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Discovering a Passion for Trial with Greyson Goody

Greyson Goody followed his passion for surfing to California, but found a new passion for trying jury trials.  Join Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) and Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) for their discussion with Greyson about how he developed a courtroom style that has enabled him to win most of his trials, even those that had serious challenges.  As a bonus, Greyson shares his insight into work-life balance as a new father and the secrets of the vegan, trial-...

Sponsor Bonus Episode with Steno

Advanced Cross Examination and More with Roger Dodd

Episode Summary Roger Dodd has spent most of his life trying cases in venues around the United States.  From capital murder trials to complex personal injury cases, Roger has done it all.  Roger has also devoted much of his career to speaking and teaching trial skills.  His multi-day seminar in cross examination has become so popular that when a date is announced the seats fill immediately.  Roger will be presenting on advanced cross examination at the upcoming PSBR Trial College and has se...

The Wisdom that Comes with A Life Spent Trying Cases with Keith Mitnik

Perhaps no lawyer in America conducts more civil jury trials than Keith Mitnik, the Senior Trial Attorney at America’s largest personal injury law firm, Morgan and Morgan.  Keith tries more jury trials in a month than most trial lawyers try in a year.  Keith’s focus on trying cases and his high volume of trial work allows him to test and improve his courtroom strategy and technique regularly.  Join us for Keith’s discussion with Rahul and Ben where he shares brand new insights, proven approa...

Using Technology to Automate Discovery with Pratik Shah

SHOW SUMMARY: Have you ever sought a more efficient way to complete discovery?  Well, attorney Pratik Shah did and then created a technological solution to streamline and improve the discovery process.  Join Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) and Ben (https://gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/) for their discussion with Pratik about his game-changing discovery technology and his observations on efficiency and productivity in the practice of trial law.   ABOUT PRATIK: Pratik ...

Trial Alert - Breaking Down Rahul's Recent $8 Million Verdict

Ben and Rahul break down the case and events leading up to Rahul's recent $8 million verdict.

Sponsor Bonus Episode with Expert Institute

Join us for a discussion with folks from the Expert Institute as part of our special sponsorship bonus track.  Learn about cutting edge services EI has developed to help trial lawyers track information about their own and opposing experts.

Deconstructing and Building A Winning Case with Phillip Miller

In this episode, Ben speaks with trial lawyer and trial consultant Phillip Miller about how he helps trial lawyers deconstruct and then build a winning case for trial.  Phillip starts by identifying landmines that will cause you to lose the case.  Each landmine must be made irrelevant, immaterial, or otherwise overcome so that it does not sink the case.  Phillip then talks about questions that every juror needs answered: why is the case important?  How will the verdict affect meaningful chan...

Back to Back Record Breaking Verdicts with Joe and Pat Cullan

Trial law has been in the blood of Omaha-based trial lawyers, Pat and Joe Cullan, since they were growing up.  They learned life lessons about how to be a trial lawyer from their father, legendary trial lawyer, Dan Cullan.  Like their father, Pat and Joe are also doctors, who use their combined expertise in law and medicine to level the playing field on behalf of their clients. Now, Pat and Joe are legends in their own right, recently winning record-breaking verdicts in no-offer medical malp...

What You Need to Know about Zoom Trials with Judge Matthew Williams

Perhaps no jurisdiction has conducted more Zoom jury trials since the start of the pandemic than King County (Seattle), Washington.  In this episode, Ben and Rahul speak with King County Superior Court Judge, Matthew Williams, about lessons he has learned managing Zoom trials, including his experience conducting jury selection. trial, witness examination, cross examination, use of exhibits, and his observations concerning the key differences between Zoom and in-person trials.  About Judge W...

Family, Faith and the Fight for Justice with Craig and Toni Schlapprizzi

St. Louis, Missouri trial lawyers Craig and Toni Schlapprizzi learned what it means to be a trial lawyer from their successful trial lawyer father, Don Schlapprizzi.  Now, both Craig and Toni are prominent trial lawyers in their own right who have won many large verdicts, and recently, achieved a record-setting $37 million settlement in a product liability case.  Join Rahul (https://www.psbr.law/ravipudi.html) and Ben (https://gideonasen.com/attorney-benjamin-gideon/) for a discussion with C...

