Trial Alchemy™

Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. and California Case Summaries™

In this podcast, I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury.

  1. #28 Christopher J. Beeman. Counsel for the Defendant.

    12/21/2025

    #28 Christopher J. Beeman. Counsel for the Defendant.

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #28, I talk with ABOTA member and outstanding civil defense attorney Christopher J. Beeman, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Christopher J. Beeman, Esq.  Chris Beeman has been practicing law in California since 1985. He has spent his entire career with Clapp Moroney | Vucinich | Beeman & Scheley. Chris leads the firm's Personal Injury and Business Litigation Groups and his practice emphasizes the representation of individual and corporate defendants in cases ranging from catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims (including complex, multi-party matters arising out of construction site accidents, and defective products) to business litigation and professional liability matters. Chris has tried to verdict cases brought on behalf of more than 100 plaintiffs. He has successfully represented clients before arbitrators, judges, and juries in Northern and Central California State and Federal Courts for almost forty years. He has conducted hundreds of arbitrations and mediations and is very familiar with and respected by the most widely-utilized arbitrators and mediators throughout California. In the personal injury arena, Chris has expertise in handling sports and recreational activity lawsuits, as well as the defense of traumatic brain injury cases. He has additional experience and skill in the handling of severe orthopedic, internal injury and amputation claims. Chris is a past president of the San Francisco chapter of ABOTA and a past National President of the ABOTA Foundation. In 2022, he received the San Francisco Chapter's Don Bailey award for civility, professionalism, and integrity and in 2023, he received the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association's Distinguished Defense Trial Lawyer of the year award.Chris is a member of four invitation-only groups: the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers.  Guest Contact Information: Chris Beeman, Esq. Clapp Moroney | Vucinich | Beeman & Scheley5860 Owens Drive, Suite 410Pleasanton, CA 94588Phone: (925) 734-0990Email: cbeeman@clappmoroney.com Website: Clapp Moroney | Vucinich | Beeman Scheley  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results:-Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com,phone: (619) 233-1323.-Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ - Know the New Law-Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ Podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube & Monty’s web – Learn from Civil Jury Trial ExpertsMonty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc.To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comMediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre:When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).2. Buy a Subscription: Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    1h 8m
  2. #27 F. Dulin Kelly, Esq. and Clinton L. Kelly, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff

    11/17/2025

    #27 F. Dulin Kelly, Esq. and Clinton L. Kelly, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #27, I talk with two ABOTA members and outstanding civil plaintiff attorneys, the father and son duo of Dulin Kelly, Esq. and Clint Kelly, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resumes: F. Dulin Kelly, Esq.   Dulin Kelly has been practicing law in Tennessee since 1971. He is the founder of the Kelly Firm in Henderson, Tennessee where he represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice, defective medical product, and other negligence cases. Dulin is a highly experienced civil trial lawyer, having tried more than 100 civil jury trials.  Dulin is a long-time member of the American Board of Trial Lawyers (ABOTA). He served as the National President of ABOTA in 2017, and before that served as the President of Tennessee Chapter of ABOTA. He is also a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers which is strictly limited to 500 active trial lawyers from the United States and 100 Fellows from more than 30 countries around the world. He is also a member of the Litigation Council of America, a trial lawyer honor society composed of less than 1/2 of 1% of American lawyers.  Dulin is board certified as a medical negligence specialist, and as a civil trial specialist. He has been recognized for many years by the Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. Clinton L. Kelly, Esq. Clint practices law with his father, Dulin, in the Kelly Firm where he represents plaintiffs in medical malpractice, defective medical product, and other negligence cases. Clint was licensed to practice law in Tennessee in 1993.  Clint is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is also a member of the International Society of Barristers. He is the author of Kelly on Malpractice 2.0.   Guest Contact Information: Dulin Kelly, Esq. and Clint Kelly, Esq. Dulin Kelly, Esq.Clint Kelly, Esq.The Kelly Firm629 East Main StreetHendersonville, Tennessee 37075Phone: (615) 800-0000. Email: dulin@kellyfirm.net Email: clint@kellyfirm.net Website: https://kellyfirm.net  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results:-Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com,phone: (619) 233-1323.-Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ - Know the Law-Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ Podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube & Monty’s web – Learn from Civil Jury Trial ExpertsMonty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc.To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comMediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com  Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre:When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).2. Buy a Subscription: Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    1h 5m
  3. #26 Stephen C. Pasarow, Esq. Counsel for the Defendant.

