The Defense Never Rests

Is someone not responding to you? Or are they responding but with pure vitriol and venom? Knowing how to respond to different personality types is critical in claims and litigation handling. In this episode of the podcast, they dive into the various personality types, with anecdotal evidence on how to deal with each of them. Tune in to hear war stories from their claims and litigation experience that convey some real, actionable takeaways in the event you come across some sticky situations. What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

In this episode, we are honored to have two well respected, esteemed and diverse claimants attorneys, Lisa D. Eldridge from Martin Law and Melissa Chandy from Pond Lehocky, on our podcast. Both candidly discuss their challenges and strategies in the practice of workers’ compensation.

Personal experiences are shared along with insight on different approaches for counseling clients, settling cases, and dealing with opposing counsel, all from diverse women practicing on both sides of the fence in a high v

In this episode, host Patricia Baxter is joined by cohost Oliver Brooks to welcome their guests. Two well-respected and widely used mediators, Judge Michael Snyder, the newly elected Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and Barbara Lyons. Judge Snyder has been mediating cases at The Dispute Resolution Institute since 2014 after retiring from the bench and Barbara Lyons has been mediating cases for over 25 years at the Bucks County Mediation and Arbitration Center. What do you think? Let us know!

Juggling family and career is tough for so many people. While this topic certainly isn't new, talking about it is still so important! In this episode, host Patricia Baxter is joined by Kara White, Meghan Henry, and Scott Rybny. Tune in and listen to the experiences of 4 family-oriented, busy professionals with different backgrounds and struggles. What do you think? How do you manage a professional career and a family together? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

What litigation efforts get you the most bang for your buck? Do you always take a plaintiff’s dep? What about serve discovery? In the next episode, host Patricia Baxter is joined by Wendy Smith, Oliver Brooks, and Nate Bohlander. Join them as they discuss how to “pick your battles” and which efforts get you the best return on your client’s monetary investment! What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

New Year, New Podcast! Who isn't talking health and fitness this week? Guilty! In this episode, host Patricia Baxter talks with lawyer turned corporate wellness coach, personal trainer and nutrition coach, Megan O'Neill. She gives away her "actionable" tips for getting healthy for those with desk jobs and/or billable hour requirements. What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

Recognize this? “You can’t handle the truth!”

Or this? “The two yutes.”

Well those are pretty easy!

But what about this: “…now imagine she’s White”

In this episode, The Defense Never Rests is taken over by Nate Bohlander and Oliver Brooks, who are joined by Ashley Johnson and Tyler Williams. Have you ever wondered how realistic movies about the law really are? Are they, like most things which come out of Hollywood, sensationalized to draw audiences to theaters? Or do they retain some e

In this podcast episode, host Patricia Baxter is joined once again by some of the smartest lawyers she knows: Wendy Smith, Oliver Brooks, and Nate Bohlander. Join them as they discuss litigation lessons they learned from Game of Thrones, and much more. What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

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Ever wonder what a plaintiff’s counsel was truly thinking about their case, or yours? In this podcast episode host Patricia Baxter is joined by cohost Oliver Brooks, and guests Tracy Finken, and Dan Sherry Jr. Join us as we discuss what a plaintiffs counsel really thinks of their case.

What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!

In this episode, host Patricia Baxter is joined again by some of the smartest lawyers she knows: Wendy Smith, Oliver Brooks, and Nate Bohlander. Join them as they discuss their top 10 factors to evaluate claims early with little to go on.

What do you think? Let us know! We want to hear from you!