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Love thy Lawyer

Focusing on, but not limited to, Alameda County California attorneys, we meet and get to know practicing attorneys, people connected to the legal profession, and those affected by the justice system. How they got there, what they're doing, how they experience the practice of law and their connection to it.
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Lori Mihalich-Levin / Princeton - Smartest Kid in the Class

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Go to https://www.lovethylawyer.com/blog for transcripts. In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association , Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: LORI K. MIHALICH-LEVIN, JD https://www.mindfulreturn.com/ lori@mindfulreturn.com Mindful Return, LLC , Washington, DC Founder & CEO June 2014 – present Founded program to support new parents through the transition back to work after pare...

Jun 14, 202338 minSeason 4Ep. 157

Kickboxing Champ James Cook - Howard

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . JAMES COOK 665 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94609 • james.cook@johnburrislaw.com • 415-350-3393 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS ● Member of the California Bar in good standing ● Expert plaintiff’s counsel on police excessive force cases pursuant to §42 U.S.C. 1983 ● Extensive experience in all manner of pre-trial litigation, trial preparation, and jury trials ● Developed innovative processes and pre-litigatio...

Jun 07, 202328 minSeason 4Ep. 156

Samer Habbas - Personal Injury Pro

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Samer Habbas https://www.habbaspilaw.com/attorney/samer-habbas/ Ambitious to strike a path of his own, founder Samer Habbas formed The Law Offices of Samer Habbas in 2006, a full service personal injury law firm, on the mantra that the client always comes first; “Our client’s satisfaction is our success,” he says. Samer and his team work on a variety of personal injury cases from car accidents, medi...

May 24, 202320 minSeason 4Ep. 154

James Rodriguez - Alameda County Assistant Public Defender

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . James Rodriguez Born in Los Angeles – grew up between Sacramento suburbs and LA UCLA undergrad - 1989 – started with an NROTC scholarship, dropped that, then studied film, then ended with History major, Studied at University of Guadalajara for a summer In college worked at the American Film Institute, CARECEN - Central American Refugee Center and fry cook After graduation worked for two years as a t...

May 17, 202335 minSeason 4Ep. 153

Burning Woman: Laura Robinson - UC Law / San Francisco

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . LAURA S. ROBINSON Law Office of Laura Robinson 6114 LaSalle Avenue #216 Oakland, CA 94611-2802 Tel (510) 384-8563 Fax (510) 439-5314 LauraSrobinson@gmail.com LauraRobinsonLaw.com Law Office of Laura Robinson , Oakland, CA January 2004 – Present Handle retained and court appointed criminal cases of any magnitude. Currently receives court appointed criminal cases for indigent defendants in Alameda Cou...

May 10, 202342 minSeason 4Ep. 152

The Client - Tom Silva / San Leandro

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . TOM SILVA - EDEN REALTY P. O. Box 126 San Lorenzo, CA 94580 (510) 537-8181 Fax: (510) 537-8338 RESUME OF THOMAS R. SILVA, CPM Updated December, 2022 Current Licenses and Designations IssueDate LicenseNumber California Real Estate Broker 1986 #809033 Certified Property Manager 1987 #11287 California General Contractor 1990 B716078 Current Employment 1984 ot date - Owner/Broker EDEN REALTY, San Lorenz...

May 03, 202322 minSeason 4Ep. 151

Senior Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Chandler - Harvard

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Go to https://www.lovethylawyer.com/blog for transcripts. In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association , Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Cynthia Chandler Alameda County Bar Association The Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) is a professional membership association for lawyers and other members of the legal profession. The ACBA provides access to ongoing legal education; an...

Apr 26, 202343 minSeason 4Ep. 150

Reefer Sanity (ACBA) - Shay Gilmore / UT Austin

Send us a text The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore, Principal https://www.shaygilmorelaw.com/ San Francisco, CA; January 2018 – present Law Firm Client Work o Outside General Counsel Services: Provide general counsel services to cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and ancillary businesses in the cannabis industry, including advice and counsel regarding entity formation and governance, commercial cannabis licensing and permitting, state and local regulatory complianc...

Apr 19, 202334 minSeason 4Ep. 149

Pam Ortiz - Golden Gate

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Pam Ortiz https://pamelaortizlaw.com/ B.S. Sac State Criminal Justice J.D. Golden Gate University Interned at US Attorney, SF DA and Marin PD during law school First job: Deputy DA in Contra Costa County Been practicing exclusively criminal defense and been on CAAP panel since 2002 As a Bay Area native, Pamela is committed to fighting for her clients. She has been in private practice specializing in...

Apr 12, 202328 minSeason 4Ep. 146

Twins Roundtable - Identical Ahmeds

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Nafiz Ahmed https://ahmedandsukaram.com/about-us/ Ahmed & Sukaram, Attorneys at Law is a criminal defense law firm serving clients throughout the Bay Area. Our firm was founded in 2005 by founding partner Nafiz M. Ahmed , and Shari Sukaram joined in 2008 as a managing partner. We have over 30 years of combined experience helping people navigate some of the most challenging times in their lives. ...

