This week, criminal defense attorney Lou Shapiro joins Benjy for a great episode! In a wide-ranging interview, Lou and Benjy discuss his criminal defense practice, generating business, and representing challenging clients like Donald Trump. They also discuss Lou's contribution to the popular Facebook group LA Attorney Network, his role as a moderator on his personal Facebook page, and the Obamagate conspiracy theory.  Everyone also gives their Deals and Legal Tips of the week. It’s a fun and informative episode that you definitely should give a listen!

This week, lawyer and self-described satirist, accidental provocateur, Jeff Goldblum aficionado, and NBA Commentator Guy Matt Bilinsky joins Benjy for a great episode! We all know lawyers are frequently miserable and boring people. Matt and Benjy confront that notion head on and talk about why Matt is a polarizing figure. Matt also plays the role of advocate and makes the case for both Trump 2020 and Biden 2020! Matt and Benjy then close out the episode with their Deals and Legal Tips of the Week. It's a fun episode and worth a listen!

This week, Congressman Eric Swalwell from California’s 15th congressional district joins Benjy and Louis for an incredibly special episode! We discuss the challenges of being a parent during a pandemic, the federal response, some of the difficulties that President Trump and Leader McConnell’s tactics present for House Democrats (and our system of checks and balances), access to justice, and responding to “me too” allegations. Everyone also gives their Deals and Legal Tips of the week. It’s a candid, conversational, and informative episode that you definitely need to check out!

Three Doctors and a Lawyer Walk Into a Zoom.

LawFlip was started in large part to overcome negative stigmas associated with being a professional--the idea that you had to be miserable to be successful was unacceptable to us. Doctors and Lawyers face the same challenges in transforming legacy businesses.  While we are happy that our guests were able to chime in on Covid-19, we were super excited to get the millennial perspective from three brilliant doctors (Alen Nourien, Ronen Nazarian and Kaveh Navab) on how to innovate in the face of a model that does not easily do so but has now been forced to due to the economic and health crisis we find ourselves in. In the episode, the doctors debunk Covid and other medical myths (including addressing head-on the anti-vaccination community) and confirming that thinking well doesn't always come naturally but needs pressure testing. Everyone gives their Deals and Legal Tips of the Week.

Nate Braun joins Benjy and Louis this week. Nate is a partner at Selman Breitman LLP whose practice focuses on insurance coverage litigation. They extensively talk about something that would have interested very few people a couple of months ago but is now extremely important for many people and businesses in virtually every industry: Insurance coverage issues for pandemic-related losses! They also discuss work-life balance and give their Deals and Legal Tips of the Week. So give this episode a listen and gain some great insight into something you should learn more about!

You may not feel bad that A-List celebrities and wealthy people cannot have extravagant parties, but neither can anyone else - including you, your friends, and your neighbors! Not being able to hold events like concerts, parties, and sporting events is currently decimating an entire industry that millions of Americans depend on for their livelihood (and amusement). 

This week, Melissa Andre and Alexendra Rembac, two high-end event planners, join the podcast and discuss the current state of affairs, what might happen next, and how we can still create special events in our homes and other intimate settings during this challenging time (including a top 10 list of ways to celebrate at home). To close out this episode, Benjy, Melissa, and Alexandra give their Deals of the Week and Benjy also gives his Legal Tip of the Week.

With billions of people worldwide living in some form of quarantine, we are arguably living through the largest psychological experiment ever! With that in mind, psychoanalyst Moshe Novakoff virtually visits the podcast this week and discusses the psychological consequences that COVID-19 is having on society, including the collective trauma it’s causing all of us. Mr. Novakoff also explains the difference between a psychoanalyst and a psychotherapist and why it is so hard for people to change (even when they have the resources to do it). To close out this episode, Moshe and Benjy give their Deals of the Week! This episode is perfect for your exhausting commute between areas of your home!

In this week's episode, Benjy interviews Douglas Kim, an executive operator, co-founder, advisor to entrepreneurs and investors with 25 years of experience in commercializing new solutions. Douglas accessibly explains how artificial intelligence works and ways in which it will likely evolve, relates COVID-19 to the Stockdale Paradox, and offers some of his nuanced insights into life. It’s a can’t-miss episode, complete with Deals and Legal Tips of the Week (and more)! 

In this week's episode, Benjy interviews Veteran Real Estate Lawyer Keith Pollock. We discuss a wide array of Real Estate matters in the wake of COVID-19. We talk about the current state of landlord-tenant battles, lease provisions, and real estate affairs generally in these turbulent times.  We also give our Deals and Legal Tips of the Week and more!  

We debated putting any episode at all out this week—not because we didn't think it would be helpful to people, but mostly because we are dealing with our own challenges.

We like to put out inspiring content. It is also really frustrating going from a polished studio product to a Zoom video conference in the face of a pandemic. But, when you think about the core messages in the first 15 episodes (before full-on social distancing), many of them center around looking at challenges as opportunities.

With everything going on with our business and our personal lives (both of us have multiple young children, wives with their own careers, have recently lost access to outside childcare because of social distancing measures, and still have to run our law firm), and the pain and suffering around the world, our inability to put out episodes of LawFlip the way we would like has to just be okay for now!  And with all that being said, we thought the most important thing we could do is to informally put out what we thought was some good employment (to both employees and employers) and life advice in the age of COVID-19 .  

In this week's episode, Benjy interviews Louis over a Zoom video conference. We discuss a wide array of employment law and employee rights basics in the wake of COVID-19 social distancing. We talk about the current state of the court system, mediations (informal settlement conferences), and legal affairs generally in these turbulent times. It’s informal but informative! We also give our Deals and Legal Tips of the Week and more!  

Best wishes to everyone and be safe out there!