Winning the Hard Trials with Felix Luna

Seattle-based trial lawyer, Felix (Gavi) Luna is not afraid to try hard cases.  Join  Ben ((Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) )  and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com) for this episode as Gavi explains the strategies and techniques he has used to get extraordinary results in some of the toughest cases, including a case involving highway design  and a malpractice case involving failure to prevent a stroke. Felix Gavi Luna [email protected] Felix moved to Seattle from Boston, Massachusetts, a...

Finding Strength in Vulnerability with Ben Gideon

In this inspiring episode, Ben (www.gideonasen.com) talks about how many trial lawyers face personal challenges they must overcome to find happiness and success in their practices.  Ben reveals how his own journey to overcome anxiety helped to shape his character and approach as a trial lawyer.   ABOUT BEN GIDEON BEN’S PHILOSOPHY When clients come to us, they are looking for financial compensation. They are often struggling just to stay above water, and they need money to provide safety a...

Damages Evolving with David Ball Artemis Malekpour Nick and Courtney Rowley

We are kicking off Season 2 of the Elawvate podcast (www.elawvate.fm)  with a bang!  In our first episode, Ben (Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) )  and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com)  host four of the country’s most respected trial lawyers and trial consultants, to discuss their forthcoming book, Damages Evolving.  Those familiar with David Ball’s foundational work, Damages, will    learn how his ideas have evolved, shaped through his long-time partnership with Artemis Malekpour and new co...

How Big Data Helps Trial Lawyers Get Better Results with John Campbell

Access to Big Data has proven to be indispensable in making key decisions to maximize values of verdicts and settlements.  Join Join  Ben ((Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) )  and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com) for our discussion with John Campbell, the leading national expert on Big Data for trial lawyers.  Through his company Empirical Jury (www.empiricaljury.com) John has already helped countless trial lawyers get results that many would have thought to be impossible just a few years ag...

Never Stop Asking Questions with Mark Mandell

What is the key to Mark Mandell's success as a trial lawyer?  He questions all assumptions and has spent his entire career in search of answers.  And what he has uncovered along the way is required knowledge for anyone who wants to try cases for a living.  Join  Ben ((Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) )  and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com) for our probing discussion with Mark as he describes his thoughtful approach to trial work that has led to many successful verdicts and settlement and und...

A Life In the Arena with Nick Rowley

For his 20 plus year career as a trial lawyer, Nick Rowley has lived in life in the arena.  For most of his career, he has tried 10 jury trials each year.  He has tried cases in 33 separate states and has numerous seven and eight figure verdicts.  Nick discusses his journey to becoming a trial lawyer, his approach and philosophy of communicating with jurors and trying cases and how he balances his busy trial practice with the rest of his life. About Nick Rowley Many consider Nicholas C. Ro...

The Principles Behind Winning Individual Case and Mass Tort Trials With Khaldoun Baghdadi

Join us for our conversation with preeminent trial lawyer, Khaldoun Baghdadi.  Khaldoun talks about how his Palestinian background has influenced his perspective and approach to the law. He talks about the principles that have enabled him and his firm to obtain many record setting verdicts in both individual plaintiff and mass tort trials.  Since 2009, Khaldoun has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer®. In addition, Khaldoun is AV – Pre-Eminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, signifyin...

Episode 19 - The Principles Behind Winning Individual Case and Mass Tort Trials With Khaldoun Baghdadi

Join us for our conversation with preeminent trial lawyer, Khaldoun Baghdadi.  Khaldoun talks about how his Palestinian background has influenced his perspective and approach to the law. He talks about the principles that have enabled him and his firm to obtain many record setting verdicts in both individual plaintiff and mass tort trials.  Since 2009, Khaldoun has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer®. In addition, Khaldoun is AV – Pre-Eminent rated by Martindale Hubbell, signifyin...

Pioneering a Data-Driven Approach to Trial with Sean Claggett

With multiple recent 8-figure jury verdicts in difficult cases, Sean Claggett is truly on a roll. But nothing Sean has accomplished is an accident.  It is the culmination of his own personal journey to re-invent himself as a master trial lawyer and to pioneer the use of data-driven decision-making to maximize his results.  Join us for our conversation with Sean as we explore his uniquely successful approach to winning at trial. We begin with a discussion of Sean's background and journey to ...