Apr 05, 202343 minSeason 4Ep. 147

Practicing in Kiev, Kabul / Bribing Cops in Moscow - Jamie Bowman

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Jamie Bowman ’80 just published her first book, Bike Riding in Kabul: The Global Adventures of a Foreign Aid Practitioner. Getting roughed up by Islamic fundamentalists, the weekly “feline sex-fest” in Kyiv, bribing Russian police to avoid jail in Moscow, sheltering under the sink (with the lizards) when the ammo dump exploded in Juba, automatic weapons training in Indiana, and that ill-fated mornin...

Mar 29, 202343 minSeason 4Ep. 148

ACBA President (2022) Pamela Ross - All For the Family Legal Clinic

Send us a text PAMELA ROSS All for the Family Legal Clinic https://allforthefamilylegalclinic.org/ · 03/2012 – present, All For the Family Legal Clinic, Inc., CEO and Lead Attorney. Family Law, Estate Planning, Basic Probate, and Landlord-Tenant law. · 06/2021- Present, Pamela Ross Legal Services. Estate Planning and Uncontested Probate Services as well as Mediation and Consultation services for Family Law cases. Virtual practice working all over California. · 08/10-12/10, Westwood College. Prof...

Mar 22, 202341 minSeason 4Ep. 145

International Law / Hans Sperling - Tulane

Send us a text Hans Sperling is the Founder and Principal of Sperling Law Corporation , a leading law firm that helps businesses close the best deals while also protecting their legal interests. http://sperlinglawcorp.com/SLC_Website/About.html They've represented hundreds of small and billion-dollar companies in a wide range of business transactions, including M&A and joint ventures, intellectual property protection, and general corporate matters. Hans has 20+ years experience in corporate ...

Mar 15, 202330 minSeason 4Ep. 144

Totally - Family Law / Renee Ross - Golden Gate

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Renee Ross https://www.rossfamilylaw.com/attorneys/ Renée Ross is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is also a Certified Family Law Specialist. Renee has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” every year since 2014 and has received annual recognition as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Northern California. Renee has practiced famil...

Mar 08, 202324 minSeason 4Ep. 143

Benny Gold - Lawyer Stories (Brother from Another Mother)

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Benny Gold https://thelawyerstories.com/podcast/ I launched Lawyer Stories in July 2017 because I wanted to share the incredible stories of those in the legal profession. When I talk to other lawyers I often find myself not asking them about their cases, but rather about their inspiration and motivation along the way to becoming attorneys, challenges they have encountered and their views about the l...

Mar 01, 202335 minSeason 4Ep. 142

Horse Sense / Kim Kupferer - Stanford

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Kim Kupferer Former Alameda County Assistant Public Defender / Private Practitioner/ Death Penalty Defense https://www.imagineequus.org/ I know that there is a lot of negativity associated with the practice of law in general. The truth is that it is rare that client’s come to us because they are in a good place. It is often that we cross people’s paths in their worst and most vulnerable moments. Per...

Feb 22, 202324 minSeason 4Ep. 141

Hon. Glenn Kim (ACBA) - USF / Terror Attack Leads to Bench

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Go to https://www.lovethylawyer.com/blog for transcripts. In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association , Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Hon. Glenn Kim, Contra Costa County Superior Court Following a stellar career as an Alameda County Deputy District Attorney, Glenn Kim was appointed to the Superior Court. He oversees jury trials, preliminary hearings, civil proceedings, and...

Feb 15, 202340 minSeason 4Ep. 140

Jeopardy Champ Megan Wachspress - Yale

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Megan Wachspress is a Staff Attorney with the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, where she utilizes a combination of litigation and policy advocacy strategies to accelerate the closure and prevent the construction of coal- and gas-fired power plants. She has appeared on behalf of the Club in numerous state utility commission proceedings including as lead counsel in administrative trial proceedings ...

Feb 08, 202331 minSeason 4Ep. 139

PD to Judge - Hon. Michelle Tong / SF Superior Court

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Hon. Michelle Tong Judicial Assignments · Elected March 3, 2020; Sworn-in January 4, 2021 · Judicial Assignments: Small Claims (January 2021 – present); five week coverage Civil Harrassments and Default Judgments Community talks · Judges in the Classroom – presented Animals in the Classroom to bilingual Cantonese immersion elementary school classes · Vanguard – summer interns, July 2021 · Transformi...

Feb 01, 202328 minSeason 4Ep. 138

Personal Freedom: Gary Miles - Loyola

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . https://www.huesmanjonesandmiles.com/attorney-profiles/gerard-f-gary-miles/ Gary Miles: Gary Miles concentrates in litigation in all areas, including transportation law, serious personal injury, family law, and estate disputes. He is an active member of the Baltimore County Bar Association, the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) and has been a member of many other legal organizations. He is a tr...

