Sports 'N Torts

Dr. Jack Llewellyn joins Sports ‘N Torts this week for a super informative and entertaining episode. Dr. Jack is a sports psychologist who was the first psychologist to bring his skills and approach to professional athletes – specifically baseball players. Dr. Jack got his start in Major League Baseball after a former student of his invited him to work with the Expos. This allowed Dr. Jack to work...

Brian Mathis from the Atlanta, GA law firm of Huff, Powell & Bailey joins the podcast. Brian was my law school classmate and is one of my closest friends. It was an absolute blast for me to have him on the podcast and there is something for anyone to take away from our conversation. After all these years, he is still teaching me things and inspiring me to be better. We reminisce on the old day...

Geoff has worked in the legal field and at law firms for over 20 years. Starting out in the military and then as a graphic designer, his roles morphed into business development where he ultimately became the Director of Client Development for one of the most well-known law firms in Georgia. Geoff shares what he has learned about marketing and business development – including what works and what do...

Lawyer Power Couple Alex and Sarah Cornejo join Sports ‘N Torts for Episode 58. Both with their own law firms (Alex – focusing on immigration/Sarah – focusing on personal injury), we discuss how they have set up their firms to compliment one another and benefit from each other’s clients and client bases. The two discuss their growth strategies and the decisions that have led them to open up multip...

Andy Goldner joins us for episode 57 of Sports ‘N Torts. This is Andy’s third time on the podcast but his first chance as being a solo act. Andy is a personal injury attorney in Atlanta, GA who works on cases involving auto/truck wrecks, dog attacks and day care cases. Andy has developed a specialty in child injury cases over the last decade.  Andy and I were lucky enough to travel to Augusta...

Nick Schnyder joins us on the podcast this week. Nick is a personal injury lawyer in Atlanta, GA whose law firm has experienced tremendous growth and success over the last few years. We learn from Nick about his visions for his firm and the steps he has taken to accomplish his goals. We talk about what it takes to be remembered in the legal market and the slogans and tag lines which he uses – “Nee...

The sun is out and the calendar has turned to Opening Day for the 2023 Major League Baseball season. Two great baseball guys – Josh Gernatt and Casey Collins join the podcast for our annual MLB/Braves preview show. Tune in to hear everything you need to know about the Braves upcoming season in this 60 minute podcast.  We look at the Braves offseason moves (losing Dansby a year after losing Fr...

Marshall Darneille joins us this week on the podcast. This is the episode you never knew you needed and now wont be able to live without. Marshall is one of a kind. He is authentic, genuine, smart and funny. He is a banker by trade and now applies the financial principles he learned to help him succeed as a CFO of one of the nations fast growing Insurance Defense law firms – Gower Wooten Darneille...

Greg Parent joins us this week on Sports ‘N Torts. Greg is a Mediator and Arbitrator with Miles ADR. Greg’s professional career has included working as a claims adjuster, defense attorney and plaintiff’s attorney. This unique background has armed him to become one of the most sought out mediators in Georgia – and if you don’t believe me check his calendar and try to find an open date. Greg takes u...

Bethany Schneider from Schneider Injury Law joins us for episode 52 of Sports ‘N Torts. Originally from Tennessee, Bethany talks about attending college at UGA and Law School at UT in Austin. Bethany gives us the tale of the tape between Athens and Austin and what led her back to Atlanta. After Law School, Bethany worked for King & Spalding for 8 years. There, she defended Tobacco Companies at...

    Shane Lazenby from Lazenby Law Group joins us this week on Sports ‘N Torts. Shane is the founder and managing member of Lazenby Law Group. After more than a decade of defending injury cases to include medical malpractice, Shane decided to reverse course and help the victims of serious injuries. Shane’s firm is in Gainesville, GA and he considers himself a small town lawyer – but...

Episode Milestone Alert - number 50! The voice of Walton High School – Mark Aston – joins us on Sports ‘N Torts. Originally from Columbus, GA, Mark played football at Auburn University and was an Offensive Tackle for Bo Jackson. Mark has always been passionate about sports and from an early age knew he that if wasn’t playing sports he wanted to be involved in announcing sports. This passion led hi...

Its Super Bowl week and Mike Faunce joins Sports ‘n Torts. Originally from New Jersey, Mike moved down to Georgia 25 years ago to play college baseball. However, his roots and teams he cheers for remain up North – namely, the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies. Mike talks about seeing the Eagles win their first Super Bowl in franchise history in 2017 in Minneapolis and what that meant t...

