Sports 'N Torts

Duncan Lloyd is a sports agent with Overtime Sports based out of Philadelphia, PA whose firm specializes in representing professional basketball players in the NBA and abroad. We learn about Duncan’s transition from trial lawyer to sports agent and how he has successfully built a sports agency. Duncan likes to say he is now a sports agent who is a recovering trial attorney. Duncan manages client r...

Youth Baseball Coach, East Side Baseball Association President, Orkin and Associates Investments Chief Financial Officer AND (a currently sad) Mets Fan Marc Glickman join us for this weeks episode of Sports ‘N Torts. We recorded this just after the end of the Regular Season/beginning of MLB Playoffs. We pack a lot in this hour. We discuss Marc’s: -path to Georgia from Long Island to Emory to becom...

Josh’s brother, Ben Stein (not the one from Ferris Bueller's Day Off), joins Sports ‘N Torts for a discussion that hits a bunch of fun and informative topics. Ben is a Tax Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and we learn the path he took to get there including how he initially got his job and the steps he took along the way. We talk about Business “Soft Skills” and the importance of working with peo...

Ovie Mughelli and Josh Berry join the show to discuss a wide range of topics. Ovie is a 2 x NFL Pro Bowl Fullback who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons. Ovie started his career going up against the best defense in the league and he discusses how that experience led him to becoming the highest paid Fullback in NFL History. We learn about his relationship with Deion Sanders and...

Andrew Tsui is a Washington D.C. Administrative Lawyer with the global law firm of Greenberg Traurig. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Andrew worked in Hawaii as a Commercial Fisherman and developed an appreciation for the proper handling of fish once they are caught in order to enhance their value and flavor. We learn about his experience on the boat and his passion for cooking and the seafood dining...

In this episode we talk with Michael Goldberg from Fried Goldberg in Atlanta, GA. Michael is a personal injury attorney who dedicates 95% of his practice to truck wreck and commercial vehicle cases and he is a leader of the Georgia Plaintiff's Bar. Aside from being highly entertaining, this conversation could double as a 1 hour CLE on how to attract, develop and try a high value personal injury ca...

CFB is back and the NFL is right behind it. You can turn anywhere for an NFL preview show to hear predictions on what teams will end up in the Super Bowl – but you can only turn one place to hear how NFL Stadiums prepare to host the equivalent of a small city in their buildings every Sunday and do so in an environmentally friendly way. That is what we are talking about in this week’s episode with...

Jason Ganz and Laurence Kessler join the show to discuss UGA's upcoming football season defending the crown. We find out who is going to replace the key players lost to the NFL Draft, Stetson back at QB and expectations for the season. We analyze the SEC race to Atlanta, predict the 4 teams making the playoffs and who has the insight track to the Heisman. We give our opinions on how the NCAA can h...

In this episode we have 4 powerhouse paralegals join us to talk about the role of the paralegal in a law firm and what makes for a successful paralegal/lawyer relationship. Joining are Melissa Lekan from my firm – The J. Stein Law Firm, Erin Harris from The Law Offices of Andrew Goldner, LLC and Melissa Hands and Shannon Redd from Steelhorse Law. We discuss the characteristics to look for in a suc...

We are joined this week by Alia Alston – Founder, Franchisor & CEO of Icebox Cryotherapy Studios. Cryotherapy is a modern take on the traditional ice bath and involves exposing the body for 3 minutes to ultra-law temperatures. Icebox is a whole-body cryotherapy company where customers can spend 3 minutes “in the box’ to help reduce chronic inflammation, improve circulation, relieve pain and promot...

Garrett Nail from the law firm of Portnoy Garner & Nail joins us for this episode. In an age of specialization, Garrett is one of the rare lawyers who has been able to consistently find success in all sort of different areas of law. After admittingly starting off slow academically at UGA, Garrett kicked himself in the pants and rededicated himself – ultimately graduating #1 in his Law School class...

Our guest this week is Robert Unell. Robert is a Managing Director at Ankura Consulting Group – an independent global expert services and advisory firm. We hit a bunch of topics in this episode. We begin with Robert’s career in banking and his transition to his current job as a consultant. In his role, Robert serves as an expert witness who provides testimony in Court for banking and real estate d...

