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At the Bar powered by Hansen Reynolds

22 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings

Welcome to "At the Bar," the podcast powered by Hansen Reynolds, tailored for anyone interested in courtroom anecdotes or other high-stakes situations. From fellow lawyers to intriguing business professionals and beyond, your hosts, Tim Hansen and Toby Reynolds, uncover entertaining and often untold stories. The hosts are nationally recognized trial lawyers and litigators - so they like asking questions of people in the hot seat.


Get ready for a unique perspective; tune in and join the party "At the Bar"!

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Episodes

Lobsters and Patent Prosecution: A Conversation with Matt Gavronski

January 17, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB

In this episode, we introduce Matt Gavronski, the newest partner at Hansen Reynolds, leading a new practice area focused on patent prosecution and intellectual property law. Together we navigate the world of patents, share insights into Matt's unique journey from engineering to patent law, and engage in a lively debate on overrated and underrated foods—where lobster takes center stage. From vintage Mustang race teams to co-op engineering at Harley Davidson, Matt's anecdotes provide a fascina...

Saj Thachenkary

January 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MB

This week we interview Saj Thachenkary, Vice President of Marketing and Community Engagement at MSOE. We enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion about not only MSOE and its vital role in downtown Milwaukee, but higher education, the Milwaukee restaurant scene, insights into the marketing world, and Saj’s seasonal drinks of choice. All aided with a few Miller Lites. 

Greg Koch

September 20, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with guitar legend Greg Koch. Greg is one of the best guitar players on planet Earth. And he lives in Tosa! Hard to believe that a six-foot-seven-inch man with a huge personality is somehow a “best-kept secret,” but there ya go! We get into the music biz, Milwaukee rock history, and learn Greg’s origin story. So grab a pint of your favorite beer and prepare to get rocked.

Andy Nunemaker

August 16, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

On this episode, we sit down with local entrepreneur and a true Milwaukee booster, Andy Nunemaker. Andy started with an extraordinary corporate career and ultimately ventured out to create multiple companies in a range of industries. He’s also a huge art and architecture aficionado – a true Renaissance man and Milwaukee fan. So grab a glass of wine and enjoy the conversation.

Susan Lovern

July 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

Born and raised in Iowa, but now a Milwaukee devotee, Susan Lovern is the President and CEO of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. and Chairs the firm’s Commercial and Business Litigation Section. In this episode of “At the Bar,” Tim and Toby discuss with Susan the state of litigation, navigating a firm through the pandemic, and taking advantage of all that the City of Milwaukee has to offer.

Ken Dortzbach

June 01, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performing professionals. During our conversations, our guests share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way. In this episode, we interview Ken Dortzbach, a lawyer-turned-author, aspiring filmmaker, and runner-with-bulls. Despite his mild-mannered persona, pedigreed education, and c...

Sean Sweeney

May 03, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performing professionals. During our conversations, our guests share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  In this episode, we interview Milwaukee lawyer Sean Sweeney from Halling & Cayo. Sean is a litigator who focuses his practice on securities litigation and developed a data-...

Chef Adam Siegel and Michael DeMichele

March 22, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performing professionals. During our conversations, our guests share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way. Today's episode is a first! We have not one but two guests, Chef Adam Siegel and developer Michael DeMichele. Why those two? Well, they’ve partnered up to create Milwaukee’s...

Giacomo Fallucca

February 14, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performing professionals. During our conversations, our guests share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way. On today's episode, we're joined by Giacomo Fallucca, president and CEO of Palermo Villa, Inc., makers of Palermo's frozen pizza. Giacomo's is a classic American success sto...

Brian Dranzik

January 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performing professionals. During our conversations, our guests share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  On today's episode, we’re joined by Brian Dranzik, the Airport Director of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. We’ll get into all sorts of interesting topics, like ai...

Steve Biskupic

January 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performing professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  On today's episode, Steve Biskupic hops on the mic. He's an experienced litigator with years of experience as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, trial la...

Closing the bar tab on Season 1

December 21, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

Well folks, season one sure has been a wild ride. We've talked to some interesting people, heard their stories, and learned quite a few things along the way. If you've listened this far, we'd like to extend our most genuine thanks. We're beyond excited to bring things back around for season two — we'd like to feature more guests that you, our listeners, would like to hear, and they don't just have to be lawyers! We're open to having any professionals on who have intriguing stories and takea...

Closing the bar tab on Season 1

December 21, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

Well folks, season one sure has been a wild ride. We've talked to some interesting people, heard their stories, and learned quite a few things along the way. If you've listened this far, we'd like to extend our most genuine thanks. We're beyond excited to bring things back around for season two — we'd like to feature more guests that you, our listeners, would like to hear, and they don't just have to be lawyers! We're open to having any professionals on who have intriguing stories and takea...

John Busch

December 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 54 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  Today, we're joined by John Busch, Tim's old boss from Michael Best. Somehow, the tables turned along the way, and John ended up working for Hansen Reynolds. We're not quite ...

C.J. Krawczyk

November 23, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way. C.J. Krawczyk might be intimidating to pronounce, but lucky for us, he's a really nice guy and a great conversationalist. On today's episode, we'll talk to CJ about publishin...

Scott Hansen

November 09, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way. No, Scott Hansen and Tim aren't related — but he's a cool guy anyway, so we had him on the pod. Today, we'll pick his bonafide law-nerd brain and experience his excellent sto...

Jessica Mederson

October 26, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  Today, we're joined by one of our very own, Jessica Mederson. Jessica started her career at Vinson and Elkins in Texas, and now runs the Hansen Reynolds Madison office. She h...

Nate Cade

October 10, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  Before running his own firm, Cade Law Group LLC, Nate Cade had a lot of interesting twists and turns in his career. Many moons ago, he was even the Penn Quaker — needless to ...

Dean Strang

October 10, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  Today, we're joined by Dean Strang. While he's probably most famous for his appearance in the documentary Making a Murderer, he also has a fascinating background. He's publi...

Bill Levit

October 10, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

Welcome to At the Bar podcast, powered by Hansen Reynolds, where we give you a look inside the minds of top trial lawyers and other high-performance professionals. During our conversations, they'll share eye-opening war stories and break down their best negotiation, persuasion, and communication tactics along the way.  Today, we're joined by Bill Levit of Levit ADR. Bill's done just about everything that a lawyer can do, and as you'll hear, he has one of the most remarkable memories of any ...

Welcome to 'At the Bar'

October 04, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 2.77 MB

Welcome to 'At the Bar' podcast powered by Hansen Reynolds.   Tim Hansen and Toby Reynolds are just a couple of lawyers who spent the last 20 years honing their craft of trying cases and litigation.  Along the way, they have met a ton of interesting characters who they discovered all have their own stories to tell. So they decided to haul them into the studio, fire up the mics and just see what played out.  This intro episode will give you a sneak peek of what to expect in Season 1, along ...

Welcome to At the Bar

October 04, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 2.77 MB

Welcome to 'At the Bar' podcast powered by Hansen Reynolds.   Tim Hansen and Toby Reynolds are just a couple of lawyers who spent the last 20 years honing their craft of trying cases and litigation.  Along the way, they've met a ton of characters who have their own interesting stories to tell. So, they decided to haul them into the studio, fire up the mics, and see what played out.  This intro episode will give you a sneak peek of what to expect in Season 1, along with an idea of where sea...