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#113: Mark Fava - Aviation Lawyer
May 26, 2023

#113: Mark Fava - Aviation Lawyer

📚 Time Stamps [00:00:08] Charting a path in aviation law [00:08:43] Being an aviation lawyer on 9/11 [00:11:34] Airline Security and lawyers after 9/11 [00:17:41] The importance of building relationships and not burning bridges [00:26:34] How Mark learned an industry …

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#112: Panel Opinion - How I Law Student (An Episode About Paths to Law School & Finding Success Once You Arrive)
May 19, 2023

#112: Panel Opinion - How I Law Student (An Episode About Paths to La…

Hello & Welcome Back! In today’s very special panel opinion episode, I am excited to welcome four FUTURE lawyers to the podcast to talk about their paths to law school, their lives as Georgetown Law students, and their tips f...

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#111: Paul Sarker - Entertainment Lawyer
May 12, 2023

#111: Paul Sarker - Entertainment Lawyer

In today's episode I speak with Entertainment Lawyer Paul Sarker who was recently named a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig’s New York Office. Paul represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, television affiliation and ret...

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#110: Jordana Confino - Lawyer Well-being & Positive Lawyering Expert, Assistant Dean of Professionalism at Fordham Law
May 5, 2023

#110: Jordana Confino - Lawyer Well-being & Positive Lawyering Expert…

In honor of Well-being Week in Law I speak with Jordana Alter Confino . Jordana plays many different roles but what they all share is a focus on the skills, well-being, empowerment, mental health, and growth of lawyers & law …

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#109: Priya Coffey - Real Estate Lawyer
April 28, 2023

#109: Priya Coffey - Real Estate Lawyer

In today’s episode I speak with Priya Coffey who is a Partner at Jackson Walker in Houston, Texas where she practices Real Estate law. Specifically, Priya assists clients with complex commercial real estate transactions, incl...

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#108: Donald Sherman - Government Ethics & Oversight Lawyer
March 24, 2023

#108: Donald Sherman - Government Ethics & Oversight Lawyer

In today’s episode I speak with Donald Sherman who is a government ethics and oversight lawyer who is currently the Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, CREW (where, f...

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#107: Kevin Elliker - Investigations & Appeals Lawyer, Former Federal Prosecutor, and Former Investigative Counsel to the January 6th House Select Committee
March 17, 2023

#107: Kevin Elliker - Investigations & Appeals Lawyer, Former Federal…

In today’s episode I speak with Kevin Elliker who is currently Counsel at Hunton Andrews Kurth in Richmond, Virginia where he focuses on Appeals, Litigation and Investigations. Prior to rejoining the Firm in October 2022, Kev...

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#106: Dan Cotter - Chicago Business and Privacy Lawyer, Former In-House Counsel, Bar Leader, Author, and Podcaster
March 10, 2023

#106: Dan Cotter - Chicago Business and Privacy Lawyer, Former In-Hou…

In today’s episode I am excited to speak with Dan Cotter. Dan is currently an attorney at Howard & Howard in Chicago where he represents businesses at many different stages in corporate and transactional matters. He has a par...

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#105: Brian Farkas - Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation Attorney
March 3, 2023

#105: Brian Farkas - Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation Attorney

In today’s episode I am excited to speak with Brian Farkas. Brian is an Associate at Arent Fox Schiff in New York City where he handles complex commercial disputes in federal and state courts as well as in arbitrations and …

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#104: John Strohmeyer - Tax and Estate Planning Lawyer & Legal Marketing Expert
Feb. 24, 2023

#104: John Strohmeyer - Tax and Estate Planning Lawyer & Legal Market…

In today’s episode I am excited to speak with John Strohmeyer. John is a Tax and Estate Planning Attorney in Houston, Texas. After working in several law firms, John started his own firm about five years ago where he helps …

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#103: Panel Opinion - Paths to Becoming an Appellate Lawyer (Collaboration with The Appellate Project)
Feb. 17, 2023

#103: Panel Opinion - Paths to Becoming an Appellate Lawyer (Collabor…

In today’s special Panel Opinion episode of How I Lawyer produced with The Appellate Project I am excited to welcome four appellate lawyers who share their paths to becoming appellate lawyers and the tools they have learned f...

