Laugh Love Law

Send us Fan Mail What do delivering garlic, teaching English, riding waves, and making music have in common? For this week’s guest, Jay, they’re all part of a life he never could have planned. Heather sits down with the teacher, musician, husband, and dad to talk about leaving corporate America, running out of money, and finding an unexpected fresh start through a garlic delivery job. That job did...

Send us Fan Mail  Buying a car shouldn’t require eight hours, a negotiation team, and a recovery day. This week, Heather Kaplan sits down with Mike LaRocca of Evrything Auto to talk car shopping, customer service, and why your uncle who “knows how to negotiate” might want to sit this one out. Mike brings honest advice and plenty of opinions—from what an auto broker actually does to the cars he thi...

Send us Fan Mail   How do you know when it’s time to leave something you worked so hard to build? My cousin Michael Cohen knows a thing or two about keeping a show running—and deciding when it’s time for his own next act. From Broadway stage manager to entrepreneur to NBCUniversal, his résumé has range. But I knew him before any of that. I was his babysitter, and I have stories. We talk about the...

Send us Fan Mail They weren’t looking for new friendships in their 30s—but they found family. Heather welcomes Ken and Sara Parkinson for a conversation filled with love, laughter, and stories from a friendship that spans three generations. Sara’s parents and Heather’s in-laws are close friends, their children have built friendships of their own, and along the way, Ken, Sara, Heather, and Josh bec...

Send us Fan Mail Adam Erlich and I went to day camp together as teenagers in Brooklyn. We hadn’t seen each other in 35 years—until the day we sat down to record this episode of Laugh Love Law . Adam is a former competitive bodybuilder, a current personal trainer, and the owner of A1 Fitness. He’s also a husband and proud father of two. As an autism dad, he advocates for making fitness and training...

Send us Fan Mail Lawyer. Lifestyle creator. Pilates instructor. Taylor Swift superfan. Mother of three. And a woman who is never afraid to say the thing everyone else is thinking. Emily Phillips does not do anything halfway—and this episode is no exception. Emily has built a devoted online community by being refreshingly authentic, fiercely honest and completely herself. She shares the workouts, t...

Send us Fan Mail For the Season One finale of Laugh Love Law , Heather is joined by someone who has been part of her life for more than 25 years — Melissa Sposato Tortora — which means this episode comes with history, stories, laughter, absolutely no filter, and more than a little friendly roasting. Melissa is the kind of woman who makes you wonder if the rest of us are just wasting daylight. She...

Send us Fan Mail Catherine Montiel is the kind of attorney you want in your corner — smart, fearless, fiercely loyal, and completely devoted to the people she represents. As a partner at Miller Montiel & Strano, P.C. , Catherine has built relationships with clients that span generations, representing families from grandparents all the way down to their grandkids. But this episode is personal f...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a two-for-one episode when Leslie and Ken Loock take over the couch—and honestly, these two could have their own sitcom. Both are attorneys; Leslie is also a professor, and together they are absolute comedic gold. Think The Not-So-Newlywed Game meets Seinfeld : quick banter, hilarious disagreements, great stories and the kind of chemistry that only comes from years of marriag...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a lifelong love of music meets movement, strength, family, and a whole lot of personality? In Episode 6 of Laugh Love Law , Heather sits down with her cousin and friend, Gabrielle Ross Weinberger, for a conversation filled with laughs, memories, music — and a few unforgettable family  stories. Gabrielle shares her journey from music and performing to creating Her...

Send us Fan Mail Some conversations just feel like home—and this is one of them. In this episode, Marissa Sciremammano and I settle in like old friends on the best blue couch, reminiscing about our Brooklyn roots, the people who shaped us, and the experiences that made us who we are today. We laugh our way through childhood memories, growing up, raising families, shopping trips with our daughters,...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Hake did not always plan on becoming a lawyer, but what began as an unexpected career path ultimately became his true calling. A philosophy major turned attorney, Jason brings thoughtfulness, curiosity and intention to everything he does. In this episode, he joins Heather for a warm and engaging conversation about reinvention, mentorship, travel, photography and building a l...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to lead with authority, raise a family, serve your community and still remain genuinely grounded? In Episode 3 of Laugh Love Law , Heather sits down with Kristin Rhine—an attorney, Inspector and Commanding Officer of Nassau County’s Sixth Precinct, volunteer firefighter, instructor, mentor, mother and wife. Kristin shares her fascinating journey as a woman rising...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to leave behind the life you know and take a chance on the one you have always imagined? In this episode of Laugh Love Law , Heather sits down with Broadway star Linedy Genao for a funny, heartfelt, and inspiring conversation about her remarkable journey from banking to Broadway—and the courage it took to bet on herself. Linedy shares the work, resilience, and de...

What happens when you stop asking people what they do… and start asking who they are? Welcome to Laugh Love Law , the podcast where laughter, meaningful conversations, and a little bit of law come together. In this very first episode, host Heather Kaplan introduces herself—not just as a New York attorney, but as a wife, mom, Broadway fan, Diet Coke enthusiast, former theatre kid, and someone who b...

Welcome to Laugh Love Law! Life is rarely just one thing… so why should a podcast be? I’m Heather Kaplan—workers’ compensation attorney, wife, mom, karaoke lover, and someone who believes the best conversations happen when we stop pretending to fit into one box. On Laugh Love Law , you’ll hear honest conversations with Broadway stars, attorneys, entrepreneurs, educators, performers, and everyday p...