Episodes

Verdict Alert: Gideon Asen $2.4 Million Verdict in Med Mal CRPS Case with Taylor Asen and Trevor Savage
May 6, 2024

Verdict Alert: Gideon Asen $2.4 Million Verdict in Med Mal CRPS Case with Taylor Asen and Trevor Savage

Join Ben for his discussion with attorneys Taylor Asen and Trevor Savage about their recent $2.4 million verdict in Bangor, Maine in a case involving a surgical mal positioning that caused an arm injury and CRPS. Taylor and ...
Justice for Victims of Havana Syndrome with Paul Miller
April 22, 2024

Justice for Victims of Havana Syndrome with Paul Miller

Join Rahul and Ben for their conversation with Canadian trial lawyer, Paul Miller, who shares the fascinating account of his effort to find justice for Canadian diplomats impacted by Havana Syndrome. Paul explains the mounti...
Take That Elon!  $60M Verdict Against Tesla with Lee Christie and Karen Zahka
April 8, 2024

Take That Elon! $60M Verdict Against Tesla with Lee Christie and Karen Zahka

Join Rahul and Ben for their discussion with Indiana trial lawyer Lee Christie and Trial Lawyers for Justice Attorney, Karen Zahka, as they break down their recent trial against Tesla. Although the case started out as a simp...
Big Picture Take Aways with Rahul and Ben
March 25, 2024

Big Picture Take Aways with Rahul and Ben

In this episode, Rahul and Ben discuss major trends in trial practice and big picture take aways from the last 3 ½ years of the podcast. The conversation begins with a discussion of nuclear verdicts in the golden age of tria...
Discovering Dr. Death with Catherine “Katie” Bertram
March 11, 2024

Discovering Dr. Death with Catherine “Katie” Bertram

We’ve all heard the stories of doctors who cause harm to patients by systematically performing medically unnecessary procedures, just to line their own pockets. These circumstances rise to a level beyond ordinary medical neg...
From College Basketball to $36 Million Judgment in School Shooting Case with Sheila Hiestand
Feb. 26, 2024

From College Basketball to $36 Million Judgment in School Shooting Case with Sheila Hiestand

Louisville, Kentucky trial lawyer Sheila Hiestand has harnessed the same competitive zeal she had as a starting center on a division one college basketball team to become one of Kentucky’s leading trial lawyers. Sheila has s...
Poker, Landmines and Trials with Reza Davani
Feb. 12, 2024

Poker, Landmines and Trials with Reza Davani

Before Maryland-based trial lawyer Reza Davani began rolling the dice with juries, he was a competitive poker player. Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with Reza, in which he recounts how principles and lessons learned ...
Trial Lawyers to the Stars with Neville Johnson and Douglas Johnson
Jan. 29, 2024

Trial Lawyers to the Stars with Neville Johnson and Douglas Johnson

From representing Yoko Ono to winning class action lawsuits on behalf of actors and musicians, Neville Johnson and his partner Douglas Johnson (no relationship) have built one of the most interesting and successful entertainm...
Embracing Risk and Winning at Trial with Jeffrey Kroll
Jan. 15, 2024

Embracing Risk and Winning at Trial with Jeffrey Kroll

Chicago-based trial lawyer Jeffrey Kroll is no stranger to risk. On the road to some of his biggest verdicts, including a 2017 verdict for $148 million, Jeff has turned down big money to cast his lot with the jury. Join Ben...
$6.19 Million in Rural Ohio, with Allen Tittle
Dec. 4, 2023

$6.19 Million in Rural Ohio, with Allen Tittle

Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with Ohio Trial Lawyer, Allen Tittle who recently obtained a $6.19 million verdict in a difficult medical malpractice case in rural Ohio. This was a case that Allen round tabled with B...
Justice and Accountability for Victims of Mass Shootings with Jamal Alsaffar
Nov. 20, 2023

Justice and Accountability for Victims of Mass Shootings with Jamal Alsaffar

When trial lawyer Jamal Alsaffar of Austin Texas heard about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, he had the eerie feeling of history repeating itself. Many of the facts were strikingly similar to what had occurred in the S...
Thinking Outside of the Box, with Scott Perry
Nov. 6, 2023

