It’s that time of year again—March Madness is here. I am joined by Sports ‘N Torts regulars Bo Patel and Laurence Kessler for our annual NCAA Tournament preview. In this milestone 150th episode, the guys break down the bracket, discuss key matchups, highlight sleeper teams, and debate which squads have the best path to the Final Four. Laurence comes at the discussion as a UGA fan with a team that finally made the dance and Bo as an Auburn fan with a team sitting with with the number 1 overall seed.

The conversation covers everything from SEC dominance in the regular season, Georgia’s long-awaited return to the tournament, and Auburn’s championship hopes to bold predictions, potential upsets, and the latest betting trends. Along the way, they mix in humor, nostalgia, and plenty of trash talk about their alma maters.

Will Auburn cut down the nets? Can Georgia beat Gonzaga and make a run? Is Duke’s Cooper Flagg healthy enough to lead a deep run? Who are their final 4 teams? And how much productivity will be lost at work over the next few weeks?

Tune in for all that and more as we get you ready for the Madness!

🎙 Listen now, fill out your brackets, and don’t forget to subscribe!

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm, a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA - www.jsteinlawfirm.com.

In this episode, we sit down with the dynamic Winter Wheeler—attorney, mediator, arbitrator, TEDx speaker, author, and all-around powerhouse. Winter shares her journey from defense attorney to becoming one of the most sought-after mediators in the business, shedding light on her empathetic yet strategic approach to resolving disputes.

We dive into:

✅ Her path to mediation and what makes a great mediator

✅ The power of empathy and emotional intelligence in legal negotiations

✅ Lessons from her TED Talks on handling difficult conversations and being a working mother of 4

✅ Juggling a high-powered career while being a mother of four

✅ Insider stories from Georgetown, Tulane, and life in New Orleans

✅ Navigating the wild world of LinkedIn, marketing, and personal branding

With humor, insight, and authenticity, Winter shares how she brings lightness to heavy situations and why genuine connection is key to success in law and life. Whether you’re a lawyer, entrepreneur, or just someone who loves a great story, you won’t want to miss this one!

🎧 Tune in now and find out why Winter Wheeler is one of the best in the game!

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm - a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA - www.jsteinlawfirm.com

Adam Taylor joins Sports ‘ N Torts for Episode 149. You think you are busy? Well, Adam has different law firms practicing two different types of law. At Taylor, Hughes & Zahler, Adam handles personal injury cases and has been for over a decade. More recently, after Covid, Adam founded the Your Legacy Lawyer law firm focusing on Wills, Trusts and Estates and helping his clients protect their legacy. Two very different firms but with similar missions of helping people with their legal needs. We spend most of our time talking about his Your Legacy Lawyer firm and dive into all aspects of how he helps individuals and firm plan for, and protect the legacy’s they have spent their entire life building. I learned a ton from Adam and if you don’t have a good grasp on these legal matters (like so many of us who don’t) this is the episode for you and Adam is a guy to reach out to. We discuss:

-What is a Trust and why is it a good idea to put on in place

-Why a Trust or Trust documents are not just for the wealthy

-Is having a traditional Will enough to protect your assets

-How to set up you personal financial team to grow and then protect wealth

-What documents do you need to protect yourself

-How does the Probate process work and how to avoid it if necessary

-Steps to take to Protect your Legacy

-Working with Blended Families

-Contingency Plans for Contingency Firms

-Pet Protection

-How he decided to reinvent himself after Covid

-Marketing a Wills, Trust and Estate Firm

-Training for a Triathlon

-School Night Sober

-Coaching Youth Baseball

-Serving as a Prosecutor and Learning to Try Cases on the Fly

-Pinehurst as a golf destination

-His tale of the tape of Atlanta sports

-Major championship golf on the PGA tour

-Drinking Coffee and Making Hot Sauce

Check more out at www.yourlegacylawyer.com.

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm – a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA – www.jsteinlawfirm.com

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Michael Geoffroy joins Sports ‘N Torts for episode 147. Michael is a lawyer with offices in his hometown of the Conyers/Covington area. I call Michael a “Lawyers Lawyer” because of the professionalism, grace and passion with which he practices law. He is known in Georgia as a leader in the courtroom and in the community and has held numerous leadership positions within the State Bar. This guy has been doing it right for over 20 years.  This was a unique episode as we just had a free flowing conversation that spanned all sorts of topics of the law, business, family, sports, and traveling. We hit some really serious topics while at the same time discussing really fun ones. This episode really hits home for me the good times that can be had with two dudes just chopping it up.

We discuss:

-Soccer (futbol) – both Premier League and Atlanta United

-Gear worn to soccer matches

-Raising kids towards college

-Watching soccer matches in Europe and pub crawling through England

-How he became involvement in Ethylene Oxide cases

-His Calling to Represent his Community against the companies who are polluting the air with Ethylene Oxide 

-Representing over 150 Plaintiffs in suits involving Ethylene Oxide exposure

-Working with the EPA to make the air safer for Georgia communities

-His appreciation for being a lawyer

-Use of Artificial Intelligence in his practice

-Raising Horses

-Florida Gator fandom and holding a degree from both University of Florida and University of Georgia

-Braves moving to Cobb County

And much more. As always, this episode is powered by The J. Stein Law Firm – a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA – www.jsteinlawfirm.com

