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Coopers' Code
By Miles Cooper, Coopers LLPEducation
Coopers' Code episodes
- The Emotional Toll of Defending Serious Cases: Phoenix Streets Reflects
This is part III of our conversation with Phoenix Streets. If you missed Part II, make sure to stream it first:
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiS-H8XdEnY
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pI7fIuDs41l22EDaCt8ym?si=P_lPixbOT9SSyAgomv5iBg
- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jury-selection-and-the-csi-effect-lessons-from/id1679622653?i=1000668063981
Phoenix has served with the San Francisco Public Defender’s office for the last 24 years. In our civil world most lawyers are lucky to see a few trials a year. Not Phoenix. Within his first two years in practice, Phoenix received an official commendation from San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors for trying more misdemeanor cases than any lawyer in the last decade. His work was featured on PBS through a documentary, Presumed Guilty. Phoenix gives us a glimpse into criminal court trial work and how one focused individual can change lives.
Phoenix grew up in the small southern town of Beebe, Arkansas, where he and his family experienced racist attacks and abuse. These experiences helped fuel Phoenix's drive to become a public defender. He did not take the easy route. Phoenix served our country with four years enlisted in the Navy, then attended UC Berkeley on the G.I. Bill, and finally law school at UC Law.
As you listen today, I ask you to consider something Phoenix said when we initially spoke: “When things are at their bleakest, I remember I am a descendent of slaves, and I think about what they went through.” With that framing, I ask that you sit back and enjoy this interview with Phoenix Streets.More on Phoenix Streets:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoenix-streets-0191479/
- San Francisco Public Defender’s office: https://sfpublicdefender.org/
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
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38 min - Jury Selection and the CSI Effect: Lessons from Phoenix Streets
This is part II of our conversation with Phoenix Streets.
If you missed Part I, make sure to stream it first:
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/1t_ghVhbpMk
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zEEUdDNTFm5Ztv6xVHvfd?si=dl1rBHeyQpq-FJ4e1oQpxA
- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-navy-veteran-to-public-defender-phoenix-streets/id1679622653?i=1000666626106
Phoenix has served with the San Francisco Public Defender’s office for the last 24 years. In our civil world most lawyers are lucky to see a few trials a year. Not Phoenix. Within his first two years in practice, Phoenix received an official commendation from San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors for trying more misdemeanor cases than any lawyer in the last decade. His work was featured on PBS through a documentary, Presumed Guilty. Phoenix gives us a glimpse into criminal court trial work and how one focused individual can change lives.
Phoenix grew up in the small southern town of Beebe, Arkansas, where he and his family experienced racist attacks and abuse. These experiences helped fuel Phoenix's drive to become a public defender. He did not take the easy route. Phoenix served our country with four years enlisted in the Navy, then attended UC Berkeley on the G.I. Bill, and finally law school at UC Law.
As you listen today, I ask you to consider something Phoenix said when we initially spoke: “When things are at their bleakest, I remember I am a descendent of slaves, and I think about what they went through.” With that framing, I ask that you sit back and enjoy this interview with Phoenix Streets.More on Phoenix Streets:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoenix-streets-0191479/
- San Francisco Public Defender’s office: https://sfpublicdefender.org/
Tune in next week for Part III!
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
29 min - From Navy Veteran to Public Defender: Phoenix Streets’ Inspiring Legal Career
I’m thrilled to share today’s Part I of my conversation with Phoenix Streets.
Phoenix has served with the San Francisco Public Defender’s office for the last 24 years. In our civil world most lawyers are lucky to see a few trials a year. Not Phoenix. Within his first two years in practice, Phoenix received an official commendation from San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors for trying more misdemeanor cases than any lawyer in the last decade. His work was featured on PBS through a documentary, Presumed Guilty. Phoenix gives us a glimpse into criminal court trial work and how one focused individual can change lives.
Phoenix grew up in the small southern town of Beebe, Arkansas, where he and his family experienced racist attacks and abuse. These experiences helped fuel Phoenix's drive to become a public defender. He did not take the easy route. Phoenix served our country with four years enlisted in the Navy, then attended UC Berkeley on the G.I. Bill, and finally law school at UC Law.
As you listen today, I ask you to consider something Phoenix said when we initially spoke: “When things are at their bleakest, I remember I am a descendent of slaves, and I think about what they went through.” With that framing, I ask that you sit back and enjoy this interview with Phoenix Streets.More on Phoenix Streets:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoenix-streets-0191479/
- San Francisco Public Defender’s office: https://sfpublicdefender.org/
Tune in next week for Part II!
