Elawvate: The Trial Lawyer Podcast

For four years, you’ve tuned in to Elawvate, the podcast where “personal growth meets the practice of trial law.” Now, host Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] invites you to a special preview of Elawvate’s new “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” podcast, where you’ll learn the business of practicing law. Ben and co-host Jeff Wright [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/jeffrey-wright/], the COO of Gideon Asen, reflect on building the firm from startup to profitable powerhouse in just four years. But, as Ben explains in the premiere episode, "I really wish when we started our practice, someone had taken me under their wing and said, 'This is how you do this.’” If you’ve wished the same, you’re at the right place.  Subscribe to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm [https://elawvate-build-grow.captivate.fm/] now! LEARN MORE AND CONNECT ☑️ Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingideon] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brgideon/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brgideon/] ☑️ Jeff Wright [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/jeffrey-wright/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-wright-aa898b7a]  ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gideonasen/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gideonasenllc/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehQwho-60hVTvO7NGKDj5w] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gideonasen/] ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elawvate-build-grow-your-law-firm/id1811353529] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2Op660D57viqMmAOTqROTl] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxgN9RZyLAFTN8QIqISRQ2cZ73ODZbppr] Produced and Powered by LawPods [https://lawpods.com/]

When police officers intentionally falsify evidence to arrest someone they believe is guilty, it’s usually "an ends-justify-the-means approach," says Doug Lieb [https://www.kllflaw.com/doug-lieb]. He and trial partners David Lebowitz [https://www.kllflaw.com/david-lebowitz] and Alyssa Isidoridy [https://www.kllflaw.com/alyssa-isidoridy] challenge that approach in their civil rights practice, recently winning $7.6 million for a client who spent 30 years wrongfully imprisoned. With hosts Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] and Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html], the guests reveal their collaborative case vetting process, the power of federal fee-shifting statutes, and why they choose federal court for civil rights litigation despite its challenges. LEARN MORE AND CONNECT ☑️ David Lebowitz [https://www.kllflaw.com/david-lebowitz] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lebowitz-90882010] ☑️ Doug Lieb [https://www.kllflaw.com/doug-lieb] | LinkedIn [https://www.kllflaw.com/doug-lieb] ☑️ Alyssa Isidoridy [https://www.kllflaw.com/alyssa-isidoridy] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-isidoridy-50417364] ☑️ Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick [https://www.kllflaw.com/] on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaufman-lieb-lebowitz-frick-llp] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/p/Kaufman-Lieb-Lebowitz-Frick-LLP-100057654090758/] | X [https://x.com/civilrightsnyc?lang=en]  ☑️ Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingideon] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brgideon/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brgideon/] ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulravipudi] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rahulpudi/] ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/panish-shea-ravipudi-llp/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PanishSheaRavipudiLLP/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PSRlaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/panishshearavipudi/] ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gideonasen/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gideonasenllc/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehQwho-60hVTvO7NGKDj5w] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gideonasen/] ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elawvate/id1559548565] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4iRoz9OUWS5W8F22BG8MbP]  Produced and Powered by LawPods [https://lawpods.com/] Sponsored by SmartAdvocate [https://www.smartadvocate.com/], Hype Legal [https://www.hypelegal.com/], Expert Institute [https://www.expertinstitute.com/], Filevine [https://www.filevine.com/], and Steno [https://steno.com/].

"It's not rocket science," says Brian McKeen [https://www.mckeenassociates.com/attorney/brian-j-mckeen/] about trial advocacy. His record-breaking verdicts may suggest otherwise. The Detroit med-mal virtuoso shares with hosts Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] and Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html] how he transformed from a sports-obsessed student into one of Michigan's powerhouse plaintiff attorneys. From a $130 million med mal judgment to a $96 million trucking verdict, Brian reveals how deep medical knowledge and relentless case development unlock extraordinary outcomes. Most compelling are his civil rights cases against detention facilities, where he has leveraged video evidence to show neglect of vulnerable detainees. His message to young lawyers: Good trial advocacy is learnable with courage and commitment. LEARN MORE AND CONNECT ☑️ Brian McKeen [https://www.mckeenassociates.com/attorney/brian-j-mckeen/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-mckeen-12ba2020/] ☑️ McKeen & Associates [https://www.mckeenassociates.com/] on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/mckeenassociates] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mckeenassociates/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/McKeenAssociates/]| X [https://x.com/mckeenassocpc]  ☑️ Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingideon] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brgideon/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brgideon/] ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulravipudi] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rahulpudi/] ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/panish-shea-ravipudi-llp/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PanishSheaRavipudiLLP/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PSRlaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/panishshearavipudi/] ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gideonasen/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gideonasenllc/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehQwho-60hVTvO7NGKDj5w] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gideonasen/] ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elawvate/id1559548565] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4iRoz9OUWS5W8F22BG8MbP]  Produced and Powered by LawPods [https://lawpods.com/] Sponsored by SmartAdvocate [https://www.smartadvocate.com/], Hype Legal [https://www.hypelegal.com/], Expert Institute [https://www.expertinstitute.com/], Filevine [https://www.filevine.com/], and Steno [https://steno.com/].