Mastering Cross Examination with Patricia Kuendig

Nationally-recognized trial lawyer Patricia Kuendig joins us to describe the approach to cross examination she and her partner Roger Dodd teach to trial lawyers across the country.  Patricia explains the three rules of  successful cross examination.  She illustrates how the rules work in practice.  She discusses strategies for sequencing cross, recovering from problems, dealing with un-crossable witness and preparing you own witnesses for the other side's cross.   About Patricia Patricia K...

Using the Domino Theory to Win at Trial with Edward Capozzi

Join us for a conversation with top New Jersey trial lawyer, Edward Capozzi, author of the best-selling Trial Guides book, The Domino Theory.  Ed describes how his upbringing in a blue collar family and background as a front man for a rock band readied him for the world of trial law.  Ed talks about how he began trying the most difficult "no offer" cases and honed his approach and skills by trying more than a dozen jury trial a year for more than decade.  His insight led him to develop the "...

Unpacking the Electronic Medical Record and Audit Trail with Saira Pasha

Saira Pasha is an attorney who used to work for major hospital corporations handling the defense side of medical malpractice cases.  Now, she assists lawyers for patients and their families in medical malpractice cases.  We spend time with Saira discussing how to better understand the information that is available through the electronic medical record and audit trail kept by hospitals and other medical providers.  We learn that there is a lot of information that is available but will not be ...

Ep 15 Unpacking the Electronic Medical Record and Audit Trail with Saira Pasha

Saira Pasha is an attorney who used to work for major hospital corporations handling the defense side of medical malpractice cases.  Now, she assists lawyers for patients and their families in medical malpractice cases.  We spend time with Saira discussing how to better understand the information that is available through the electronic medical record and audit trail kept by hospitals and other medical providers.  We learn that there is a lot of information that is available but will not be ...

The Power the Comes with Trusting the Jury with Michael Cowen

Michael Cowen is a successful trial lawyer and host of the popular podcast, Trial Lawyer Nation.  He joins us to talk about the power he has gained from learning to overcome his own insecurities and to place his trust in juries to do what is right.  Michael talks about how working on his own mindset has produced better results in his trials and made him a happier person.  He goes on to talk about systems he uses to prepare for trial, run his law firm and manage his employees.  He talks about...

Driven to Learn, Share and Grow with Rahul Ravipudi

About Rahul Ravipudi Rahul Ravipudi is a partner at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP and has spent his legal career handling catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial vehicles, pedestrians, industrial or construction accidents, utility negligence, dangerous conditions of public and private property as well as cases of sexual abuse and sexual assault. Mr. Ravipudi also represents consumers in class actions against businesses who engage in unfair/illegal business practices and ...

Mastering the Art of Trial Presentation with Dan Ambrose

About Dan Ambrose Daniel Ambrose started out in Detroit, Michigan as a criminal defense lawyer. Dan has attended programs such as the National Criminal Defense College, Western Trial Advocacy Institute and Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College, tried over 150 jury trials, and has studied trial advocacy for 20 years.  Dan is known for his exceptional skills advocating for his clients.  Through 20 years of practice, he has found a unique method to help trial lawyers efficiently master their ...

Use Authenticity and Technology to Win at Trial with Lloyd Bell

We begin by discussing Lloyd's unique journey to become a trial lawyer, which was shaped by his military education at the Virginia Military Institute and years prosecuting and defending case in the Army JAG Corps.  Lloyd explains how he learned the importance of meeting your audience where they are while defending enlisted soldiers before juries of officers.  One of the most important lessons he learned was that officers wanted to carry out their "noblesse oblige" mission of showing generosi...

From Trial Law to Facebook and Cryptocurrency with Paul Grewal

We begin the episode discussing Paul's early career as a trial lawyer where he had to find ways to explain complex concepts, often involving technology, to ordinary jurors.  Paul describes how he learned to do this, particularly with argument by analogies that were accessible to jurors. We then move to discuss Paul's years as a Judge in the Northern District of California, where he presided over many civil jury trials.  As a judge, Paul was in a good position to observe and comment on the q...

