Latte With a Lawyer

Howard Schweitzer joins Jacob and discusses how he got into law, what it takes to be successful, stories from working for the Bush administration & more...

Welcome to Latte with a Lawyer, the podcast for attorneys exploring the careers of the nation's most compelling legal minds. This episode features Spencer Kuvin, a litigator who has stood at the center of some of the most notorious cases of our time. Spencer shares the inside story of representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein, from the first young woman who walked into his office to the global conspiracy that unfolded. He also discusses his unusual path to the law, starting as a college radio DJ known as “The Vampire” and how that experience in communication became a secret weapon in the courtroom.

Spencer pulls back the curtain on his hard-fought battle for one of Bill Cosby’s youngest victims, a case that led him to the Playboy Mansion and a showdown with Hugh Hefner’s organization, culminating in a scheduled deposition of Cosby in prison. Beyond these high-profile fights, Spencer offers candid advice on the business of law, recommending the book “Traction” and explaining why entrepreneurial skills are critical for any lawyer who wants to build their own successful practice. He also looks to the future, predicting how technologies like VR headsets could soon put juries directly into the driver's seat at a crash scene.

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In this Latte with a Lawyer episode, Spencer Kuvin talks about his life as a DJ, experience as an attorney in the high profile Jeffrey Epstein case, the journey in defending a victim of Bill Cosby, and more. As an added bonus he shares advice for anyone who aspires to become a successful lawyer.

Welcome to Latte with a Lawyer—the essential podcast for attorneys looking to master the business of law. This episode features Seth Price, who scaled his firm, Price Benowitz, from a two-person shop to a 40-attorney powerhouse in just a decade. Seth reveals how he built his practice on a digital-first foundation and then spun off his in-house marketing team into BluShark Digital, a top agency now serving nearly 200 law firms nationwide. He explains his 'divide and conquer' partnership strategy and the mindset required to turn your firm’s marketing into a predictable growth engine.

Seth shares his core marketing philosophy: consumer-facing lawyers are like plumbers, and you must be discoverable the moment a client’s 'hot water heater explodes.' He provides a masterclass in winning on Google, from dominating the local three-pack to the strategic use of content and links for organic search. Seth also offers his candid perspective on the post-COVID legal landscape, weighing the efficiencies of remote work against the critical loss of 'serendipitous training' for junior attorneys, and explains why moving your firm’s tech stack to the cloud is a critical security measure.

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Welcome back to Latte with a Lawyer—the podcast for attorneys exploring the cutting edge of legal strategy. In this episode, we sit down with market research veteran Shelli Garson to expose the fundamental flaw in traditional focus groups and mock juries: they don't capture the truth. Shelli explains how social conditioning and group bias mean you're getting filtered, inauthentic feedback. She reveals how to get ahead of this by capturing the 'Blink' moment—the unfiltered, gut reaction that happens before a person can formulate a socially acceptable answer.

Shelli, who has spent decades decoding consumer behavior for iconic brands, breaks down how the same science can give lawyers a decisive advantage. She details how AI-powered micro-expression analysis, based on the work of Dr. Paul Ekman, provides a frame-by-frame emotional trajectory of your case presentation. Pulling from a real-world example where the tech flagged a single, problematic visual in a BET commercial, she shows how this tool replaces expensive, time-consuming mock juries by delivering statistically valid, authentic sentiment data that reveals exactly what will resonate with—or alienate—a jury.

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In our third episode, we are speaking with focus group industry veteran, Shelli Garson. She shares with us her insights on how focus groups have evolved over time and what inspired her to enter the market research industry. 

In this episode, we chatted with Beverly Hills trial attorney Delaney Miller, of Rafii & Associates, PC.  Listen as he shares stories about the obstacles to civil litigation during the pandemic and how he's made use of remote technology to maximize success for his clients.

Welcome back to Latte with a Lawyer—a leading lawyer podcast for legal professionals navigating a rapidly changing industry. This episode features Covid, a 20-year personal injury veteran who was mid-trial when the pandemic brought the justice system to a halt. Covid shares the story of his trial being declared a mistrial and the strategic decisions his Beverly Hills firm is making to resist low-ball insurance offers while waiting for courts to clear a massive backlog. A self-described "handshake and in-person kind of guy," he gives a candid account of his reluctant transition to remote work and reveals why he now considers Zoom mediations "fantastic" and a permanent efficiency gain for his practice.

The shift to remote work also unlocked powerful new strategies. Covid explains how he used a remote focus group to "poll the jury before the verdict," testing arguments and making a critical decision about how to frame damages for an upcoming trial. But the most impactful remote proceeding happened outside of his PI practice. He shares the incredible story of how a last-minute Zoom hearing allowed him and his wife to finalize their daughter's adoption just before her 18th birthday, a moment they feared the pandemic had stolen. From trial tactics to life-changing personal victories, this episode is a testament to adapting under pressure.

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Welcome back to Latte with a Lawyer—the essential podcast for lawyers seeking an edge in the courtroom. Our guest is Nick Panagakis, a partner at Morgan & Morgan, America's largest injury law firm. From the firm's Orlando "mothership," Nick runs a boutique five-attorney team that takes on the most severe catastrophic injury and death cases. He reveals his core philosophy of "don't guess, test," explaining how his team uses Morgan & Morgan's in-house mock courtroom and rigorous focus groups to find the hidden weaknesses in a case before the defense even thinks of them.

Nick shares a stunning case study of this philosophy in action: a cyclist who suffered a severe shoulder fracture after being hit by a distracted driver. A pre-trial focus group revealed a verdict-killing misconception—that the cyclist should have "laid the bike down" like a motorcycle. This argument, which was physically impossible and never raised by the defense, was the only thing standing between his client and justice. Nick explains how addressing that one false assumption head-on transformed the case from a potential loss into a jury verdict placing 100% of the fault on the defendant. He also discusses leveraging modern tech, from CSI-style animations of complex surgeries to remote focus groups, to prove damages and secure favorable settlements in a post-COVID world.

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