In a personal injury case, the plaintiff’s lawyer must rely on witnesses to perform. In a bad-faith case, their job is educating the jury about the rules that insurance companies must follow. That’s how Ricardo Echeverria [https://shernoff.com/attorneys/ricardo-echeverria/] describes the two areas of his practice at Shernoff Bidart Echeverria [https://shernoff.com/]. With hosts Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] and Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html], he explains that he started his career focusing on PI but that evolved over the years to litigating bad faith cases. “They are definitely different kinds of cases and a different approach to cases altogether,” he says. Tune in for Ricardo’s insights about how he advocates for fire victims who are under-insured and why he'd "go back to milking cows" before representing insurance companies. LEARN MORE AND CONNECT ☑️ Ricardo Echeverria [https://shernoff.com/attorneys/ricardo-echeverria/] ☑️ Shernoff Bidart Echeverria [https://shernoff.com/] on LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/company/shernoff-bidart-echeverria-bentley?trk=top_nav_home] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/badfaithlaw/] | X [https://twitter.com/badfaithlaw] ☑️ Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingideon] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brgideon/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brgideon/] ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulravipudi] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rahulpudi/] ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/panish-shea-ravipudi-llp/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PanishSheaRavipudiLLP/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PSRlaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/panishshearavipudi/] ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gideonasen/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gideonasenllc/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehQwho-60hVTvO7NGKDj5w] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gideonasen/] ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elawvate/id1559548565] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4iRoz9OUWS5W8F22BG8MbP]  Produced and Powered by LawPods [https://lawpods.com/] Sponsored by SmartAdvocate [https://www.smartadvocate.com/], Hype Legal [https://www.hypelegal.com/], Expert Institute [https://www.expertinstitute.com/], Filevine [https://www.filevine.com/], and Steno [https://steno.com/].

When FDA guidelines failed their client, trial partners Austin Dana [https://kecheslaw.com/injury-attorneys/austin-l-dana/] and Karen Zahka [https://www.tl4j.com/karen-zahka/] flipped the script by arguing for clinical judgment, typically a defense position. Hospitalized with an epileptic seizure at age 13, their client was old enough to receive an adult dosage of an anti-seizure medication, according to the FDA – but she weighed only 61 pounds, the weight of a child. That adult dosage led to their client getting Stevens-Johnson syndrome. “Our position was that the defendant should have deviated from the guidelines,” Karen explains to hosts Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] and Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html]. Tune in as Austin and Karen break down how they secured an $11.9 million verdict. LEARN MORE AND CONNECT ☑️ Karen Zahka [https://www.tl4j.com/karen-zahka/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kzahka] ☑️ Trial Lawyers For Justice [https://www.tl4j.com/] on LinkedIn [https://linkedin.com/company/trial-lawyers-for-justice] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/triallawyersforjustice/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/TrialLawyers4Justice/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@triallawyersforjustice2958] ☑️ Austin Dana [https://kecheslaw.com/injury-attorneys/austin-l-dana/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-dana-35a38233]  ☑️ Keches Law Group [https://kecheslaw.com/] on LinkedIn [https://kecheslaw.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kecheslaw/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/kecheslaw/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgkXK4oA0WNIO8HYmVIE9A] ☑️ Ben Gideon [https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/benjamin-gideon/] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamingideon] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/brgideon/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/brgideon/] ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi [https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html] | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulravipudi] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/rahulpudi/] ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/panish-shea-ravipudi-llp/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/PanishSheaRavipudiLLP/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@PSRlaw] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/panishshearavipudi/] ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gideonasen/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/gideonasenllc/]| YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehQwho-60hVTvO7NGKDj5w] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/gideonasen/] ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elawvate/id1559548565] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4iRoz9OUWS5W8F22BG8MbP]  Produced and Powered by LawPods [https://lawpods.com/] Sponsored by SmartAdvocate [https://www.smartadvocate.com/], Hype Legal [https://www.hypelegal.com/], Expert Institute [https://www.expertinstitute.com/], Filevine [https://www.filevine.com/], and Steno [https://steno.com/].