Season 4
Dec. 2, 2024
A Legacy of Taking on Big Tobacco and Other Villains and Making a Difference with Scott Schlesinger
Scott Schlesinger has known what it means to be a trial lawyer from his earliest days, growing up in the shadow of his father, legendary Florida trial lawyer Shelly Schlesinger. Scott talks about how the lessons and values h...
Nov. 18, 2024
Record-Breaking Results for Victims of Sexual Assault, with Spencer Lucas
Join Ben and Rahul for a conversation with Spencer Lucas, Partner at Panish Shea Ravipudi, in which Spencer talks about his recent $135 million verdict on behalf of two victims of sexual assault by a teacher at a public schoo...
Nov. 4, 2024
The Critical Role of Experts in Plaintiff’s Cases and Beyond with Expert Institute Founder and CEO Michael Talve
Join Ben and Rahul for their conversation with Michael Talve, Founder and CEO of Expert Institute, a nation-wide expert search and research firm. Michael talks about how he stared the business in his apartment with a few fri...
Oct. 21, 2024
From Public Speaking to Winning Trial Lawyer with Robert Glassman
From a young age, Robert Glassman worked hard to perfect his abilities as a public speaker. When he was in high school, his parents enrolled him in a Dale Carnegie program to develop confidence speaking in front of strangers...
Oct. 7, 2024
Processing and Learning from Trial Loss with Ben Gideon
Join Ben and Rahul for their in-depth discussion of Ben’s recent three-week jury trial in which Ben represented a little girl who developed cerebral palsy following the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in the NICU. B...
Sept. 23, 2024
What It Means to Have “It” with Steve Yerrid
Tampa Florida trial lawyer Steve Yerrid has done it all. He was a boxer in his youth and a fighter for justice in his career as a trial lawyer. Steve was the youngest member of the Tobacco “Dream Team,” which secured a $17 ...
Sept. 9, 2024
$495 million verdict against Abbott laboratories with Jake Plattenberger and Tor Hoerman
Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with Jake and Tor, breaking down the recent 495 million Dollar verdict in a product liability case against Abbott Laboratories for pre-term infant formula that increases the risks for d...
Aug. 26, 2024
Leveraging Superior Court Reporting and AI with Steno President Dylan Ruga
Join Ben for his conversation with Dylan Ruga, trial lawyer and co-founder and President of Steno, a long-time sponsor of the pod. Dylan updates us on the new functionality and services offered by his innovative court report...
Aug. 12, 2024
Born to be a Trial Lawyer with Arash Homampour
Join Ben and Rahul for their interview of famed Los Angeles trial lawyer, Arash Homampour. Arash has perfected the ability to trial difficult liability and damages cases to outlier high verdicts. Arash explains how he channel...
July 29, 2024
Over $1 Billion in Verdicts from Nitrous Oxide and Psychiatric Hospital Neglect with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin
Join Ben for this conversation with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin of the Simon Law Firm. This episode covers discussion of two fascinating recent cases in which the Simon firm obtained more than $ 1 billion in combine...
July 15, 2024
Betting on Yourself to Win with Conal Doyle
When Conal Doyle started his plaintiff’s practice, he faced long odds and daunting obstacles. But as one born without one of his legs who went on to become a ski racer, long odds and obstacles were nothing new to Conal. Joi...
July 1, 2024
The Courtroom as a Stage with Kurt Zaner
Before he became a trial lawyer, Colorado lawyer Kurt Zaner wanted to be an actor. But rather than just play a role, Kurt decided that he wanted to be a real-world champion and decided to become a trial lawyer. Now, Kurt appl...
June 17, 2024
Turning Bad Facts into Good Facts with Meg Simonian
Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with top Alaska trial lawyer, Meg Simonian. Meg shares her journey from growing up as one of seven children with parents who did not graduate from high school to attending law school a...
June 3, 2024
The Courage to Break the Mold with Judith Livingston
With 37 verdicts of more than a million dollars, few lawyers in America can match the track record of success of New York trial lawyer Judy Livingston. What’s more, many of Judy’s verdicts came at a time when few women were ...
May 20, 2024
Having an Impact Beyond the Individual Case with Peter Perlman
Join Ben for his conversation with legendary Kentucky trial lawyer, Peter Perlman. Peter talks about how his upbringing, as the son of a 5 and 10 cent store owner, shaped his values and taught him the importance of finding w...
May 6, 2024
Verdict Alert: Gideon Asen $2.4 Million Verdict in Med Mal CRPS Case with Taylor Asen and Trevor Savage
Join Ben for his discussion with attorneys Taylor Asen and Trevor Savage about their recent $2.4 million verdict in Bangor, Maine in a case involving a surgical mal positioning that caused an arm injury and CRPS. Taylor and ...
April 22, 2024
Justice for Victims of Havana Syndrome with Paul Miller
Join Rahul and Ben for their conversation with Canadian trial lawyer, Paul Miller, who shares the fascinating account of his effort to find justice for Canadian diplomats impacted by Havana Syndrome. Paul explains the mounti...
April 8, 2024
Take That Elon! $60M Verdict Against Tesla with Lee Christie and Karen Zahka
Join Rahul and Ben for their discussion with Indiana trial lawyer Lee Christie and Trial Lawyers for Justice Attorney, Karen Zahka, as they break down their recent trial against Tesla. Although the case started out as a simp...
March 25, 2024
Big Picture Take Aways with Rahul and Ben
In this episode, Rahul and Ben discuss major trends in trial practice and big picture take aways from the last 3 ½ years of the podcast. The conversation begins with a discussion of nuclear verdicts in the golden age of tria...
March 11, 2024
Discovering Dr. Death with Catherine “Katie” Bertram
We’ve all heard the stories of doctors who cause harm to patients by systematically performing medically unnecessary procedures, just to line their own pockets. These circumstances rise to a level beyond ordinary medical neg...
Feb. 26, 2024
From College Basketball to $36 Million Judgment in School Shooting Case with Sheila Hiestand
Louisville, Kentucky trial lawyer Sheila Hiestand has harnessed the same competitive zeal she had as a starting center on a division one college basketball team to become one of Kentucky’s leading trial lawyers. Sheila has s...
Feb. 12, 2024
Poker, Landmines and Trials with Reza Davani
Before Maryland-based trial lawyer Reza Davani began rolling the dice with juries, he was a competitive poker player. Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with Reza, in which he recounts how principles and lessons learned ...
Jan. 29, 2024
Trial Lawyers to the Stars with Neville Johnson and Douglas Johnson
From representing Yoko Ono to winning class action lawsuits on behalf of actors and musicians, Neville Johnson and his partner Douglas Johnson (no relationship) have built one of the most interesting and successful entertainm...
Jan. 15, 2024
Embracing Risk and Winning at Trial with Jeffrey Kroll
Chicago-based trial lawyer Jeffrey Kroll is no stranger to risk. On the road to some of his biggest verdicts, including a 2017 verdict for $148 million, Jeff has turned down big money to cast his lot with the jury. Join Ben...