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April 14, 2021

#016: Liz Glazer - Law Professor Turned Comedian and Actress

In this episode I speak with Liz Glazer who is a former lawyer and tenured law professor who is now a full-time, professional stand-up comedian and actress. Liz is graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University...

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March 31, 2021

#015: Pia Owens - In-House Technology Lawyer

In this episode I speak with Pia Owens. Pia has worked as a technology lawyer at a big law firm, in state government, and now for a technology company based in Massachusetts where she is responsible for commercial agreements,...

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March 24, 2021

#014: Ken Basin - Entertainment Lawyer and Business Affairs Executive

In this episode I speak with Ken Basin. Ken is a seasoned Hollywood lawyer who is currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Business Affairs at Paramount Television Studios. He began his legal career at the law firm ...

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March 16, 2021

#013: Tiffany Wright - Civil Rights Lawyer and Clinic Director

In this episode I speak with Tiffany Wright. Tiffany is the Co-Director of the Howard University Law School's Human and Civil Right's Clinic. Tiffany is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the Georgetown University L...

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March 9, 2021

#012: Phil Weiser - Colorado Attorney General

In this episode I speak with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser about his career in public service. Attorney General Weiser is a graduate of Swarthmore College and NYU Law School. After graduation he clerked for Judge Ebel...

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March 2, 2021

#011: Joshua Fiveson - Military Lawyer and Former State Supreme Court…

In this episode I speak with Lieutenant Joshua Fiveson, Senior Appellate Counsel in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps and former law clerk on the Texas State Supreme Court and the military's highest court, the United St...

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Feb. 16, 2021

#010: Juvaria Khan - Founder and Director of the Appellate Project No…

In this episode I speak with Juvaria Khan, the founder and director of the Appellate Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering law students of color to thrive in the appellate field. In our conversation we di...

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Feb. 9, 2021

#009: Andrew Trask - Scientist Turned Patent Litigator

In this episode I speak with Andrew Trask, a Partner at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington D.C. where he practices patent litigation. Andrew has played practically every professional role in the patent process. He started ...

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Feb. 2, 2021

#008: Khalida Sims - Public Defender

In this episode I speak with Khalida Sims, an Assistant Federal Defender in the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland. Before her current position she worked as a public defender in Cuyahoga County, Ohio for seven years. In ...

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Jan. 26, 2021

#007: Zarena Sita - Assistant State's Attorney

In this episode I speak with Zarena Sita who is an Assistant State's Attorney in Baltimore County, Maryland. In our conversation, we discuss her path to becoming a prosecutor, how she reviews case files, makes plea offers, an...

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Jan. 19, 2021

#006: Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle - Federal District Court Judge (Retir…

In this episode I speak with Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle . Judge Huvelle recently retired from the bench after twenty years of service on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (federal trial court) and t...

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Jan. 10, 2021

#005: Nick Boyle - Accomplished International Litigator

In this episode I speak with Nick Boyle who is a litigation partner at Latham & Watkin’s Washington D.C. Office. Before that he was a litigator at Williams & Connolly for almost twenty years. Nick hails from Scotland and cam...

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Jan. 10, 2021

#004: Jay Hyne - Director of Regulatory Relations

In this episode I speak with Jay Hyne who is a Director of U.S. Regulatory Relations at American Express. Before transitioning to regulatory work at Amex, Jay worked in the Financial Intelligence Unit where he conducted anti-...

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Jan. 3, 2021

#003: Raffi Melkonian - Texas Appellate Litigator and #AppellateTwitt…

In this episode I speak with Raffi Melkonian who is a Partner at Wright Close & Barger LLP in Houston, Texas. Raffi is an experienced appellate litigator who practices in Texas state courts, the federal courts of appeal, and ...

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Jan. 3, 2021

#002: Andrea Stagg - College Deputy General Counsel

In this episode I speak with Andrea Stagg (@AndreaStagg) who is the Deputy General Counsel at Barnard College in New York City. In the conversation we discuss how a college internship led her to a career in higher education l...

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Dec. 28, 2020

#001: Welcome to How I Lawyer (Trailer)

In this episode I tell a little bit about my story and the story of my new podcast, How I Lawyer.

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