Beth Karas has been a correspondent for In Session since 1994. She reports from courthouses around the country and has covered the trials of high-profile defendants such as former “Baretta” star Robert Blake, Kobe Bryant, Martha Stewart and Scott Peterson.

Beth also covered California v. David Westerfield, the San Diego man was convicted of kidnapping and murdering his seven-year-old neighbor, Danielle van Dam; the Amadou Diallo trial, in which four NYPD officers were charged with shooting an unarmed man and Conneticut v. Michael Skakel, the Kennedy nephew convicted of killing his neighbor, Martha Moxley.

In addition to reporting in the field, Beth draws on her trial experience to offer commentary on other cases the network covers. Each week, she offers live legal commentary to BBC Radio about cases In Session is covering, and can be heard commenting on network and local radio stations across the country about key legal topics and trials in the news.

She has appeared as a legal expert on virtually every cable and network news program including The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Larry King Live, On the Record with Greta van Susteren, and The O’Reilly Factor.

Prior to joining In Session, Beth was an assistant district attorney in New York City. During her 8 years as a prosecutor, she handled cases ranging from robbery and rape to complex racketeering and political corruption schemes, at trial and in the grand jury. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and Fordham Law School.