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Welcome to Lawful Good, a show about lawyers and the trials they face inside and outside the courtroom. Our show elicits the beautiful humanity of each guest, which is so much more than the cases they’ve won. We explore everything from their childhoods to their darkest moments to the things that bring them meaning in life. Join our host, Luke W Russell, as you get to know these attorneys in ways you've never experienced before.
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My guest today is Diandra Debrosse Zimmermann, also known as Fu. She is the managing partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Mass Tort division. Fu was born in Brooklyn to immigrant parents of Haitian and Cuban descent. She was raised with many cultural values of the West Indies: self sufficiency, integrity, and taking risks to stand up for the marginalized.Fu's father was a strict disciplinarian. The most important rule in the house: don't follow the crowd a...
My guest today is Mark O’Mara, a former prosecutor best known for defending George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.Growing up on Long Island, Mark was greatly influenced by his parents’ Irish Catholic roots and his father’s rigorous work ethic. After a friend talked him out of going to community college part-time, he ended up at the University of Central Florida, where student government pushed him toward his lifelong pa...
My guest today is Paige White, trial attorney for DiCello Levitt and Of Counsel for Ben Crump Law.Before entering Temple University, Paige aspired to a glamorous life of singing, modeling, and dancing. The childhood strain of her parents’ divorce instilled a rebellious spirit in Paige, but it was nevertheless her mother that would reveal her true path — in a rather unusual way.After serving as a congressional intern in law school, Paige began her career as a public defender in Harlem, t...
My guest today is Mary Lehman, appellate attorney with a diverse range of experiences and skills.. Mary is, by definition, driven. Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes from amateur boxing, to helping refugees in Greece, to being a ski patrol. Although, she never did become a pirate, even though, as a young girl, that’s what she wanted to be when she grew up. Mary attended St. John’s college in Santa Fe where she was trained in classical humanism. Her desire to be a good w...
My guests today are Carissa Phelps and Kim Adams. Working with the support of Levin, Papantonio and Rafferty, Carissa and Kim are leaders in the fight against human trafficking in the realms of both policy and litigation.A survivor of trafficking herself, Carissa Phelps went from being a so-called runaway teen to earning a Masters of Business Administration from UCLA Anderson and a JD from UCLA School of Law. Since then she has become a sought after speaker on human trafficking, a...
My guest today is Danielle Mason. Danielle is best known for her successful mass tort litigation over talcum powder for which she has secured nearly $1 billion in verdicts against Johnson & Johnson. She’s also known for her work in the current hair relaxer litigation as the founding and managing Partner, Bullock Ward Mason LLC. But her life has been so much more than that.Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Danielle and her family attended Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, presided over by Mar...
My guest today is Danielle Mason. Danielle is best known for her successful mass tort litigation over talcum powder for which she has secured nearly $1 billion in verdicts against Johnson & Johnson. She’s also known for her work in the current hair relaxer litigation as the founding and managing Partner, Bullock Ward Mason LLC. But her life has been so much more than that.Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Danielle and her family attended Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, presided over by Mar...
In my recent interview with Regina Calcaterra she explained the drastic differences between children who are adopted from the foster care system and those who simply age out of the system. Adopted children are 50% less likely to be arrested or become homeless, and 50% more likely to graduate college, among many other emotional and practical benefits. In that interview, Regina recommended that anyone interested in becoming foster parents or forever parents contact an organization c...
My guest today is Regina Calcaterra, co-founder of the Calcaterra Pollack law firm and author of the bestselling memoir Etched in Sand. Regina was one of five children, all of whom were emotionally and physically abused by their mother. With their basic physical needs unmet, she and her siblings became each other's support system until they were taken into foster care and separated.Regina had already overcome the odds when she graduated college, but she also went on to graduate la...
Today, we’re taking a break from our usual programming to hear from my friend Andre Regard and friends during a bourbon tasting.Andre is with Kentucky Senator Bourbon and is also an attorney out of Kentucky. This brand was originally distilled and bottled by Crigler and Crigler in Covington Kentucky, then by Double Springs Distillers, Inc. in Bardstown and now the revival is led by Andre Regard and Damon Thayer as they work to restore this vintage Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey to its glor...
