Michael Young of Reichardt Noce & Young in St. Louis, Missouri joins Mike Campbell and Chris Finney to talk about insurance cases from the defense angle. Michael is a litigation partner at Reichardt Noce & Young. For over 20 years, he’s represented insurers in complex insurance coverage matters in all steps of the claims process. During the pod, Mike Young and our hosts shed light on the realities of insurance defense and some of the issues that insurers deal with when they seek aid...

Matt Sharp of Law Office of Matthew L. Sharp in Reno joins Mike Campbell and Chris Finney to discuss an outstanding result where Matt Sharp and his co-counsel obtained $200 Million in a health insurance bad faith verdict. The case was against the largest health insurer in the country that denied a client the proton beam radiation therapy he needed to treat his lung cancer. The denial was made automatically—without conducting a proper investigation and examining the risks of alternative...

In this episode, Mike Campbell and Chris Finney sit down with Wes Shumate of Davis Bethune & Jones to talk about a recent case verdict he and his firm were able to achieve for a sheriff’s deputy who was sexually assaulted in her own hotel room in 2016 while attending a crime scene investigation seminar in downtown St. Louis. The jury awarded the woman $177 million, including $149 in punitive damages. The court agreed with Wes Shumate that the hotel needed to be held accountable for...

Coming off several outstanding verdicts, Nolan Drafahl sits down with Chris and Mike to discuss a wide range of topics. In the pod, Nolan describes a recent medical malpractice trial, his own experience with serving as a juror, and how all of his experiences form his approach to trying cases. The discussion was good enough to break this podcast into two episodes. This is part 2 of the discussion.

Coming off several outstanding verdicts, Nolan Drafahl sits down with Chris and Mike to discuss a wide range of topics. In the pod, Nolan describes a recent medical malpractice trial, his own experience with serving as a juror, and how all of his experiences form his approach to trying cases. The discussion was good enough to break this podcast into two episodes. Part II of our discussion with Nolan will be released in Episode 16.

In this episode, attorney Mark Prince talks about his how theme, “time is of the essence,” resonated with jurors during a recent medical malpractice trial. Mike and Mark talk about Mark’s approach to jury selection, opening, and evidence presentation. In his practice, Mark Prince concentrates on representing people who have been harmed in any manner by the wrongful conduct of other people or corporations. His passion for lending a helping hand to those in need has resulted in Mark handling...

Rick Barrera and Adrian Vega join the pod today to discuss an outstanding result they obtained in a very complicated medical malpractice case on behalf of a very deserving child. As listeners will learn, the experts in this case were not getting behind Adrian’s theories of liability. Through resilience, hard work, and countless hours, Adrian was able to find a path to liability and managed to get experts on board. The case also speaks to the power of teamwork, as Adrian’s partners Rick and...

Over a decade ago, a University of Virginia womans’ lacrosse player, Yeardly Love, was murdered by her boyfriend. Even though a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to 25 years in prison, Love’s family was left without closure. Partial closure was finally received by the family when a trial team, led by Kevin Biniazan, was able to convince a civil jury that the murder of Yeardly Love was willful and wanton. Through outstanding lawyering, Biniazan was able to ensure the jury found both that...

Render Freeman joins the pod to discuss a recent verdict he obtained on behalf of a very deserving family in a rural Georgia venue. The passion Render has for justice for this family is evident throughout the podcast. In the pod, we drill deep into the challenges Render faced in developing the direct examination of his client’s surviving spouse and daughter, and the raw emotion and authenticity that was alive in the courtroom. Render also describes how he overcame obstacles in developing his...

Attorney Rob Sachs of Shrager and Sachs joins Chris and Mike to discuss how his firm works endlessly to ensure their seriously injured clients are compensated to the fullest extent of the law. In the episode, Rob breaks down his work on a significant injury case for a pedestrian who was hit while walking in a crosswalk. Some of the challenges in this case involved the financial circumstances and age of the plaintiff, as well as the defendant’s ability to garner sympathy.

Chris Nace is a trial lawyer who tries medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases with his firm, Paulson and Nace, in Maryland and West Virginia. In the pod, Chris and Mike discuss Nace’s transition from general injury cases to medical malpractice and what it’s like to try cases with members of his family. In one of those cases, Chris and his father tried a difficult, multi-week trial in West Virginia involving a birth injury. Nace breaks down the theory behind his case...

Matt Nakajima and Lindsay Lawrence teamed up to represent a deserving plaintiff and managed to get a verdict in excess of $800,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the pod, Matt and Lindsay break down how they were able to take a very difficult case with very difficult facts and show how an injury to any human has meaning and value.

Attorney Kenneth “Kenny” Berger of the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger joins Chris and Mike to discuss how he built a powerful trial firm in the heart of South Carolina and the key components to making his firm run smoothly while he builds his cases for trial. In this wide-ranging interview, Kenny discusses how he manages to focus his efforts on running a successful practice and working within that practice to obtain outstanding results for his clients...

Indiana personal injury attorney Barry Rooth is a widely respected medical malpractice lawyer who has managed to make a real difference in his community by prosecuting rogue doctors on behalf of his injured clients. Barry’s first notable case prosecuting a rogue doctor was featured in a Vanity Fair expose on how Indiana surgeon Mark Weinberger injured more than 350 people performing unnecessary and harmful surgical procedures...

John Fisher joins Chris and Mike in Episode Five to discuss how his firm’s guiding purpose “Stopping Medical Injustice” affects nearly every decision the firm makes. Through reading his wildly popular books, “The Power of a System,” and his recent “The Law Firm of Your Dreams,” the legal community knows how passionate John is about protecting consumers from medical malpractice and negligence...

Robin Frazier Clark is an incredibly accomplished plaintiff’s lawyer practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. She has served as Past President of the Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, as well as Past President of the Georgia State Bar Association. Beyond her trial practice — where she has tried over 75 trials (as well as handling over 30 appeals before the Georgia Appellate Courts) — Robin dedicates her time to her community doing volunteer work...

Jurors care. That’s patently obvious from a recent and righteous verdict obtained by medical malpractice trial attorneys Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin on behalf of a very deserving client. Despite the concerns many trial attorneys have about trying a case during COVID-19, Brendan and Greg went the distance and showed that despite the challenges we’re all facing, jurors can sit and listen to evidence, render a fair verdict, and hold medical providers responsible...

Tad Thomas, co-host of the official Lawyer Minds podcast, is one of most sought-after CLE speakers in the country, presenting on topics ranging from technology in the courtroom and litigation skills to modern law practice management. He speaks from experience too — Tad is regularly in the courtroom and tries cases around the country. After obtaining two seven figure verdicts in 2019, Tad could’ve sat 2020 out and waited until the pandemic had passed to get back in the courtroom. But, that’s...

Case Autopsy: The Settlement and Verdict Podcast. In this episode, Chris and Mike dissect three cases that Chris recently tried. While one resulted in a defense verdict, Chris explains that the lessons he learned provided him with the right direction for his successful seven figure verdict later that year. To learn more about Chris Finney’s practice, visit: https://finneyinjurylaw.com Lawyer Minds: https://www.lawyerminds.com