The Lawyer Stories Podcast

Benjamin Gold
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast

First founded on Instagram in July 2017, (@lawyer_stories,) the Lawyer Stories Podcast discusses lawyers and law students journeys to the practice of law.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Ep 205 | Anna-Kay Brown | Attorney at Stanbrook Prudhoe Will Handle Your Cross-Caribbean Representation

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 205 features Anna-Kay Brown, highly driven attorney-at-law at Stanbrook Prudhoe, located in Kingston, Jamaica, and focusing on environmental cases in Guyana.  Anna-Kay is admitted to practice law in New York, Jamaica, Guyana, and Anguilla.  Anna-Kay shares with us that she always wanted to be an attorney and we discuss her cross-Caribbean representation: transactional, litigation and regulatory where she is keen on complex and interesting matters. Stanbrook Prudhoe acts independently or in support of other Counsel wanting collaboration and/or support with heavy lifting.  Anna-Kay completed a Master of Laws (LLM) in Competition Innovation and Technology Law at NYU School of Law in May 2022.

    50 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Ep 204 | Robert Simon | Justice HQ - Attorney Share - Justice Team and Legal Community Leader

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 204 features Robert Simon, Co-Founder at Justice HQ/Justice Team/Attorney Share/Justice Team Network in Manhattan Beach, CA.  We discuss why Bob went from Pittsburgh to Pepperdine and his inspiration from launching Justice HQ and Attorney Share.  We discuss the meaning of community and how the lawyers creating content and posting on social media have become a community within themselves.  Bob continues to headline legal events in all different locations, give back to our legal community by sharing his extensive knowledge, and creating content for us to learn from and enjoy.

    46 min

  3. NOV 8

    Ep 203 | Richard Leonard | Dean at Campbell University School of Law was a Pioneering Judge and is a Citizen of the World

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 203 features Richard Leonard, Dean at Campbell University School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and author of “From Welcome to Windhoek: A Judge’s Journey.” We discuss Dean Leonard’s story, growing up in Welcome, North Carolina, and becoming an innovative judge, global citizen and go-to guy for court-building in emerging African nations. Over the course of his long career, Dean Leonard has been a pioneering judge, a groundbreaking court administrator, a restorer of historic courthouses and, at age 29 the youngest U.S. District Court Clerk in the country.

    55 min

  4. OCT 30

    Ep 202 | Paige Sparks | St. Louis Employment Attorney is a Social Media Star

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 202 features Paige Sparks, Owner and Trial Attorney at Sparks Law Firm in St. Louis, Missouri, focusing on employment law.  Paige is also a TikTok superstar and was first featured by Lawyer Stories in December of 2019!  Paige shares her story with us from being involved in high school debate to the unfortunate car accident that occurred on her drive to the first day of law school.  Paige tells us she worked several jobs before becoming a lawyer and we discuss when she knew she was going viral on social media.  Paige also provides some tips for those seeking to grow their social media pages.

    49 min

  5. OCT 21

    Ep 201 | Nicole Dolgon | Partner at ESCA Legal is Dedicated to Client Brand Protection Worldwide

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 201 features Nicole Dolgon, Partner at ESCA Legal, a New York City based team dedicated to legal protection worldwide for their clients and being strategic counsel for IP-Focused Businesses.  Nicole began her professional career at a boutique law firm in New York City. She transitioned to an in-house career as the Director of Business Development & Licensing at ED Ellen DeGeneres, where she led transactional negotiations between Ellen's licensees, partners, joint-venturers and representatives. She drafted, negotiated and executed license, joint venture, partnership, collaboration, sponsorship and design services agreements. Nicole recently served as Senior Counsel to Party City Holdings Inc., where she was responsible for negotiations between Party City and third parties for master services, SaaS, consulting and licensing agreements, as well as other commercial contracts as necessary.  Nicole frequently speaks at her law school alma mater the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

    56 min

  6. OCT 14

    Ep 200 | Caryn Beth Gold | Caryn & Benny Gold Discuss Lawyer Stories Connect - The Official Membership Community of Lawyer Stories

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 200 features Caryn Beth Gold, Director of Community Engagement at Lawyer Stories Connect.  This conversation format is different than other episodes.  Caryn discusses her new role with Lawyer Stories and how she plans to assist in delivering a designated space on Mighty Networks for legal professionals to grow and learn together as a community.  Benny discusses the Lawyer Stories vision and how the Lawyer Stories Connect platform seemed like the next best step in the growth of the community.  Lawyer Stories Connect will offer members webinars from legal experts we’ve met on our journey, virtual roundtables to discuss best practices, events, blog posts, a digital badge, social media posts, and networking which will be facilitated by Benny.  Come find your referral partners or perhaps meet a new best friend.

    29 min

  7. OCT 6

    Ep 199 | Natalie Lopez | South Florida Criminal Defense Attorney Will Conquer Your Case and Bring You to Your Legal Destination

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 199 features Natalie Lopez, Owner at Natalie Lopez, Attorney at Law, PA, aka “Nat Guilty,” focused on Criminal Defense in South Florida. Natalie knew she wanted to be an attorney when she was fifteen years old and the New Jersey native pursued her career in South Florida.  Natalie worked as an Assistant Public Defender at the Broward County Public Defender’s Office and now owns her law firm and is handling cases involving criminal defense, domestic violence, and family law. Natalie’s legal representation is focused on conquering your case and bringing you to your legal destination.

    49 min

  8. SEP 29

    Ep 198 | Michael Shane | Pillar of the Florida Immigration Law Community

    The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 198 features Michael Shane, Florida Bar Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Lawyer, a Managing Partner at Shane & Shane, P.A. located in Fort Lauderdale, but serving all of South Florida with a worldwide client base.  We discuss Michael’s journey to the profession of law beginning with his childhood in Oceanside, NY to his days at the University of Miami School of Law. Mr. Shane pursued through some difficult times and ascended to the profession because of his hard work, dedication and some timely advice.  Michael was an inaugural member of the Florida Bar’s Immigration and Nationality Law Certification committee. From 1986 to 1987, Mr. Shane was President of the South Florida Chapter of the American Immigration and Lawyers Association (AILA).  It was a pleasure to interview a pillar of the Florida immigration law community.

    1h 16m
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First founded on Instagram in July 2017, (@lawyer_stories,) the Lawyer Stories Podcast discusses lawyers and law students journeys to the practice of law.

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