Episodes

Kansas City trial lawyer Dirk Vandever has developed a mastery of voir dire and trial that few lawyers can match. In this episode, Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) and Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) chat with Dirk at the PSBR Trial College, where he taught a breakout group on voir dire strategy. Join Ben and Rahul for their conversation with Dirk and learn the voir dire and trial techniques Dirk uses to regularly obtain significant seven-figure verdicts on behal...

Daniel Kramer discusses how to craft a successful opening to captivate the jury by painting a scene the jury can relate to and help them understand your case from the onset. He delivers insight on how to set the stage and use it throughout trial to engage the jury and help them not only understand but track the evidence of the case. Also included in this episode is a rundown of how to up your trial game by utilizing focus groups, why you should do them as often as possible, and giving yourself e...

Greyson Goody followed his passion for surfing to California, but found a new passion for trying jury trials. Join Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) and Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) for their discussion with Greyson about how he developed a courtroom style that has enabled him to win most of his trials, even those that had serious challenges. As a bonus, Greyson shares his insight into work-life balance as a new father and the secrets of the vegan, trial-lawyer...

Episode Summary Roger Dodd has spent most of his life trying cases in venues around the United States. From capital murder trials to complex personal injury cases, Roger has done it all. Roger has also devoted much of his career to speaking and teaching trial skills. His multi-day seminar in cross examination has become so popular that when a date is announced the seats fill immediately. Roger will be presenting on advanced cross examination at the upcoming PSBR Trial College and has seminars sc...

Perhaps no lawyer in America conducts more civil jury trials than Keith Mitnik, the Senior Trial Attorney at America’s largest personal injury law firm, Morgan and Morgan. Keith tries more jury trials in a month than most trial lawyers try in a year. Keith’s focus on trying cases and his high volume of trial work allows him to test and improve his courtroom strategy and technique regularly. Join us for Keith’s discussion with Rahul and Ben where he shares brand new insights, proven approaches, a...

SHOW SUMMARY: Have you ever sought a more efficient way to complete discovery? Well, attorney Pratik Shah did and then created a technological solution to streamline and improve the discovery process. Join Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) and Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) for their discussion with Pratik about his game-changing discovery technology and his observations on efficiency and productivity in the practice of trial law. ABOUT PRATIK: Pratik Shah Ass...

Ben and Rahul break down the case and events leading up to Rahul's recent $8 million verdict.

Join us for a discussion with folks from the Expert Institute as part of our special sponsorship bonus track. Learn about cutting edge services EI has developed to help trial lawyers track information about their own and opposing experts.

In this episode, Ben speaks with trial lawyer and trial consultant Phillip Miller about how he helps trial lawyers deconstruct and then build a winning case for trial. Phillip starts by identifying landmines that will cause you to lose the case. Each landmine must be made irrelevant, immaterial, or otherwise overcome so that it does not sink the case. Phillip then talks about questions that every juror needs answered: why is the case important? How will the verdict affect meaningful change apart...

Trial law has been in the blood of Omaha-based trial lawyers, Pat and Joe Cullan, since they were growing up. They learned life lessons about how to be a trial lawyer from their father, legendary trial lawyer, Dan Cullan. Like their father, Pat and Joe are also doctors, who use their combined expertise in law and medicine to level the playing field on behalf of their clients. Now, Pat and Joe are legends in their own right, recently winning record-breaking verdicts in no-offer medical malpractic...

Perhaps no jurisdiction has conducted more Zoom jury trials since the start of the pandemic than King County (Seattle), Washington. In this episode, Ben and Rahul speak with King County Superior Court Judge, Matthew Williams, about lessons he has learned managing Zoom trials, including his experience conducting jury selection. trial, witness examination, cross examination, use of exhibits, and his observations concerning the key differences between Zoom and in-person trials. About Judge William...

St. Louis, Missouri trial lawyers Craig and Toni Schlapprizzi learned what it means to be a trial lawyer from their successful trial lawyer father, Don Schlapprizzi. Now, both Craig and Toni are prominent trial lawyers in their own right who have won many large verdicts, and recently, achieved a record-setting $37 million settlement in a product liability case. Join Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) and Ben (https://gideonasen.com/attorney-benjamin-gideon/) for a discussion with Craig a...

