Elie Honig
CNN Senior Legal Analyst; Former federal and state prosecutor; Bestselling author; National Emmy Nominee; Columnist, New York Magazine
Elie Honig, CNN Senior Legal Analyst, bestselling author, and former prosecutor, draws on his courtroom and media experience to provide accessible insights into the justice system, government, and major news stories. With clarity and expertise, he explains how persuasive courtroom techniques can apply to professional and personal life, offering sharp, nonpartisan analysis of today’s biggest legal and political issues.
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Elie Honig – once called “organized crime’s worst nightmare” (in an article that also noted he “acts nothing like a tough guy”) – spent fourteen years as a federal and state prosecutor. During that time he flipped gangsters to become cooperating witnesses, built cases against leaders of New York’s mafia families, and tried mobsters for racketeering, murder, and pretty much every other crime on the books.
Since then, Honig has become a leading voice in national media. As CNN’s Senior Legal Analyst, he brings a clear, fearless, and unbiased view of legal news to viewers around the world. His bestselling books have helped explain our complex legal system in a way that reads like “a legal thriller,” according to Variety magazine. His weekly column for New York Magazine often garners critical acclaim (and, at times, spirited objections), and his historical documentary work has been nominated for a national Emmy award. It’s obvious throughout Elie Honig’s work that he genuinely loves talking and teaching about our legal system, and sharing that passion with others.
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A Prosecutor’s Tools and Techniques, Applied to Real Life
Elie Honig spent 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor, trying gangsters, killers, human traffickers, corrupt public officials, and others for their crimes. Much of his courtroom work was just like you’d see in the movies, and he’s got stories to match. But the core lessons of persuasion – of explaining complex stories and ideas to normal people – carry well beyond the courtroom. In fact, much of what we learn and think we know about argument and persuasion is wrong. And by learning from Honig’s experience: How exactly do you flip a gangster and turn him into a prosecution witness? How do you convince a scared victim to testify? How do you convince a jury of strangers to unanimously rule in your favor? These same strategies can be applied to a wide range of professional and social situations, offering valuable insights into the art of persuasion beyond the courtroom.
Holocaust Remembrance and Jewish Identity in the 21st Century
Elie Honig, the grandson of two survivors of the Nazi concentration camps, combines his own family history with his Emmy-nominated work for CNN on the Eichmann trial to examine current issues around Jewish identity in the United States. Elie uses personal memories of his family members to explore what it means to be Jewish today, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the importance of Israel to American Jews today.
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