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The Lawyer Stories Podcast
Hosted by Benjamin Gold · EN
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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Ep 275 | Felicia Williams | Estate Planning, Probate & Protecting Your Legacy
3d ago00:43:44Tap to summarize"The best estate plan is the one your family never has to fight over." The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 275 features Felicia Williams, Founder of Williams Law Firm in Palmdale, California. After serving as a Deputy District Attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Felicia launched her own practice focused on estate planning, probate, contracts, real estate, and criminal defense. Her mission is simple: help families protect what they've built and avoid the legal challenges that too often arise when proper planning is overlooked. In this conversation, we discuss why estate planning isn't just about wealth, the realities of probate, estate disputes families never see coming, selecting the right trustee, and why protecting your legacy starts long before it's ever needed. Felicia also shares her journey from prosecutor to law firm owner and why educating clients has become one of the most rewarding parts of her practice. A thoughtful conversation about planning ahead, protecting your loved ones, and building a lasting legacy. This episode is presented by CallRail. Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps law firms capture every call, respond faster, spot high-value leads instantly, and drive growth. Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and grow smarter. Start your free trial: https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep. 274 | It's All About the Relationships | Lawyer Stories Live from Las Vegas in Partnership with CallRail
2w ago00:39:13Tap to summarizeIt's all about the relationships. This special episode of The Lawyer Stories Podcast with Benny Gold, in partnership with CallRail, takes us live from Las Vegas at the incredible Grow or Die Conference, where we sat down with fourteen lawyers, founders, marketers, and innovators who are shaping the future of the legal profession. Lawyer Stories has never simply been about content. It's about the people we meet, the stories we share, and the relationships that continue to grow through this amazing legal community. In this special episode, I'm joined by: ⚖️ Jacqueline Brettel – A long-time friend of Lawyer Stories and someone who has been part of our journey for years. ⚖️ Jared Clark – One of the very first lawyers featured on Lawyer Stories back in November 2017. ⚖️ Natalie Elisha Gold – Connected with Lawyer Stories in September 2020 and shared her story with our community. ⚖️ Melissa Graham – Vice President of Industry at Supio and a leader helping transform the future of plaintiff law. ⚖️ Niki Hall – Chief Marketing Officer at Supio and one of the sharpest minds in legal technology and marketing. ⚖️ Jason Hennessey – Episode 87 guest and founder of Hennessey Digital, continuing to inspire lawyers to think bigger about growth and visibility. ⚖️ Ryan Lang – Morgan & Morgan trial attorney in Boston and a leading voice for the plaintiff's bar in the Northeast. ⚖️ Amanda Laub – Episode 125 guest and founding member of Lawyer Stories Connect, whose support of this community has meant so much. ⚖️ Dan Morgan – Episode 246 guest, discussing why his father, John Morgan, is bringing the Grow or Die movement to the legal profession right now. ⚖️ Ilana Reeser – A new friend and one of the nation's premier Chief Growth Officers, helping firms rethink what's possible. ⚖️ Michael Saile – Episode 269 guest and one of the industry's most respected voices in legal marketing and business development. ⚖️ Gary Sarner – Our radio inspiration and the driving force behind ROI360+. ⚖️ Reza Torkzadeh – Episode 99 guest and one of the most innovative and forward-thinking plaintiff attorneys in the country. ⚖️ Francesca Witzburg – Founder and Managing Partner of ESCA Legal, doing the work behind the product in intellectual property and commercial law. To each of you - thank you for your time, your friendship, and your willingness to share your perspectives with the Lawyer Stories community. Because after eight years, one thing remains true: It's all about the relationships. 🎧 Listen to Episode 274 of The Lawyer Stories Podcast with Benny Gold on your favorite podcast platform. A special thank you to our friends at CallRail for partnering with Lawyer Stories and supporting this special episode from Las Vegas. CallRail helps law firms understand which marketing efforts are driving calls and conversions through call tracking, lead attribution, and AI-powered insights—helping firms grow with confidence. Learn more at https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories Thank you to Kate at MCJ Entertainment for assisting with production.