    10/27/2025

    #26 Stephen C. Pasarow, Esq. Counsel for the Defendant.

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #26, I talk with ABOTA member and outstanding civil defense attorney Stephen C. Pasarow, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Stephen C. Pasarow, Esq.  Steve Pasarow has been practicing civil litigation throughout his career, with an emphasis on the defense of automobile accidents, commercial transportation, and premises liability cases. Steve has worked at one law firm, Knapp Peterson Clarke for his entire career, and he is currently a Director of the firm. Steve is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried more than 160 civil jury trials. He was recognized as the 1992 Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year by Verdictum Juris Publications. Steve was the inaugural recipient of the 2025 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award presented by the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.Steve is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). Since 1993, Steve has been a member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) with the rank of Diplomate. He was the recipient of the prestigious Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award in 2012 presented by the Los Angeles Chapter. Steve served as president of the Los Angeles Chapter in 2015.  Guest Contact Information: Steve Pasarow, Esq. Knapp Peterson Clarke, A Professional Corporation550 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1500 Glendale, CA 91203-1922 Phone: (818) 547-5000Email: scp@kpclegal.com | Website: Knapp Petersen & Clarke   Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results:-Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com,phone: (619) 233-1323.-Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ - Know the New Law-Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ Podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube & Monty’s web – Learn from Civil Jury Trial ExpertsMonty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc.To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comMediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre:When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).2. Buy a Subscription: Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    1h 3m
  4. #25 Edward "Skip" Babbitt, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff (Part 2).

    09/30/2025

    #25 Edward "Skip" Babbitt, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff (Part 2).

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #25, I share part 2 of my discussion with ABOTA member and outstanding civil plaintiff attorney Skip Babbitt, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Skip Babbitt, Esq.  Edward "Skip" Babbitt, Esq. has been practicing law in San Diego since 1985. He began his legal career representing insurance companies at a prestigious San Diego defense firm. Mr. Babbitt left the defense bar in 1997 and became a sole practitioner as a plaintiff personal injury attorney at the Law Office of Edward J. Babbitt, APC. Mr. Babbitt applies the vast knowledge and skills that he gained early in his career to advance the best interests of seriously injured people. To date, Mr. Babbitt’s personal injury law firm has represented clients in more than 53 jury trials, 12 bench trials, over 2,000 mediation or arbitration hearings, and innumerable negotiations and settlement conferences. Mr. Babbitt was the 2007 and 2013 recipient of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego’s Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, and the 2014 recipient of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego’s Consumer Advocate of the Year Award. Mr. Babbitt served on the San Diego Inn of Court Board for many years, beginning in 2006, and he served as the President in 2012. He was the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Education Committee Chairman from 2010 to 2013 where he regularly presented seminars and workshops for attorneys on evidence and trial techniques. In October 2012 Mr. Babbitt was admitted to the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA. Guest Contact Information: Skip Babbitt, Esq. Law Office of Edward J. Babbitt, APC600 B Street, Suite 2230San Diego, CA 92101Phone: (619) 543-1789Email: skipdude37@aol.com | Website: https://www.babbitt-injurylawyer.com/  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results:-Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com,phone: (619) 233-1323.-Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ - Know the New Law-Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ Podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube & Monty’s web – Learn from Civil Jury Trial ExpertsMonty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc.To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comMediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre:When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).2. Buy a Subscription: Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe.-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    50 min
  5. #24 Edward "Skip" Babbitt, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff (Part 1).

    08/25/2025

    #24 Edward "Skip" Babbitt, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff (Part 1).

