rains is one of California’s top trial attorneys. He has over 25 years of experience representing peace officers and other high-profile clients in civil and criminal litigation. Mike’s practice focuses on criminal trial work in both state and federal courts. Reno Rapagnani

Chris Ritter
G. Christopher Ritter is a partner at The Focal Point, a litigation strategy and graphics firm in Oakland, Calif Andrea Runge
Investigator at Animal Care and Control in San Francisco. Expert at preventing and prosecuting animal cruelty. She was the control officer on the scene and testified in the Diane Whipple dog mauling case. Gerardo Sandoval
Gerardo Sandoval is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Served as a public defender and on San Francisco's Public Transportatin Commission. Debra J. Saunders
Author and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Charles Smith
Judge Pro Tem for Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. Deputy District Attorney. Extensive homicide investigation experience. Legal Analyst: CNN, CBS, Larry King Live, Good Morning America. Harjot "Ginny" Walia
Founder of The Walia Law Firm, Harjot "Ginny" Walia has handled numerous cases all over the bay area criminal courts. She is an expert in genetics, forensic DNA and scientific evidence. Specifically, Ginny Walia was asked for her expert legal advice on the DNA evidence that was a part of the Scott Peterson case. Lisa M. Wayne
Wayne handles both serious felonies, and complex civil litigation including numerous high profile cases. She is an ABC Legal Analyst regarding high profile cases around the country. Marcus Wohlsen
Writes about the environmental dimensions of global politics, business, and crime. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Village Voice, Backpacker, OnEarth, and the Boston Phoenix. Served as head staff writer at Blue Ridge Outdoors, the Southeast’s leading outdoors monthly. Julie Zanartu