The Lawyer/Leader Podcast

Bet on Yourself Join us as Attorney Yolanda Cash Jackson of Becker and Poliakoff in Ft. Lauderdale and Tallahassee and Attorney Sean Pittman of the Pittman Law Group, P.L. based in Tallahassee share their professional experiences and personal reflections on leadership, balance, dealing with pressures in work and in life, the importance of service and having a societal impact.    Mr. Pittman’s podc...

In this episode of the Lawyer/Leader Podcast, Leadership Academy Class XIII fellows Zane Katz, Shanice Cameron, Clyde Lemon, Edna Pierre, and Johnny El-Hachem join guest Evan Nierman. Evan Nierman is the founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a strategic communications firm, and a leading expert in crisis PR and reputation management. The episode explores how effective communication drives leadership, inf...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how we operate as a society, and it’s impacting the legal profession. Hear from current law school students on how they are interacting with AI, from learning-enhancement hacks to pitfalls to avoid. Then, hear from the co-chairs of the Florida Bar’s Special Committee on AI Tools and Resources to learn how the Florida Bar is seeking to balance the pros and c...

In this episode of The Lawyer/Leader Podcast, Class XIII Fellow Sean Mendez-Catlin interviews Past Florida Bar President and Founder of the Leadership Academy, Eugene Pettis. The two have an in-depth discussion about how to effectively network, being authentic, and building relationships over time that allow you to do public good. The Professional Expectations:  https://www.floridabar.org/prof/reg...

The Lawyer/Leader Podcast is a production of The Florida Bar’s Wm. Reese Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy. Class XIII’s debut episode features attorney Brooke West Blake, Senior Director of Legal Services for the Eisner Advisory Group LLC (EisnerAmper) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and The Honorable Michael Baggé-Hernández of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County, Florida. These two pow...

In this episode of The Lawyer/Leader Podcast, Fellows Sarah Gresham, Margaret Hassan, Freddie Menard, Judeen Molyneaux, Imani Williams, and Alfredo Zamora interview Sia Baker-Barnes, President of The Florida Bar, and Dean Tarlika Nunez-Navarro of St. Thomas University’s Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. These two powerhouse leaders in the legal profession discuss how to find a work/life blend, pri...

In this episode of The Lawyer/Leader Podcast, Class XII Fellow Clyde Mathes interviews The Honorable Robert Cohen, administrative law judge, about what it takes to become an effective communicator. The two discuss keys to effective communication, the importance of understanding the type of conversation you are having, the role of nonverbal communication, how to be an active listener, and they shar...

In this episode of The Lawyer/Leader podcast, Leadership Academy Fellows Austin Kwikkel, Emmanuella Telfort, and Whitney Duteau define artificial intelligence; discuss how it can best be used in the practice of law; and look at the dark side of using AI in practice, including ethical considerations, cost of implementation, job displacement, confidentiality and security risks, potential for incorre...

In this episode of the Lawyer/Leader Podcast, Fellows explore the concepts of networking and mentoring through discussions with Broward State Attorney Harold F. Pryor and Ashley Sybesma. Link:  https://www.floridabar.org/prof/pmentor/counsel-to-counsel-mentoring-program/ This podcast has been approved by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Department for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit, and...

Welcome to The Lawyer/Leader Podcast, a production of the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism of The Florida Bar and hosted by the Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy. In this first episode of Season 1, “Work Hard, Do More: A Conversation About Living On Mission,” Class XII Fellow Johnathon Blair talks to three amazing guests- Judge London M. Kite; attorney Amber Donley; and trailblazer D...