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Ep 273 | Amanda Lee | Helping High-Achieving Professionals Escape Domestic Abuse
2w ago00:42:42Tap to summarize"Domestic abuse doesn't always look the way people think it does." The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 273 with Benny Gold features Amanda Lee, Founder & CEO of The Lee Consultants (TLC), former prosecutor, civil litigator, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and certified trauma-informed coach. For years, Amanda built a successful legal career while privately enduring an abusive marriage. Today, she has transformed that experience into a mission to help high-achieving professionals recognize abuse, reclaim their confidence, and safely move forward. Through The Lee Consultants, Amanda provides confidential coaching, workplace education, and trauma-informed support for professionals whose success often masks the challenges they're facing behind closed doors. In this conversation, we discuss Amanda's journey from prosecutor to entrepreneur, the misconceptions surrounding domestic abuse, why so many accomplished professionals suffer in silence, and how lawyers, leaders, and employers can better recognize and support those in need. This is a powerful conversation about resilience, healing, leadership, and using your own story to help others find theirs. This episode presented by CallRail. Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps law firms capture every call, respond faster, spot high-value leads instantly, and drive growth. Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and grow smarter. Start your free trial: https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep 272 | Adam Cohen & George Bosnjak | Solving the Data Problem with Morph
3w ago01:04:03Tap to summarize"Most companies don't have an AI problem — they have a data problem." The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 272 features Adam Cohen and George Bosnjak, Co-Founders of Morph Services. George is a seasoned entrepreneur who has helped build and scale multiple startups throughout his career, while Adam brings extensive operational and leadership experience with a passion for building strong teams and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Together, they founded Morph Services to solve a pragmatic problem that organizations across industries face every day: what happens when critical information is trapped inside documents, forms, credentialing files, background checks, and other unstructured data? Morph helps organizations transform paperwork into trusted, validated data that integrates seamlessly into existing workflows and systems. Rather than chasing flashy technology, their focus is on building practical solutions that solve real business problems, eliminate manual processes, improve efficiency, and create interoperability across platforms. In this conversation, we discuss AI, healthcare technology, data management, credentialing, background checks, automation, and why the future belongs to organizations that can turn documents into actionable data. We also explore ethical AI, leadership, entrepreneurship, and building technology that solves fundamental operational challenges. A fascinating discussion about innovation, practical problem-solving, and the future of intelligent data. This episode presented by CallRail. Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps law firms capture every call, respond faster, spot high-value leads instantly, and drive growth. Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and grow smarter. Start your free trial: https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep 271 | Shelby Lodholz | Legal Nurse Consulting for Injury Attorneys (Omaha, NE)
4w ago01:10:20Tap to summarize"Strong injury cases aren't built on medical records alone — they're built on understanding what those records actually mean." The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 271 features Shelby Lodholz, BSN, RN, LNC, Founder of Shelby Lodholz Consulting in the Omaha, Nebraska area. With more than 21 years of nursing experience spanning critical care, surgical services, cardiology, procedural medicine, and intensive care leadership, Shelby now helps injury attorneys bridge the gap between medicine and law as a Legal Nurse Consultant. After reviewing thousands of medical records throughout her nursing career, Shelby understands how to identify key issues related to causation, damages, standards of care, and case strategy. Today, she works alongside attorneys to help them better understand the medicine behind their cases, locate and evaluate experts, prepare for depositions and trial, and build stronger, more defensible claims. In this conversation, we discuss the biggest mistakes attorneys make when vetting experts, the importance of professionalism and communication in litigation, the role AI should — and should not — play in evaluating medical issues, and how legal nurse consultants can provide a significant advantage in complex injury cases. Shelby also shares how her rural Nebraska upbringing shaped her work ethic, leadership style, and commitment to doing the hard work necessary to get things right. A fascinating conversation about medicine, litigation strategy, and helping attorneys better understand the cases they are fighting for every day. This episode presented by CallRail. Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps law firms capture every call, respond faster, spot high-value leads instantly, and drive growth. Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and grow smarter. Start your free trial: https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep 270 | Dayle Lopez | From Cuba to Miami: Building a Personal Injury Law Firm
