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Today, we’re taking a break from our usual programming to hear from my friend Andre Regard and friends during a bourbon tasting.

Andre is with Kentucky Senator Bourbon and is also an attorney out of Kentucky. This brand was originally distilled and bottled by Crigler and Crigler in Covington Kentucky, then by Double Springs Distillers, Inc. in Bardstown and now the revival is led by Andre Regard and Damon Thayer as they work to restore this vintage Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey to its glory days.

This episode takes place at an attorneys’ conference in Las Vegas where we decide to have a fun tasting as we hang out and have delightful conversations. 

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This the third episode of a 3-part series where our host, Luke, takes us behind the scenes to the inaugural Shades of Mass conference that took place in August. 

Shades of Mass is about building a truly equitable mass tort justice system. Communities of color are disproportionately hurt by corporate misconduct involving product defects, device malfunctions, and environmental hazards. 

Yet, very few Black and Brown lawyers are appointed to lead the key mass tort cases that directly affect millions of their own community members. It’s time to remedy this inequity. Listen in to what people were saying at the event.

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We've got a 3-part series where our host, Luke, takes us behind the scenes to the inaugural Shades of Mass conference that took place in August. 

Shades of Mass is about building a truly equitable mass tort justice system. Communities of color are disproportionately hurt by corporate misconduct involving product defects, device malfunctions, and environmental hazards. 

Yet, very few Black and Brown lawyers are appointed to lead the key mass tort cases that directly affect millions of their own community members. It’s time to remedy this inequity. Listen in to what people were saying at the event.

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We've got a 3-part series where our host, Luke, takes us behind the scenes to the inaugural Shades of Mass conference that took place in August. 

Shades of Mass is about building a truly equitable mass tort justice system. Communities of color are disproportionately hurt by corporate misconduct involving product defects, device malfunctions, and environmental hazards. 

Yet, very few Black and Brown lawyers are appointed to lead the key mass tort cases that directly affect millions of their own community members. It’s time to remedy this inequity. Listen in to what people were saying at the event.

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Today, we’re taking a break from our usual programming to hear from a friend of mine, Harlan Schillinger, sometimes called the Grandfather of Legal Advertising. 

Harlan founded the first TV production firm for high-end lawyers all the way back in 1975. The commercials he created there were the first ever television marketing for the legal community and have shaped the industry ever since. Since that time, he's worked with over 130 law firms throughout the US and Canada.

The industry that Harlan crafted opened a floodgate of leads for the firms who could afford it. But these days, Harlan is more interested in quality than quantity. In this interview, we discuss industry-wide failures in intake and conversion, why law firms must be honest with themselves about how much business they're losing, and how to ask for the type of cases you want.

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Nathan Bruemmer is a Florida native who grew up the adopted child of older parents. 

He was assigned the female gender at birth, but as he headed into high school, he became increasingly aware that there was a big difference between his experience of the world and the expectations others had for him. 

After a long process of self-discovery and advocacy for others, Nathan enrolled in Stetson Law at the age of 40. He now serves the LGBTQ+ community in a wide variety of roles, including his position as the LGBTQ+ Consumer Advocate at Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

In this interview, we discuss Nathan’s years teaching in the public school system, the presence and loss of the strong women in his family, and what it's like working for the government in the midst of a culture war.

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Our guest today is James Helm, founding attorney of Top Dog Law.

James grew up as an only child with boundless energy. He always wanted to know what was next and he spent most of his time playing sports with the neighborhood kids.

A curious mind is one of the hallmarks of James’ personality; even as a young kid, he was always asking “why,” sometimes to the chagrin of his teachers. His desire to get to the root of an issue is a characteristic that makes him a diligent attorney and businessman.

James started wrestling at a young age, and he discovered he was pretty good at it. He continued wrestling throughout grade school, where he tore his rotator cuff. While recovering from his injury, a doctor prescribed Percocet. Although James didn’t abuse the opiate at the time, he would later end up taking opioids recreationally at parties as a way to “fit in.” Before he knew it, he developed a full dependency that followed him through the remainder of high school and higher education.

James graduated from Penn State and later went to Rutgers for his law degree. Even with his success at school, he hit a breaking point with his addiction and entered rehab in August 2016.

In today’s episode, James and I talk about the start of his opioid addiction, why he chose the name Top Dog Law, and the power of wearing your heart on your sleeve.

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Today's guest today is Randi McGinn, one of America’s leading trial attorneys. 

Because of her dad’s position in the military, Randi moved around a lot as a kid. Although she was often jealous of her friends who had permanent homes, her experiences cultivated a unique view of the justice system and how it’s been applied to different people. 

As the oldest of four siblings, Randi proudly claims her “bossiness.” Growing up, her grandmother McGinn had the biggest influence on her life. In Randi’s own words, she was a “pistol” who didn’t play by the rules. Randi had powerful female influences, including her mother, that inspired her to fearlessly take on any challenge. 

In today’s episode, Randi and I talk about the intensity of grief after losing your soul mate, giving birth one day before the bar exam, and how she accidentally found her perfect career. 

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My guest today is Alexander Shunnarah, known as a master of marketing among many personal injury attorneys.  Alexander grew up in Alabama, where he spent his weekends at flea markets with his father.  Later, the two would buy and grow a chain of convenience stores, putting into practice the principles of sales and marketing that Alex had learned from a young age.

Believing that Alex's future could hold greater things, his father encouraged him to continue his education at law school — a path that would eventually lead him one of the biggest personal injury brands in the south.

In this interview, we discuss that journey, including his family's migration from Palestine, the faith that still guides Alex daily, and the joys and tribulations of parenthood.

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Chris Seeger is a leader in mass tort and class action.

Chris grew up on Long Island, where he practiced carpentry for years after high school. Almost on a whim, he took a few courses at a local college. A few years later, he was graduating Cardoza Law at the top of his class.

For two years, Chris worked at a "white shoe" firm, where he liked the people but hated his chosen field of real estate law. For a while, he thought he might quit and focus on his side–hustle doing legal work for fighters [or boxers].

Chris did eventually decide to set out on his own and took any case he could get, mostly living off of credit cards. That's when he found personal injury and his professional calling.

In this interview, Chris and I discuss the importance of boxing in his early years, the controversy surrounding his NFL concussion litigation, and how his own parenthood led to a reconnection with his estranged mother before her death.

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