Lis Wiehl

Lis Wiehl is one of the nation’s most prominent trial lawyers and highly regarded legal commentators. The former legal analyst for Fox News and the O’Reilly Factor, she has appeared regularly on Your World with Neil Cavuto, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and the Imus morning shows, and was the host of the Wiehl of Justice podcast. She is also a professor at New York Law School and a host on the Law & Crime live trial network. A former legal analyst and reporter for NBC News and NPR’s All Things Considered, she also served as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s office and was a tenured professor of law at the University of Washington. Wiehl earned her JD from Harvard Law School and her MA in literature from the University of Queensland. She lives near New York City.

On the Hunt with Lis Wiehl, Author of Hunting the Unabomber

By Lis Wiehl

May 19, 2020

It’s funny how simple childhood memories can be the genesis of a book series on the most notorious criminals this country has ever known. One of my earliest memories is of a Dallas kitchen, with Marina Oswald cooking chicken for dinner with my mom. At the time, I didn’t know who the slim brunette was,…

Q&A with Lis Wiehl, Author of Hunting Charles Manson

By Lis Wiehl

June 7, 2018

Lis Wiehl is one of the country’s most prominent trial lawyers and well-respected legal commentators. She served as a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s office and was a tenured professor of law at the University of Washington. Wiehl earned her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and her MA in literature from…