In this episode, we do things differently than our normal format. Dana Stein, Josh’s wife, gets her first opportunity to host the show. Our listeners are always asking great questions about the podcast so we wanted to take this episode to answer some of them. These questions include why and how Josh started the podcast, equipment he uses and who does the editing. Josh is put on the spot about his...

My guests this week are Dierdra Williams and her son, Dylan Williams. Dierdra is an attorney for John Foy & Associates and Dylan is a senior at Sequoyah High School. Of course we talk law with Dierdra and the specifics of her job at one of the largest injury firms in Atlanta. But we spend more time talking with her and Dylan about his soccer career and his academic achievements. Dylan is a super i...

My guest this week is Bryan Scott. Bryan grew up in Pennsylvania and played college football for Coach Joe Paterno at Penn State University. After graduation, Bryan was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2nd round of the 2003 NFL. Bryan went on to a successful playing career in the NFL playing Safety for 10 seasons for Falcons, Saints and Bills. After retiring from the NFL, Bryan transitioned i...

Jared Schlosser joins us this week. He is the SVP at Stonehill – a direct lender to the hotel industry. This was such a fun and wide ranging conversation. We talked about the challenges he faced graduating from college in 2007 one the eve of the Great Recession and the strategies he employed to navigate success in the commercial real estate world. We talk about what it takes to survive when the li...

Tony Kalka of the Kalka Law Group (https://www.kalkalaw.com/) is our guest this week. Tony is a personal injury lawyer in Atlanta, GA and we have a wide ranging discussion about his practice and the business of practicing law. Tony talks about how he set up his firm, how he runs his firm, how he trains employees and how he markets his firm. Tony shares his thoughts on Internet Marketing and the st...

Dr, Shaun Traub joins us this week. Shaun is an orthopedic surgeon at Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, Ga. He is a graduate of UGA and the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. Shaun is the only person I know who has 1) been a patron at the Masters; 2) played 6 rounds of golf at Augusta National and 3) caddied at Augusta National. Dude knows the grounds. In this episode we discuss: -food an...

Heather Froy from the Atlanta, GA Workers Compensation law firm of Sadow & Froy (sadowworkerscomplaw.com) joins us. Heather represents injured workers following workplace incidents and we discuss: The Law School experience at Georgia State University surrounded by the Court system and Law Firms; The Nuts and Bolts of Workers Compensation Law and how to properly handle a WC case; Differences in com...

In this episode we talk with Rob Hammers of Schneider Hammers (www.schneiderhammers.com) about: -His undergrad years at UGA and the initial path he was taking to a Professorship; -His decision to go back to Law School at FSU at the ripe old age of 30 and advice for going back to school to follow a passion; -Interviewing for his first legal job by telling his employer “I don’t give a $hit about a p...

This podcast is all Braves talk surrounding the Freddie Freeman soap opera and how the Braves and AA have positioned themselves for this season. My guest is Josh Gernatt - a former college baseball player who now coaches Little League and has launched a Youth Baseball Training Program called Standout Baseball. He is a lifelong Braves fan and gives dynamite analysis on the State of the Braves. We d...

In this episode we discuss: -Growing up together in Princeton Lakes neighborhood in Marietta, GA; -How he ended up earning a Varsity Letter in Diving at Walton High School; -His choice of UGA over Harvard for College and the Foundation Fellowship Scholarship he earned that took him to 6 continents while at UGA; -Work in “Big Law” and then leaving the comfort and paycheck to work as a Dekalb County...

In this episode we discuss March Madness and break down the 4 regions. We crown a champion and discuss potential upsets. Brian and Bo give their perspectives as graduates from 'basketball schools' and they are joined by the Lamotte brother-sister combo (Kyle and Kayla) who both played college basketball. The siblings take us inside the minds of the players and conclude the episode with the tale of...

In this episode we talk with Arman Deganian of Litner + Deganian on the proper ways to handle a personal injury case and what he learned from clerking for a Judge. We discuss his experience in Athens, GA as a Double Dawg (graduate from undergrad and Law School). We learn how him and his partner went about putting the vision for their Firm to work. Arman shares his passion for outdoor sports and hi...

In this episode we talk with Jason Darnielle of Gower Wooten Darnielle - an Insurance Defense Firm in Georgia and Alabama about how he has built their firm, how he markets their firm and the proper ways to defend a personal injury case We talk about the lessons he learned from working for a Judge and how that shapes his approach to his practice. Jason is an Alabama fan so we learn his perspective...