Seattle-based trial lawyer, Felix (Gavi) Luna is not afraid to try hard cases. Join us for this episode as Gavi explains the strategies and techniques he has used to get extraordinary results in some of the toughest cases, including a case involving highway design and a malpractice case involving failure to prevent a stroke.

In this inspiring episode, Ben talks about how many trial lawyers face personal challenges they must overcome to find happiness and success in their practices. Ben reveals how his own journey to overcome anxiety helped to shape his character and approach as a trial lawyer.

We are kicking Season 2 off with a bang! In our first episode, Ben and Rahul host four of the country’s most respected trial lawyers and trial consultants, to discuss their forthcoming book, Damages Evolving. Those familiar with David Ball’s foundational work, Damages, will learn how his ideas have evolved, shaped through his long-time partnership with Artemis Malekpour and new collaboration with Nick and Courtney Rowley. They discuss how trial strategies have evolved over the past two decades and continue to evolve today.

Access to Big Data has proven to be indispensable in making key decisions to maximize values of verdicts and settlements. Join Join Ben ((Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) ) and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com) for our discussion with John Campbell, the leading national expert on Big Data for trial lawyers. Through his company Empirical Jury (www.empiricaljury.com) John has already helped countless trial lawyers get results that many would have thought to be impossible just a few years ago. If yo...

What is the key to Mark Mandell's success as a trial lawyer? He questions all assumptions and has spent his entire career in search of answers. And what he has uncovered along the way is required knowledge for anyone who wants to try cases for a living. Join Ben ((Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) ) and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com) for our probing discussion with Mark as he describes his thoughtful approach to trial work that has led to many successful verdicts and settlement and underpins hi...

For his 20 plus year career as a trial lawyer, Nick Rowley has lived in life in the arena. For most of his career, he has tried 10 jury trials each year. He has tried cases in 33 separate states and has numerous seven and eight figure verdicts. Nick discusses his journey to becoming a trial lawyer, his approach and philosophy of communicating with jurors and trying cases and how he balances his busy trial practice with the rest of his life. About Nick Rowley Many consider Nicholas C. Rowley to ...

Join us for our conversation with preeminent trial lawyer, Khaldoun Baghdadi. Khaldoun talks about how his Palestinian background has influenced his perspective and approach to the law. He talks about the principles that have enabled him and his firm to obtain many record setting verdicts in both individual plaintiff and mass tort trials. Since 2009, Khaldoun has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer®. In addition, Khaldoun is AV – Pre-Eminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, signifying the ...

With multiple recent 8-figure jury verdicts in difficult cases, Sean Claggett is truly on a roll. But nothing Sean has accomplished is an accident. It is the culmination of his own personal journey to re-invent himself as a master trial lawyer and to pioneer the use of data-driven decision-making to maximize his results. Join us for our conversation with Sean as we explore his uniquely successful approach to winning at trial. We begin with a discussion of Sean's background and journey to becomi...

Nationally-recognized trial lawyer Patricia Kuendig joins us to describe the approach to cross examination she and her partner Roger Dodd teach to trial lawyers across the country. Patricia explains the three rules of successful cross examination. She illustrates how the rules work in practice. She discusses strategies for sequencing cross, recovering from problems, dealing with un-crossable witness and preparing you own witnesses for the other side's cross. About Patricia Patricia Kuendig purs...

Join us for a conversation with top New Jersey trial lawyer, Edward Capozzi, author of the best-selling Trial Guides book, The Domino Theory. Ed describes how his upbringing in a blue collar family and background as a front man for a rock band readied him for the world of trial law. Ed talks about how he began trying the most difficult "no offer" cases and honed his approach and skills by trying more than a dozen jury trial a year for more than decade. His insight led him to develop the "Domino ...

Saira Pasha is an attorney who used to work for major hospital corporations handling the defense side of medical malpractice cases. Now, she assists lawyers for patients and their families in medical malpractice cases. We spend time with Saira discussing how to better understand the information that is available through the electronic medical record and audit trail kept by hospitals and other medical providers. We learn that there is a lot of information that is available but will not be turned ...