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
29 min - Beyond the Verdict: Thomas Brandi on Ghost Ship Fire & Bank of America Class Action
This is part II of our conversation with legend Thomas J. Brandi.
If you missed Part I, make sure to stream it first:- Youtube: https://youtu.be/DwnO1R2nuOg?si=H6VcnNt7MDf2N04o- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VSTEVNK8DTlyaHLtXXj6B?si=4cTDAYUkT7KYBDOwpGAEmQ- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thomas-j-brandi-on-dalkon-shield-and-empathy-in-law/id1679622653?i=1000665014398
From the 1976 Yuba City bus disaster, where 28 students were killed and 24 critically injured to the more recent Oakland Ghost Ship fire to holding Bank of America accountable for the mistreatment of social security recipients with a $1 billion verdict and all the cases in between, Tom’s been there and done that. Along the way he’s won every award available to a trial lawyer of his stature, been nominated to every significant invitation-only trial lawyer organization, and has made it a point to give back, mentoring and training the next generation of trial lawyers. Tom and colleague Bob Arns have helmed the University of San Francisco’s trial practice program for the last two decades. We also get the opportunity to discuss life challenges and their impacts. One of Tom’s sons suffered a spinal cord injury and another recently suffering a serious brain injury in a bike crash while Tom was preparing to try a serious brain injury bike crash case. Some of it is hard stuff, and yet not so dark as one might imagine. So please sit back and enjoy this broad and deep conversation with Tom.
More on Thomas J. Brandi:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbrandi/
- Brandi Law: https://www.brandilaw.com/attorney/brandi-thomas-j/
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
39 min - Thomas J. Brandi on Dalkon Shield and Empathy in Law
This is a two-part conversation with legend Thomas J. Brandi. From the 1976 Yuba City bus disaster, where 28 students were killed and 24 critically injured to the more recent Oakland Ghost Ship fire to holding Bank of America accountable for the mistreatment of social security recipients with a $1 billion verdict and all the cases in between, Tom’s been there and done that. Along the way he’s won every award available to a trial lawyer of his stature, been nominated to every significant invitation-only trial lawyer organization, and has made it a point to give back, mentoring and training the next generation of trial lawyers. Tom and colleague Bob Arns have helmed the University of San Francisco’s trial practice program for the last two decades. We also get the opportunity to discuss life challenges and their impacts. One of Tom’s sons suffered a spinal cord injury and another recently suffering a serious brain injury in a bike crash while Tom was preparing to try a serious brain injury bike crash case.Some of it is hard stuff, and yet not so dark as one might imagine. So please sit back and enjoy this broad and deep conversation with Tom.
More on Thomas J. Brandi:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbrandi/
- Brandi Law: https://www.brandilaw.com/attorney/brandi-thomas-j/
Tune in next week for Part II!
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
43 min - Summer Break: see you in two weeks!
As we take a two weeks break for the Summer, I invite you to go back and listen (or re-listen) to one of my favorite episode: Jim Brosnahan
Spotify: Part I & Part II
Apple: Part I & Part II
Enjoy your summer and see you in two weeks for a new episode!
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
1 min - Mass Tort Lessons from the UPS Workplace Shooting Trial ft. Kevin Morrison Part II
This is part II of our two-part conversation with Kevin Morrison.If you missed Part I, make sure to stream it first:- Youtube: https://youtu.be/M3qtmOmj-pk - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/74RKFGgU92IeDKikOiR9QG?si=klt0vitAQ5i9ZH8N6lenzQ- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/222-depositions-and-a-trial-an-interview/id1679622653?i=1000662313632
In a time when many lawyers settle cases, Kevin Morrison and the Altair partners where he practices are known for trying them. Altair cases comprised two out of four of the finalists for Trial Lawyer of the Year trials this year. One of those was a case Kevin tried with fellow Altair partner Josh White to a stunning verdict in Santa Clara County, a place not known for handing out large verdicts.
Kevin is also known for leading the prosecution and trial for one of the higher profile cases in recent Bay Area memory, when an armed individual made it into a UPS facility in San Francisco. The individual used a MAC-10 to kill three and wound two before killing himself. We explore the challenges and logistics involved in working up and trying a complex multi-plaintiff case with 222 – yes that’s 222- depositions.
Outside the courtroom Kevin is a talented swimmer and cyclist. He’s leveraged his cycling skill, passion, and knowledge to advocate for fellow cyclists.
Please sit back and enjoy this conversation with Kevin!