Alvaro Arauz from 3A Law Management joins the podcast for episode 146. Alvaro was a guest on the podcast last January and has been an often requested guest to come back. So here he is for Round 2. We spend the hour talking solely all about legal marking. He delivered a master class on marketing that included:

-The hustle it takes to succeed

-Always add value

-How can you give back in a relationship

-Consistency in marketing

-Taking marketing global

-The speaking tour

-Putting yourself in a position to succeed

-Daily Report Best of

-Effective Practice Management Tools

-Branding vs. Marketing

-Advice to someone starting out

-Strategies for Introverts v extroverts

-Community marketing

-Effective swag

-Google and online reviews

-Evergreen content

-Spear fishing

-90/10 rule

-8/2 approach

-Proper social media use

-Showing up is everything

And so much more. If you want to hear from an industry leader on effective legal marketing this is an hour for you. Check Alvaro out at www.3alawmanagement.com .

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm -a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, Ga – www. Jsteinlawfirm.com.

Darl Champion of the Champion Firm joins us for episode 145 of Sports 'N Torts. Darl grew up in North Carolina as the son of a college professor. School was not initially for Darl and his entrepreneurial spirit had him heading down the road to becoming an auto mechanic and running his own auto shop. Ultimately he ended up at Law School and that same entrepreneurial spirit has him successfully running his law firm - The Champion Firm. I could have talked for Darl for days.

We discussed:

-being a parent as the most important job we have;

-his path to Law School;

-Clerking for a Federal Judge and what that taught him;

-Tort Reform and why it is wrong and what it will not fix;

-Presenting cases to a jury and not focusing on sympathy

- focusing on the motivation of juries to get it right;

-Lessons learned after a loss at trial;

-Developing the firm that you want and figuring out your unique selling propositions;

-Learning what works for your firm and not playing in others sand boxes by just throwing money blindly at marketing;

-Farming relationships over time that lead to cases and clients;

-Problems with Runners in the personal injury space and how to combat it;

-How he uses social media and specifically Linked In to broadcast his message to the world and showcase his authority in the profession;

-Sports analogies in the law and business;

-ChatGPT;

-Going to sporting events and concerts with peers and colleagues;

-Braves moving forward;

-his podcast - The Championing Justice Podcast

And much more. I know you will enjoy this one.

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm - a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA - www.jsteinlawfirm.com

Rishi Pattni of Pattni Law Group and Andrew King of Chance, Forlines, Carter & King, PC join us for Episode 144 of Sports ‘N Torts. Their friendship was forged over a passion for Premier League soccer and has turned into a professional relationship where these two can work with one another representing injured patients in medical malpractice cases. This was a cool episode that highlights the collegiality and partnerships that exists within the Plaintiffs bar in the State of Georgia. I had a great time talking with these guys about:

-vetting and handling medical malpractice cases;

-approach to learning the medicine in their cases;

-how to determine proper defendants in a medical case;

-partnering with other firms to increase the chances of success;

-working with expert witnesses;

-how to handle the defense argument about nursing home clients being old and sick and having a lower value of life;

-comorbidities as a challenge;

-nursing home cases and the type of fact patterns they see;

-the rewards from representing elderly clients;

-nursing home standards of care and patients Bill of Rights

-explaining medical cases to a jury;

-exposing cover ups in medical records;

-background as a paralegal being helpful as a practicing attorney;

-trying cases in small towns against small town doctors and community hospitals;

-English Premier League soccer and fandom of Liverpool and Man City

-Atlanta United

And much more.

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm – a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA – www.jsteinlawfirm.com

Zack England from England Injury Law in Chattanooga, TN joins Sports ‘N Torts for Episode . A native of North Georgia who grew up on the Georgia/TN line, Zach talks about his law practice working on cases in both Georgia and Tennessee. We discuss:

-Growing up on North Georgia;

-Law School in Cincinnati, Ohio;

-Returning to work in Chattanooga, TN;

-Joining a law firm and then making the decision to open his own firm;

-Opening a law firm during Covid;

-The Growth of Chattanooga as a city;

-Community Marketing;

-Firm Swag Gifts;

-Keeping up a proper Office Culture and Firm morale;

-Being active on Social Media and TikTok;

-Differences in Georgia vs. Tennessee law;

-Pace of Tennessee Law Practice;

-Judges and Juries of Tennessee;

-Tennessee Volunteers and Tennessee Titans

-Being a fan of the Minnesota Vikings

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm – a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA – www.jsteinlawfirm.com 

Happy New Year everybody! In this episode Josh and Dana rehash all that was 2024 and look forward to 2025. They discuss:

-major events in their personal lives in 2024;

-J. Stein Law Firm Year in Review and discussion on top cases;

-update on the podcast and favorite episodes of 2024;

-plans for 2025;

-updated marketing plans for the new year;

-Josh answers your most frequent questions of 2024;

-and much more!

As always this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm – a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA – www.jsteinlawfirm.com

Josh, Jason and Laurence take you around the nation to recap this week in college football. In this episode we discuss:

-ND outlasting Penn St and Ohio State beating Texas to set up a ND-OSU national championship game;

-Coaching in the semifinal round;

-preview of ND v. OSU;

-Atlanta as a National Championship Game venue;

- transferring to Miami;

-State of QB’s entering the NFL;

-Coach Prime to Dallas?

As always, this episode is powered by the J. Stein Law Firm – a personal injury law firm in Atlanta, GA – www.jsteinlawfirm.com