Joseph Wilson joins us this week on Sports ‘N Torts. Joseph is a personal injury lawyer in Atlanta, GA who has recently expanded his practice by joining forces with Nick Rowley to form Wilson Rowley Trial Lawyers For Justice. Joseph walks us through his journey from surprising his parents by enrolling in Law School to opening up his own law firm 5 years ago to his new partnership with Trial Lawyer...

The group gets back together over some drinks for a Roundtable Discussion on UGA winning Back to Back National Championships. We never thought this day would come so we spend 60 minutes talking about our trip to LA and Sofi Stadium, breaking down the game vs. TCU, looking ahead to what the 2023 season has in store for a possible 3-peat and putting a bow on the undefeated 2022 version of the Georgi...

Josh, Laurence, Jason and Tom finally gather themselves after UGA’s epic win over OSU in MBS in the CFA Peach Bowl as the clock struck midnight ringing in 2023. They talk about their feelings during the game, turning points, pivotal plays and how UGA orchestrated the unbelievable comeback. We review our picks to click and talk about the game changing players including those who impressed us on the...

Kevin Shires from the law firm of Shires Peake Gottlieb joins the podcast for the final episode of 2022. Kevin is a defense attorney who specializes in representing trucking companies in personal injury cases. We talk about how Kevin got into the trucking defense business, how he runs his law firm, how he markets himself/his firm and his perspective on working with opposing counsel. Kevin shares s...

Iceland lawyer Omar Valdimarsson joins the podcast as our first International Guest. Omar is a lawyer in Iceland whose handles injury cases, criminal cases and appeals. Omar talks about his background as a journalist and living in the United States and what eventually drew him to law. Omar talks about legal education in Iceland and how to become certified as a lawyer. We talk about the laws in Ice...

The boys from College Football's Last Call podcast make an appearance on Sports 'N Torts to recap the Dawgs winning the SEC, the Playoff Final 4 being set and Stetson Bennett being invited to NY as a Heisman Finalist. We break down the Dawgs beat down of LSU and give our thoughts on whether the playoff committee got it right the chosen teams and seeds. We recap Larry's Sucker Bets of the Year and...

The old band gets back together for this week’s episode as my former partners Edward Lindsey and Robert Luskin join the show. Edward was one of my first bosses and him and Robert were very influential in my development as a lawyer. I consider both of them mentors. Edward cofounded Goodman McGuffey Lindsey Aust in 1990 and we hear the story of how that happened. In true Edward style, you will hear...

Corey Stern is a partner at the New York based law firm of Levy Konigsberg where he works on environmental cases with a focus on children’s right. Corey received a random call from a woman in a homeless shelter about dirty water so he dug in and that started him down a path that has led him to be Lead Counsel in the Flint Michigan Water Crisis case where he currently represents over 10,000 familie...

Jeb Butler and Matt Kahn from the Atlanta, GA personal injury firm of Butler Kahn join this weeks episode of Sports ‘N Torts. Jeb and Matt’s law firm handles personal injury matters involving catastrophic injuries or wrongful death. Matt tells the story of how he met Jeb that led to them working together and ultimately joining up in their newly formed law firm. We talk a lot about their approach t...

In this episode we combine law, mediation and music. Joining us is Atlanta Mediator Joe Murphey. Joe is a certified mediator at Miles Mediation who has mediated over 3500 cases in his career. He talks about his path from defense lawyer to mediator and why mediating cases is such a helpful tool for litigants. He talks about his approach to mediating a case and how he connects with the parties. We l...

I first met Kyle in November 2020. A U.S. Military Veteran, Kyle was involved in a terrible car wreck on Veteran’s Day 2020. First responders extricated him from his car and immediately took him to the hospital where he spent the next week undergoing emergency surgeries for multiple injuries. I met Kyle when he was released from the hospital and my firm had the honor and privilege to represent him...

Chris Gunnels and Luis Miranda from the Atlanta, GA personal injury law firm of The Gunnels Law Firm join us for a very informative episode. Chris is originally from South Georgia and Luis is originally from Venezuela and Mexico and while their paths have been different they have ended up together and make as good of a lawyer/paralegal combination as you will find. We learn fate stepped in through...