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #24, I talk with ABOTA member and outstanding civil plaintiff attorney Skip Babbitt, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Skip Babbitt, Esq.  Edward "Skip" Babbitt, Esq. has been practicing law in San Diego since 1985. He began his legal career representing insurance companies at a prestigious San Diego defense firm. Mr. Babbitt left the defense bar in 1997 and became a sole practitioner as a plaintiff personal injury attorney at the Law Office of Edward J. Babbitt, APC. Mr. Babbitt applies the vast knowledge and skills that he gained early in his career to advance the best interests of seriously injured people. To date, Mr. Babbitt’s personal injury law firm has represented clients in more than 53 jury trials, 12 bench trials, over 2,000 mediation or arbitration hearings, and innumerable negotiations and settlement conferences. Mr. Babbitt was the 2007 and 2013 recipient of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego’s Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, and the 2014 recipient of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego’s Consumer Advocate of the Year Award. Mr. Babbitt served on the San Diego Inn of Court Board for many years, beginning in 2006, and he served as the President in 2012. He was the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Education Committee Chairman from 2010 to 2013 where he regularly presented seminars and workshops for attorneys on evidence and trial techniques. In October 2012 Mr. Babbitt was admitted to the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA. Guest Contact Information: Skip Babbitt, Esq. Law Office of Edward J. Babbitt, APC 600 B Street, Suite 2230 San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (619) 543-1789Email: skipdude37@aol.com | Website: https://www.babbitt-injurylawyer.com/  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results:-Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ - Know the New Law -Settling or Deciding Cases: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services handling business, employment, insurance, probate, real property and tort cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com,(619) 233-1323-Trying Cases: Trial Alchemy™ Podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube & Monty’s web – Learn from Civil Jury Trial ExpertsMonty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc.To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comMediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Get a Free Subscription by Mediating with Monty McIntyre:When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).2. Buy a Subscription: Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (best value: monthly, quarterly and annual publications)-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only)-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only)-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only) To purchase a subscription today, click here. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    1h 7m
  6. #23 2025 National ABOTA President Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Counsel for the Defendant.

    07/28/2025

    #23 2025 National ABOTA President Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Counsel for the Defendant.

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #23, I talk with 2025 National ABOTA President and outstanding civil defense attorney Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq.  Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. is a founding partner with Haltom & Doan, a boutique trial and appellate firm located in Texarkana, TX-AR. She is double board certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.Jennifer Doan represents Fortune 100 companies and individuals in high-stakes matters throughout Texas and Arkansas. Her practice concentrates on complex litigation including product liability, intellectual property, antitrust, class action, personal injury and bet­ the-company litigation. She has served as lead trial counsel on behalf of large and small businesses as well as individuals. Some of the cases she has tried in recent years include serving as lead trial counsel in defending product matters in multi-district litigation, securing complete defense verdicts in patent infringement cases for Hewlett­ Packard, Amazon and Yahoo! Inc. in both Marshall, Texas and Tyler, Texas, and securing dismissals in patent cases for lack of standing and failure to prove patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101.Jennifer Doan has received a number of awards including, but not limited to, Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in commercial litigation in the East Texas/Tyler metro area, Texas Super Lawyers "Top 50 Women in Texas," and "Top 100 Lawyers in Texas."Guest Contact Information:  Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Haltom & Doan 2900 St. Michael Dr., Suite 500Texarkana, TX 75503Phone: 903-255-1000Email: jdoan@haltomdoan.com | Website: https://haltomdoan.com  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Monty helps attorneys get excellent results in several ways:(1) Monty helps settle lawsuits as a mediator, and decides cases or issues as an arbitrator and referee at ADR Services, Inc. He handles cases in the areas of business, employment, insurance, real property and torts, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in these areas. To schedule a hearing contact his case managers:Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan,rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),(2) Monty mentors lawyers to become excellent civil trial lawyers and helps them strategically prepare for civil jury trials and helps law firms accelerate the development of their associates. (3) Monty hosts the Trial Alchemy™ podcast available on Spotify, Apple podcasts, YouTube and his own website to help lawyers learn from civil jury trial experts, and (4) Monty publishes California Case Summaries™ to help California lawyers save time, know more, and win more by making it fast and easy to always know the California civil case law in their practice areas. Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations where he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, and is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc.To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, orRachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comMediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys can win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with its one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Get a Free Subscription by Mediating with Monty McIntyre:When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).2. Buy a Subscription: California Case Summaries™ offers four case summary subscription options that cost less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (best value: monthly, quarterly and annual publications)-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only)-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only)-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only) To get more information or to subscribe today, click here. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    1h 7m
  7. #22 2025 National ABOTA President Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Discusses the Rule of Law.

    06/24/2025

    #22 2025 National ABOTA President Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Discusses the Rule of Law.

