Open N' Raw Podcast

Lee Rudin, the founding attorney of Rudin Law in New Orleans, isn't just practicing personal injury law—he is completely disrupting how it's marketed. Refusing to blend into the sea of boring gray suits, giant fake settlement checks, and cliché highway billboards, Lee built his firm around a bold, unapologetic brand philosophy: "GET RUDE." He understands that when you are going...

EPISODE POWERED BY RAWLAW.AI (visit our site at rawlaw.ai)  IN THIS EPISODE: John Morgan joins the team at Raw Law Media for today's episode about luck, success, marketing, business, leadership, legacy, and what it really takes to build one of the most recognizable brands in America. Most people know John Morgan as the founder of Morgan & Morgan, the largest personal injury law firm in th...

Is the mass tort space being overrun by bad leads, fake claims, and fraudulent marketers? In this hard-hitting episode of Open & Raw, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with Kate Hoffmann, Founder and CEO of Smart Reviews. For 12 years, Kate has been in the trenches of mass tort case workup, and she pulls no punches when discussing the current state of the industry. Kate brea...

What happens when your law firm takes on a case that lights the entire country on fire? In this exclusive episode of Open & Raw, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with Mark O'Mara, one of the most recognized criminal defense attorneys in the nation.  Known for his work on highly publicized trials and his role as a legal analyst for CNN, Mark gets raw about the intersect...

How do you take a personal injury law firm from $0 to over $150 million a year in settlements? In this powerhouse episode of Open & Raw, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with legal icon Mike Morse. As the founder of Michigan's largest personal injury firm and the author of Fireproof , Mike shares the exact operational blueprint he uses to scale, systematize, and protec...

Most lawyers build their brand around their own ego. Brett and Chelsee Sachs built MVP Accident Attorneys around the client experience. In this unfiltered episode, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren welcome the founders of MVP Accident Attorneys to discuss why they actively avoid looking and sounding like traditional lawyers. Brett and Chelsee discuss the exact strategies they use to make...

Most personal injury attorneys are terrified of the courtroom—but Nick Schnyder thrives in it. In this episode of Open & Raw, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with Nick Schnyder, the "Fighter" behind the Nick Schnyder Law Firm. Nick explains why building a reputation as a firm that actually takes cases to trial is the ultimate leverage against insurance companies....

If your legal brand is just a boring initialism, you are completely blending into the background. In this highly emotional and value-packed episode of Open & Raw, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with Amy Owen, the founder of the Phoenix-based Owen Law Firm. Amy breaks down exactly how she turned a childhood nickname—given to her because friends thought she looked Hawaiian—...

If you are sitting behind your desk waiting for cases to come to you, you are already losing to the lawyers who are out in the field building relationships. In this high-energy episode of the Open & Raw podcast, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with Paul Faust, known throughout the legal industry as the ultimate connector and the President of RingBoost. Paul shares his unfi...

Building a dominant law firm requires more than just legal knowledge—it takes a relentless operational strategy and the right partnership. In this highly engaging episode of Open & Raw, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren sit down with Shannon Snedaker and Ben Jones of Snedaker Law. They get incredibly raw about what it actually takes to scale a modern law practice in a hyper-competiti...

What does it actually take to run one of the most premium domain names in the legal industry? In this episode of Open and Raw, Ray and Adam sit down with Colleen Joyce, CEO of Lawyer.com.  Colleen breaks down the fascinating 1994 origin story of the domain, the reality of being a female CEO in a male-dominated industry, and how she's evolved the company's brand beyond just a directory in...

The legal funding space is notoriously cutthroat—so what happens when two powerhouse women from competing companies sit down at the same table? Live from the National Trial Lawyers Summit, Ray and Adam bring on Briseida Robles (Key Legal Funding) and Shealyn Pike (Arthur Funding) to spill the reality of litigation finance.  They break down the aggressive tactics behind pre-settlement funding, how...

How do you stand out in the highly competitive world of plaintiff-side personal injury without spending a dime on traditional advertising? In this episode, Ray Lakhani and Adam Warren welcome Lauren Wood (L Wood Law and the Women in Trial Travel Summit) to the Open & Raw podcast. Lauren breaks down the strategy behind her highly referral-based firm and explains why taking on every single case...

