Heels of Justice
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsDiscover a league of extraordinary women in the legal profession with the Heels of Justice podcast and hosts Sarita Venkat and Katherine Minarik. Each episode, Heels of Justice will share the trailblazing story of a woman lawyer, some you've heard of and many you have not. These are the tales of fierce advocates in government and politics, in courtrooms and boardrooms, women who get deals done and pave the way for the rest of us. Join us as we learn a bit about the law and a lot about how one woman can make all the difference.
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HOJ 034: Mini Episode
June 01, 2021 17:03 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBKatherine and Sarita discuss the highlights from the first three amazing guests of the season.
HOJ 033: The Mother's Day Episode
May 07, 2021 19:19 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBSarita and Katherine share their appreciation for the lawyer mom wisdom of past HOJ guests and some lawyer mom tales of their own. Happy Mother's Day!
HOJ 032: Party of One, Silicon Valley GC, Rolling with the Punches
April 08, 2021 16:30 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, The Heels of Justice welcome Kristin Sverchek, General Counsel for Lyft. She is an award-winning lawyer with an incredible career. She shares a wealth of tips and advice from hiring to juggling time, motherhood, and big egos. Kristin Sverchek has led Lyft’s legal team and strategy as General Counsel since November 2012. In that time,...
HOJ 031: Karyn A. Temple: You are Important and You are Qualified; Don’t Be Afraid!
March 19, 2021 18:23 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Karyn A. Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association joins the Heels of Justice to share her steadfast journey into copyright law. Tune in for a fascinating discussion about the journey in and out of governmental and private law practice as well as the evolution of work conditions fo...
HOJ 030: Judge Williams: Being the First, Ancestors, and Humanity
March 04, 2021 16:10 - 48 minutes - 45.4 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. The Honorable retired Judge Ann Claire Williams is a trailblazer and leader devoted to promoting the effective delivery of justice worldwide, particularly in Africa. She has partnered with judiciaries, attorneys, NGOs, and the U.S. Departments of Justice and State to lead training programs in Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Rw...
HOJ 029: Season 2 Kickoff
February 22, 2021 16:52 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBSarita and Katherine kick off Season 2.
HOJ 027: The Virus Episode
April 22, 2020 00:33 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBSarita and Katherine catch up about what the coronavirus has changed in their lives and how they are actually doing as they try to navigate it all.
HOJ 026: Happy New Year, and Happy New Season!
January 10, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, Katherine and Sarita ring in the New Year with a glimpse of the upcoming Season 2! They also share some stories from the time they took to plan it. Key Takeaways [:22] Sarita and Katherine welcome listeners to this Season 2 teaser episode — Happy New Year listeners! [:59] During their hiatus, Katherine was asked if she had listened t...
HOJ 025: Katherine & Sarita: Catch Up, Wrap Up, & Thank You!
June 23, 2019 12:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, Katherine and Sarita wanted to take a moment to reflect on how their interviews with such amazing guests have resonated with them so far, both personally and professionally. Key Takeaways [1:05] Katherine and Sarita welcome listeners to this third special episode of the Heels of Justice podcast and explain what about these discussions ...
HOJ 024: Sarita Venkat: Constitution Day, Building Relationships, & Own Your Story
June 20, 2019 15:40 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview co-host Sarita Venkat. Sarita is a lawyer, Board member and diversity advocate. She has held various in-house roles heading up technology transactions at ServiceNow, litigating at Apple Inc. and at Abbott Laboratories. She is a registered patent attorney, has a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Psychology. She is ...
HOJ 023: Claire McCaskill: Making History, Plenty Ladylike, & Blouse Check
June 17, 2019 17:34 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Claire Conner McCaskill who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. She graduated from the University of Missouri and the University of Missouri School of Law. She was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and was the second female U.S. Senator from Missouri and the first female cand...
HOJ 022: Noreen Farrell: Gender Justice, Equal Pay, & Las Vegas
June 12, 2019 02:22 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Noreen Farrell whose entire legal career has been dedicated to the pursuit of social justice. Noreen is a nationally-recognized leader on a variety of gender justice issues. She chairs the Equal Pay Today! Campaign, a national campaign led by ERA and 20 other organizational partners closing the gender wage gap ...
