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I Am The Law Episode 132: Family Matters: Dollars, Decisions, and Dealing with Divorce (replay) w/ Katya Valasek

Whitney Lallas is a family law attorney in Maine. She shares her journey into family law, influenced by her interest in psychology and math. The emotional and financial aspects of her work...
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28:17
October 29th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 131: Understanding the Appeal: Supreme Litigation from First Draft to Oral Argument w/ Kyle McEntee

Rachel Frank is a senior associate at Quinn Emanuel who focuses on appellate litigation. She discusses the journey from summer associate to working on cases before the Supreme Court. Rachel explains what...
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31:52
October 15th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 130: Navigating Chaos: Triumphs and Trials of a Public Defender (replay) w/ Katya Valasek and Matt Skinner

Matt Skinner is a public defender with passion. Criminal defense is high-stakes, sometimes chaotic work that can be extremely difficult, but Matt navigates the courts, clients, and his career with genuine sincerity...
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34:08
October 8th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 129: Trading in Gray Areas: How Sanctions Shape International Business w/ Kyle McEntee

For the government, sanctions and export controls are foreign policy tools. For businesses, they are legal minefields. Audi Syarief is a senior associate who helps clients navigate this high-stakes world of regulatory...
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33:19
October 1st, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 128: Sports & Entertainment Law: Making a Solo Firm Work Against the Odds (replay) w/ Kyle McEntee

Jeremy Evans managed to outlast hundreds who started law school hoping to do sports and entertainment law. He talks about the struggle to start his own firm and why he thinks he...
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32:51
September 24th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 127: Administrative Hearings and Human Stories: Social Security Disability on the Frontlines w/ Kyle McEntee

Through her social security disability practice, Asha Sharma represents clients who are often struggling with poverty, homelessness, and complex medical conditions. In this episode, she discusses the realities of building a practice...
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35:26
September 17th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 126: Trial by Algorithm: Helping Lawyers Navigate the AI Revolution w/ Katya Valasek

Joe Stephens operates at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and traditional legal practice. As both a trial consultant and public defender, he helps lawyers harness AI to transform their litigation strategies and...
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37:55
September 10th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 125: Law Firm to Law Professor: Tenure, Teaching, and Scholarship w/ Kyle McEntee

Sudha Setty entered legal academia on a path less traveled—without a clerkship or teaching fellowship. While working as a litigation associate at an elite New York City firm, she prepared for the...
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36:15
August 27th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 124: Breaking Up the Business: Conflict, Mediation, and Resolution w/ Katya Valasek

Margeaux Thomas is the definition of lawyer meets entrepreneur. She specializes in business partnership disputes, landlord-tenant conflicts, and contract law. In this episode, Margeaux shares her journey from law school to working...
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32:08
August 20th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 123: Leading with Vulnerability: From the Courtroom to the Community w/ Kyle McEntee

Before becoming a judge, Alex Manning served in the military, worked undercover as a cop, and defended people in complex criminal cases. She was also a key spokesperson advocating against the military’s...
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30:57
August 13th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 122: Second Chances: Rewriting Life Through Clemency w/ Katya Valasek

Today, Venetia Mayhew is one of Oregon’s most well-known clemency and post-conviction lawyers, but her path to the law was anything but typical. She started college at 39 and law school at...
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30:50
August 6th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 121: From Clerkship to Private Practice: Research, Writing, and Challenging Assumptions w/ Kyle McEntee

Alexis Taitel, a commercial litigator and fourth-year associate at a large firm, spent her first two years after law school clerking in federal district court. She explains what a federal clerkship really...
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37:09
July 23rd, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 120: Behind the Lease: Supporting Restaurant Expansion Through Real Estate Law w/ Katya Valasek

Eric Bernheim works at the intersection of real estate transactions and land use law—two areas that are often siloed but deeply interconnected in his practice. We focus on his commercial real estate...
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31:57
July 16th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 119: Why They Chose Law: Family Ties, Media Influence, and Career Purpose w/ Kyle McEntee

What really draws people to become lawyers? In this special bonus episode, we draw on previously unpublished clips with recent guests. You'll hear from lawyers inspired by family members in the profession...
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18:31
July 2nd, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 118: When the Feds Knock: Big Stakes in White-Collar Cases w/ Kyle McEntee

Jaimie Nawaday is a former federal prosecutor and current white-collar defense and government investigations litigator. In this episode, she reflects on the skills and insights she brought from her time as a...
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42:10
June 18th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 117: Negotiating Stability: The Strategy and Strain of Eviction Defense w/ Kyle McEntee and Ezra Lintner

In this episode, Ezra Lintner (they/she), a legal aid lawyer in San Francisco, discusses defending evicted tenants in a city on the forefront of a civil right to counsel. The conversation highlights...
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30:36
June 4th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 116: Moonlighting into M&A: Tradeoffs in Practice w/ Katya Valasek and Stephanie Hurst

Mergers, acquisitions, hostile takeovers...if you've ever watched television lawyers arguing on the big screen, you’ll know these terms. For transactional lawyer Stephanie Hurst, these words are part of her daily diction. As...
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34:04
May 21st, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 115: Biglaw Class Action Litigation w/ Katya Valasek and Samm Tillotson

Samm Tillotson is a commercial litigator at an elite law firm, where she spends a lot of time defending class action lawsuits for insurance clients. While she doesn't go to trial often...
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37:19
May 7th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 114: From Prosecution to Campus Policy: Following the Investigative Thread w/ Katya Valasek and Katie King

For Katie King, investigations have always been at the center of her work. As a federal prosecutor turned Title IX and institutional equity expert, she’s spent her legal career tasked with piecing...
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31:11
March 24th, 2025

I Am The Law Episode 113: Untangling Messy Records: The Defense Process in Securities Litigation w/ Kyle McEntee and Tijana Brien

Tijana Brien, a partner at the elite law firm Cooley, specializes in high-stakes securities litigation. In this episode, she unpacks the complexities of defending major corporations, discussing the importance of motions to...
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34:00
March 17th, 2025

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