Law 101

Daniel Lucas And Andy Semotiuk

Dive into the world of law with Law 101, the podcast designed to educate, inform, and inspire. Each episode tackles essential legal topics, from constitutional rights and criminal justice to contracts and civil liberties. Join us to uncover how the law shapes society and empowers individuals.

  1. 2D AGO

    (Bonus Episode) Book 101 Review, in its fifth season, features Miles Mason, Sr.as my guest.

    Miles Mason, Sr. Family lawyer, CPA, Author Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA, is a husband, father, and divorce lawyer. He is married to Sharon, and together, they have three grown children. He is the author of four books on divorce, including the "The Forensic Accounting Deskbook," published by the ABA Family Law Section, and the Tennessee Divorce Client’s Handbook, available on Amazon. Active in the community, Miles currently serves on the Orpheum Theatre Group Board of Directors. On the personal side, Miles travels, writes, golfs, reads assassin novels, and walks Winston (Pug) and Islay (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel). To celebrate their Thirtieth wedding anniversary, Miles and Sharon toured Yellowstone National Park and met up with friends in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Empty nesters, they love traveling together whenever their busy schedules open up. The couple spent two weeks touring Scotland celebrating Sharon’s fiftieth birthday. Their oldest daughter graduated from SCAD and is an interior designer. Their son now works in Logistics. Their youngest daughter graduated UT Chattanooga and is a writer. Sharon and Miles often travel to national conferences at which Miles is speaking; these include the meetings of the American Bar Association Family Law Section and the American Institute of CPAs. Miles is a nationally recognized speaker who presents continuing education seminars across the country on divorce trial practice involving complex financial issues, forensic accounting, and business valuation for judges, attorneys, CPAs, and business valuation experts. At national conferences, Miles has co-presented seminars with some of the nation’s leading lawyers and business valuation experts including Randy Kessler, Tom Burrage, Shannon Pratt, Chris Mercer, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Linda Thomas, and Michael Kaplan. The media frequently asks him to comment on divorce for television news and local and national press including CNN, Forbes, and ABC. Miles is rated 10.0 out of 10.0 by Avvo and recognized by peers as a Tennessee Super Lawyer. Miles is past chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Family Law Section and served on the Editorial Board of the Tennessee Bar Journal. He is also a member of the American, Tennessee, and Memphis Bar Associations’ Family Law Sections, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Tennessee Society of CPAs. Miles is honored as a Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation and listed as a “Family Law Power Player” by Inside Memphis Business magazine. In 2021, Miles was awarded Memphis Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” by their Editorial Board. In 2018, 2019, and 2020, he served as one of five judges for the Memphis Business Journal’s Best of the Bar Awards. In 2024, Miles was awarded the Justice Joseph W. Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing. Miles has also received a “AV Preeminent®” Peer Review Rating. AV Preeminent® is the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating designation. This is given only to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. Finally, Miles Mason has been named to Best Lawyers in America, a peer review honor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min
  2. (Bonus Episode) Book 101 Review, in its fifth season, features Jonathan Hutton Writer, paraglider pilot, rare cancer survivor as my guest.

    NOV 29

    (Bonus Episode) Book 101 Review, in its fifth season, features Jonathan Hutton Writer, paraglider pilot, rare cancer survivor as my guest.

    Jonathan Hutton Writer, paraglider pilot, rare cancer survivor I knew I wanted to learn how to fly after dabbling in skydiving 13 some years ago. The freedom of flying a canopy - being suspended in the air, seeing the world from a completely different perspective - changed something in me. In a similar way, living through a decade with recurrent and rare head/neck cancer has galvanized me to see life, work, priorities through a new lens. I had no idea I was even capable of writing a book, but I’ve come to understand that sitting with adversity, reflecting on the challenges in your life, that there’s healing to be found there. Healing - through writing, sharing, challenging yourself to do that big, improbable thing now - is something you can find, even if your disease has no cure. Life is short, so learn how to fly, whatever ‘flying’ is for you. I have learned so much about what goes into writing a book as a first-time author, what it’s like to hire and work with an editor, how the whole process will change you. I believe these stories will be useful to aspiring authors, people who are trying to find their voice, but uncertain on how to proceed. I am deeply fortunate to still be alive, having navigated not only rare, but life altering side effects from cancer treatment - unexpected outcomes that required reconstructive surgery. I tell many of these stories in the book, and speak freely about them in general, because I know just how unmooring having your body altered in this way can be. I’ve arrived at this place where I know more about free flap reconstructions than most, which is strange, but also inspiring; I am inspired by the providers who do this work, who understand the trade-offs and difficult recoveries their patients face. I’ve met a lot of cancer survivors over the years, people who have suffered, some who found cures, some who are still looking for healing and meaning amidst hardship. In our 4,000 weeks alive, which could very well be less, we have so many choices and pathways, so much vying for our attention. The stories we tell, the ones we listen to, our ability to be present, is a gift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  3. (Bonus )Abstract Essay, now in its fifth season, features Dr. Frank L. Douglas—an award-winning industry veteran with over three decades of experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and entrepreneurship—as my guest. In this powerful episode

    NOV 29

    (Bonus )Abstract Essay, now in its fifth season, features Dr. Frank L. Douglas—an award-winning industry veteran with over three decades of experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and entrepreneurship—as my guest. In this powerful episode

    Dr. Frank L. Douglas is an award-winning industry veteran with three decades of experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and entrepreneurship. He served as Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and Member of the Board of Management of large Pharmaceutical companies such as Aventis AG, now Sanofi, SA. He recently served as CEO of THEVAX Genetics USA Inc. and Member of the Board of TheVax Genetics Vaccine Co. He is also the co-founder of Douglas Ahmed Consulting (DAC). Some of his past experiences include being President and CEO of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron, Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and Member of the Board of Management of Aventis AG, Chief Scientific Advisor of Bayer Healthcare, AG, Founder and First Executive Director of the MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation, Professor of the Practice in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, MIT Departments of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology. Dr. Douglas holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and an M.D. from Cornell University. He did his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute and a fellowship in neuroendocrinology at the National Institutes of Health. In addition to his impressive career achievements, Dr. Douglas has led clinical trials and presented on healthcare disparities at ROCHE Pharma, UK. He conducted workshops and case study presentations at HBCUs namely at Lehigh University and MIT, the University of Akron, and Weill Cornell Medical School. Dr. Douglas is the founder and CEO of SAFE HAVEN DIALOGUES LLC, and has also authored two groundbreaking books, entitled “Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream” and “Until You Walk in My Shoes: A Reframing Methodology to Overcome Systemic Discrimination". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

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Dive into the world of law with Law 101, the podcast designed to educate, inform, and inspire. Each episode tackles essential legal topics, from constitutional rights and criminal justice to contracts and civil liberties. Join us to uncover how the law shapes society and empowers individuals.