Trial Alchemy™

#32 Richard H. Schoenberger, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work in civil jury trials. In this episode I interview ABOTA member and outstanding plaintiff attorney Richard H. Schoenberger, Esq. who is a past president of the San Francisco ABOTA Chapter. Thanks for joining me! Guest Resume: Richard H. Schoenberger, Esq. Richard H. Schoenberger has enjoyed remarkable success in his almost 40-year legal career. His outstanding skillsand presence in the courtroom have made him one of the most highly respected trial lawyers in California. In honor of his achievements in the courtroom, Rich was inducted as the 37th member of the California Lawyers Association Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame in August of 2024. At various times, RIch has held or shared the record for the largest verdict in particular case types in San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, and Sonoma Counties. In September of 2025, his client, a 21-year-old who was paralyzed after the roll cage of the Yamaha YXZ side-by-side he occupied collapsed during a forward rollover, received a $26,300,000 verdict, one of the largest ever handed down for personal injury in Orange County. With its verdict, the jury sent a strong message that Yamahaʼs off-road vehicle is defective and needs to be recalled before others are badly hurt. In August of 2023, Richʼs clients received a $16.1 million verdict against the State of California, Department of Transportation, believed to be the largest personal injury verdict in Sonoma County history. Rich has tried to verdict or settled well over 100 cases for a million dollars or more, including more than 30 eight-figurecases. In the last few years alone, he has resolved individual cases for $50 million, $25 million, $23.3 million, $20million, $19 million, and $18.5 million. Rich's recent $24.5 million recovery is considered one of the largest known settlements of a medical malpractice case in California history. In the past ten years alone, Rich has achieved results,either through verdict or settlement, that total more than $500,000,000. Rich has received numerous awards. In December of 2022, he received the prestigious Don E. Bailey Award, given to a distinguished San Francisco ABOTA member who continually exemplifies civility, professionalism, and integrity in the practice of the law while always vigorously, courageously, and expertly advocating his clients' causes. Rich was named one of the Daily Journalʼs 2023 Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California, recognizing his exceptional trial advocacy and placing him among the stateʼs most accomplished legal professionals. Rich is a member of The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers, and the American Board of Trial Advocates, where he served as President for the San Francisco Chapter during its 50th Anniversary year.   Guest Contact Information: Richard H. Schoenberger, Esq.  Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger 650 California St, 26th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Telephone: (415) 212-4350 Email: rschoenberger@walkuplawoffice.com [rschoenberger@walkuplawoffice.com]  Web: https://www.walkuplawoffice.com [https://www.walkuplawoffice.com]        Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Ending the Trauma of Litigation & Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results -Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee  [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. To schedule a matter view Monty's calendar on his website. [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com] -Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com/] - Know the New Law -Trying Cases: The Trial Alchemy™ [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] Podcast. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube – Learn from Civil Jury Trial Experts Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer since 1980, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1995. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative trials, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in business and commercial, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has obtained numerous defense verdicts and favorable results saving defense clients millions of dollars. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association (2002), a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA (2014), a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, and a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards. He is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney. Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee. To schedule a matter view Monty's calendar on his website. [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com] Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Phone: (619) 990-4312. Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com] Mediation web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]  Law web: https://montymcintyre-law.com [https://montymcintyre-law.com]  California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com [https://cacasesummaries.com]  Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com].  Know The New Law.  California attorneys win more and get the best results by always knowing the new published civil case law in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published each year by California courts. Seven different publications are available (monthly, quarterly, annual, and all three) with two subscription options: Individual Attorney subscriptions (only the subscriber is authorized to read the summaries), and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the firm to send summaries to every firm lawyer) are available. There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™: 1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre: Individual Attorney subscription:  When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value). Law Firm Unlimited subscription: When one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value). 2. Buy a Subscription: Seven publications with two subscription options are available. Each one costs less than 1 billable hour per attorney per month: Individual Attorney Subscription (only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries): -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KBjj22Fo/checkout] -California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/XXRuUnVX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe. 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[https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KFt5X9hR] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/QCnzNmxL] -California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual only).  Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/nHFbVovp]-California Case Summaries Annual - Employment™ (annual only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/wEwRFDhB] -California Case Summaries Annual - Tort & Insurance™ (annual only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/LMaFLeNN] -California Case Summaries Annual - Real Property™ (annual only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/2Zn8hsUt] I hope this episode helps you in your law practice and your civil jury trials!  Do well and be well. Best regards,  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com] Host, the Trial Alchemy™ [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] podcast Publisher, California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com] Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com]. Phone: (619) 990-4312

#31 George E. Fleming, Esq. Counsel for the Defense.