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast! Normally, I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts. In this episode we're doing something different. Less than half-way through this year in 2025 we've seen an unprecedented number of events that have impacted and created challenges to the Rule of Law that is a key fundamental foundation underlying our democracy in the United States.    In this episode #22, I have a wide-ranging discussion with Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq., the 2025 National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, about the Rule of Law. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq.  Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. is a founding partner with Haltom & Doan, a boutique trial and appellate firm located in Texarkana, TX-AR. She is double board certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.Jennifer Doan represents Fortune 100 companies and individuals in high-stakes matters throughout Texas and Arkansas. Her practice concentrates on complex litigation including product liability, intellectual property, antitrust, class action, personal injury and bet­ the-company litigation. She has served as lead trial counsel on behalf of large and small businesses as well as individuals. Some of the cases she has tried in recent years include serving as lead trial counsel in defending product matters in multi-district litigation, securing complete defense verdicts in patent infringement cases for Hewlett­ Packard, Amazon and Yahoo! Inc. in both Marshall, Texas and Tyler, Texas, and securing dismissals in patent cases for lack of standing and failure to prove patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101.Jennifer Doan has received a number of awards including, but not limited to, Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in commercial litigation in the East Texas/Tyler metro area, Texas Super Lawyers "Top 50 Women in Texas," and "Top 100 Lawyers in Texas."Guest Contact Information:  Jennifer Haltom Doan, Esq. Haltom & Doan 2900 St. Michael Dr., Suite 500Texarkana, TX 75503Phone: 903-255-1000Email: jdoan@haltomdoan.com | Website: https://haltomdoan.com  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.(1) Monty helps settle lawsuits as a mediator and decides cases or issues as an arbitrator and referee at ADR Services, Inc. He handles cases in the areas of business, employment, insurance, real property and torts, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in these areas. To schedule a hearing contact his case managers:Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),(2) Monty mentors lawyers to become excellent civil trial lawyers and helps them strategically prepare for civil jury trials,(3) Monty hosts the Trial Alchemy™ podcast available on Spotify, Apple podcasts, YouTube and his own website, and (4) Monty publishes California Case Summaries™Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations where he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, and is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comWeb: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys can win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy by providing one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Get a Free 5-Month Subscription by Mediating with Monty McIntyre:When you conduct a half-day or full-day mediation with Monty McIntyre, you'll get a free 5-month subscription to California Case Summaries™ (a $1,000 value).2. Buy a Subscription: California Case Summaries™ offers four case summary subscription options costing less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (best value: monthly, quarterly and annual publications)-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only)-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only)-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only) Visit the website today to pick the subscription that's right for you, click here. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    59 min
  8. 05/27/2025

    #21 Craig M. Peters, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff.

    Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #21, I talk with ABOTA member and outstanding civil plaintiff attorney Craig M. Peters, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Craig M. Peters, Esq.  Craig Peters is the founding partner of Altair Law LLP in San Francisco. As a plaintiff’s lawyer Craig handles high-value, personal injury and wrongful death cases, and co-counsels as trial counsel on cases involving civil rights, consumer rights, landlord/tenant disputes, business disputes, toxic exposures, insurance bad faith, and medical malpractice. Craig and his team have achieved some of the largest verdicts and settlements in California, and in some cases, the United States. Craig is a member of ABOTA, currently serves as the National ABOTA Treasurer and also serves on the National ABOTA Board of Directors. Craig is also a member of the: American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL), and International Society of Barristers (ISOB Craig has served in other legal organizations, including being the President of the Consumer Attorneys of California in 2021-2022 Craig has won numerous awards, he was The Consumer Attorneys of California Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2018, and he has been a Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist or Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist for the: Consumer Attorneys of California San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association  Marin County Trial Lawyers Association Guest Contact Information:  Craig M. Peters, Esq. Altair Law LLP465 California Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104-3313Phone: 415-988-9828 | Fax: 415-988-9815Email: cpeters@altairlaw.com | Website: www.altairlaw.com   Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.(1) Monty helps settle lawsuits as a mediator and decides cases or issues as an arbitrator and referee at ADR Services, Inc. He handles cases in the areas of business, employment, insurance, real property and torts, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in these areas. To schedule a hearing contact his case managers, Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323),(2) Monty mentors lawyers to become excellent civil trial lawyers and helps them prepare for civil jury trials,(3) Monty hosts the Trial Alchemy™ podcast available on Spotify, Apple podcasts, YouTube and his own website, and (4) Monty publishes California Case Summaries™ (see below).Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations where he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association and the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, is a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, and is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comWeb: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More. California attorneys can win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy by providing one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available.There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™:1. Get a Free 5-Month Subscription by Mediating with Monty McIntyre:When you conduct a half-day or full-day mediation with Monty McIntyre, you'll get a free 5-month subscription to California Case Summaries™ (a $1,000 value).2. Buy a Subscription: California Case Summaries™ offers four case summary subscription options costing less than 1 billable hour per month:-California Case Summaries™ (best value: monthly, quarterly and annual publications)-California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only)-California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only)-California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only) Visit the website today to select the subscription that's right for you, click here. I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice.  Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

    1h 11m

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In this podcast, I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury.