The Jabot

In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Alexandra Brodsky, a staff attorney at Public Justice and author of Sexual Justice Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash, to talk about the differences between a dog whistle and real concerns with the due process and what the Title IX is. She shares her thoughts on what's next in the MeToo movement too. Alexandra also narrates what survivors of sexual abuse are going through after the incident and what we can do to help them live through the changes.

Episode Resources

• https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
• https://www.alexandra-brodsky.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandrabrodsky
• https://twitter.com/azbrodsky
• https://www.publicjustice.net/team/alexandra-brodsky/
• Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash Episode Highlights
• Who Alexandra Brodsky is
• Why Alexandra decided to go to law school
• How she charted the path that made the most sense for her
• What her writing process is
• What the difference is between a dog whistle and real concerns about process
• What is next on the MeToo movement
• How you can help the survivors who are living through the changes
• What the Title IX is

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In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Danielle Caminiti, a Per Diem Attorney and local counsel for New York Law Firms. With 7 years in a malpractice defense firm, 5 years as a prosecutor, and 2 years in commercial litigation experiences under her belt, Danielle narrates how she went from law school to where she is right now. She shares how she balances all the different things in her life to make the best use of her time. Danielle also describes how the process of writing her first cookbook went and shares helpful advice to people who want to start their own firm and place their best foot forward.

Episode Resources

• https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
• https://haveucovered.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-caminiti-6aa73518
• https://www.instagram.com/haveucoveredinthekitchen
• From Courtroom to Cucina Episode Highlights
• Who Danielle Caminiti is
• Why did she decide to go to law school in the first place?
• How she went from law school to where she is now
• How she balances all the different things in her life to make the best use of her time
• What Per Diem coverage is
• How she got into Per Diem
• What's the process of writing her first cookbook
• Having the responsibility of carrying on the legacy of your family and of your ancestors in the book
• All about food: Her go-to recipe, her favorite meal to impress, and what reminders most of her family
• What part of starting your own firm you should know at the beginning

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In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Joann Selleck, a mediator from Selleck Mediation, to talk about the ins and outs of being a mediation professional. Joann narrates how she came into the practice area. She cites the qualities a person should have to be a facilitator, as well as why people are handling litigations differently. Joann also describes what challenges specific to the mediation practice she faced, as well as the greatest accomplishments she had in her career.

Episode Resources

• https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
• https://www.selleckmediation.com/joann-selleck-esq.html
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/joann-selleck-6727aa125 Episode Highlights
• Why Joann decided to enter the law school
• The twists and turns: What the course of her career is and how she ended up being a mediation professional
• What qualities should a person have to be a facilitator
• What challenges specific to the mediation practice Joann faced throughout the years
• Why people are handling litigations differently
• What Joann's perspective on the role of diversity is
• What the greatest accomplishments in her career are

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In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Kellie Johnson, the Enforcement Chief Public Ethics and former Deputy District Attorney of Oregon. Kellie shares the very unique reason why she decided to go to law school to how other people around her helped and guided her, despite the hardship of women and people of color studying the law. She also talks about how her interest in international policies shifted to criminal and prosecution and how she became the first African American Assistant District Attorney (ADA) in Eugene. Additionally, Kellie discusses what she thinks the changes should be in the world of law and how to keep other people invested in the profession.

Episode Resources

• https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
• https://www.oaklandca.gov/staff/kellie-johnson
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelliefjohnson-esq Episode Highlights
• Why Kellie Johnson decided to go to law school
• How she made the decision about how to chart and where her career should develop and grow
• What skill set matches up with where her career has gone
• How she transitioned into her current role from prosecution to the public ethics commission
• What her work looks like on a day-to-day basis
• What some of the challenges are of keeping people invested in the profession
• How they are making the change in the profession

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In this episode, Kathryn is joined by Elizabeth Platt, the Director of the Law, Rights, and Religion Project at Columbia Law School. Together, they talk about what the career path is once you make the decision to go to law school. They also discuss what the connection is between law rights and the practices of other religions. Elizabeth shares her findings after making different research on abortion access and abortion rights. Additionally, she cites the other areas people should be thinking about in terms of religion not actually with other liberties, and why people should care that religion is getting the way it's being treated by the court.

Episode Resources

• https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-reiner-platt-9705a09 Episode Highlights
• Why Elizabeth made the decision to go to law school
• What her career path is from making the decision to go to law school to where she is now
• What makes a particular legal job the right fit for you
• Law rights and religion projects: What the big picture goals are for this kind of a think tank
• What Elizabeth found from doing research on abortion access and abortion rights
• What is the effect of the dismantling of Roe in the course interpretation of religious liberties
• What other areas people should be thinking about in terms of religion not actually with other liberties
• How religion and the COVID regulations played out over the last couple of years
• Why should people care that religion is getting the way it's being treated by the court?