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work in civil jury trials. In this episode I interview ABOTA member and outstanding defense and plaintiff attorney George Fleming, Esq., who is a past president of the San Diego ABOTA Chapter. Thanks for joining me! Guest Resume: George E. Fleming, Esq. George Fleming, a California civil trial lawyer since 1975, has handled an extraordinary number of civil jury trials representing defendants and also plaintiffs. As lead counsel for plaintiffs, George has recovered many millions of dollars for his clients. As a defender, he has saved clients many millions as well. At Fleming PC, he handles business and commercial, employment, product liability and major tort and personal injury matters. George was a partner at Baker & McKenzie for a decade, was a founding partner of Chapin, Fleming & Winet and earlier was a partner at McInnis, Fitzgerald, Rees, Sharkey & McIntyre.  George is an Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. For over 20 years George has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America. He has also been recognized in Super Lawyers. During his career George has served the legal community as a past president of the San Diego ABOTA Chapter, a past president of the San Diego Defense Lawyers, and a past president of the La Jolla Bar Association.     Guest Contact Information: George Fleming, Esq.  Fleming PC 5360 Calumet Ave. La Jolla, CA 92037-7903 Telephone: (619) 922-2126  Email: gfleming@fleming-pc.com [gfleming@fleming-pc.com] Web: https://fleming-pc.com [https://sigelmanassociates.com]     Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Helping Clients End the Trauma of Litigation & Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results -Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee  [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. To schedule a matter view Monty's calendar on his website. [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com] -Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com/] - Know the New Law -Trying Cases: The Trial Alchemy™ [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] Podcast. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube – Learn from Civil Jury Trial Experts Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer since 1980, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1995. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative trials, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in business and commercial, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has obtained numerous defense verdicts and favorable results saving defense clients millions of dollars. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association (2002), a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA (2014), a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, and a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards. He is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney. Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee. To schedule a matter view Monty's calendar on his website. [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com] Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Phone: (619) 990-4312. Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com] Mediation web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]  Law web: https://montymcintyre-law.com [https://montymcintyre-law.com]  California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com [https://cacasesummaries.com]  Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com].  Know The New Law.  California attorneys win more and get the best results by always knowing the new published civil case law in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published each year by California courts. Seven different publications are available (monthly, quarterly, annual, and all three) with two subscription options: Individual Attorney subscriptions (only the subscriber is authorized to read the summaries), and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the firm to send summaries to every firm lawyer) are available. There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™: 1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre: Individual Attorney subscription:  When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value). Law Firm Unlimited subscription: When one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value). 2. Buy a Subscription: Seven publications with two subscription options are available. Each one costs less than 1 billable hour per attorney per month: Individual Attorney Subscription (only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries): -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KBjj22Fo/checkout] -California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/XXRuUnVX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/CaXLGFBX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publication only).  Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/r2rVJPCS/checkout]-California Case Summaries Annual - Employment™ (annual publication only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/saPuQSnF] -California Case Summaries Annual - Tort & Insurance™ (annual publication only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/XApVc72N] -California Case Summaries Annual - Real Property™ (annual publication only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/rXXu6ztc] Law Firm Unlimited Subscription (the firm can send summaries to every firm attorney): -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/store/SXX83nNN] -California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KFt5X9hR] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/QCnzNmxL] -California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual only).  Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/nHFbVovp]-California Case Summaries Annual - Employment™ (annual only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/wEwRFDhB] -California Case Summaries Annual - Tort & Insurance™ (annual only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/LMaFLeNN] -California Case Summaries Annual - Real Property™ (annual only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/2Zn8hsUt] I hope this episode helps you in your law practice and your civil jury trials!  Do well and be well. Best regards,  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com] Host, the Trial Alchemy™ [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] podcast Publisher, California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com] Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com]. Phone: (619) 990-4312

#30 William D. Shapiro, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff and 2026 National ABOTA President.

