Lana Olson Weighs In On How The Legal World Can Change For The Better Artwork

Everything Except the Law - Presented by Answering Legal

In the summer of 2020, Answering Legal debuted a new educational podcast, covering all the parts of running a firm that weren’t really taught in law school. Each episode, our marketing director Nick Werker sits down with an expert figure from the legal world. In previous episodes our topics of discussions have included legal marketing, public relations, legal tech, time management, lawyer wellness, managing employees and hiring new staff. Stay tuned for more new episodes!

All Episodes

Everything Except the Law - Presented by Answering Legal

Lana Olson Weighs In On How The Legal World Can Change For The Better

June 12, 2024 • Answering Legal • Season 5 • Episode 57

Episode 57 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Lana Olson, the Immediate Past President of DRI and Partner at Lightfoot, Franklin & White.

In this episode, Lana and host Nick Werker discuss the growth of DRI's women's committee, normalizing conversations about mental health within the legal industry, the importance of unplugging from work and much more!

About our guest:
Lana Olson is a partner with Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. She focuses her practice on civil defense litigation, handling matters involving environmental, toxic tort, product liability, catastrophic injury, and commercial disputes. Olson served as the 2022-2023 President of DRI – Lawyers Representing Business, which is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of businesses and individuals in civil litigation. She can be reached at lolson@lightfootlaw.com.

Learn more about Lana's firm here: https://www.lightfootlaw.com/

Learn more about DRI here: https://www.dri.org/

Subscribe to the Answering Legal Channel so you never miss an episode of Everything Except the Law! Check out audio versions of the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Anchor.

Learn more about the show here: http://ow.ly/Eni250LekLg

Interested in learning more about Answering Legal? Book an appointment to speak with us here: http://ow.ly/LSUq30sjviN

You can also give us a call at 631-400-8000 or go to www.answeringlegal.com

This podcast is produced and edited by Joe Galotti. You can reach Joe via email at joe@answeringlegal.com.