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One Voir Dire Question, One Record Verdict, with Victor Pribanic
A "completely defensible" gallbladder case the defense refused to settle became the second-largest verdict in Jefferson County in 222 years. Returning guest Victor Pribanic explains how he won $1.5…
One Tower, Two Lives, and the $18.3 Million Price of Silence
Bryan and Jovan Maldonado came to the mainland United States from Puerto Rico to make better lives for themselves. They found work on a telecom construction crew – but at their very first job,…
Safe is Sorry (Why Caution Kills Verdicts)
In the second episode about Rick Friedman's “Becoming a Trial Lawyer: A Guide for the Lifelong Advocate,” host Brendan Lupetin takes a deep dive into Chapter 10. Titled “Forget Playing it Safe,” the…
What Rick Friedman's "Beyond Technique" Teaches Trial Lawyers
“Lawyers with nearly flawless technique can lose case after case while lawyers who appear clumsy and bumbling can win repeatedly," writes Rick Friedman in Becoming a Trial Lawyer — Brendan Lupetin's…
Three Sisters, One Firm: Building a Practice with the Kelly Sisters
Host Brendan Lupetin wanted to focus this episode on building your own firm. He turned not to one inspiring lawyer. Not to two. But to three. No coincidence: They are sisters Lauren Kelly…
A Six Minute Closing and a $6 Million Verdict: Jack De La Piedra and Andy Delaney
In this episode, host Brendan Lupetin explores what is often the most gut-wrenching part of a case: waiting for the verdict. To do so, he invites the trial team of Andy Delaney and Jack De La Piedra…
“The Talk”: Trial or Settlement — How to Guide Your Client Through the Most Important Decision in Their Case
Settlement discussions are where "so many different factors" collide — a client's relationship with money, their grief, their fear of trial, and their lawyer's duty to give candid advice. Host…
Winning $7.8M under Pennsylvania’s Novel Anti-Hazing Statute, with Helen Lawless and Mark Fuchs
It was the first case tried to verdict under a Pennsylvania anti-hazing statute that allows civil remedies against Greek life organizations. The team that tried it – Helen Lawless and Mark Fuchs –…
Two Simple Rules That Won $1.5 Million, with Chris Wright and Anthony Laramore
Jurors in traditionally conservative St. Charles County, Missouri, awarded $1.5 million in a complex case about medical negligence. Why? Host Brendan Lupetin invites the winning trial team – Chris…
Meet the Guy Who Gets Called on High-Stakes Cases: Robert Hirschhorn
For over 30 years, he’s helped select juries that have returned billions of dollars in verdicts. “He is the guy who gets called on for the highest-stakes cases going,” says host Brendan Lupetin. How…
The Rapper, the Makeup Artist, and the “IZOMBIE” Plate, with Brandon Keller
Fun fact: Rapper Harvey "Frzy" Daniels and famed horror makeup artist Tom Savini are both depicted on murals, created by the same artist. Their lives converged in another, more dramatic way when Frzy…
From “Insulting” $500K Offer to Millions in Punitives, with Todd Hollis
“I thought that was insulting,” Todd Hollis says of a defense offer of $500,000. His client agreed, and Todd went “guns banging” to trial. The case involved a woman who was killed when the driver of…
How We Won $7.5M in an Unwinnable Case, with Greg Unatin and Brendan Lupetin
An unwitnessed fall, a client with prior back problems, 10 years of unemployment, and over $5 million in disability benefits already paid – this case had every reason to fail. Yet trial partners…
Collaborating to Win $25M for Wrongful Death, with Tracey Dellacona and Caleb Walker
A pregnant woman’s blood pressure drops dangerously. An obstetrician never picks up the phone. A “Keystone Cop” situation that tragically leads to the death of an unborn baby. Tracey Dellacona and…
From Six Breaches of Care to One Original Sin, with Tim Wojton and Matt Scanlon
Tim Wojton was prepared to tell jurors that a skilled nursing facility violated six different standards of care, leading to a patient’s death from hypovolemic shock. Then he realized that there was…
The $3.5M Comeback after Summary Judgment Defeat, with Patrick Sullivan
Did the primary care physician cause his patient’s death from an undiagnosed pulmonary embolism? A trial court said no, on summary judgment. In representing the patient’s widow on appeal, Patrick…
Defense-Turned-Plaintiff’s Lawyer Lands a Record Verdict in Somerset County, with Doug Olcott
Doug Olcott believes his 15 years as a defense attorney gives him a “leg up” representing plaintiffs. It did in his case against a snow tubing park, where his client suffered a catastrophic injury.…
Father-Son Team Vault Over the Case Tipping Point, with John and JJ Gismondi
John Gismondi has never said to an associate, “You’re just going to work as my caddy for a few years, and then we're going to start to give you your own cases.” That goes for his son JJ. Just four…
From $45,000 Offer to $694,500 Verdict, with Bob and Zach Janssen and Ryan Froelich
When an insurance company told an injured driver to “take it or leave it,” the team at Janssen Law took the company to trial. In this case breakdown with host Brendan Lupetin, Bob Janssen, Ryan…
When Doctors Had “No Plan” to Save a Patient, with Sam Martin and Nathan Werksman
“Have you seen this record?” Sam Martin asked trial partner Nathan Werksman. “This is unbelievable.” That record? "So far, there is no plan.” It became the theory of liability that the team leveraged…
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