Jun 300:57:11Tap to summarize"Many of my clients feel unheard. My mission is to make sure they aren't." The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 270 features Dayle Lopez, Founder of DLopez Law Firm in Miami, Florida. Dayle's journey began in Cuba before immigrating to the United States at 15 years old. Like many immigrant families, she quickly went to work, taking a job at Jamba Juice to help support her household while learning to navigate a new country and culture. Those early experiences shaped the resilience, discipline, and purpose that continue to drive her today. After earning her law degree, studying international law abroad, and further developing her advocacy skills through Harvard's Program on Negotiation, Dayle built DLopez Law Firm to serve those who often feel overlooked by the legal system. Today, her firm focuses on personal injury law and is deeply rooted in the Hispanic and immigrant communities of South Florida. With a bilingual team and a client-centered approach, Dayle and her firm are committed to providing compassionate representation and fighting for those who need a voice. This is a conversation about perseverance, purpose, entrepreneurship, and using your own journey to help others navigate theirs. This episode is also sponsored by Grow or Die with John Morgan. For the first and only time, John Morgan will take the stage in Las Vegas to lay out how he achieved explosive, long-term dominance and legacy. No fluff. No theory. No motivational garbage. Join firm leaders from across the country at the Wynn Encore on June 9–10 for two days of CLE-accredited sessions focused on building your firm for the next 10, 20, and 30 years. Use code STORIES20: https://events.themorganconnection.com/growordiewithjohnmorgan/lawyerstories This episode presented by CallRail. Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps law firms capture every call, respond faster, spot high-value leads instantly, and drive growth. Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and grow smarter. Start your free trial: https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep 269 | Michael Saile | Building a Modern Injury Law Firm in Bucks County
May 2700:53:26Tap to summarize"Preparation isn't optional when people are trusting you with the hardest moment of their lives." -Michael Saile The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 269 features Michael Saile, Founder, Managing Partner, and Trial Attorney at Cordisco & Saile, LLC, a rapidly growing personal injury law firm based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Michael built his career trying serious injury cases and helping real people take on powerful insurance companies and corporations. Today, he leads a modern injury firm focused on catastrophic injury, trucking crashes, traumatic brain injuries, and wrongful death cases - while continuing to emphasize discipline, preparation, and client trust. In this conversation, we discuss building and scaling a law firm in today's legal landscape, the growing role of AI in legal operations, leadership through adversity, and why Michael believes you only get one chance to properly represent a client - so you better be fully prepared and genuinely care about the people you represent. We also talk about how his wrestling background shaped his mindset in trial work, leadership, and accountability both inside and outside the courtroom. Great conversation with Michael about growth, responsibility, and building a law firm culture centered around performance and people. This episode is also sponsored by Grow or Die with John Morgan. For the first and only time, John Morgan will take the stage in Las Vegas to lay out how he achieved explosive, long-term dominance and legacy. No fluff. No theory. No motivational garbage. Join firm leaders from across the country at the Wynn Encore on June 9–10 for two days of CLE-accredited sessions focused on building your firm for the next 10, 20, even 30 years down the line. Use code STORIES20: https://events.themorganconnection.com/growordiewithjohnmorgan/lawyerstories This episode presented by CallRail Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps you: Capture every call - even after hours Spot high-value leads instantly Respond faster Get the insights you need to bring in bigger cases Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and drive growth for your firm. Start your free trial at: https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep 268 | John Morgan | Life is Luck, Building Morgan & Morgan & Grow or Die