HOJ 021: Kerry McLean: Walking Precincts, Best Place to Work & Connectedness
June 10, 2019 13:22 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Kerry McLean, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Intuit. Kerry joined Intuit in 2006, most recently serving as Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining Intuit, Ms. McLean spent over six years at Wind River Systems, Inc., most recently as the Director of Legal. She also worked as a...
HOJ 020: Sarah Burstein: Design Patents, Tweeting the Law, & the Academic Meat Market
June 06, 2019 16:01 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Sarah Burstein who joined the University of Oklahoma College of Law faculty in 2012. She teaches Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyright, and Patents. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Burstein served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert W. Pratt in the United States District Court for the Southern...
HOJ 019: Neha Sampat: Belonging, Owning Your Value, & Uniquely Qualified
May 29, 2019 17:48 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Neha Sampat, CEO, founder, coach, and consultant at GenLead|BelongLab, where she focuses on building belonging and true inclusion. Through consulting, training, speaking, and writing, she helps organizations create peak-performance, inclusive teams by addressing hidden barriers to belonging, such as Imposter Synd...
HOJ 018: Maja Hazell: D&I, Stars Are Made, & the Underdog
May 23, 2019 13:30 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Maja Hazell is the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at White & Case. She oversees the Firm’s global diversity and inclusion strategy as a member of the Business Services Leadership team. She has led diversity and inclusion and career development initiatives for over twelve years, working for law firms, Frie...
HOJ 017: Ruby Zefo: Privacy, Leaps of Faith, & When Uber Called
May 20, 2019 19:40 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Ruby Zefo, Chief Privacy Officer at Uber. Before joining Uber, Ruby A. Zefo served as Vice President of Law and Policy Group and as Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy and Security Counsel at Intel Corporation. She began her in-house career at Sun Microsystems. Key Takeaways [1:23] Katherine welcome...
HOJ 016: Bonus Episode: Sarita & Katherine
May 01, 2019 13:21 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe hosts reflect on the last few interviews, in which they discovered stories of some incredibly bold women. They all had very different paths in the law but one thing in common: they all spoke up, persisted, and did one bold thing to move the profession forward.
HOJ 015: Kalpana Kotagal: The Oscars, Inclusion Riders, & Building Power
April 22, 2019 19:55 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Kalpana Kotagal, Partner at Cohen Milstein, a member of the firm’s Civil Rights & Employment practice group, and Chair of the firm’s Hiring and Diversity Committee. Ms. Kotagal plays an active role in the investigation and development of new matters for the Civil Rights & Employment practice group. Ms. Kotagal is...
HOJ 014: Claire Huffstetler: Commander, Victims' Advocate, & Surface Warfare
April 15, 2019 18:51 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview, Commander Temperance C. Huffstetler (“Claire”), is an attorney in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps. She currently serves as the Victims’ Legal Counsel for Naval District Washington. LCDR Huffstetler was commissioned as a naval officer in May 2002 and served as a Surface Warrior Office...
HOJ 013: Michelle Fang: 170 GCs, "Go to Siena," & Startup Law
April 08, 2019 20:38 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Michelle Fang, the Chief Legal Officer of Turo. Key Takeaways [:41] Katherine welcomes Michelle Fang, CLO of Turo, to the Heels of Justice podcast. [1:09] Michelle talks a bit about where she grew up, her college years in communications and how an infamous class veered her path towards Law. [4:19] Kat...
HOJ 012: Noreen Krall & Mallun Yen: Women, Friendship & Business
April 02, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today’s episode is a very special live recording of a conference held in DC by ChIPs and a non-profit whose mission is to advance and connect women working in technology, law, and policy. Mallun Yen was Vice-President of intellectual property at Cisco, launched RPX Corporation and is now the co-founder and COO of SaaStr, the world’s largest communi...
HOJ 011: Juanita Brooks: “Little Mexican Girl,” Art Of Trial, & We’re Crying
March 28, 2019 14:39 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Juanita Brooks, one of the foremost trial lawyers in the country. She is a Principal in Fish & Richardson’s San Diego office and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. In 2016, Law360 named Ms. Brooks an “Icon of IP” for her “skill at trying complicated patent cases without getting bogged down in the techni...
