"I can't tell you that arguing a case on this show felt any different than trying any of the other big trials that I've done," said New York City-based defense lawyer Joe Tacopina. "And once we got started, I forgot about the cameras and the 300 people in the (live) audience," said the attorney who once secured the improbable acquittal in the rape case against ex-NYPD Officer Kenneth Moreno, and favorable rulings for accused cop-killer Lillo Brancato, Alex Rodriguez, and alleged girlfriend-bashing politician, Hiram Monserrate.