May 2100:42:54Tap to summarize"Life is luck." That's not something you often hear from one of the most successful lawyers and entrepreneurs in America. On this episode of the Lawyer Stories Podcast, we welcome John Morgan - founder of Morgan & Morgan, America's largest injury law firm, author of the new book Life is Luck, and one of the most influential figures in the legal industry today. We discussed the mindset behind building a lasting legacy, the role timing and opportunity play in success, his deeply personal motivation behind becoming a lawyer, and why he believes so many people misunderstand what it actually takes to build something meaningful over the long term. John was incredibly thoughtful, reflective, and generous with his perspective throughout the conversation, and I truly enjoyed the opportunity to spend time recording this episode with him. We also discussed Grow or Die, the upcoming two-day event taking place June 9–10 at the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas, where John Morgan and an incredible lineup of speakers will break down long-term law firm growth, litigation strategy, leadership, financial management, succession planning, and more — with no fluff and no motivational garbage. Guests include: John Morgan Brian Panish Morgan Housel Dan Martell Matt Morgan and many more. CLE-accredited. Fully refundable until June 1. Use discount code: STORIES20 Event Link: https://events.themorganconnection.com/growordiewithjohnmorgan/lawyerstories Episode now live on your favorite podcast platform. #LawyerStories #JohnMorgan #MorganAndMorgan #GrowOrDie #PersonalInjury #LawFirmGrowth #LegalPodcast #LawyerStoriesPodcast
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Ep 267 | Camila Parodi of Constellation Marketing | Law Firm Growth, Intake & Advertising ROI
May 1400:50:51Tap to summarizeMost law firms don't have a lead problem - they have a tracking, intake, and conversion problem. The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 267 features Camila Parodi, Director of Advertising at Constellation Marketing. Camila works closely with law firms on advertising strategy, lead quality, intake performance, ROI tracking, and the systems that ultimately determine whether marketing dollars actually translate into signed cases and long-term growth. In this conversation, we discuss the hidden places law firm advertising budgets quietly leak, why cost per signed case matters more than vanity metrics, and how marketing, intake, and data tracking all need to work together to build a scalable modern law firm. We also explore the evolving role of AI, smarter decision-making through data, and why many firms are still making growth decisions without fully understanding what's actually driving results. Great conversation with Camila about the future of legal marketing and operational growth. This episode is also sponsored by Grow or Die with John Morgan. June 9–10 at the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas — no fluff, no theory. Use code STORIES20: https://events.themorganconnection.com/growordiewithjohnmorgan/lawyerstories This episode presented by CallRail Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps you: Capture every call - even after hours Spot high-value leads instantly Respond faster Get the insights you need to bring in bigger cases Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and drive growth for your firm. Start your free trial at https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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Ep 266 | Brett Rhodes | Sonoma County Estate Planning & Public Service
May 600:48:19Tap to summarize"If you're going to do something, do it well." -Brett Rhodes The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 266 features Brett Rhodes, Founder of Rhodes Law in Sonoma County, California, where he helps families create estate plans that protect loved ones and preserve legacies. With more than 25 years of experience spanning public service, law enforcement, and the legal field, Brett brings a unique perspective to his work - combining leadership, service, and a deep understanding of the importance of planning for the future. In this conversation, we discuss Brett's path into law, building a practice in Sonoma County, and the kinds of cases and clients that have shaped his work over the years. We also explore what it means to run a values-driven legal practice and stay grounded in work that often carries significant emotional weight for the people involved. Brett is currently a finalist for the 2026 Best of Sonoma County in the Best Attorney category after receiving the honor last year as well. Really appreciated the opportunity to hear Brett's story and reflect on the important work he's doing for families and his community. This episode is also sponsored by Grow or Die with John Morgan. June 9–10 at the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas - no fluff, no theory. Use code STORIES20: https://events.themorganconnection.com/growordiewithjohnmorgan/lawyerstories This episode presented by CallRail Integrated into your case management system, CallRail helps you: Capture every call - even after hours Spot high-value leads instantly Respond faster Get the insights you need to bring in bigger cases Join over 3,000 law firms using CallRail to follow up faster, land bigger cases, and drive growth for your firm. Start your free trial at https://www.callrail.com/legal-services?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=lawyer-stories
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