Hosted by Attorney Louis Goodman

Season 4

Samer Habbas - Personal Injury Pro

Samer Habbas - Personal Injury Pro

May 24, 2023

baspilaw.com/attorney/samer-habbas/ Samer Habbas runs his own law firm specializing in all sorts of personal injury cases. He opened his firm fresh out of law school and in the 17 years since it has grown to have more tha…

James Rodriguez - Alameda County Assistant Public Defender

James Rodriguez - Alameda County Assistant Public Defender

May 17, 2023

James Rodriguez is a highly accomplished Alameda County Public Defender, boasting an impressive track record of over 20 years. Throughout his extensive career, he has adeptly handled a diverse range of cases, ranging from mi…

Burning Woman: Laura Robinson - UC Law / San Francisco

Burning Woman: Laura Robinson - UC Law / San Francisco

May 10, 2023

Throughout her 34-year career, Laura Robinson has tried over 78 cases, with the majority resulting in jury verdicts. As a Contra Costa County Public Defender for over 15 years, she has handled a considerable number of felony…

The Client - Tom Silva / San Leandro

The Client - Tom Silva / San Leandro

May 3, 2023

Tom Silva is a businessperson who has been in the real estate business since 1980. He owns Eden Realty in San Lorenzo, California, and routinely deals with lawyers and the legal system when developing, rehabilitating, and ma…

Senior Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Chandler - Harvard

Senior Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Chandler - Harvard

April 26, 2023

Cynthia Chandler boasts an impressive legal career spanning over 20 years, during which she has co-founded multiple social justice organizations, including the Oakland Eviction Defense Center, Critical Resistance, and Justic…

Reefer Sanity (ACBA) - Shay Gilmore / UT Austin

Reefer Sanity (ACBA) - Shay Gilmore / UT Austin

April 19, 2023

In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Shay Gilmore Shay Gilmore is a highly accomplished attorney who runs a successful solo practice focused on corporate, co…

Pam Ortiz - Golden Gate

Pam Ortiz - Golden Gate

April 12, 2023

Meet Pam Ortiz, a skilled criminal defense lawyer and a Bay Area native with a wealth of experience in the legal field. After years of working in employment issues as a civil litigator, she found her true calling in criminal…

Twins Roundtable - Identical Ahmeds

Twins Roundtable - Identical Ahmeds

April 5, 2023

Practicing law in different counties can be a fascinating experience, as each county has its own unique nuances. Join the roundtable conversation as we compare and contrast court practices in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo…

Practicing in Kiev, Kabul / Bribing Cops in Moscow - Jamie Bowman

Practicing in Kiev, Kabul / Bribing Cops in Moscow - Jamie Bowman

March 29, 2023

As an attorney, practicing law overseas can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it can also come with its own set of challenges. Jamie Bowman, a Bay Area lawyer with legal roots in San Jose, chronicles her professiona…

ACBA President (2022) Pamela Ross - All For the Family Legal Clinic

ACBA President (2022) Pamela Ross - All For the Family Legal Clinic

March 22, 2023

Pamela Ross is the founder and CEO of the All for The Family Legal Clinic, a nonprofit that offers services to low income and modest means litigants, charging on a sliding scale from as low as $50 an hour. They help clients …

International Law / Hans Sperling - Tulane

International Law / Hans Sperling - Tulane

March 15, 2023

Hans Sperling is the founder of the Sperling Law Corporation. Known as the Deal Lawyer, he is a renowned corporate transactional lawyer with extensive experience in protecting businesses' legal interests through contracts an…

Totally - Family Law / Renee Ross - Golden Gate

Totally - Family Law / Renee Ross - Golden Gate

March 8, 2023

Renee Ross is one of the happiest family lawyers you’ll ever meet. She runs a successful boutique family law firm with 12 employees in Pleasanton. Her journey to family law was preceded by her involvement in civil litigation…

Lawyer Stories - Benny Gold (Brother from Another Mother)

Lawyer Stories - Benny Gold (Brother from Another Mother)

March 1, 2023

Benny Gold, a licensed attorney in Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts, has established himself as the esteemed host of the Lawyer Stories podcast, which boasts a significant following of over 54,000 on Instagram and over …

Horse Sense / Kim Kupferer - Stanford

Horse Sense / Kim Kupferer - Stanford

Feb. 22, 2023

Kim Kupferer built a remarkable career as an Alameda County Public Defender for over 15 years before going into private practice. She was renowned for her exceptional preparation and unwavering commitment to fighting for her…

Terror Attack Leads to Bench - Hon. Glenn Kim (ACBA) - USF

Terror Attack Leads to Bench - Hon. Glenn Kim (ACBA) - USF

Feb. 15, 2023

Judge Glenn Kim had over twenty years of experience as a prosecutor before taking the bench at the Contra Costa County Superior Court in January of 2022. He decided to pursue a career in law to fight back after 3 members of …

Jeopardy Champ Megan Wachspress - Yale

Jeopardy Champ Megan Wachspress - Yale

Feb. 8, 2023

Megan Wachspress’ impressive academic endeavors include earning a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree from Cambridge, a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from U…

PD to Judge - Hon. Michelle Tong / SF Superior Court

PD to Judge - Hon. Michelle Tong / SF Superior Court

Feb. 1, 2023

Judge Michelle Tong was a trial attorney for the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office for over 15 years before taking the bench at the San Francisco Superior Court. She was born in Toronto and moved to Sacramento with her …

Personal Freedom: Gary Miles - Loyola

Personal Freedom: Gary Miles - Loyola

Jan. 25, 2023

Gary Miles is an attorney, entrepreneur, podcaster and life coach with a career that spans over 43 years. He is a managing partner at boutique litigation law firm Huesman, Jones & Miles. Nowadays he mostly handles family law…

Vicki Jensen, Santa Clara - Bartender to DUI Pro

Vicki Jensen, Santa Clara - Bartender to DUI Pro

Jan. 18, 2023

Vicki Jensen went from serving up drinks as a bartender to defending clients from DUIs as a criminal defense attorney. She has clerked for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, the Santa Cruz Public Defender’s Office a…

My Case & LawMatics Founder: Matt Spiegel

My Case & LawMatics Founder: Matt Spiegel

Jan. 11, 2023

After spending five years as a criminal defense attorney and receiving a bar complaint for not calling back a client on time, Matt Spiegel developed a legal case management software so that law firms could keep better track …

ACBA President Alice Cheng  - Davis

ACBA President Alice Cheng - Davis

Jan. 4, 2023

In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Alice Cheng Alice Cheng was born in Hong Kong and moved to San Francisco when she was a kid and speaks Cantonese and Man…