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury. In this episode I re-release the interview that I had a few years ago with outstanding plaintiff attorney Bill Shapiro, Esq. who is now the 2026 National President of ABOTA. Thanks for joining me! Guest Resume: William D. Shapiro, Esq. Bill Shapiro is the founding partner of William D. Shapiro Law, Inc. in San Bernardino, California, and he has been practicing law since 1979. Bill handles a broad variety of tort cases including personal injury, back/spinal injury, wrongful death, head/brain injuries, amputations, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, defective products, public entity liability, and insurance bad faith.   Bill is a Diplomate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He was sworn in as the 2026 National ABOTA President in January 2026. Bill is also a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers. Bill has served in many bar leadership positions. He serves on the State Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorneys of California, is a past president of the San Bernardino/Riverside ABOTA Chapter and is a past president of the Consumer Attorneys of Inland Empire.     Bill has received numerous awards for his trial advocacy. He was recognized in Top Verdicts in 2022 by the LA Daily Journal. He was named the CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2015, and he has been named Trial Lawyer of the Year in other years by other bar associations including the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire, and the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association. In addition to all this legal accomplishment, Bill is a professional musician who is a kick-ass great guitar player and great pedal-steel guitar player.  Guest Contact Information: Bill Shapiro, Esq.  Willam D. Shapiro Law, Inc. 893 East Brier Dr. San Bernardino, CA 92408 Telephone: (909) 890-1000 Email: bill@wshapiro.com [bill@wshapiro.com]  Web: https://wshapiro.com [https://sigelmanassociates.com]     Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results: -Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services [https://www.adrservices.com/neutrals/mcintyre-monty/] handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho,  haward@adrservices.com [haward@adrservices.com], (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com [rboughan@adrservices.com], phone: (619) 233-1323. -Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com/] - Know the New Law -Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ [https://open.spotify.com/show/60dpFCtCs4xzBvGEq9NBXK] Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/60dpFCtCs4xzBvGEq9NBXK], Apple, [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trial-alchemy/id1688202905] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRk_bkgWXQpEDU_QSJHcijYKqp1hn8Kz] & Monty’s web [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] – Learn from Civil Jury Trial Experts Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney. Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc. To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com [haward@adrservices.com], or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com [rboughan@adrservices.com], (619) 233-1323), Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Phone: (619) 990-4312 Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com] Mediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]  Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com [https://montymcintyre-law.com]  California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com [https://cacasesummaries.com]  Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com].  Save Time. Know More. Win More.  California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available. There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™: 1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre: When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value). And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value). 2. Buy a Subscription:  Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month: -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KBjj22Fo/checkout] -California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/XXRuUnVX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/CaXLGFBX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/r2rVJPCS/checkout] I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well. Best regards,  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

#29 Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants.

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #29, we turn things around. Today, I'm the person being interviewed. The guest interviewer today is my friend, ABOTA member and outstanding civil plaintiff and defense attorney, ADR neutral and Law Coach, Anton C. Gerschler, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results & Ending the Trauma of Litigation for Clients: -Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services [https://www.adrservices.com/neutrals/mcintyre-monty/] handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho,  haward@adrservices.com [haward@adrservices.com], (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com [rboughan@adrservices.com], phone: (619) 233-1323. -Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com/] - Know the New Law -Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ [https://open.spotify.com/show/60dpFCtCs4xzBvGEq9NBXK] Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/60dpFCtCs4xzBvGEq9NBXK], Apple, [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trial-alchemy/id1688202905] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRk_bkgWXQpEDU_QSJHcijYKqp1hn8Kz] & Monty’s web [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] – Learn from Civil Jury Trial Experts Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 46 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 31 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney. Guest Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc. To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com [haward@adrservices.com], or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com [rboughan@adrservices.com], (619) 233-1323), Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Phone: (619) 990-4312 Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com] Mediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]  Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com [https://montymcintyre-law.com]  California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com [https://cacasesummaries.com]    Today's Podcast Host Resume: Anton C. Gerschler, Esq. Anton Gerschler has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates for 31 years and has tried 63 jury trials to conclusion. He has been listed as one of the “Top Lawyers in San Diego - Professional Liability” by San Diego Magazine from 2013 to 2025. Anton has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in his career. Early in his career Anton was a partner in the Neil Dymott law firm in San Diego. He later founded his own law firm. Anton handles plaintiff professional liability litigation, insurance broker malpractice defense, and also serves as outside corporate loss prevention counsel. He also serves as a private ADR neutral. Finally, Anton serves as a law coach for attorneys and clients advising them in the selection and management of legal counsel, mediators and forensic experts. Today's Podcast Host Contact Information: Anton C. Gerschler, Esq. Civil Trial Lawyer. ADR Neutral. Law Coach.  Law Office of Anton C. Gerschler, Esq. 2305 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92106 Phone: (619) 507-9411 Email: anton@gerschlerlaw.com [anton@gerschlerlaw.com]  Web: https://AskAnton.Law [https://AskAnton.Law]     Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com].  Save Time. Know More. Win More.  California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available. There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™: 1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre: When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value). And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value). 2. Buy a Subscription: Four subscription options are available: For Individual Attorney subscriptions (only the attorney can read the summaries): -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KBjj22Fo/checkout] -California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/XXRuUnVX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/CaXLGFBX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/r2rVJPCS/checkout] For Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (the firm can send summaries to every firm lawyer):  Contact Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312, email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com]  I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well. Best regards,  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.

