The Lawyer Stories Podcast

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 225 features Nancy Jeng, Co-Founder of Billalbles AI. Jeng shares her inspiring journey from the world of advertising to the forefront of legal tech innovation. A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in advertising, Nancy began her career creating high-profile ad campaigns—including work featured during the Super Bowl. Her path led her to major tech...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 224 features Samah "Sam" Abukhodeir, Founder and Managing Partner at The Florida Probate and Family Law Firm.   Sam shares her story of patience and perseverance and how she grew her law firm t o 12 attorneys and 30 plus employees across nine offices .   The firm is dedicated to serving clients throughout Florida in the areas of probate, guardianship, estate plan...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 223 features Patrick Carver, Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Marketing, located in Atlanta, Georgia, but offering services to all law firms.   Constellation's journey that began in 2017 is rooted in a personal story. When Patrick discovered his father being underserved by a major legal marketing company, he took matters into his own hands.   By implement...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 222 features Jay Kobak, CEO & Co-Founder at 5 Star Legal Funding, LLC based out of New York.   Jay shares with us that he spent many years in the financial industry offering investment advice to attorneys.   While getting to know these attorneys he heard their frustrations and disappointments regarding their clients' legal funding issues.   Jay recounts the story...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 221 features April Miller Boise, EVP, Chief Legal Officer (Corporate Affairs, Policy, Integrity, Trade & Legal) at Intel Corporation. April shares her story growing up in the Detroit area and having had the opportunity to intern with Saturn for two summers and then General Motors legal staff .   April has a love for the automotive industry and for all things manu...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 220 features Michael Kopsick, Owner and Attorney at The Law Offices of Michael W. Kopsick, focusing on personal injury in the Chicagoland area of Illinois.   We discuss Michael's journey to the practice of law from his days Clemson University to attending John Marshall Law School where Michael could pivot from school to providing legal counsel to his hometown com...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 219 features Brad and Zach Baber, a father-son team with over thirty years combined legal experience in criminal defense located in Whitley County, IN.   Zach is an active member of the community as a high school football coach, and Brad is a former Navy JAG.   Zach is dedicated to helping attorneys build sustainable, client-focused law practices through his prog...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 218 features Yasmin Morshedian, court reporter and founder of YM Legal Services!  Yasmin takes us behind the scenes of her entrepreneurial journey—from becoming a court reporter to launching her very own court reporting agency in South Florida. She shares invaluable advice on how lawyers can choose the right court reporting agency for their practice, and opens up...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 217 features Travis Meltzer, Founding Attorney at Valley Injury Law in Phoenix, Arizona.   Travis shares his story with us and after defending the insurance companies for five years, decided to utilize his skills to help people injured by others' negligence to ensure the best result in light of their injuries.   Travis has a relaxed manner and is naturally compas...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 216 features Ross A. Brennan, Trial Lawyer at Cronauer Law, focusing on personal injury and civil rights law in Texas. Ross shares his story, first serving on active duty in the Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps for five assignments, attaining the rank of Major. After Honorably separating from active duty, Ross worked full-time an investigator and his...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 215 features C. Glen Ged, Founding Partner at Ged Lawyers focusing on personal injury and personal injury protection (PIP) claims throughout Florida and Massachusetts.   Glen has established a reputation as one of North America's most compassionate and dedicated lawyers and one of the country's most aggressive litigators, earning thousands of referrals from clien...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 214 features Cynthia Runge, founder and owner of Peridot Family Law LLC in Boston, Massachusetts (also admitted in New York.) We discuss Cynthia's interest in pursuing a law degree, completing her undergrad in Boston and law school in California.   About ten years after receiving her JD, Cynthia's interest in the arts led her to receiving a certificate in Museum...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 213 features Jordan M. Jones, Trial Attorney licensed in California and Michigan, Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy ("NBTA") , and Owner at Los Angeles Truck Accident Lawyers.   