Beyond the Gavel
Step into the world where medicine meets the law. Hosted by internationally renowned surgeon and medico-legal expert Rodney Peyton, Beyond the Gavel dives deep into the intersection of medical negligence, personal injury, and the evolving landscape of legal business. Each episode features candid conversations with top experts, legal minds, and business leaders who are shaping the future of this high-stakes industry. Whether you’re a legal professional, medical expert, or just curious about the real stories behind the cases, this is the podcast where the courtroom and the consulting room collide.
Episodes
32 episodes
Beyond the Gavel with Reese Sobol
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, Rodney Peyton sits down with Reese Sobol, a medical malpractice attorney with a background shaped by early exposure to law and judicial clerkship experience. They discuss how young lawyers build credibili...
Beyond the Gavel with Jennifer Harris
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Jennifer Harris, Legal Director at Capsticks, about defending high severity clinical negligence claims. They explore how defense teams assess risk, the impact of litigation ...
Beyond the Gavel with Pail Delahunt
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, Rodney Peyton sits down with Paul Delahunt to discuss his path into law, from early debating to building experience across plaintiff and defense litigation. They cover credibility in cases, working with e...
Beyond the Gavel with Robert Godosky
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, Rodney Peyton sits down with Robert Godosky, a managing attorney with decades of experience in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. They discuss how seasoned lawyers assess cases early, the...
Beyond the Gavel with Stewart Cohen
In this episode, Rodney Peyton sits down with Stewart Cohen, founding partner of Cohen, Placitella, and Roth, P.C. and one of America's most respected trial attorneys with 50 years at the bar. The importance of communication and soft skills ...
Beyond the Gavel with Anna Berezovski
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, New York trial attorney Anna Berezovski discusses how medical malpractice cases are selected, built, and defended through summary judgment in a demanding litigation system. She explains the cost pressures...
Beyond the Gavel with Emily Trieber
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, medical malpractice attorney Emily Trieber shares how her EMT and public health background shapes the way she screens cases and supports clients through high stakes litigation. She ...
Beyond the Gavel with Brian Eisen
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, we speak with Ohio medical malpractice attorney Brian Eisen about how his background in neurobiology and federal prosecution shapes the way he evaluates and tries complex medical ca...
Beyond the Gavel with Donn Christensen
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Donn Christensen, plaintiff trial attorney and civil rights advocate based in California. Donn shares how a wrongful arrest and police brutality shifted y...
Beyond the Gavel with Carlos Stecco
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Carlos Stecco, medical malpractice attorney, who now represents patients and families across Maryland and Washington, D.C. Carlos explains why he moved fr...
Beyond the Gavel with Richard Edwards
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, the host speaks with Richard Edwards, founder of Richard Edwards & Co, catastrophic injury specialist, deputy district judge, and board member of the Expert Witness Institute. Richa...
Beyond the Gavel with Leo Lachs
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Leo Lachs, Director of INNEG, on how technology and data-driven systems are reshaping clinical negligence and serious injury practice. Leo explains how INNEG integrates stru...
Beyond the Gavel with Ben Townsend
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Ben Townsend, Partner at Stewarts and leading claimant personal injury lawyer. With over 30 years in catastrophic injury cases, Ben shares how prepara...
Beyond the Gavel with Michaela Guthrie
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton talks with Michaela Guthrie, a partner at Balfour+Manson and one of Scotland’s leading claimant solicitors in clinical negligence. Michaela shares her path from early interests in justi...
Beyond the Gavel with Herschel Lessin
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Dr. Herschel Lessin, a pediatrician with 40 years in the clinic and 30 years as a medical expert witness. Trained at Stanford and Yale, Dr. Lessin pairs frontline care with ...
Beyond the Gavel with Geoff Simpsonm Scott
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Geoff Simpson-Scott, equity partner at Hodge Jones & Allen and a leading authority in clinical negligence law. Geoff reflects on his early career in the Royal Courts of ...
Beyond the Gavel with Anna McLeod
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton speaks with Anna McLeod, partner and clinical negligence solicitor at Smith Partnership. Anna shares how a background in philosophy and early work as a police station clerk shaped her l...
Beyond the Gavel with Matthew Fitzpatrick
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton is joined by Matthew Fitzpatrick, head of Horwich Farrelly Northern Ireland office and one of the region’s leading voices in personal injury defense. With deep experience on both claima...
Beyond the Gavel with Susan Healey
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton welcomes Susan Healy, Principal Solicitor at Clarity Solicitors, for an in-depth conversation about building a client-focused practice grounded in both empathy an...
Beyond the Gavel with Paul Rumely
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton sits down with Paul Rumley, a highly experienced clinical negligence solicitor at RWK Goodman, to unpack the evolving practice of serious injury litigation and th...
Beyond the Gavel with Chris Linnitt
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton sits down with Chris Linnitt, founder of Beyond Legal, for a conversation about what it really means to serve injured clients. Chris’s path into personal injury l...
Beyond the Gavel with Ally Taft
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton sits down with Ally Taft, head of the Medical Negligence Group at Harrison Clark Rickerbys Solicitors, to explore what it really takes to deliver first-rate clien...
Beyond the Gavel with Kashmir Uppal
In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton is joined by Kashmir Uppal, a leading clinical negligence solicitor and partner at Shoosmiths, to discuss the complex intersection of medical error, legal accountability, and patient sa...