Elawvate: The Trial Lawyer Podcast

Benjamin Gideon & Rahul Ravipudi

Where personal growth meets the practice of trial law, and where trial lawyers learn, share and grow to elevate their trial law practices, law firms and lives. Produced and Powered by LawPods.com

  1. 5D AGO

    Truths about Leaving a Firm, with Ben Gideon & Jeff Wright

    "Anybody who tells you that leaving a law firm is an easy process is lying to you," says Ben Gideon. To lay out the unvarnished truth, Ben shares his experience leaving a 17-year partnership to launch Gideon Asen. In a conversation guided by Jeff Wright, the firm’s COO, Ben explains why departing from one firm to start your own can feel like a divorce. The duo discusses critical decisions around choosing business partners, financial realities of starting a firm at midlife, and essential first hires needed to maintain operations while building a practice. Tune in for their insights about minimizing friction during the transition, having clear exit agreements, and preserving valuable long-term relationships by taking a little less money upfront.  Learn More and Connect☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Jeff Wright ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram | X  ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Produced and Powered by LawPods Sponsored by Supio, VisionSpark, and 1% for the Planet.

    53 min

  2. OCT 27

    When Your Experts Get It Wrong, with Chuck Hehmeyer and Elizabeth Kayatta

    “We had to say, ‘Hey, we're going to be honest with you here. For a long time, we had this wrong, and our experts had it wrong.’” That’s the theme that Chuck Hehmeyer and Elizabeth Kayatta emphasized in their med-mal case on behalf of a 4-year-old boy who was brain-injured after a routine surgery. As the boy recovered, experts initially diagnosed him with autism. That changed to a diagnosis of cortical visual impairment (C.V.I.), a condition that mimics autism. Hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi explore how the duo turned this potential disaster into a $10.5 million verdict through honesty, demonstrative evidence, and a powerful courtroom moment.  Learn More and Connect ☑️ Chuck Hehmeyer | LinkedIn ☑️ Elizabeth Kayatta | LinkedIn ☑️ Berman & Simmons on LinkedIn | Facebook    ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | a...

    52 min

  3. OCT 13

    Are You Speaking with an Authentic Voice at Trial? With Jeremy D'Amico

    Jeremy D'Amico describes how his authentic trial voice transformed difficult facts into compelling narratives that yielded major verdicts: $45 million for a speeding Marine who wasn't wearing his motorcycle helmet and $23 million for an autistic boy injured in a school bus accident. In this conversation with hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi, he also reveals how he developed his voice while working alongside his father, firm founder Michael D'Amico. And he reflects on techniques learned at the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer College, explaining that an authentic lawyer adapts his “tools” to match the case. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Jeremy D’Amico | LinkedIn ☑️ D'Amico Pettinicchi Injury Lawyers on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify  Produced and Powered by a...

    54 min

  4. SEP 29

    AI that Helps You Work Smarter for Clients, with Will Davis and Ed Kirk

    “Occasionally, we will introduce our listeners to a new product that's designed to help trial lawyers do a better job for their clients and their practices,” host Ben Gideon explains as he kicks off this episode about Supio, legal AI for personal injury firms. To make the introduction, he and co-host Rahul Ravipudi turn to Ed Kirk, who is Supio’s head of partnerships, and Will Davis, who has been using Supio for about two years at Daniel | Stark. Ed highlights how Supio's document intelligence understands complex medical records with human-level accuracy while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Will describes how his firm uses Supio to identify overlooked injuries, prepare depositions, and streamline case management. With more and more developers entering the legal AI landscape, the guests urge lawyers to be cautious and strategic as they weigh signing on to a platform. “Grill your vendor about their roadmap,” Ed advises, “because we're in a shifting space, and you want to know that the firm that you are attaching your cart to is going to be the right partner for now but also in the future.” Learn More and Connect ☑️ Ed Kirk | LinkedIn ☑️ Supio on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook ☑️ Will Davis | LinkedIn ☑️ Daniel | Stark on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | a...

    53 min

  5. SEP 15

    Winning $27.7 Million from Conservative Jurors, with John Heenan

    “It is not easy to get substantial damage awards from Montana jurors,” says John Heenan of Billings-based Heenan & Cook. Yet conservative Montana jurors awarded $27.7 million in his negligence case against a private prison company. As he tells host Ben Gideon: “I love being in front of Montana juries, but I have developed a way…” Tune in for John’s “magic formula” that turns good verdicts into great ones. In this case, he had every ingredient, including a client who presented well and a mean-spirited defense whose bullying didn’t sit well with jurors.  Learn More and Connect☑️ John Heenan | LinkedIn ☑️ Heenan & Cook on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify  Produced and Powered by LawPods Sponsored by a...

    41 min

  6. SEP 1

    Defense Timelines vs. Medical Truth w/ Chris Nace & Samantha Peters

    Medical records meticulously documented the routine endoscopy that went wrong, ending tragically in the patient’s death. But when Chris Nace and Samantha Peters took the case to trial, they were confronted with the defense’s slick, well-produced timeline of events – vastly different from what the record showed. With hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi, the team from Nace Law Group unpacks what happened at trial, including their cross-examination of the defendant and their message to the jury: medical records mean something. Tune in to hear how they secured an $8 million verdict. Outside the courtroom, Chris also co-hosts SMQB (The Sunday Morning Quarterback Podcast), a sports podcast where a group of trial lawyers break down the week in sports with humor, insight, and a bit of legal flavor. You can check it out at www.smqbs.net. Learn More and Connect☑️ Chris Nace | LinkedIn ☑️ Samantha Peters | LinkedIn ☑️ Nace Law Group on LinkedIn | Instagram |  Facebook | X | YouTube ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on a...

    54 min

  7. AUG 18

    How Bad Faith Turned $1M into $56M, with Rahul Ravipudi

    The jiu-jitsu club had a $1 million insurance policy, but when an instructor accidentally rendered a new student an incomplete quadriplegic, the carrier put its interest above their own insured’s – and paid the price. Rahul Ravipudi, who represented the victim, updates co-host Ben Gideon on the groundbreaking case. After the defendants refused to pay the policy limit, the case went to trial, and a jury awarded Rahul’s client $46 million. The defendants appealed, the judgment was affirmed, and most recently, the California Supreme Court denied the defendant’s request to review the verdict – which has increased to $56 million with interest. Rahul imagines the defense counsel and insurance adjusters discussing how many times they’ve had to actually pay the policy limit on such a case: “So, look like the hero, and save your insurance company $250,500,000. It’s that ‘penny-wise/pound foolish.’” Learn More and Connect☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify  Produced and Powered by LawPodsSponsored by SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, Filevine, and Steno.

    41 min

  8. AUG 6

    Special Preview: Decoding EOS to Scale Your Law Firm

    Elawvate’s “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” podcast devotes its third episode to EOS, or “entrepreneurial operating system.” Your guide is Megan Piper, a certified EOS implementer who coaches clients along their journey from “chaos to cohesion.” In this conversation with hosts Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright, she describes how law firms can leverage EOS to clarify their vision, drive accountability, and scale effectively. Subscribe to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm now! Learn More and Connect☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Jeff Wright | LinkedIn  ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Produced and Powered by LawPods

    45 min
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Where personal growth meets the practice of trial law, and where trial lawyers learn, share and grow to elevate their trial law practices, law firms and lives. Produced and Powered by LawPods.com

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  • Creator
    Benjamin Gideon & Rahul Ravipudi
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    122
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Benjamin Gideon & Rahul Ravipudi
  • Show Website
    Elawvate: The Trial Lawyer Podcast

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