HOJ 010: Bonus Episode: Sarita & Katherine
March 25, 2019 17:01 - 23 minutes - 22 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, Katherine and Sarita wanted to take a moment to reflect on how their interviews with such amazing guests have resonated with them so far, both personally and professionally. Key Takeaways [:22] Katherine and Sarita welcome listeners to this second special episode of the Heels of Justice podcast and explain what about these discussions ...
HOJ 009: Andie Kramer: Jockstrap Jokes, Breaking Through Bias, and Goldilocks
March 20, 2019 13:19 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Andrea (Andie) S. Kramer, author and Partner in the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, which was just listed as one of the “10 Best Big Law Firms for Female Attorneys.” Andie is head of the firm’s Financial Products, Trading, and Derivatives Group, and is the founding chair of the firm’s Gender...
HOJ 008: Kathi Vidal: Apache Helicopter, Success at a Law Firm, & the Ask
March 18, 2019 16:29 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. In this episode, Sarita talks to Kathi Vidal from Winston and Strawn; as Managing Partner of the firm’s Silicon Valley office, she is one of the leading patent litigators in the country. Nationally recognized for trying high-profile, high-stakes, and high-tech patent disputes for the region’s leading companies, her experience covers a myriad of techn...
HOJ 007: Dahlia Lithwick: Supreme Court Press Corps, Quitting Law School, and When There Are Three
March 11, 2019 16:26 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Dahlia Lithwick bio to come by the client. Key Takeaways [:34] Katherine welcomes Dahlia Lithwick a writer and law journalist, to the Heels of Justice podcast. [1:24] Katherine asks Dahlia when, how and why she became interested in the law. [4:17] Did Dahlia end up following her interest in children’s...
HOJ 006: "Bonus Episode: Sarita & Katherine"
March 07, 2019 14:19 - 17 minutes - 16 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, Katherine and Sarita wanted to take a moment to reflect on how their interviews with such amazing guests have resonated with them so far, both personally and professionally. Key Takeaways [:22] Katherine and Sarita welcome listeners to this special episode of the Heels of Justice podcast and explain why this discussion seemed necessary. ...
HOJ 005: Anirma Gupta: "Why Not?", Being a GC, & Comfort Zones
February 25, 2019 16:36 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Anirma Gupta, General Counsel at Tanium Inc., previously V.P. and Deputy General Counsel at Intuit and Attorney at Sun Microsystems. She worked at Sughrue Mion out of Georgetown Law School after obtaining her J.D. She also holds a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland. You can fin...
HOJ 004: Judge Wood: Ungentlemanly Ways, the Pregnancy Problem, & Antitrust Law
February 15, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. In this episode, Katherine talks to The Honorable Judge Diane Wood, the Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Judge Wood is one of the most renowned federal judges in the country. She's also a pioneer in the field of an antitrust law, a University of Chicago law professor, a former Supreme Court law clerk, and a tireless cha...
HOJ 003: Sasha Rao: Flying Taxis, Drone Law & Walking Integral Table
February 15, 2019 16:39 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice, these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field, and paved the way for the rest of us. Today, the Heels of Justice interview Sasha G. Rao, Chair of Maynard Cooper & Gale’s Intellectual Property Practice, in San Francisco. Click here for Sasha’s full bio. Key Takeaways [:45] Sarita welcome Sasha G. Rao to the Heels of Justice, and asks her to describe what her role entails, day to day. [2:04] Sasha delves into her background...
HOJ 002: Katherine Minarik: Al Gore, Improv, & Social Psychology
February 15, 2019 16:05 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWelcome to Heels of Justice; these are the stories of women lawyers who are trailblazers in their field and paved the way for the rest of us. In this episode, Sarita talks to Katherine Minarik — her friend and co-host for the Heels of Justice. Katherine Minarik is Group General Counsel for cleverbridge. Prior to cleverbridge, she was a partner and experienced trial lawyer at Bartlit Beck. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of the American Bar Association....
HOJ 001: Introduction
February 15, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBSarita Venkat and Katherine Minarik give an introduction to Heels of Justice