When is the right time to become involved with professional organizations? How do I become involved with professional organizations? How do I stand out in a professional organization? Are professional organizations beneficial? In this episode you will hear tips and secrets about becoming active with professional organizations and the benefits of doing so. From planning your approach to becoming a board member, we discuss it all.
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Tamsin Woolley, law student at Thurgood Marshall Law School, closes out our mini-season of war stories with knowing when you’re struggling, and knowing when and how to reach out for help.
Jeff Weatherford, of the Hays County Criminal District Attorney's Office, provides tips about the practice of criminal law from the perspective of a criminal prosecutor, touching upon the stories prosecutors will tell each other about their interactions with other prosecutors and defense attorneys. Jeff also tells stories from his criminal trials.
Ted Biggers, of the Biggers Law Firm in Dallas, discusses practicing law with family members, as well as his stories about preparing witnesses, keeping it simple for juries, and clearly conveying expectations to others.
Ray Panneton, former Managing Partner at Ted Smith Law Group in Harker Heights, discusses lessons learned from war stories in trial practice in the area of medical malpractice, including always getting a record, knowing when to "shut up," and knowing your audience.
Judge Lauren Sepulveda, Presiding Municipal Judge for the City of McAllen, discusses her experiences as an Assistant District Attorney from misdemeanor to murder cases, and shares tips, such as not being afraid of the hard case, doing the best we can do and not being hard on ourselves, being aware of impacts of vicarious trauma and stress, and knowing when to get help.
Our favorite host, Nick Guinn, returns to the podcast for an invigorating discussion with Houston litigation attorney William Hagans, of Hagans Montgomery Hagans, about civility in the law. Yes, some, many, most lawyers value civility. Indeed, this podcast is a celebration of the newly proclaimed Texas Day of Civility (September 17). So join us as we celebrate professionalism in one of society's oldest professions.
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William Hagans: https://hagans.law/attorneys/william-g-hagans/
Nick Guinn: https://www.gunn-lee.com/Attorneys/NickGuinn/
More information about Texas Young Lawyers Association can be found here: www.tyla.org
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John Strohmeyer, founder of Strohmeyer Law in Houston, joins Nick Guinn (ABA/YLD District Representative) to discuss client service considerations every lawyer should consider. John explains how there is more to client service than deciding to be more like Disney or Ritz-Carlton.
In this episode, criminal defense lawyer Katherine L. Reed with Udashen Anton speaks with TYLA Director Ryan Bauerle, a partner at GoransonBain Ausley, about how to develop a thriving criminal defense practice in a frozen pandemic apocalypse.
Mark Galvin of ePresence in Atlanta joins Nick Guinn (ABA/YLD District Representative) to discuss LinkedIn techniques every lawyer should implement immediately. Mark explains core marketing principles and how to apply them on LinkedIn.
In this episode, Liz Llamas, counsel at Vesti, an AI financial service startup based in the UK, discusses with TYLA Director, Eduardo Marquez Certucha, an associate at Sidley Austin LLP, the business development challenges that young attorneys are facing today as well as how start-up lawyers develop relationships inside and outside their organization.
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