Nathan Bruemmer is a Florida native who grew up the adopted child of older parents. He was assigned the female gender at birth, but as he headed into high school, he became increasingly aware that there was a big difference between his experience of the world and the expectations others had for him. After a long process of self-discovery and advocacy for others, Nathan enrolled in Stetson Law at the age of 40. He now serves the LGBTQ+ community in a wide variety of roles, including ...
Our guest today is James Helm, founding attorney of Top Dog Law.James grew up as an only child with boundless energy. He always wanted to know what was next and he spent most of his time playing sports with the neighborhood kids. A curious mind is one of the hallmarks of James’ personality; even as a young kid, he was always asking “why,” sometimes to the chagrin of his teachers. His desire to get to the root of an issue is a characteristic that makes him a diligent attorney and businessman.J...
Today's guest today is Randi McGinn, one of America’s leading trial attorneys. Because of her dad’s position in the military, Randi moved around a lot as a kid. Although she was often jealous of her friends who had permanent homes, her experiences cultivated a unique view of the justice system and how it’s been applied to different people. As the oldest of four siblings, Randi proudly claims her “bossiness.” Growing up, her grandmother McGinn had the biggest influence on her life. I...
My guest today is Alexander Shunnarah, known as a master of marketing among many personal injury attorneys. Alexander grew up in Alabama, where he spent his weekends at flea markets with his father. Later, the two would buy and grow a chain of convenience stores, putting into practice the principles of sales and marketing that Alex had learned from a young age.Believing that Alex's future could hold greater things, his father encouraged him to continue his education at law school ...
Chris Seeger is a leader in mass tort and class action. Chris grew up on Long Island, where he practiced carpentry for years after high school. Almost on a whim, he took a few courses at a local college. A few years later, he was graduating Cardoza Law at the top of his class. For two years, Chris worked at a "white shoe" firm, where he liked the people but hated his chosen field of real estate law. For a while, he thought he might quit and focus on his side–hustle doing legal work for fighte...
Our guest today is Je Yon Jung, senior counsel at May Lightfoot. Je Yon has more than two decades of legal experience, including work in consumer protection, civil rights, discrimination, and financial services. What all of this diverse work has in common is a dedication to serving communities that have been left out or abused by the legal and justice systems.Je Yon emigrated to the United States with her family as a small child. From her earliest memories, she was certain that she wante...
Our guest today is Cordell Carter II, a self-proclaimed “dreamer” and vivacious entrepreneur.Growing up, Cordell couldn’t wait to leave his hometown in Virginia. It wasn’t because he didn’t love where he grew up; he simply had an innate hunger for adventure and exploration. His passion for travel was first ignited in 1985 when his uncle gave him a globe. He’d spin the globe and stop it with one finger, vowing to visit the place his finger landed on.Cordell found his voice his freshman year of...
Our guest today is Paul Bland, the executive director of Public Justice.Unlike many of his peers, Paul didn’t go to law school to practice as an attorney. Instead, he wanted to run for Congress one day.In the 80s, after getting his Juris Doctorate from Harvard, Paul was working for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. From there, he found himself at a law firm where he was introduced to consumer class actions, which seems to be where his life trajectory shifted.Working on toxic torts and forc...
Today's guest is Michael Morse, founder of one of the nation's leading personal injury law firms. Michael grew up in a Detroit suburb, where his offices still reside today. Though his early life was disrupted by the divorce of his parents and bullying in school, Michael discovered a childhood knack for marketing and entrepreneurship before he was even a teenager,. The money he earned helped build a sense of independence and security in a world that felt uncertain.The death of his father,...
Prya Murad is a Miami-based attorney who is passionate about criminal and juvenile defense. Prya immigrated to the U.S. from Pakistan when she was just three years old. Growing up in Hazard, Kentucky, Prya recalls her desire to fit in, particularly in a school where she’d hear comments about what culture is supposedly like in Pakistan. When 9/11 happened, Prya and her family experienced prejudice rooted to fear and ignorance.Prya didn’t grow up in a religious household. She stopped belie...
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