Ron Bamieh is much more than Ventura’s favorite lawyer. As a parent and coach, he’s made a significant impact on the lives of the city’s young people for more than 30 years. I know because I was one of those young people, learning the law from Ron as a high school student in the County Mock Trial competition way back in the 1990s. In this conversation, Ron reflects on his years as a coach and mentor, and offers some stories about the unexpected connections between legal work and helping kids learn to win together. 

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It’s officially Spooky Season on Lawyers in the Attic, so this week we’re talking about the history of witch trials with attorney Jennifer Yates, who shares stories from the recent book Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson. Along the way, we reflect on how the specter of “witches” continues to haunt the American legal landscape, in surprising (and not so surprising) forms.

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Immediately upon passing the bar exam in 2009, attorney Danielle De Smeth began experiencing a persistent shortness of breath that left doctors puzzled, initiating a years-long medical mystery that ultimately changed her perspectives on health, career, and much more. In this conversation, she tells a personal story that’s as inspiring as it is harrowing, and offers a few lessons on perseverance in the face of adversity. 

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This week senior partner Danielle De Smeth joins us to report on her experiences at the CLIO Cloud Conference in Austin, Texas earlier this month. The conference focused on the future of the legal profession in light of recent developments in AI, and Danielle shares some mind-blowing, sometimes terrifying, ideas about how tech is changing the work that lawyers do, and how smaller law firms can keep up. 

Check out The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology by Nita A. Farahany

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Ron Bamieh has worked dozens of murder cases, both as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. In this conversation, he tells the story of Gus Tapia, who was accused of a 2006 murder in Ventura, California and hired Ron to defend him. As the case unfolds, Ron discovers that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the wrong man for the crime. And that’s just the tip of a very disturbing iceberg.

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What happens when a spouse takes the children across national borders? Family law attorney Jennifer Yates joins us this week to examine a shocking local case, as a judge awards a father sole custody and rules to “deport” a mother’s children to Italy – but is that the whole story? As we unpack the legal elements at play when dealing with international divorce and child custody cases, Jennifer fills us in on how the law can shape personal lives across the globe. 

Read more about the case: https://frankreport.com/2024/08/30/hague-convention-custody-battle-u-s-moms-kids-deported-to-italy/

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This week we talk with the family law super team at Bamieh & De Smeth: Jennifer Yates, Jason Frantz, and Thelma Corsa. These are seasoned family law attorneys with stories to tell and bittersweet life lessons to share. In this conversation, we talk about the hard facts of divorce and child custody, and reflect on the tricky balancing act of emotional and legal support for people in challenging personal situations. 

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This week attorney and senior partner Danielle De Smeth joins us in the attic to share memories and reflections of a formative experience from her high school days: participating in the Ventura County Mock Trial competition. From overcoming nerves and dressing appropriately to the unexpectedly fierce competition with rival schools, we explore how the Mock Trial experience introduced us to legal work at a young age, and continues to shape our perspectives on law and life.

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In April 2024, Jacob Caliboso, a 25 year old man from Oxnard, California, stood trial in Ventura County Superior Court for his involvement in the deaths of Elva Andrade, 55, and her granddaughter Nevaeh Gomez, 7. Caliboso was charged with 2nd degree murder after driving under the influence of prescription drugs and striking the motor scooter driven by Andrade. 

In this series of episodes, we follow Ron Bamieh, Caliboso’s attorney, as he mounts a defense and attempts to convince a jury that this case, while tragic, is not murder.

This episode covers days 7-9 of the trial, with Ron sharing daily updates on closing arguments, the verdict, and thoughts on sentencing.

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It’s back to school week, so we’ve got all the firm’s senior partners (Ron Bamieh, Danielle De Smeth, and Jennifer Yates) together in the attic for a conversation about schools, students, teachers, and the long arm of the law. We also kick off the NFL season with details about our “Partner Picks” livestreams, every Wednesday at 4pm Pacific. 

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