Jan 25, 202336 minSeason 4Ep. 137

Vicki Jensen, Santa Clara - Bartender to DUI Pro

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Quality Criminal Defense and DUI Defense Attorney serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1996 Vicki A. Jensen http://www.vickijensenlawoffice.com/ Tel: 510.785.5700 Personal Life - Attorney Vicki A. Jensen was born and raised in Alameda County. Her father was a machinist and her mother worked for a cookie company. Attorney Vicki A. Jensen worked various waitress and bartending jobs in the San Lean...

Jan 18, 202321 minSeason 4Ep. 136

My Case & LawMatics Founder: Matt Spiegel

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Matt Spiegel is an attorney and serial entrepreneur in the legal-tech space. He is Founder and CEO of Lawmatics, the #1 automation platform for law firms, offering legal client intake, CRM, marketing automation, billing, and much more, all in one easy-to-use software. With Lawmatics, law firms streamline their operations, impress clients, and win more business. Prior to Lawmatics, Matt worked as a c...

Jan 11, 202333 minSeason 4Ep. 135

ACBA President Alice Cheng - Davis

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Go to https://www.lovethylawyer.com/blog for transcripts. In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association , Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Alice Cheng , Candelaria PC - ACBA President Elect, is a family law attorney who handles matters throughout many of the Bay Area counties. Alice was the 2017 recipient of the ACBA Distinguished Service Award for Barristers. Alice has been in...

Jan 04, 202332 minSeason 4Ep. 134

An End & A Beginning / Louis Goodman - University of Rochester

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . In this solo bonus episode Louis Goodman explains why this is the last podcast of the 2022 season, promises a 2023 season, and tells the story of how he ended up in law school. Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.com https://www.lovethylawyer.com/ 510.582.9090 Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording , Maui Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios , Oakland Audiograms & Transcripts: Pa...

Nov 16, 202214 min

Simone Chambliss - Red Metric Law

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Simone Chambliss Red Metric Law Associate Attorney As an associate attorney I defend clients facing both misdemeanor and felony charges by drafting motions, mitigation packets, and trial briefs. With my position I am responsible for consulting and advising clients on the best tactics to achieve a fair and jut outcome given the circumstances. Daily duties included daily court appearances, developing ...

Nov 09, 202229 minSeason 3Ep. 133

Mark Willis - Whole Life Insurance as Banking Alternative

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . https://lakegrowth.com/ Mark Willis is a man on a mission to help you think differently about your money, your economy and your future. After graduating with six figures of student loan debt and discovering a way to turn his debt into real wealth as he watched everybody lose their retirement savings and home equity in 2008, he knew that he needed to find a more predictable way to meet his financial ...

Nov 02, 202230 minSeason 3Ep. 132

Leave Depression Behind: Go to Law School - Dannie DeNovo

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . Dannie De Novo Not too long ago, I was living the life that I thought everyone wanted to live. I had a good-paying job as an attorney, a husband, a house, and the most adorable baby girl. The problem was, though, that aside from the time I spent with my baby, I was actually pretty miserable. I was depressed but still functioning at a level of basic survival from day to day. The scariest part about t...

Oct 26, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 131

Tom Kirkham - Cyber Security

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . https://tomkirkham.com/ Tom Kirkham , founder and CEO of IronTech Security provides cybersecurity defense systems and focuses on educating and encouraging organizations to establish a security-first environment with cybersecurity training programs for all workers to prevent successful attacks. Kirkham brings more than three decades of software design, network administration, computer security, and c...

Oct 19, 202224 minSeason 3Ep. 130

Virtual Law Offices (Real Money) - Sam Mollaei UCLA

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . My name is Sam Mollaei, and welcome to Legal Funnel Lawyers community. https://www.legalfunnel.com/for-lawyers Who am I and why am I doing this? In 2015, I decided to quit my law firm job and "do it my way." But like most lawyers, I had a hard time getting clients and growing my law firm. That's until I learned about Legal Funnel and flipped my law firm on its head and learned how to create a law fi...

Oct 12, 202233 minSeason 3Ep. 129

Amanda Butler Schley / Sailboat Office - LSU

Send us a text lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . https://www.lawgroup.biz/amanda-butler-schley TOP-RANKED BUSINESS LAWYER AMANDA BUTLER SCHLEY INSPIRES, SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES HER ENTREPRENEUR CLIENTS TO MAKE FEARLESS CHOICES—KNOWING THAT GREAT (BUT, EDUCATED) RISKS BRING GREAT REWARDS. When business owner clients face an unavoidable legal problem like a huge tax assessment or a dispute with a partner, Amanda resolves the legal crisis… and then h...

Oct 05, 202228 minSeason 3Ep. 128
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