Episodes

Chasing Justice, Not Ambulances: The Garmey Family Story, with Terry Garmey and Alexis Garmey Chardon
May 12, 2025

Chasing Justice, Not Ambulances: The Garmey Family Story, with Terry Garmey and Alexis Garmey Chardon

Spare Terry Garmey the old joke about ambulance chasers. “I'm defensive about being a plaintiff's lawyer. I like what I do,” says one of Maine's most respected plaintiff's lawyers. His daughter Alexis Garmey Chardon , who lef...
Could AI Find What Your Opposition Is Desperately Hiding? with Darryl Williams
April 28, 2025

Could AI Find What Your Opposition Is Desperately Hiding? with Darryl Williams

"AI knows what absolute truth is," says Darryl Williams , whose military career solving "strategic surprise" led him to create algorithms that dive deeper than conventional AI. Speaking with host Ben Gideon , Darryl explains ...
"Find Your Isiah Thomas People" to Accomplish Greatness, with Kimball Jones
April 14, 2025

"Find Your Isiah Thomas People" to Accomplish Greatness, with Kimball Jones

"Attach yourself to the right people. Anything great that you ever accomplish is almost certainly accomplished by a team," says Kimball Jones , who's on an incredible winning streak with verdicts of $550 million, $105 million...
Never Get Blindsided Again: Affordable Focus Group Tactics, with Elizabeth Larrick
March 31, 2025

Never Get Blindsided Again: Affordable Focus Group Tactics, with Elizabeth Larrick

Trial lawyer and consultant Elizabeth Larrick brings her expertise on focus groups to hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi . With experience conducting over 1,000 focus groups, the founder of the Trial Lawyer Prep Podcast expl...
Spot Bad Jurors Before They Kill Your Case, with Brad Cosgrove
March 17, 2025

Spot Bad Jurors Before They Kill Your Case, with Brad Cosgrove

When Brad Cosgrove got the case of a woman who died during elective cosmetic surgery, his first thought was, “Is this rare?” During his investigation, he discovered that the plastic surgeon had been linked to other deaths but...
Debating the Pros and Cons of Big Data, with Josh Koskoff and John Campbell
March 2, 2025

Debating the Pros and Cons of Big Data, with Josh Koskoff and John Campbell

Big data doesn’t stymie a lawyer’s creativity in the courtroom; it actually informs smart decisions. So argues John Campbell , who co-authored “Jury Ball: The Big Data Revolution Is Here” with his wife, Alicia, and Sean Clagg...
Training Lawyers for the Most Challenging Stage: The Courtroom, with Jesse Wilson
Feb. 16, 2025

Training Lawyers for the Most Challenging Stage: The Courtroom, with Jesse Wilson

“I say the theater is a safe place to be dangerous. I firmly believe that the courtroom is a dangerous place to be safe.” That’s why Jesse Wilson teaches lawyers and witnesses how to be dangerous in the courtroom. A Juilliard...
Getting Bad Jurors to Strike Themselves, with the Farah & Farah Problem-Solvers
Feb. 2, 2025

Getting Bad Jurors to Strike Themselves, with the Farah & Farah Problem-Solvers

Frank Fratello used to consider money an “evil secret” in jury selection. Then he got a $2.5 million verdict. Fresh off the red-eye to Florida, Frank told his trial partner David Thompson about a strategy he’d learned days be...
Mastering the Art of Unpredictable Moves: Charla Aldous' Unconventional Courtroom Tactics
Jan. 19, 2025

Mastering the Art of Unpredictable Moves: Charla Aldous' Unconventional Courtroom Tactics

Hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi invite trial lawyer Charla Aldous for a conversation about her distinguished career. Sharing stories that range from amusing to poignant, she recalls making corporate defendants wither and ...
A Legacy of Taking on Big Tobacco and Other Villains and Making a Difference with Scott Schlesinger
Dec. 2, 2024

A Legacy of Taking on Big Tobacco and Other Villains and Making a Difference with Scott Schlesinger

Scott Schlesinger has known what it means to be a trial lawyer from his earliest days, growing up in the shadow of his father, legendary Florida trial lawyer Shelly Schlesinger. Scott talks about how the lessons and values h...
Record-Breaking Results for Victims of Sexual Assault, with Spencer Lucas
Nov. 18, 2024

Record-Breaking Results for Victims of Sexual Assault, with Spencer Lucas

Join Ben and Rahul for a conversation with Spencer Lucas, Partner at Panish Shea Ravipudi, in which Spencer talks about his recent $135 million verdict on behalf of two victims of sexual assault by a teacher at a public schoo...
The Critical Role of Experts in Plaintiff’s Cases and Beyond with Expert Institute Founder and CEO Michael Talve
Nov. 4, 2024

