The Wrong Side Of The Argument: Employment Attorney Talks Charlie Kirk Fallout
Legal Speak
In this week's Legal Speak episode, labor and employment law attorney Michael Elkins of MLE Law offers feedback on how lawyers should approach fallout surrounding the September 10th assassination of American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Michael Elkins Producer: Charles Garnar
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Here's How To Leverage ChatGPT For Legal Marketing
Legal Speak
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Spotlight Marketing and Branding Co-Founder Danny Decker reveals three steps attorneys and law firm operators can deploy to help attract potential clients via ChatGPT. In addition to explaining a shift in how users seeking legal information are leveraging generative AI, the North Carolina-based marketing expert sat down with Legal Speak co-host Cedra Mayfield to outline the steps litigators can take to help their contact information populate as results to legal inquiries posed in ChatGPT. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Danny Decker...
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Hinckley Allen's Jim Tuxbury on Winning the Largest SOX Settlement Ever and How It Took a Decade to Cut Through the Red Tape
Legal Speak
Jim Tuxbury is a litigator at Boston-based firm Hinckley Allen. In 2014, he picked up a ‘whistleblower’ case against SunEdison and its owned subsidiaries, Terraform Global and Terraform Power, brought by the former president and CEO of both companies, Carlos Domenech Zornoza. Zornoza was fired shortly after attempting to go to SunEdison about what he believed to be misleading statements regarding the company’s liquidity made by SunEdison’s CEO and CFO. What followed was a decade of red tape, corporate shielding, and, eventually, a $34.5 million payout to Zornoza. Hosts:...
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Hanson Bridget's Kristina Lawson on Leading (and Growing) During Tumult
Legal Speak
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Samson Amore speaks with Hanson Bridgett managing partner Kristina Lawson, who has been the CEO of the Am Law 200 firm since 2020. Lawson spoke with us about her role shepherding the California-based firm through numerous political and environmental crises. She also shared her perspective on Hanson Bridgett's future, following the last several years of expansion on the West Coast. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Reporter: Samson Amore Guest: Kristina Lawson Producer: Charles Garnar
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On The Run: AZA Law's Cameron Byrd Guides Blind Athletes
Legal Speak
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores AZA Law partner Cameron Byrd's passion for serving as a running guide alongside blind athletes. Hosts: Cerdra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Reporter: Laura Lorek Guest: Cameron Byrd Producer: Charles Garnar
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STEM Training, a Photographic Memory and Social Media Skills: How DLA's Bob Alessi Upended the Karen Read Case. Pro Bono
Legal Speak
DLA Piper's Bob Alessi thought something was amiss when he was asked to review the forensic and scientific material in the initial mistrial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing a police officer. He then used his background in STEM subjects, a semi-photographic memory and a dogged attention to social media to pick apart the state's case, resulting in an acquittal on her most serious charges. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guest: Bob Alessi Producer: Charles Garnar
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Briefs and Bridles: Inside Litigator Geoff Weisbart's Passion For Horse Breeding and Aviation
Legal Speak
In this week's Legal Speak episode, we return to our Litigators With Hobbies series. Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek explores Weisbart Springer Storm Hatchitt partner Geoff Weisbart's passion for horse breeding and aviation. Hosts: Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Reporter: Laura Lorek Guest: Geoff Weisbart Producer: Charles Garnar
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McDermott Attorneys Wrote the Book on AI and Business, and It's Called "AI: Business and Law"
Legal Speak
In this episode of Legal Speak, Patrick Smith sat down with McDermott, Will & Emery's Jason Krieser, Shawn Helms, and Christopher Cyrus. The three attorneys undertook the task of peeling back layer after layer of what artificial intelligence will mean for those both using the tool for business and legal purposes, as well as those affected by it. Hosts: Patrick Smith & Cedra Mayfield Guests: Jason Krieser, Shawn Helms & Christopher Cyrus Producer: Charles Garnar
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How Christopher Kercher Is Leading Quinn Emanuel's 'AI Voyage'
Legal Speak
In this week's episode, Quinn Emanuel partner Christopher D. Kercher reveals why he's been coined his firm's "AI evangelist." In addition to sharing how he has helped colleagues implement AI into their current workloads and the steps they take to mitigate hallucination risks, the New York City-based litigator sat down with Legal Speak co-host Cedra Mayfield to discuss what he predicts is next for AI use in the legal industry. Hosts - Cedra Mayfield & Patrick Smith Guest: Christopher Kercher Producer: Charles Garnar
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Off the Clock: Inside Litigator Tom Walsh's Passion For Radio Play-By-Play and Theater
Legal Speak
In this week's Legal Speak episode, we're kicking off a series where we get to know litigators outside the courtroom through their hobbies. With Texas Lawyer litigation reporter Laura Lorek at the helm, we're sharing inside feedback about what litigators love, starting with Dallas-based commercial litigator Tom Walsh of Winston & Strawn. In addition to litigating, Walsh has spent 27 years as a radio play-by-play announcer for Jesuit College preparatory school football and more than three years has performed in community theater with his daughter. In his one-on-one with Laura, he'll break...
info_outlineTwo Major ALM Conferences back-to-back … they said it couldn’t be done. Legal Speak believed it … and went there to see it for themselves.
For over 20 years, the General Counsel Conference Midwest has been the premier event in the industry. Delivering key insights and practical solutions that today's general counsel need to manage and better leverage C-Suite relationships, successfully overcome a litigation crisis and do more with fewer resources just to name a few. For the 2nd year, Legal Speak was there live to bring you interviews with interesting attendees as well as moderators and speakers from various panels from this year’s event in Chicago.
In this episode, host Patrick Smith is joined by Elizabeth Barton, the Managing Deputy General Counsel for the Chicago Board of Education
Host: Patrick Smith
Guest: Elizabeth Barton
Producer: Charles Garnar