Hosted by Attorney Louis Goodman

Season 4

Senior Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Chandler - Harvard
April 26, 2023

Senior Assistant District Attorney Cynthia Chandler - Harvard

Cynthia Chandler boasts an impressive legal career spanning over 20 years, during which she has co-founded multiple social justice organizations, including the Oakland Eviction Defense Center, Critical Resistance, and Justice Now. In addition, she served as the director of the Alameda County Bar As…
Reefer Sanity (ACBA) - Shay Gilmore / UT Austin
April 19, 2023

Reefer Sanity (ACBA) - Shay Gilmore / UT Austin

In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Shay Gilmore Shay Gilmore is a highly accomplished attorney who runs a successful solo practice focused on corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters in the cannabis industry. He previously wo…
Pam Ortiz - Golden Gate
April 12, 2023

Pam Ortiz - Golden Gate

Meet Pam Ortiz, a skilled criminal defense lawyer and a Bay Area native with a wealth of experience in the legal field. After years of working in employment issues as a civil litigator, she found her true calling in criminal defense. Her impressive legal career includes serving as a prosecutor for …
Twins Roundtable - Identical Ahmeds
April 5, 2023

Twins Roundtable - Identical Ahmeds

Practicing law in different counties can be a fascinating experience, as each county has its own unique nuances. Join the roundtable conversation as we compare and contrast court practices in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. Participating this week are Nafiz Ahmed, a cert…
Practicing in Kiev, Kabul / Bribing Cops in Moscow - Jamie Bowman
March 29, 2023

Practicing in Kiev, Kabul / Bribing Cops in Moscow - Jamie Bowman

As an attorney, practicing law overseas can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it can also come with its own set of challenges. Jamie Bowman, a Bay Area lawyer with legal roots in San Jose, chronicles her professional and personal adventures as an international legal consultant working in U…
ACBA President (2022) Pamela Ross - All For the Family Legal Clinic
March 22, 2023

ACBA President (2022) Pamela Ross - All For the Family Legal Clinic

Pamela Ross is the founder and CEO of the All for The Family Legal Clinic, a nonprofit that offers services to low income and modest means litigants, charging on a sliding scale from as low as $50 an hour. They help clients mostly with family law matters such as divorces, custody, support and restr…
International Law / Hans Sperling - Tulane
March 15, 2023

International Law / Hans Sperling - Tulane

Hans Sperling is the founder of the Sperling Law Corporation. Known as the Deal Lawyer, he is a renowned corporate transactional lawyer with extensive experience in protecting businesses' legal interests through contracts and international transactions. As a son of a diplomat, he lived in diverse c…
Totally - Family Law / Renee Ross - Golden Gate
March 8, 2023

Totally - Family Law / Renee Ross - Golden Gate

Renee Ross is one of the happiest family lawyers you’ll ever meet. She runs a successful boutique family law firm with 12 employees in Pleasanton. Her journey to family law was preceded by her involvement in civil litigation and personal injury law, but it was in family law that she discovered her …
Lawyer Stories - Benny Gold (Brother from Another Mother)
March 1, 2023

Lawyer Stories - Benny Gold (Brother from Another Mother)

Benny Gold, a licensed attorney in Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts, has established himself as the esteemed host of the Lawyer Stories podcast, which boasts a significant following of over 54,000 on Instagram and over 8,000 on Facebook. The Lawyer Stories podcast is more than just a project f…
Horse Sense / Kim Kupferer - Stanford
Feb. 22, 2023

Horse Sense / Kim Kupferer - Stanford

Kim Kupferer built a remarkable career as an Alameda County Public Defender for over 15 years before going into private practice. She was renowned for her exceptional preparation and unwavering commitment to fighting for her clients and was recognized for her fair and ethical approach and her deep …
Terror Attack Leads to Bench - Hon. Glenn Kim (ACBA) - USF
Feb. 15, 2023

Terror Attack Leads to Bench - Hon. Glenn Kim (ACBA) - USF

Judge Glenn Kim had over twenty years of experience as a prosecutor before taking the bench at the Contra Costa County Superior Court in January of 2022. He decided to pursue a career in law to fight back after 3 members of his family died on 9/11. Judge Kim started as an intern at the San Francisc…
Jeopardy Champ Megan Wachspress - Yale
Feb. 8, 2023

Jeopardy Champ Megan Wachspress - Yale

Megan Wachspress’ impressive academic endeavors include earning a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree from Cambridge, a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy from UC Berkeley as well as JD from Yale. She originally wanted to be a professor…
PD to Judge - Hon. Michelle Tong / SF Superior Court
Feb. 1, 2023

PD to Judge - Hon. Michelle Tong / SF Superior Court

Judge Michelle Tong was a trial attorney for the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office for over 15 years before taking the bench at the San Francisco Superior Court. She was born in Toronto and moved to Sacramento with her parents when she was 8. While in college in Santa Cruz, she studied abroad …
Personal Freedom: Gary Miles - Loyola
Jan. 25, 2023

Personal Freedom: Gary Miles - Loyola

Gary Miles is an attorney, entrepreneur, podcaster and life coach with a career that spans over 43 years. He is a managing partner at boutique litigation law firm Huesman, Jones & Miles. Nowadays he mostly handles family law but has also tried countless personal injury and insurance defense cases o…
Vicki Jensen, Santa Clara - Bartender to DUI Pro
Jan. 18, 2023

Vicki Jensen, Santa Clara - Bartender to DUI Pro

Vicki Jensen went from serving up drinks as a bartender to defending clients from DUIs as a criminal defense attorney. She has clerked for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, the Santa Cruz Public Defender’s Office as well as the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office, and after trying out…
My Case & LawMatics Founder: Matt Spiegel
Jan. 11, 2023

My Case & LawMatics Founder: Matt Spiegel

After spending five years as a criminal defense attorney and receiving a bar complaint for not calling back a client on time, Matt Spiegel developed a legal case management software so that law firms could keep better track of cases and communicate with their clients more effectively, and thus MyCa…
ACBA President Alice Cheng - Davis
Jan. 4, 2023

ACBA President Alice Cheng - Davis

In collaboration with the Alameda County Bar Association, Love Thy Lawyer presents an interview with: Alice Cheng Alice Cheng was born in Hong Kong and moved to San Francisco when she was a kid and speaks Cantonese and Mandarin. As the managing attorney at the Candelaria Law Firm, she handles all…