The Critical Role of Experts in Plaintiff’s Cases and Beyond with Expert Institute Founder and CEO Michael Talve

Join Ben and Rahul for their conversation with Michael Talve, Founder and CEO of Expert Institute, a nation-wide expert search and research firm. Michael talks about how he stared the business in his apartment with a few fri...
From Public Speaking to Winning Trial Lawyer with Robert Glassman
Oct. 21, 2024

From Public Speaking to Winning Trial Lawyer with Robert Glassman

From a young age, Robert Glassman worked hard to perfect his abilities as a public speaker. When he was in high school, his parents enrolled him in a Dale Carnegie program to develop confidence speaking in front of strangers...
Processing and Learning from Trial Loss with Ben Gideon
Oct. 7, 2024

Processing and Learning from Trial Loss with Ben Gideon

Join Ben and Rahul for their in-depth discussion of Ben’s recent three-week jury trial in which Ben represented a little girl who developed cerebral palsy following the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in the NICU. B...
What It Means to Have “It” with Steve Yerrid
Sept. 23, 2024

What It Means to Have “It” with Steve Yerrid

Tampa Florida trial lawyer Steve Yerrid has done it all. He was a boxer in his youth and a fighter for justice in his career as a trial lawyer. Steve was the youngest member of the Tobacco “Dream Team,” which secured a $17 ...
$495 million verdict against Abbott laboratories with Jake Plattenberger and Tor Hoerman
Sept. 9, 2024

$495 million verdict against Abbott laboratories with Jake Plattenberger and Tor Hoerman

Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with Jake and Tor, breaking down the recent 495 million Dollar verdict in a product liability case against Abbott Laboratories for pre-term infant formula that increases the risks for d...
Leveraging Superior Court Reporting and AI with Steno President Dylan Ruga
Aug. 26, 2024

Leveraging Superior Court Reporting and AI with Steno President Dylan Ruga

Join Ben for his conversation with Dylan Ruga, trial lawyer and co-founder and President of Steno, a long-time sponsor of the pod. Dylan updates us on the new functionality and services offered by his innovative court report...
Born to be a Trial Lawyer with Arash Homampour
Aug. 12, 2024

Born to be a Trial Lawyer with Arash Homampour

Join Ben and Rahul for their interview of famed Los Angeles trial lawyer, Arash Homampour. Arash has perfected the ability to trial difficult liability and damages cases to outlier high verdicts. Arash explains how he channel...
Over $1 Billion in Verdicts from Nitrous Oxide and Psychiatric Hospital Neglect with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin
July 29, 2024

Over $1 Billion in Verdicts from Nitrous Oxide and Psychiatric Hospital Neglect with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin

Join Ben for this conversation with John and Johnny Simon and Tim Cronin of the Simon Law Firm. This episode covers discussion of two fascinating recent cases in which the Simon firm obtained more than $ 1 billion in combine...
Betting on Yourself to Win with Conal Doyle
July 15, 2024

Betting on Yourself to Win with Conal Doyle

When Conal Doyle started his plaintiff’s practice, he faced long odds and daunting obstacles. But as one born without one of his legs who went on to become a ski racer, long odds and obstacles were nothing new to Conal. Joi...
The Courtroom as a Stage with Kurt Zaner
July 1, 2024

The Courtroom as a Stage with Kurt Zaner

Before he became a trial lawyer, Colorado lawyer Kurt Zaner wanted to be an actor. But rather than just play a role, Kurt decided that he wanted to be a real-world champion and decided to become a trial lawyer. Now, Kurt appl...
Turning Bad Facts into Good Facts with Meg Simonian
June 17, 2024

Turning Bad Facts into Good Facts with Meg Simonian

Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with top Alaska trial lawyer, Meg Simonian. Meg shares her journey from growing up as one of seven children with parents who did not graduate from high school to attending law school a...
The Courage to Break the Mold with Judith Livingston
June 3, 2024

The Courage to Break the Mold with Judith Livingston

With 37 verdicts of more than a million dollars, few lawyers in America can match the track record of success of New York trial lawyer Judy Livingston. What’s more, many of Judy’s verdicts came at a time when few women were ...
Having an Impact Beyond the Individual Case with Peter Perlman
May 20, 2024

Having an Impact Beyond the Individual Case with Peter Perlman

Join Ben for his conversation with legendary Kentucky trial lawyer, Peter Perlman. Peter talks about how his upbringing, as the son of a 5 and 10 cent store owner, shaped his values and taught him the importance of finding w...