Lawyers Without Billboards
Real lawyers, real talk—without the billboards. Lawyers Without Billboards is an unfiltered look at family law, hosted by the partners of Shewmaker & Lewis: Steve and Patty Shewmaker, and Jimmy and Alexa Lewis.
With decades of experience in divorce, custody battles, child support, alimony, and criminal law, they break down legal myths, share expert insights, and dive into real cases (sometimes with a side of humor).
Expect candid conversations, legal deep dives, and the occasional sidebar on pop culture, legal movies, and life as family law attorneys. Whether you're navigating a family law issue, practicing law yourself, or just enjoy courtroom drama, this podcast offers valuable insights with a dose of levity.
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Lawyers Without Billboards
The Roses on Trial: Marriage, Power, and the Cost of Winning
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What happens when a marriage becomes a zero-sum game - and what does it really cost to “win”?
In this episode of Lawyers Without Billboards, Steve and Patty Shewmaker and Jimmy and Alexa Lewis put the 2025 remake The Roses on trial, comparing it to the original War of the Roses and examining what both films reveal about marriage, power, identity, and conflict.
Unlike the original, which focused heavily on divorce and courtroom warfare, The Roses reframes the story as a study of marriage itself - career imbalance, resentment, sacrifice, and the quiet ways couples lose each other long before lawyers get involved.
The panel explores how modern dynamics—dual careers, public humiliation, social media, and shifting power - reshape the story, and why the most revealing moments don’t happen in court at all.
Topics include:
- How The Roses differs from War of the Roses in focus and message
- Why this remake is about marriage more than divorce
- Power shifts when one spouse’s career collapses as the other’s explodes
- The role of resentment, sacrifice, and unspoken expectations
- What Amy and Barry reveal about “surviving” marriage
- Why the house becomes the ultimate battleground
- How social media accelerates marital destruction
- The lone legal scene—and what it gets right and wrong
- Why “winning” often leaves everyone worse off
Whether you’re married, divorced, or advising clients in conflict, this episode offers a surprisingly sharp lens on how relationships unravel—and why the most dangerous fights are rarely about the law.
⏱️ Chapter Markers
00:00 – Podcast introduction and show overview
00:00:40 – Welcome to Lawyers Without Billboards
00:01:15 – Introducing The Roses and its connection to War of the Roses
00:03:02 – Why remakes often fail—and why this one works
00:05:10 – Divorce movie vs. marriage movie: the key distinction
00:06:57 – Career collapse, career explosion, and shifting power
00:09:14 – Resentment, sacrifice, and the “altar of marriage”
00:11:32 – Amy and Barry: the most honest take on marriage in the film
00:14:02 – When friends see the cracks before the couple does
00:15:48 – The house as leverage, identity, and weapon
00:18:06 – Social media, public humiliation, and modern conflict
00:20:11 – The dinner party scene and performative cruelty
00:22:34 – Destruction as communication: escalation without brakes
00:24:41 – The lone legal scene: mediation, lawyers, and realism
00:27:03 – Why “winning” becomes the real loss
00:28:52 – Final thoughts: marriage, mortality, and what the ending means
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🎙️ Hosts: Steve & Patty Shewmaker, Jimmy & Alexa Lewis
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🎼 Music by Ben Hernandez – Dragonsong Productions
🎥 Produced by: Bleeding Edge, Inc.
🎬 Audio & Video Production: Rob Burgner
📍 Recorded at: Shewmaker & Lewis, Atlanta, GA