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In this episode, Kathryn speaks with Bridget Crawford and Emily Waldman, the authors of the book Menstruation Matters: Challenging the Law's Silence on Periods. Bridget and Emily narrate how they came into the path of academia, as well as the pros and cons for other people who are considering the same path. They share where the idea for the book came from and what they found out in the course of doing their research. Bridget and Emily also talk about the role of technology surrounding pregnancy, abortion, and menstruation and what their takeaways are regarding the future of the law administration. Episode Resources

• https://www.lexisnexis.com/lexisplus
• Menstruation Matters: Challenging the Law's Silence on Periods Episode Highlights
• Why Bridget Crawford and Emily Waldman decided to go to law school
• How they choose the path to academia
• What options are available for those who graduated from law school
• What the pros and cons of taking the academic path are
• How the idea for the book came about
• What kind of co-author relationship do Bridget and Emily have
• What they find out in the course of doing their research about menstruation, the health and safety of feminine hygiene products, and the taxes and laws surrounding them
• What other areas we should be advocating around
• What history of advocacy around menstrual issues Bridget and Emily documented
• What are the role of technology and AI in issues surrounding pregnancy, abortion, and menstruation?
• What their big picture takeaways are regarding the future of the law administration

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In this episode, Kathryn welcomes Linda Priebe, an EU US data privacy/protection compliance and government relations attorney and a partner in Culhane Meadows PLLC, a nationwide woman-owned and woman-managed technology and business law firm. Linda shares how her career evolved: From working in a small boutique firm to working in the federal government. She also shares her experiences working for people who are filing cases against the government to helping service providers, due diligence providers, technology firms, agencies, and contractors in avoiding costly legal mistakes from falling out of compliance with the new law and regulations.

Episode Resources

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindapriebe
• https://www.culhanemeadows.com/attorney/linda-v-priebe/ Episode Highlights
• Why Linda Priebe decided to go to law school
• What her orientation was once she got into law school
• How her career evolved
• How she made the transition from a small law firm to working in the federal government
• How her experience was arguing in front of the Supreme Court
• Government Work vs Private Practice: What's her perception of the pros and cons of the different kinds of legal work she's done
• Her favorite part of her current firm

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In this episode, Kathryn speaks with Carmen Rosas of the Your Legacy Protection Firm, regarding the tough truth of growing your own firm. Carmen narrates how she came into the practice area of being an estate attorney and what the pros and cons are for people who are considering being in the practice area. She also shares how the experience was owning a firm and how she grew it from having a paralegal slash legal assistant to delegating the tasks to her paralegal, executive assistant, and partner, and focusing on marketing.

Episode Resources

• https://yourlegacyprotectionfirm.com/
• https://www.carmenrosas.com/ Episode Highlights
• Why Carmen Rosas decided to go to law school
• What does being an estate attorney mean and why she come into this practice area
• What are the pros and cons for people who are considering being into estate planning
• How Carmen navigates through clients and potential clients who are hesitant to plan for their estate
• How the experience was like opening her own firm
• What were the things she considered worth it and which ones are considered mistakes?
• What the benchmarks in her career are
• How she grown from her experiences: Her career highs and lows Subscribe, Share, and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player.
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In this episode, Kathryn speaks with Yvette Ostolaza and Mike Schmidtberger of Sidley Austin LLP, about the rationale behind dedicating different resources to the members of the firm without fearing them leaving. They also share what the twists and turns of their careers were to where they are now. Yvette also talks about her goals and priorities as she takes over the role of the first female chair of Sidley's management committee. Together, Yvette and Mike describe how they keep the balance between all of their responsibilities as leaders and everything that's on their plate right now.

Episode Resources

• https://sidley.com/
• https://www.sidley.com/en/people/o/ostolaza-yvette
• https://www.sidley.com/en/people/s/schmidtberger-michael-j Episode Highlights
• What the rationale is behind Yvette Ostolaza and Mike Schmidtberger's decisions to go to law school
• What sort of twists and turns did their career take off to get them to where they are now
• How it's been like being the first woman chair of Sidley's management committee
• What Yvette's goals and priorities are as she takes over the role as the female chair of a top seven firm
• Why it is important to dedicate different resources to the members of the firm
• What were the challenges the firm faced during the pandemic
• The firm's highest priority is to make sure everyone feels comfortable and fully functional in the new normal
• What goes into creating the kind of firm culture that they want to see at Sidley
• How do they balance all of the responsibilities of leadership and everything else that's on their plate

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In this episode, Kathryn speaks with Katharine von Ter Stegge, a circuit court judge for the Multnomah County in the Oregon Judicial Department, about the best lessons on being a judge. Katharine talks about how the law has always interested her and how her career changed her view on what law really is. She also shares the skills she's learned throughout her career that helped her in being a judge, as well as her own advice to somebody who wants to be one. Additionally, Katharine narrates the highs and lows of her career and what her takeaways from these situations are.

Episode Resources

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharine-von-ter-stegge-b58b83a9 Episode Highlights
• What made Katharine von Ter Stegge decide to go to law school
• How the law has always interested Katharine
• How her career has changed her view on what the law really is
• What skills she has learned throughout her career that helped her in being a judge
• Switching from being an advocate to being the adjudicator:
• What the unexpected challenges were
• Advice to somebody who wants to be a judge
• What the career highs and lows she experienced and what are her takeaways from these processes are Subscribe, Share, and Review To get the next episode to subscribe with your favorite podcast player.
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