Thinking Outside of the Box, with Scott Perry

Join Ben for his interview of Scott Perry, one of Virgina’s most talented and successful trial lawyers. Scott talks about his transition from Big Law to plaintiffs work and his later transition from a narrow focus on medical...
Trying Birth Injury Cases with Briggs Bedigian and Jon Stefanuca
Oct. 23, 2023

Trying Birth Injury Cases with Briggs Bedigian and Jon Stefanuca

During a recent two-month period, Maryland and Pennsylvania-based trial lawyers Briggs Bedigian and Jon Stefanuca obtained verdicts of $34 million and $187 million in back-to-back trials in complex birth injury cases. Join B...
Trial Alert: Gideon Asen's Recent Medical Malpractice Trial with Trevor Savage
Oct. 10, 2023

Trial Alert: Gideon Asen's Recent Medical Malpractice Trial with Trevor Savage

Gideon Asen attorney, Trevor Savage, joins the podcast to talk about a recent case he and Ben Gideon tried involving a delay in diagnosis of prostate cancer. Ben and Trevor discuss some of the legal challenges they had to ov...
Avoid Being Sued or Having Your Money Stolen with Larry and Lauren Acker
Sept. 25, 2023

Avoid Being Sued or Having Your Money Stolen with Larry and Lauren Acker

Join Ben for his discussion with trial lawyers Larry and Lauren Acker from Travers City, Michigan. Larry, who has spent his career trying legal and accounting malpractice claims, offers insights into how best to avoid having...
Continuous Practice and Improvement Yields Better Results with Monte Tynes
Sept. 11, 2023

Continuous Practice and Improvement Yields Better Results with Monte Tynes

Douglas “Monte” Tynes is a second-generation trial lawyer from Pascagoula, Mississippi. Monte, who serves as the co-chair of the damages section of the Edge Trial College, has an insatiable desire to continue learning and ge...
Finding Your Authentic Voice with Christian Morris
Aug. 28, 2023

Finding Your Authentic Voice with Christian Morris

Join Ben and Rahul for their conversation with Nevada trial lawyer Christian Morris. Attorney Morris describes her journey, from going up on a farm in Maine with no electricity or running water to being named 2019 Trial Lawy...
Trial Alert:  Breaking Down Rahul’s Recent $46 Million Verdict
Aug. 4, 2023

Trial Alert: Breaking Down Rahul’s Recent $46 Million Verdict

In this episode, Ben and Rahul break down the recent $46 million verdict Rahul obtained in a case on behalf of a client injured during a Brazilian Jujitsu class. Rahul talks about how he frames the issues in the case to deal...
Trial Lessons Learned from the Tobacco Wars with Sarah London
July 20, 2023

Trial Lessons Learned from the Tobacco Wars with Sarah London

Join Ben and Rahul for their interview of San Francisco trial lawyer, Sarah London of Lieff Cabraser. Sarah explains how her interest in community organizing ultimately led her to a career as a plaintiff trial lawyer. She v...
More Big Data with John and Alicia Campbell
July 3, 2023

More Big Data with John and Alicia Campbell

Episode Summary John and Alicia Campbell join Ben and Rahul for a follow up discussion on the value of Big Data in preparing cases for trial. John is joined by his business partner, fellow attorney and wife, Alicia Campbell....
How to Compete and Win Big Every Time with Brian Panish
June 19, 2023

How to Compete and Win Big Every Time with Brian Panish

Join Ben and Rahul for their discussion with legendary trial lawyer Brian Panish, founding partner of Los-Angeles-based trial firm, Panish Shea Boyle and Ravipudi (PSBR). Brian discusses how the values he learned growing up ...
Forming a Powerhouse Trial Team with Jodi Nofsinger and Susan Faunce
June 5, 2023

Forming a Powerhouse Trial Team with Jodi Nofsinger and Susan Faunce

Maine trial lawyers, Jodi Nofsinger and Susan Faunce join Ben and Rahul to talk about how they have joined together to form a powerhouse trial team and recently won a $6.5 million verdict in a malpractice case in Maine. Jodi...
Selecting a Winning Jury with Harry Plotkin
May 22, 2023

Selecting a Winning Jury with Harry Plotkin

Ben and Rahul talk jury selection with Harry Plotkin, a nationally renowned expert on jury selection who has picked over a thousand juries in cases across the country. Harry has been involved in many high-profile cases and gr...