Carlos Bergfeld over at ShackNews has interviewed Harvey Birman: Attorney at Law lead designer Micah Skartika. A lot of comparisons to Phoenix Wright are made. Also, "There are no minigames or other nonsense to muck up the brilliant writing and interactive feel of the game."
It's not a long interview but I think it is the first Harvey Birdman interview I've seen, so check it out.
http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=600
