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The Trial Lawyers College Podcast

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The Trial Lawyers College Podcast talks to leading attorneys, TLC board members, and faculty about the ideas and the issues that are affecting trial lawyers today. The TLC podcast covers courtroom strategy, communicating with jurors, connecting with clients, methods that drive success, balancing healthy relationships with a busy practice and more.

Episodes

First Impressions with Mario Hankerson

TLC 3 Week Course attendee and first time New Mexico visitor, Mario Hankerson, discusses his hesitancy and discovery of TLC methods at his first TLC event. Listen as Mario details his first interactions with "String of Pearls" and psychodrama.

Jul 24, 202329 min

Medical Negligence with Parrish Collins

From Montezuma's Castle during the 3 Week Course, Parrish Collins joins Rafe Foreman to discuss his TLC experience from last year. Parrish details his recent efforts and focus on medical negligence in the prison and jail system in New Mexico under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act.

Jul 17, 202335 min

Group Interview from Montezuma's Castle

TLC 3 week course attendees at Montezuma's Catle Laura Schultes, Sarah Mather, Colleen Mullen, Maria Bribriesco, Linda Tran, Defne Ozgediz, and Ashley Carpenter discuss the current legal environment from their perspectives.

Jul 10, 202338 min

Effective Scene Setting with Andy Vickery

TLC faculty member, Andy Vickery, shares a war story regarding a recent trial focused around effective scene setting and closing arguments. Andy takes time to dive back into a scene regarding words of love a elderly woman shared with her late husband.

Jul 03, 202336 min

Not Just a CLE Program with Joe Leventis

First time TLC attendee, Joe Leventis, discusses his first impressions of the 3 Week Course in Montezuma's Castle in New Mexico. Joe explains how TLC methods has begun to shape his practice and his life after just 2 weeks into the 3 Week Course.

Jun 26, 202332 min

3 Week Course with Todd Hollis

Current TLC participant, Todd Hollis, details his introduction to TLC and his first impressions of TLC methods and curriculum from the most recent 3 week course in Montezuma Castle. Listen as Todd and Rafe dive into their first TLC experiences and the powerful tribe of lawyers the college contains.

Jun 19, 202334 min

3 Week Course Location with Jacob Vigil

Jacob Vigil, 2001 TLC faculty graduate, discovered Montezuma Castle and the United World College decades ago. During a clandestine phone call, he happened to be driving in that exact location when he answered the call and suggested Montezuma Castle as the location for the Trail Lawyers College 3 Week program. The rest is history and the Trial Lawyers College is in one of its most beautiful settings ever. Come join Jake as he explains the land of enchantment.

Jun 12, 202329 min

Perception is Reality with Angelica Cogliano

Angelica Cogliano, 2019 Trial Lawyers College graduate, describes the struggle of connecting with the community in the areas where her voir dire panels are pulled from and making them her tribe. Listen as Angelica details the strategies she implements when dealing with the implementation of the criminal justice system at the southern border of Texas.

Jun 05, 202342 min

Who We Are with Jeffery Robinson

The Who We Are Project founder, Jeffery Robinson, describes the history of our country regarding anti-black racism. Jeffery elaborates on the details behind what makes our country the way it is today.

May 29, 202350 min

Powerful Methods with Chris Stoy

TLC graduate, Chris Stoy, discusses a recent trial that included a deposition with Rafe Foreman. Listen as Chris explains how he and Rafe’s use of TLC methods in this trial resulted in a victory after a zero offer settlement before trial.

May 22, 202341 min

Defaults in Jurors with Chris Trundy

TLC staff member, Chris Trundy, discusses default bias in jurors and continues the thought experiments brought forward by Brady Skinner in the previous episode. Listen as Chris expounds on the trial story and how to discover juror defaults during a criminal case.

May 15, 202338 min

The Influence of Bias with Brady Skinner

2015 TLC graduate, Brady Skinner, talks about his recent criminal trials and media influence regarding safety and perspective of apprehended individuals. Listen as Brady discusses dealing with conscious and implicate bias both in his past and with his current jurors.

May 08, 202336 min

Tales from the Women’s Retreat with Emma Roddy

Emma Roddy shares her recent experiences while participating at the most recent Women’s Retreat through the Trial Lawyers College. Hear how the sessions on powerful storytelling and connecting with other participants impacted Emma and reinvigorated her drive for finding the client’s story.

May 01, 202335 min

From Hostage to Hero with Sari de la Motte

Communications expert, Sari de la Motte, shares a sneak peek regarding the upcoming Women’s Retreat this month and describes the importance of jury selection, voir dire techniques, and shared morality between everyone participating in a trial. Listen as Sari explains her perspective on jury selection and the “ideal” juror within her voir dire tactics.

