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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nov. 17, 2022

#089: Mary Chartier - Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer

In today’s special, mini-episode recorded LIVE at ClioCon I spoke with Michigan Criminal Defense lawyer Mary Chartier. Mary has successfully defended clients in numerous federal and state trial courts and on appeal at the Mic...

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Nov. 11, 2022

#088: Joshua Lenon - Legal Tech "Lawyer in Residence"

In today’s episode I speak with Joshua Lenon who is the Lawyer in Residence and Data Protection Officer at major legal software company Clio. Joshua has served in this role at Clio for the past decade and before that he …

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