Trial Lawyer View

Our first guest was Sean Domnick, President-Elect of AAJ.  Sean C. Domnick is a Board-Certified civil trial lawyer and Shareholder in the law firm of Domnick Cunningham & Whalen. Mr. Domnick spent over four years litigating Wisekal v. LabCorp, a precedent setting case in cervical cancer misdiagnosis. The case resulted in a $21 million jury verdict in favor of the Wisekal family, the largest recorded verdict against the Pap Smear industry.   

In our second episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus has a wide-ranging heartfelt discussion with guest Nathan Carter of Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter about representing him after he was struck by a car while cycling, cases Nathan has handled that have made a difference, his philosophies on the practice of law and taking the risk to start a new law firm while enduring the death of one of his founding partners.

Our third episode of  Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus sits down with Rich Newsome of Newsome Melton. They discuss his involvement in high-stakes product liability litigation, creating Trial School, and what he sees as the biggest market disruption coming in personal injury law practice.

In Episode four of Trial Lawyer View,  TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Sara Williams of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys. We discuss her experience as a Black female attorney in the South, her thoughts on the practice of law, philosophies on educating future trial lawyers, and what she sees in the future for the practice of law.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View,  TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with with Elise Sanguinetti of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP.  We discuss the challenges she has faced as a female trial lawyer, the importance of trial lawyer associations, access to the civil justice system, and the significance of empathy.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Bob Langdon of Langdon & Emison. We discuss how he built his firm, the importance of picking the good cases, treating the practice of law as a business, and creating a work/life balance with his family.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Bruce Stern of Stark and Stark Attorneys at Law. We discuss his efforts on getting Megan’s Law through the legislature, his work and education on traumatic brain injuries, obtaining economic recovery for clients, and the importance of doing work outside of your office.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Daniel Kramer of Kramer Trial Lawyers about how he pays it forward with organizations like LATLC, how he has learned more in 2020 than in law school, getting out of your comfort zone, and his concern pertaining to the rise of non-attorney owned law firms.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Chris Norman of Wais, Vogelstein, Forman & Offutt, LLC about what led him out of the defense side and into the world of representing plaintiffs who are the victim of medical malpractice, being given the opportunity to be involved in complex litigation, and how he thinks the law has gone in a direction where everything is specialized.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Andrew Ellenberg of Needle & Ellenberg P.A. We discuss how curiosity fueled his pursuit of practicing law, his unique approach to medical malpractice cases using his healthcare knowledge, and being a part of litigation that affected a change in how birth injury cases are handled.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Michael Haggard of The Haggard Law Firm. They delve into being open about his health issues to help find a cure for polycystic kidney disease, his ground-breaking litigation related to swimming pool safety and the impact it has had on improving pool equipment safeguards to prevent drowning, and how he has developed a niche in trying negligent security cases.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Bibi Fell of Fell Law. We discuss how even as a child being a lawyer was the only profession for her, the comradery and respect for her network of female trial lawyers, being thrilled by the intellectual challenge of trial law, and her passion for people. We also had a heartfelt discussion about increasing the awareness for hepatoblastoma, an incredibly rare disease that has impacted her family.

In this episode of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Ken Hardison of Hardison & Cochran and founder of PILMMA, a powerful innovative legal marketing and management association. We discuss how his desire to help people and own his own business led to his career in trial law. As part of our discussion, he talks about how that has transitioned into his love for coaching and mentoring other lawyers. We also discuss the importance of having a team that aligns with your core values along with the three barriers of growth of your law firm.