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Sticky Lawyers
Episodes
64 episodes
Full Throttle: The Journeys of a Litigator and Race Car Driver
Controlled speed requires split-second decision-making, a complete presence in the moment, and an intimate understanding of risk. Many attorneys experience that in the courtroom, but what if you sought it out every weekend, pushing high-perform...
Sticky Lawyers Looks Back: Lives in Practice
What if you can’t separate the lawyer from their identity?This compilation features attorneys whose practices aren't just what they do—they're who they are. They didn't choose their niches through market analysis or strategic planning. ...
Sticky Lawyers Looks Back: The Architects & Builders
What separates lawyers who wait for opportunities from those who create them? Architects and builders don’t just succeed in their practices—they invent them. They see gaps in the legal landscape and fill them with innovation, creati...
Sticky Lawyers Looks Back: The Multidimensionalists
Many great attorneys are hyper-focused on the law they practice. But other remarkable lawyers enhance their practice skills with disciplines outside the law. We call them multidimensionalists.Ultra-endurance racing. Stand-up comedy. Ball...
Sticky Lawyers Looks Back: The Crusaders
What drives a lawyer to fight legal battles that others won't, to challenge an unacceptable status quo, or course-correct alarming trends? They may not be lucrative or glamorous causes. So why do it? Because it's the right thing to...
Sticky Lawyers Looks Back: The Niche Pioneers
What makes a lawyer irreplaceable? It's not credentials or years of experience. It's not how much money you make or the size of your firm. What makes you irreplaceable is being the answer to a specific question. When someone has a p...
From Law School to the Bankruptcy Courts to Clown University
Just in time for Thanksgiving, meet Charles "Chuck" Tatelbaum, an octogenarian attorney who has built an extraordinary 59-year legal career by recognizing opportunities and going all in.When Congress enacted the new Bankruptcy Code in 19...
A Voice for the Underdog: Championing Civil Rights at the EEOC, SCOTUS, and Beyond
What drives someone to dedicate their entire legal career to fighting for the little guy? For Karla Gilbride, it began early—a fierce intolerance for injustice, amplified by her own lived experience as a blind person in a world that often told ...
Still Sticky: FAA Lawyer Chris Jennison Returns to Talk About the Government Shutdown
In this bonus series, we’re catching up with previous guests to hear what makes them “Still Sticky.”We first met Chris Jennison a couple of dozen episodes ago when he told the story of his position as a government attorney with the Feder...
An Employment Lawyer Who Brings Wit and Wisdom to the Workplace
Employment law is serious business, but does it have to be? Not according to Leah Stiegler, who elementary school teachers advised "needs self-control" and was warned early in her legal career to stop being the "class clown."Don't get he...
Where Law Meets Music: Cue the Maestro, Esq.
Lawyers are often known for their disciplined approaches to learning the facts of a case, applying the rule of law, and doggedly pursuing outcomes for clients. Accomplished musicians share a similar disciplined and meticulous approach to their ...
Off the Clock: Understanding the Billable Hour From a Lawyer Who Abandoned It
The billable hour has been the dominant pricing model in legal practice for decades, but it wasn't always this way—and it was never meant to be permanent. What started as an accountability measurement has evolved into a system that ...
From Big Law Associate to In-House Counsel to Legal Entrepreneur Reenvisioning ADR
Have you ever heard of an attorney who went from tax attorney to meal kit general counsel to legal innovator and startup founder? Now you have. It’s Sticky Lawyer Shane Mulrooney.Shane’s career has been a series of stepping stones and bu...
Mic Swap: Sticky Lawyer Stories With John Reed
In this special role-reversal episode, Sticky Lawyers host John Reed becomes the interviewee as friend and fellow podcaster Laura Khalil takes control of the microphone to ask the questions. If you’ve ever wondered about the why, how, and who o...
Navigating the Amazon: An IP Lawyer Who Defends Online Marketplace Sellers
Lance Johnson didn't set out to become a champion for ecommerce sellers on Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. With a chemical engineering background and experience as a U.S Patent & Trademark Office examiner, he set his sights on a traditional inte...
An Olympic Road Racing Cyclist Turned Pioneering Bicycle Lawyer
Shifting gears is a good metaphor for Bob Mionske’s career. After starting out as a competitive skier, he shifted to cycling and rose through the amateur competitor ranks to eventually ride for Team U.S.A. at the Olympics in Seoul and Barcelona...
Bench Strength: From Judge to Judicial Misconduct Investigator and Prosecutor
Robert Graci has devoted most of his legal career to public service, first with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, where he argued cases in all of Pennsylvania’s appellate courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Governor Mark Schweik...
Attorney Heal Thyself: A Lawyer and EFT Tapping Practitioner Discusses Career Burnout
Have you ever suffered from the Sunday Scaries, dreading the start of another week in the practice of law? Studies show you're not alone and have plenty of company. If only there were someone who has experienced burnout, found a way out, and no...
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A Take-No-Prisoners Trial Lawyer Who Now Helps Prisoners and Others Make Peace
Picture a highly aggressive, successful, and hardcore commercial litigator who also holds a second-degree black belt in Northern Chinese Kung Fu—a type of street fighting whose motto was to break bones, not boards. But what if that lawyer has a...
Courtroom to Comedy Club: A Canadian Lawyer Takes on Tough Cases and Tough Crowds
What do you get when you cross a litigator with a standup comedian? Our latest guest on Sticky Lawyers, Michael Currie. While he picked up standup comedy as a college undergrad who wanted to improve his public speaking skills, this Toronto cour...
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Advocating for Legislative Change to Empower and Protect Survivors of Sexual Violence
We've met many intriguing Sticky Lawyers who turned positive life experiences into meaningful and rewarding legal careers. But that's not always the case. Sometimes, a negative or even traumatic experience can be the impetus, which speaks volum...
Creating Communities and Meeting the Moment: An Immigration Lawyer on the Rule of Law
Immigrants seeking visas to start U.S. companies need experienced counsel to navigate the process for themselves, their workers, and their families. Today's guest, Tahmina Watson, is just the attorney who can help them realize their dreams. She...
Defending the Rights of People Living with HIV
An HIV-positive diagnosis can thankfully now be managed with antiretroviral drugs that keep infection levels nearly undetectable. However, the widespread fear and panic that accompanied the AIDS crisis in the 1980s created rampant panic and dis...
Discovering the DNA of a Genetics Lawyer
Jennifer Wagner’s legal path always included a desire to advance equality and civil rights. But her anthropology passion (and eventual Ph.D.) laser beamed her legal focus to the cellular level: genetics and the human genome. As an a...
Making a Living and Living Your Best Life as an Outdoor Recreation Lawyer
Growing up in North Carolina with parents in the home construction business, Forrest Merithew cut his teeth on construction sites, played in the dirt, and developed an early passion for outdoor adventures. Always game for new challenges, he pur...