Digital Marketing for Trial Lawyers with Seth Price

Join us for a discussion of digital marketing for trial lawyers with attorney and digital marketing guru, Seth Price.  Learn how Seth used his experience building a successful law firm using digital marketing, and then started a  digital marketing firm to help other law firms do the same.  In this episode, we discuss what works and doesn't work for trial lawyer marketing, pitfalls that lawyers fall into and how to maximize return on investment for marketing dollars spent.  In the process, we...

Discovering the Trial Lawyer Within with Josh Koskoff

What you Will Learn In this episode, Josh begins by discussing how his legacy growing up in a family of prominent trial lawyers shaped his outlook on the role of a lawyer and his own personal journey to becoming a successful trial lawyer.  Josh discusses what he learned from his father and grandfather, and what he needed to unlearn  to find his own unique style.  Josh describes how he struggled early in his career to find his own clear voice in the courtroom, to the point where he came clos...

Beyond the Reptile with Don Keenan

Perhaps no individual plaintiff’s lawyer can claim to have had a larger impact on the trial bar than Don Keenan ((https://www.keenanlawfirm.com/).  Not only has Keenan been involved in hundreds of successful jury trials and handled cases in 47 states, but with his book, The Reptile (co-authored with jury consultant, David Ball), Reptile organization (now the Edge and Keenan Trial Institute), Keenan has mentored thousands of trial lawyers in his techniques and revolutionized the way plaintiff...

Fearless Cross Examination with Pat Malone

The episode begins with a discussion of how Pat went from graduating Yale Law School to becoming one of the nation's leading medical malpractice plaintiff's trial lawyers.  Pat talks about how he started as a newspaper reporter covering malpractice trials, and was drawn to this field even  before attending law school.  Pat talks about what drew him to medical malpractice cases, why these cases  are hard for plaintiffs to win and strategies he has used for success, including lessons he has ap...

Picking a Winning Jury with Sonia Chopra

Sonia discusses the  evolution of jury consulting to trial consultants and, finally, to litigation consulting.  Part of that evolution is the constant balancing of the science and the art of human psychology and social psychology.  The science is through training -- Sonia's training is as a Ph.D psychologist with an emphasis in  litigation.  The art is the constant exposure to prospective jurors through focus groups and voir dires.  Unlike trial lawyers who, even the best of them on high exp...

Taking on Goliath with Bob Kelley

What you will learn from this episode. Bob talks about the importance of the trial culture in Southern Florida during his time as a young lawyer.   After working a brief time as an insurance defense lawyer, Bob met the famous trial lawyer  Sheldon ("Shelly") Schlesinger and went to work at Shelly's firm.  There, Bob observed Shelly's unmatched trial skills and unique domineering style.  Bob talks about how he had the opportunity early in his career to try a  lot of jury trials and to develo...

Channeling your Inner Performing Artist with Karen Smolar

What you will learn.  Our show begins with Karen discussing the breaking news of the verdict in the Chauvin murder trial (we taped the show the morning after the jury reached its guilty verdict).  Karen discusses the cognitive dissonance she feels as a criminal defense attorney, believing that the jury reached a correct and just verdict but describing the awkward tension being a defense attorney but routing for the prosecution.  Karen discusses her views on what the defense attorney did well...

Breaking Glass Ceilings and Verdict Records with Kalpana Srinivasan

In this Second Episode of the Elawvate Podcast, Rahul (Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com)  and Ben (Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC) spend time with a trailblazer, Kalpana Srinivasan.   Part of being a successful trial lawyer is consistently making the right decisions.  While that is easier said than done, Kalpana has done that her whole career.  After graduating from Stanford Law School and receiving offers from all of the "big" firms, Kalpana accepted a job at the then four lawyer Los Angeles office...

Success Starts from Within with Rick Friedman

Episode 01 - Success Starts from Within with Rick Friedman You don’t want to miss the Elawvate interview of Rick Friedman, one of America’s pre-eminent plaintiff trial lawyers and teachers.  In this episode Ben (Ben Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC)  and Rahul ((Rahul Ravipudi (psblaw.com) )talk to Rick about his latest book, The Way of the Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique (published by TrialGuides and available here:  The Way of the Trial Lawyer – Trial Guides). What Will You Learn From Listening t...

Introductions and Expectations

In this brief trailer, Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi talk about what motivated them to launch this podcast and their goals and expectations for the show.