Media & Press

Interviews, appearances, and media coverage featuring The Law Offices of Saggese & Associates. Select items are listed below.

Weekly contributing writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Magazine.

Featured television history

The Real Lawyer Behind CBS's The Defenders

CBS's 2010 prime-time legal drama The Defenders, starring Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell, was based on real Las Vegas attorneys Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese. Marc was the inspiration for Pete Kaczmarek, portrayed by Jerry O'Connell, and worked with the show's writers to provide legal and story authenticity.

The series ran for 18 episodes from September 22, 2010 through March 11, 2011. This page lists substantiated media appearances and coverage; video clips are not embedded unless an official source is available.

Television & News Appearances

  • Oxygen
    Sin City Murders
  • Investigation Discovery
    The Body Builder Murder
  • Lifetime
    Fit for Murder (2025 dramatization)
  • HLN/CNN
    Dr. Drew on Call
  • A&E
    Dating App Horrors: The Untold Story
  • ABC
    20/20: In an Instant
  • Fox & Friends
  • On the Record with Greta Van Susteren
  • Court TV
  • TruTV
  • CBS's 48 Hours with Peter Van Sant
  • CNN's The Burden of Proof
  • Catherine Crier Live
  • The Lineup with Kimberly Guilfoyle
  • KLAS-TV 8 News Now
  • KSNV NBC News 3
  • Fox 5 News

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ASK A LAWYER — Should The Boston Marathon Bomber be Sentenced to Death?

ASK A LAWYER — Should The Boston Marathon Bomber be Sentenced to Death?

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How does a state sentence a terrorist to death when that state no longer has the death penalty?

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Ninth Circuit Takes New Look at Duty to Warn in Match Gone Bad

Ninth Circuit Takes New Look at Duty to Warn in Match Gone Bad

Original Article

It has been seven years since Mary Kay Beckman was brutally stabbed and left for dead by a man she met on Match.com.

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DUI Checkpoints – Are They Legal and What are Your Rights?

DUI Checkpoints – Are They Legal and What are Your Rights?

Original Article

They go by a number of different names: DUI checkpoints, administrative roadblocks, mobile checkpoints...

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Everything You Need to Know About Car Insurance

Everything You Need to Know About Car Insurance

Original Article

Practical guidance on car insurance coverage and claims.

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What to Do If You're In A Car Accident

What to Do If You're In A Car Accident

Original Article

Steps to take immediately after a collision to protect your claim.

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The Importance of Having a Will

The Importance of Having a Will

Original Article

Why an estate plan matters and how to get started.

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Drinking and Driving in Nevada

Drinking and Driving in Nevada

Original Article

Overview of Nevada DUI laws and potential defenses.

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Texting and Driving

Texting and Driving

Original Article

How distracted driving laws apply and what to know.

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Press Inquiries

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