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#102: Matt Schwartz - Financial Transactions Attorney and Mentorship Thought Leader
Feb. 10, 2023

#102: Matt Schwartz - Financial Transactions Attorney and Mentorship …

In today’s episode I am excited to speak with my friend Matt Schwartz. Matt is a transactional partner and law firm leader at the international law firm DLA Piper where he serves as Chair of the US Finance Practice and …

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#101: Michelle K. Camp - Freelance Attorney
Feb. 3, 2023

#101: Michelle K. Camp - Freelance Attorney

In today's episode I speak with Freelance Attorney Michelle K. Camp. Michelle is an experienced litigator who has handled all aspects of litigation from pre-litigation to drafting pleadings and motions, conducting discovery, ...

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#100: Kristen Vander-Plas LaFreniere - Teeny Law Firm Founder, Business Lawyer, and Litigator
Jan. 27, 2023

#100: Kristen Vander-Plas LaFreniere - Teeny Law Firm Founder, Busine…

💯 Welcome to Episode #100 of the How I Lawyer Podcast! 💯 I started the podcast in January 2021 to help junior lawyers, law students, and the legal community learn from the stories of lawyers from across the profession about …

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#099: Jenni Katzman - Government & Policy Lawyer
Jan. 20, 2023

#099: Jenni Katzman - Government & Policy Lawyer

In today's episode I speak with Jenni Katzman who is a government & policy lawyer with experience in all three branches of government, several political campaigns, and non-profit advocacy organizations. Currently, she is the ...

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#098: Panel Opinion - How to Succeed as a Junior Associate with Sean Marotta and Michelle Strowhiro
Jan. 13, 2023

#098: Panel Opinion - How to Succeed as a Junior Associate with Sean …

In today’s special episode of How I Lawyer, Panel Opinion I am excited to speak with two law firm partners on how to succeed as a junior associates at a law firm with Sean Marotta and Michelle Strowhiro. Michelle is …

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#97: Jonah Perlin - Law Professor and How I Lawyer Host (Interviewed by Personal Jurisdiction)
Dec. 30, 2022

#97: Jonah Perlin - Law Professor and How I Lawyer Host (Interviewed …

In this final episode of 2022, I decided to share a little bit about how I lawyer. Yes, after 96 episodes as your host, I thought it fitting to end year 2 of the podcast with a little bit more …

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#96: Karine Sokpoh - Business and Immigration Lawyer
Dec. 27, 2022

#96: Karine Sokpoh - Business and Immigration Lawyer

In today’s special episode recorded LIVE at ClioCon I spoke with Karine Sokpoh who practices immigration, family law, and intellectual property at 402 Legal in Omaha. She also teaches at her local university and helped found ...

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#95: Kevin Buckley - Biopharma and Digital Health Patent Attorney
Dec. 27, 2022

#95: Kevin Buckley - Biopharma and Digital Health Patent Attorney

In today’s special episode recorded LIVE at ClioCon I spoke with Kevin Buckley of the Torrey Pines Law Group. Kevin is an accomplished international patent attorney & executive. He founded Torrey Pines Law Group in 2013 to he...

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#94: Jack Newton - Legal Tech Founder & CEO
Dec. 23, 2022

#94: Jack Newton - Legal Tech Founder & CEO

In today’s episode I speak with Legal Technologist and Clio Founder & CEO Jack Newton. Although not a lawyer himself, Jack is a technologist and entrepreneur who has long been at the forefront of cloud-based legal technology ...

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#93: John Grant - Legal Process Improvement Coach
Dec. 16, 2022

#93: John Grant - Legal Process Improvement Coach

Hello & Welcome Back! In today’s episode I speak with John Grant. John worked in the technology industry for a decade before going to law school and then went on to practice in-house, in his own law firm, and as …

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#092: Mark Palmer - Chief Counsel of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism & Former Police Officer
Dec. 9, 2022

#092: Mark Palmer - Chief Counsel of the Illinois Supreme Court Commi…

Hello & Welcome Back! In today’s special episode recorded at ClioCon I spoke with Mark Palmer. He is the Chief Counsel at 2Civility, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism where he works to facilitate the pr...

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#091: Angela Lennon - Family Lawyer
Nov. 22, 2022

#091: Angela Lennon - Family Lawyer

Hello & Welcome Back! In today’s special episode recorded LIVE at ClioCon I spoke with family lawyer Angela Lennon. Angela is a Partner at the Omaha Law Firm Koenig Dunne where she focuses her practice on collaborative divorc...

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#090: A Short Chat with Former Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Audience and Writing
Nov. 17, 2022

#090: A Short Chat with Former Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Audie…

In this mini-episode of How I Lawyer recorded live at ClioCon in Nashville, I spoke with Neal Katyal who is a partner at Hogan Lovells and the former Solicitor General of the United States. Most importantly for my purposes, h...

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