Episodes
Hon. Dorothy Proudfoot (ACBA) - Administrative Law Judge
Aug. 24, 2022
In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Judge Dorothy Proudfoot Judge Dorothy Proudfoot presides over arbitration hearings and conducts mediation sessions as an…
Roundtable - Qualified Immunity/Sec. 1983 with Fulvio Cajina & Adam Carlson
Aug. 17, 2022
Fulvio Cajina and Adam Carlson join this roundtable discussion to talk about qualified immunity and Section 1983, and how they play into civil rights, police misconduct and compensation cases. They discuss how sometimes it’s…
Tony Serra / The Original True Believer - Stanford
Aug. 10, 2022
Tony Serra’s amazing career throughout several decades includes fascinating tales of representing clients in several high-profile cases from Huey Newton and the Black Panthers, to White Panthers, Hells Angels and many more. …
Cherie Wallace - USF
Aug. 3, 2022
There was never any doubt Cherie Wallace would become a criminal defense lawyer. Coming from a big family with several members that have been in the system, she has visited the inside of jails and prisons since she was littl…
Adam Carlson - USF
July 27, 2022
Adam Carlson knew he wanted to be a lawyer since the days he would relentlessly argue with his mom. He began as an intake paralegal and now is a managing partner at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook handling personal injury c…
Hon. Mark McCannon (ACBA) - Alameda County Superior Court
July 20, 2022
Judge Mark McCannon was an Alameda County Deputy District Attorney trying misdemeanor and felony cases for over 16 years before taking the bench as an Alameda County Superior Court Judge in 2013. Appointed by governor Jerry …
Carl Ficks - No Surrender LLC
July 13, 2022
Carl Ficks has been a lawyer since 1988. He started out at a small firm, and later went on to do civil litigation for big law and has done plenty of philanthropy as well. Now he runs No Surrender, a company specializing in h…
Jesse Adams - Hastings
July 6, 2022
Jesse Adams has been practicing law since 2003. He worked for a few private firms before starting his own practice focusing on criminal defense in 2009. Jesse also worked at the San Diego Alternate Public Defender dealing wi…
Marshall Hammons - Hastings
June 29, 2022
Despite only having practiced as an attorney for almost two years, Marshall Hammons has plenty of experience under his belt. He was an intern at the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability helping mediate lower lev…
Steve Fretzin - Be That Lawyer
June 22, 2022
Steve Fretzin has worked with hundreds of lawyers throughout the years, helping them grow their businesses through coaching, training and special programs. He’s a business advisor, author of four books, coach, and the host o…
Hon. Pelayo Llamas (ACBA) - Alameda County Superior Court
June 15, 2022
Hon. Pelayo Llamas Prior to becoming an Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner, Pelayo Llamas worked at the Oakland City Attorney’s Office for 18 years handling cases and helping eliminate drug trafficking, human traf…
Roseann Torres - Albany Law
June 8, 2022
Roseann Torres used to be a Deputy Counsel and a Deputy District Attorney at San Joaquin County, but left her job as a prosecutor to start her own law firm in 2004. She is a current or former member of several community orga…
Zoi Jones - Thomas Jefferson School of Law
June 1, 2022
Zoi Jones is a personal injury attorney who treats her clients like family. She and her father run Gonzales & Jones, a personal injury and criminal defense practice. Zoi has represented over five thousand clients in ten year…
Yesenia Sanchez - Division Commander / ACSO
May 25, 2022
Yesenia Sanchez started out at an entry-level position at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office 25 years ago at only 19 years old and has risen through the ranks to become Division Commander and the highest-ranking woman in th…
Greg Ahern - Sheriff of Alameda County
May 18, 2022
Greg Ahern has lived in Alameda County his entire life and has served at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office since 1980. In 2006 he was elected Sheriff and is currently up for re-election. He was actively involved in the dev…
Roundtable with Nabiel Ahmed & Matt Fregi
May 11, 2022
This special roundtable discussion episode has the participation of criminal defense attorneys Nabiel Ahmed and Matt Fregi. They talk about a variety of topics including memorable cases where some of their clients would have…
Michael Meehan - No Cuffs
May 4, 2022
Michael Meehan has been a criminal defense attorney for 15 years at the Kavinoky Law Firm, also known as No Cuffs. He is admitted in California, Kentucky and Tennessee. Prior to being an attorney, he used to run a hair salon…
Seth Steward - George Washington University
April 27, 2022
Seth Steward’s interesting career involves being a rescue helicopter pilot for the United States Air Force, being the chief of staff for a member of the Oakland City Council, and serving in the San Francisco District Attorne…
Hon. Tamiza Hockenhull (ACBA) - Alameda County Superior Court
April 20, 2022
In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Hon. Tamiza Hockenhull, Alameda County Superior Court Before being a Commissioner for the Alameda County Superior Court…
Courtney Burris - San Francisco DA
April 13, 2022
For over 8 years Courtney Burris has been an Assistant District Attorney for the city and county of San Francisco. During that time, she has worked in the sexual assault unit and the domestic violence unit before being promo…
Hon. Victor Rodriguez - First District Court of Appeal
April 6, 2022
Justice Victor Rodriguez has almost two decades of experience in the courts, having served under four different California Supreme Court justices and a U.S. District Court judge before taking the bench at the Alameda County …
Kelly Bagla - University of Wales
March 30, 2022
Love Thy Lawyer – Kelly Bagla - Show Notes lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com. Kelly Bagla is a British lawyer who runs her own practice, Bagla Law Firm, focused on busi…
Hon. Stuart Hing (ACBA) - McGeorge
March 23, 2022
lovethylawyer.com A transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com . In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association , Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Hon. Stuart Hing. Judge Stuart Hing w…
Tim Burr - Davis
March 16, 2022
Tim Burr was a prosecutor at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office for six years before joining Lyft to work as a Government Relations Manager dealing with local and state efforts regarding public policies and regula…