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Guest interviews
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74 episodes
since Feb. 26, 2023
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Michael Karp's law practice changed when they started leaning heavily into using focus groups. The reason was pretty obvious: focus group testing brought an otherwise iffy slip-and-fall case to a $12 million verdict. But it's the process of watching that unfold that for Mike became so fas…

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What if you were confident that a $350K settlement could become a $9 million verdict, because you could predict that number before the trial? Connecticut trial lawyer Andrew Garza reveals how big data turned a difficult premises liability case into the largest verdict ever seen in that courthouse -…
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Isn't it remarkable how there are certain types of cases that necessitate entire practice areas in law? Inevitably, these are cases that involve some mixture of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or all of the above. And sadly, nursing home abuse is one of these areas. When Kristen Lojewski happene…
David Holt had put in the years of hard, emotional work pursuing justice and accountability as a state prosecutor in Hampton, Virginia, litigating hundreds of jury trials. He was involved in multiple complex murder and gang-related cases, putting criminals in jail in cases that could take years. An…
A reluctant witness, a freezing 3 a.m. wake-up, and one parking-lot conversation that saved a client $9.5 million: this episode shows why the right investigator can change the entire outcome of a case. Sally Tierney is a professional investigator, working with law firms to uncover facts, evidence, …
It's harder to overcome making a bad first impression to a jury than it is to argue against an inaccurate police report. Why are first impressions and opening statements so important?  Because once people make up their mind, you're no longer just asking them to look a different way.  You&…
The moment you realize that you don't love where you are, you're already one foot out the door to a better life. Matthew Mikula had just gotten married, and was straight back to work at Big Law. Immediately the warning signs were there: "Is this where you want to be indefinitely? Onc…
You don't have to fit the norm of what people expect a law student to be. Portia Koptish had a long career in nursing before deciding, after the turmoil of Covid-19, to transition to a completely new career in law. She went back to school for the first time in 25 years, but with decades of lif…
Amy Bradley will be the first to tell you that good storytelling is an art. Now a Principal at Blankenship & Keith in Fairfax, Virginia, Amy's education and career in fact started in journalism. Following leads, doing the interviews, compiling research and then editing it all together to t…
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