More on Kevin Morrison:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-morrison-30079a8/
- Altair Law: https://altairlaw.com/
For those wanting more on the incident, the Wikipedia entry provides good detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_UPS_shooting
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
45 min - Mass Tort Lessons from the UPS Workplace Shooting Trial ft. Kevin Morrison Part I
This is a two-part conversation with Kevin Morrison. Tune in next week for Part II!
In a time when many lawyers settle cases, Kevin Morrison and the Altair partners where he practices are known for trying them. Altair cases comprised two out of four of the finalists for Trial Lawyer of the Year trials this year. One of those was a case Kevin tried with fellow Altair partner Josh White to a stunning verdict in Santa Clara County, a place not known for handing out large verdicts.
Kevin is also known for leading the prosecution and trial for one of the higher profile cases in recent Bay Area memory, when an armed individual made it into a UPS facility in San Francisco. The individual used a MAC-10 to kill three and wound two before killing himself. We explore the challenges and logistics involved in working up and trying a complex multi-plaintiff case with 222 – yes that’s 222- depositions.
Outside the courtroom Kevin is a talented swimmer and cyclist. He’s leveraged his cycling skill, passion, and knowledge to advocate for fellow cyclists.
Please sit back and enjoy this conversation with Kevin!
More on Kevin Morrison:
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-morrison-30079a8/
- Altair Law: https://altairlaw.com/
For those wanting more on the incident, the Wikipedia entry provides good detail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_UPS_shooting
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
46 min - Fountains, not drains with Krista Mitzel - Part II
This is part II of our conversation with Krista Mitzel, entrepreneur and business-savvy employment defense lawyer, helping us understand why we need to surround ourselves with folks who are fountains instead of drains. If you missed Part I, make sure to stream it first:
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/Gcu64531WzQ
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GIf3Q2DVriMTVxzRvH9Q1?si=Yy9_VHWESUao5PJ2EwW6KA
- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fountains-not-drains-with-krista-mitzel-part-i/id1679622653?i=1000660824025
As an employment lawyer and people expert, Krista and her team help businesses, executives, and human resource professionals craft proactive and preventative strategies to comply with and stay ahead of the challenging and changing regulatory environment that helps protect employees. Krista is a sought-after Winston Wolfe (my words not hers) for a company’s stickiest people situations – ones that often others were unable to solve. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University Law School and is a frequent media commentator in print, television, and radio.
I hope you enjoy this dynamic conversation as much I enjoyed having it! So please sit back and learn a bit about what not to do, who not to do it to, and what to do if someone in an organization has strayed from the true path
More about Krista Mitzel: https://mitzelgroup.com/people/krista-l-mitzel/
LinkedIn: https://mitzelgroup.com/people/krista-l-mitzel/
Referenced in the show:
Eat that frog! By Brian Tracy: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/162656941X
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
38 min - Fountains, not drains with Krista Mitzel - Part I
In today’s episode we sit down with Krista Mitzel, entrepreneur and business-savvy employment defense lawyer as she helps us understand why we need to surround ourselves with folks who are fountains instead of drains.
As an employment lawyer and people expert, Krista and her team help businesses, executives, and human resource professionals craft proactive and preventative strategies to comply with and stay ahead of the challenging and changing regulatory environment that helps protect employees. Krista is a sought-after Winston Wolfe (my words not hers) for a company’s stickiest people situations – ones that often others were unable to solve. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University Law School and is a frequent media commentator in print, television, and radio.
I hope you enjoy this dynamic conversation as much I enjoyed having it! So please sit back and learn a bit about what not to do, who not to do it to, and what to do if someone in an organization has strayed from the true path
More about Krista Mitzel: https://mitzelgroup.com/people/krista-l-mitzel/
LinkedIn: https://mitzelgroup.com/people/krista-l-mitzel/
Referenced in the show:
Eat that frog! By Brian Tracy: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/162656941X
We are now on video as well. You can watch the episodes on our Youtube channel!
Hosted by Miles Cooper
Produced by Mauro Serra | Kenji Productions
Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant | www.zmorvant.com
Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Rate/Leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: [email protected]
Read Coopers' Code & articles and publications
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About Coopers' Code
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Coopers’ Code contains collected wisdom we’ve learned during our years practicing law. We’ve learned from, worked for, worked with, and been up against some of the best lawyers there are. Every week, Miles Cooper and a guest host use this experience to examine a legal issue and hit that issue’s key practice pointers and strategic highlights — so we can all achieve the best results for our clients.
Hosted by Miles Cooper - Coopers LLP | Produced by Mauro Serra - Kenji Productions | Recorded & Co-produced by Zachary Morvant
www.coopers.law