Apr 17, 202339 min

Powerful Women telling Powerful Stories with Betsy Greene

Betsy Greene, TLC graduate of 2005, describes the power of tribal groups and storytelling as she shares information on the upcoming Women’s Retreat on April 21-26, 2023. Listen as Betsy preps the audience for the next Trial Lawyers College event and details early career aspects while dealing with the insurance industry and the genesis of the separation between women and men in law.

Apr 10, 202338 min

Emergency Rejuvenation with John Charles Hardin

John Charles Hardin, hailing from McKenny, TX, shares his experience at the latest Trial Lawyers College event, Trial Skills Foundation. John speaks about his rejuvenation from his most recent TLC event and the power of creative passion.

Apr 03, 202333 min

Fresh from Trial Skills Foundation with Jake Weinstock

Jake Weinstock, fresh from the most recent Trial Skills Foundation course, explains his previous frustrations with other seminars and lectures about continuing education. Jake tells us about the community-centered education and hands on training he experienced at the most recent TLC event. Come listen to how TLC impacted Jake Weinstock and his career.

Mar 27, 202334 min

A Life of Balance with Brian McCallister (I think I can)

Why does TLC matter? A life, void of balance and full of self-medication, creates an unconnected mental state full of meaninglessness and lack of purpose. Brian McCallister helps bring together concepts and ideas about work-life balance to demonstrate a healthy, meaningful life as an attorney. Listen as Brian describes the benefits and tactics of a well executed and balanced work life designed to avoid burnout, irritability, and guilt....

Mar 20, 202335 min

Challenges for Women in Law with Ginger Ortiz

Ginger Ortiz, during a season of growth in public defending, explains the need for attorneys, especially women, to be more authentically themselves and find peace by seeking community among like-minded peers. As faculty for the upcoming Women’s Retreat for Powerful Storytelling, Ginger encourages every listener to sign up and experience a powerful course that teaches techniques to help with challenges unique for women in law and how to rest in a busy season....

Mar 13, 202335 min

Swoop and Settle with David Glenn

David Glenn, TLC graduate of 2006, explains the unfair, predatory practices insurance companies apply. Hear how David Glenn uses his 41 years of experience and TLC methods to seek justice from insurance companies employing "swoop and settle" tactics.

Mar 06, 202335 min

Comprehensive Staff Training with Kimberly Benjamin

Kimberly Benjamin discusses the importance of experience and training staff in TLC methods within a mid-sized law firm without losing focus on clients. Listen as she describes the advice she received as a business owner and her success in training her employees.

Feb 27, 202338 min

Mitigation Factors with Justine Finney

Missouri public defender, Justine Finney, explains her unique situation during her transfer out of death penalty case division. Listen as she details the connections between her clients when death or life without parole is a possible outcome in their case.

Feb 21, 202336 min

Mitigation Factors with Justine Finney

Missouri public defender, Justine Finney, explains her unique situation during her transfer out of the death penalty case division. Listen as she details the connections between her clients when death or life without parole is a possible outcome of their case.

Feb 20, 202336 min

Reversal of Indignity with Bill Trine

Bill Trine, one of the original Trial Lawyers College founders, details his previous casework with detainees and immigrants during their detention in various U.S. prisons and penitentiaries. Hear Bill Trine as he details the long history of privatizing prisons for profit and the ongoing fight against civil rights violations in State and Federal prisons.

Feb 13, 202343 min

The Power Within with Todd Kelly

We all wrestle with demons. The power within is the power to overcome them. Todd Kelly describes his recent book titled “The Power Within”, the story of a pivotal moment in his life in which he struggled with a suicide attempt and the role-reversal exercise that saved his life.

Feb 06, 202336 min

A Dab Will Do with Maureen Farrell

One-time TLC course attendee Maureen Farrell shares her personal experiences and growing understanding of psychodrama ignited by a one week TLC course last year in Colorado. Listen as she expands on TLC skills and techniques she’s learned from just one event with the incredible TLC staff.

Jan 30, 202332 min

Trial Skills Foundation with Max Mitchell

Listen here to TLC's podcast, with host Rafe Foreman, visiting with Trial Skills Foundation Faculty Member Max Mitchell about the importance of the Public Defender, a position Max recently left to open a solo criminal defense practice in Sedalia, MO.

Jan 25, 202338 min

TLC Seminars and Courses by Patrick McLain

Patrick McLain joins us to elaborate on his experiences with all the Trial Lawyers College courses and encourage others to participate in upcoming events with TLC staff. Patrick goes over each course coming up in 2023 and helps detail the planning, effort, and benefit of each unique course.

Jan 04, 202341 min

Treat Everyone Well by Emily Fisher

Public defender Emily Fisher shares her unique perspective of the broken indigent defense system and offers her unique insight into solutions, including the value of community.

Dec 12, 202233 min