#28 Christopher J. Beeman. Counsel for the Defendant.

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a civil case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts.  In episode #28, I talk with ABOTA member and outstanding civil defense attorney Christopher J. Beeman, Esq. Thanks for listening! Guest Resume: Christopher J. Beeman, Esq.  Chris Beeman has been practicing law in California since 1985. He has spent his entire career with Clapp Moroney | Vucinich | Beeman & Scheley. Chris leads the firm's Personal Injury and Business Litigation Groups and his practice emphasizes the representation of individual and corporate defendants in cases ranging from catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims (including complex, multi-party matters arising out of construction site accidents, and defective products) to business litigation and professional liability matters. Chris has tried to verdict cases brought on behalf of more than 100 plaintiffs. He has successfully represented clients before arbitrators, judges, and juries in Northern and Central California State and Federal Courts for almost forty years. He has conducted hundreds of arbitrations and mediations and is very familiar with and respected by the most widely-utilized arbitrators and mediators throughout California. In the personal injury arena, Chris has expertise in handling sports and recreational activity lawsuits, as well as the defense of traumatic brain injury cases. He has additional experience and skill in the handling of severe orthopedic, internal injury and amputation claims. Chris is a past president of the San Francisco chapter of ABOTA and a past National President of the ABOTA Foundation. In 2022, he received the San Francisco Chapter's Don Bailey award for civility, professionalism, and integrity and in 2023, he received the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association's Distinguished Defense Trial Lawyer of the year award. Chris is a member of four invitation-only groups: the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers.  Guest Contact Information: Chris Beeman, Esq.  Clapp Moroney | Vucinich | Beeman & Scheley 5860 Owens Drive, Suite 410 Pleasanton, CA 94588 Phone: (925) 734-0990 Email: cbeeman@clappmoroney.com [cbeeman@clappmoroney.com]  Website: Clapp Moroney | Vucinich | Beeman Scheley [https://www.clappmoroney.com/home]  Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results: -Settling or Deciding Cases or Issues: Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services [https://www.adrservices.com/neutrals/mcintyre-monty/] handling employment (PAGA, wage & hour, wrongful termination, etc.), torts (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.), business, real property, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), and probate and trust cases. ADR Services Case Managers: Haward Cho,  haward@adrservices.com [haward@adrservices.com], (213) 683-1600 and Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com [rboughan@adrservices.com], phone: (619) 233-1323. -Working Up Cases: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com/] - Know the New Law -Trying Cases: Trial mentoring with Monty McIntyre, (619) 990-4312. Trial Alchemy™ [https://open.spotify.com/show/60dpFCtCs4xzBvGEq9NBXK] Podcast on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/60dpFCtCs4xzBvGEq9NBXK], Apple, [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trial-alchemy/id1688202905] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCRk_bkgWXQpEDU_QSJHcijYKqp1hn8Kz] & Monty’s web [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com/podcasts/trial-alchemy] – Learn from Civil Jury Trial Experts Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. has been a California civil trial lawyer for 45 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty McIntyre has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. He is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association, a past president of the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, is a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. Monty A. McIntyre has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney. Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Mediator, Arbitrator and Referee with ADR Services, Inc. To schedule a matter with Monty at ADR Services, contact Monty's case managers: Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com [haward@adrservices.com], or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com [rboughan@adrservices.com], (619) 233-1323), Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Phone: (619) 990-4312 Email: monty@montymcintyre.com [monty@montymcintyre.com] Mediation Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com [https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com]  Law Web: https://montymcintyre-law.com [https://montymcintyre-law.com]  California Case Summaries web: https://cacasesummaries.com [https://cacasesummaries.com]  Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™ [https://cacasesummaries.com].  Save Time. Know More. Win More.  California attorneys win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with unique one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney subscriptions (only one person is authorized to read the summaries) and discounted Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (authorizing the law firm to provide summaries to every lawyer and paralegal in the firm) are available. There are two ways to get California Case Summaries™: 1. Mediate with Monty McIntyre: When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value). And, when one or more attorneys in the same law firm conduct two half-day or two full-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, their law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription to California Case Summaries ™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value). 2. Buy a Subscription:  Four subscription options are available that cost less than 1 billable hour per month: -California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual publications). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/KBjj22Fo/checkout] -California Case Summaries Monthly™ (monthly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/XXRuUnVX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Quarterly™ (quarterly publications only). Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/CaXLGFBX/checkout] -California Case Summaries Annual™ (annual publications only).  Subscribe. [https://californiacasesummaries.mykajabi.com/offers/r2rVJPCS/checkout] I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that will help you in your law practice and in your next civil jury trial.  Do well and be well. Best regards,  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.