Most personal injury attorneys make one massive mistake in their marketing: they try to be Luke Skywalker when they should be Yoda. In this highly tactical episode of the Open & Raw podcast, legal marketing expert Ray Lakhani (founder of Raw Law Media) and co-host Adam Warren (Open Jar Concepts) sit down with Joy Avila, the creative force behind one of the most dominant law firms in the countr...

Lawyers love to talk about marketing, multi-million dollar verdicts, and scaling their firms, but they almost always ignore the real engine driving their success: their staff. In this episode of the Open & Raw podcast, Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren (Open Jar Concepts) sit down with Eric Heath, a 15-year veteran of the personal injury space and co-founder of Case Lab. Eric breaks...

He is an OG lawyer who still keeps it real and relevant. Andy Bederman is a master marketer and one of the first to figure out what law firm marketing is all about. In this episode of Open N' Raw , hosts Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren (OpenJar Concepts) sit down with Andy Bederman, the Founder and Managing Attorney at Greenberg & Bederman. Practicing personal injury law in th...

He is a trial lawyer by trade, but a disruptor by nature. In this episode of Open N' Raw , hosts Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren (OpenJar Concepts) are joined by Bob Simon of The Simon Law Group. Bob is known for pushing the boundaries of traditional legal practice, bringing a fresh, aggressive approach to trial strategy and law firm management. Bob breaks down what it takes to bu...

He plays with the big boys. Chase Givens understands the complex financial machinery running behind the scenes of the largest personal injury firms in the country. In this episode of Open N' Raw , hosts Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren (OpenJar Concepts) sit down with Chase Givens, the founder of Spear and an attorney at The Cochran Firm. Chase breaks down the world of large transa...

Dan Morgan joins Ray Lakhani of Raw Law Media to reveal the marketing secrets behind Morgan & Morgan, America's largest injury law firm. Dan shares exactly how the firm grew to over 1,100 attorneys across 50 states, how they handle public backlash, and why their aggressive marketing strategies actually work.  From shooting social media content on an iPhone to finding a highly specialized...

They said ChatGPT would kill his company overnight. Instead, it became the tailwind that propelled EvenUp to a $2 Billion valuation . In this episode of Open N' Raw , hosts Ray Lakhani (Raw Law Media) and Adam Warren (OpenJar Concepts) sit down with Ray Mieszaniec , Co-Founder and COO of EvenUp , live from the National Trial Lawyers Summit . This isn’t just a tech conversation; it’s a story o...

In this episode of Open N Raw , Ray Lakhani , founder of Raw Law Media , and Adam Warren , Co-founder of OpenJar Concepts , sit down with Lauren Wood , founder of LWood Law and the Women in Trial Travel Summit . They discuss how she identified a void in the legal industry—a lack of spaces for women trial lawyers to connect authentically—and filled it by building an international travel network tha...

In this episode of Open N Raw , Ray Lakhani , founder of Raw Law Media , and Adam Warren , founder of OpenJar Concepts , sit down with Kevin Edwards , attorney at DFW Injury Lawyers , for a real conversation about competing, growing, and staying sharp in one of the most aggressive legal markets in the country. Ray Lakhani leads the discussion as Kevin Edwards breaks down what it takes to build tru...

In this episode of Open N Raw , Ray Lakhani , founder of Raw Law Media , and Adam Warren , founder of OpenJar Concepts , sit down with Gary Sarner , founder of ROI 360+ , for a candid conversation about what law firms actually need to measure to grow. Ray Lakhani leads the discussion as Gary Sarner breaks down how law firms often chase surface-level metrics while missing the numbers that truly dri...

In this episode of Open N Raw , Ray Lakhani , founder of Raw Law Media , and Adam Warren , founder of OpenJar Concepts , sit down together to explain why this podcast exists and what they believe is fundamentally broken in the legal and business landscape. Ray Lakhani leads the conversation as he and Adam Warren unpack how law, business, and media have collided , and why firms that don’t understan...

Jennifer Gore of Sweet James with Ray Lakhani & Adam Warren: Leadership, Trial Law, and Building Influence In this episode of Open N Raw , Ray Lakhani , founder of Raw Law Media , and Adam Warren , founder of OpenJar Concepts , sit down with Jennifer (Jenn) Gore , trial attorney at Sweet James Accident Attorneys . Ray Lakhani leads the conversation as Jenn Gore shares insight into trial law, l...