We discuss Jordan's Lawyer Story and the recent launch of his law firm, Los Angeles Truck Accident Lawyers. ( www.trucklawyers.com ). Jordan has litigated over one h...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 212 features Heather Reese and Michael Pungitore, trial lawyers in Philadelphia focused on personal injury law.   We discuss both Heather and Michael's reasons for becoming lawyers and Heather shares with us the only competition you have is who you were the day before.   Heather takes pride in being part of the Hispanic National Bar Association, and enjoys the pe...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 211 features Monica Ishak, Trial Attorney and Owner at the Ishak Law Firm, P.A. in West Palm Beach, Florida, focused on Criminal Defense.   We discuss that Monica's parents are from Egypt and that she is a first generation American and South Florida Native.   Monica began her career trying cases as a certified legal intern in law school at the Public Defender's O...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 210 features Cary London, Managing Partner at Shulman and Hill in Greater New York City focusing on Civil Rights, Police Brutality, Excessive Force, Wrongful Convictions, and Personal Injury.   Cary is the Chair of the Civil Rights Division of the Brooklyn Bar Association, and a Board Member of the Brooklyn Defender Services.   Cary is also a Founding Member of L...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 209 features Jo Stephens, CEO at Law Firm Sites, a digital marketing and web design agency specializing in helping law firms of all sizes thrive online.   Jo shares with us that she has been in several different roles at Law Firm Sites, including Office Manager, Project Manager, and Director of Development. In 2017, Jo became the COO, and she finally took over as...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 208 features Katurah Topps, a NYC civil rights lawyer and motivational speaker, most recently known for her appearance on CBS' Hit Reality TV Show "SURVIVOR," season 45. While on Survivor, Katurah revealed that she spent her childhood raised in a religious cult, where she was ripped out of school at 10-years-old, forced into years of manual labor, and eventually...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 207 features Judge Frank Caprio, retired judge who served as the chief judge of the municipal court in Providence and chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education .   Judge Caprio's judicial work is widely known on the television program  Caught in Providence , and he has recently released a book titled "Compassion in the Court. Life-Chang...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 170 features Travis Hoechlin, CEO of RizeUP Media in Alisa Viejo, CA. We discuss with Travis how RizeUp is diligently assisting law firms to generate new clients from the internet, increase revenue and help grow their businesses. RizeUp has representatives throughout the country, and will roll up their sleeves to discover your needs, help scale your law firm, by...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 205 features Anna-Kay Brown, highly driven attorney-at-law at Stanbrook Prudhoe, located in Kingston, Jamaica, and focusing on environmental cases in Guyana.   Anna-Kay is admitted to practice law in New York, Jamaica, Guyana, and Anguilla.   Anna-Kay shares with us that she always wanted to be an attorney and we discuss her cross-Caribbean representation: transa...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 204 features Robert Simon, Co-Founder at Justice HQ/Justice Team/Attorney Share/Justice Team Network in Manhattan Beach, CA.   We discuss why Bob went from Pittsburgh to Pepperdine and his inspiration from launching Justice HQ and Attorney Share.   We discuss the meaning of community and how the lawyers creating content and posting on social media have become a c...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 203 features Richard Leonard, Dean at Campbell University School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and author of "From Welcome to Windhoek: A Judge's Journey. " We discuss Dean Leonard's story, growing up in Welcome, North Carolina, and becoming an innovative judge, global citizen and go-to guy for court-building in emerging African nations. Over the course of his long...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 202 features  Paige Sparks, Owner and Trial Attorney at Sparks Law Firm in St. Louis, Missouri, focusing on employment law.   Paige is also a TikTok superstar and was first featured by Lawyer Stories in December of 2019!   Paige shares her story with us from being involved in high school debate to the unfortunate car accident that occurred on her drive to the fir...

The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 201 features Nicole Dolgon, Partner at ESCA Legal, a New York City based team dedicated to legal protection worldwide for their clients and being strategic counsel for IP-Focused Businesses.   Nicole began her professional career at a boutique law firm in New York City. She transitioned to an in-house career as the Director of Business Development & Licensing at...