Ready for Trial with Dana McLendon

Kendall White is a lawyer practicing primarily in criminal defense throughout Middle Tennessee. In this episode, we talk about difficult clients, the erosion of your right against unreasonable search and seizure, and one thing you should never, ever do when interacting with the police.

Dina Shabayek prosecuted some of the worst cases in Nashville for many years, then became a defense lawyer and decided in the end to run a yoga studio. This daughter of first generation Egyptian immigrants has an interesting story to tell.

David Raybin is one of the most influential and effective trial lawyers in Tennessee. He began practicing in 1973 and has had a profound effect on the lives of countless people. In this episode he dispenses advice to young lawyers, recounts the cases of which he is the most proud, and sheds light on what it really means to be a trial lawyer.

You have a choice. Do you want to go to ball games, recitals, graduations and weddings with or without drama? Do you want your child's childhood memories to be about your drama or their achievements?

Matt Milligan is a lawyer who now serves as the Director of the Institute for Conflict Management at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode, Matt brings an academic perspective to what trial lawyers do every day: negotiate. It turns out, most lawyers aren't nearly as good at it as we think we are, or as we could be.

Sunny Eaton is a lawyer with a diverse practice in Nashville, Tennessee. Sunny represents people charged with crimes but also has a growing intellectual property practice. Sunny has a truly unique story about the sabbatical she and her wife took, the lessons she learned on that trip, and how she applies them in her practice today. Photo credit: Joshua Corey

Joey Fuson is a lawyer at Freeman & Fuson in Nashville, Tennessee. Since 2006, Joey has represented people charged with crimes all over Middle Tennessee and has developed a cutting edge practice in the emerging cannabis industry.

Ready for Trial is a podcast hosted by Dana McLendon, a lawyer based in Franklin, Tennessee since 1993.

Judge Justin Angel is a circuit judge in Tennessee's 12th Judicial District. He presides over criminal and civil cases in six counties. Judge Angel was elected in 2014 at age 32, making him one of the youngest circuit judges in Tennessee. In this episode, we discuss his decision to seek the bench, fatherhood, the advice he gives young lawyers, and what not to do in court.

You won't spend long with Amanda Gentry before you conclude she loves what she does and she's good at it. When I contacted Amanda to see if she was interested in being a guest, she said, "F@#$ yes!" In this conversation, Amanda explains how a childhood memory has led to an obsession with clowns, describes what it's like to be a "street lawyer", discusses a murder case that is over but not the mystery behind it, and what it will take for marijuana to become decriminalized in Tennessee.