by Marilyn Jenkins | Jan 8, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
We sit down with Adam Brown, business development and marketing lead at FMJ, to unpack how lawyers can stop guessing and start building growth with intention. Adam’s career spans practice, public service, courts, and teaching, giving him a rare, practical view of what...
by Marilyn Jenkins | Jan 5, 2026 | Podcast Episodes
What happens when a filmmaker becomes a trial lawyer? We sit down with Brent Turman to unpack how a background in film school and ESPN production translates into courtroom wins, by turning complex disputes into stories jurors can actually follow, feel, and remember....
by Marilyn Jenkins | Dec 29, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
An exoneree’s plea in a law school classroom set Michael Semanchik on a 16-year mission to free the innocent, and to fix the processes that put them behind bars. We sit down with Michael, now executive director of The Innocence Center and host of For the Innocent, to...
by Marilyn Jenkins | Dec 29, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
Culture becomes strategy when pressure rises. We sit down with communications leader Linda Carlisle to unpack how empathy, transparency, and purpose turn disengaged teams into high-performing ones, and why this work is mission critical for law firms navigating...
by Marilyn Jenkins | Dec 22, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
What if the fastest path to a top-tier legal career isn’t straight at all? We sit down with commercial attorney and strategic advisor Rhonda Coleman to chart a nonlinear route from high school English teacher to Big Ten Network dealmaker, from Axiom to Accenture, and...
by Marilyn Jenkins | Dec 22, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
Ever catch yourself wishing for a harmless excuse to avoid your inbox? That quiet thought is more common than most lawyers admit, and it’s one of several subtle signs our guest, commercial litigator Emily Logan Stedman, learned to stop ignoring. We dive into the real...
