RVA Trial Lawyers: Richmond's Trial Lawyer Podcast

"The fun thing about our business is, we get to try cases with good lawyers. Trying cases is fun. Trying juries is fun. Losing juries ain't fun, but trying them is fun."Jeff Everhart joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his 42 years as a criminal defense lawyer, some of his more significant cases (e.g., The Southside Strangler and Ricky Gray), and his love for trial work and helping people. It was a privilege having Jeff Everhart join us. RVA Trial Lawyers: Richmond's Trial Lawyer ...

"I'm able to help people with the most important thing in their life. I'm able to fight for them in court, which is just a blast. On top of that, it's the most intellectually stimulating job I can imagine because I have to learn about science, medicine, products liability, you name it. So I've never been bored and even with all the anxiety and sleepless nights, it's been a fantastic career." Irv and Joseph Cantor joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss their work as personal injury tr...

"One piece of advice I would give people is you really have to be yourself because insincerity is sensed by juries. It's sensed by judges. If you're trying to be something you're not, it's not going to work."John Rockecharlie and Russ Stone joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss their many years working as prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers, the lessons learned from their hundreds of jury trials, and their love for advocating on behalf of good people in courtrooms.It was a privilege...

"To me, if you say what is justice? I remember during the summer of George Floyd when people said no peace, no justice. I started wondering all summer long what people think is justice. I think having those seven or twelve people participate, that's justice."Judge Catherine Hammond joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss her career as a lawyer and as a judge as well as her role in starting one of the area's most successful drug courts. It was a privilege having Judge Hammond join us. ...

"If you really do your job as a prosecutor, you can help people."Learned Barry joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his 47 years as a prosecutor in the City of Richmond, his more than 700 murder cases, and his commitment to trying cases well. It was a privilege having Learned Barry join us. RVA Trial Lawyers: Richmond's Trial Lawyer Podcast

"You have to have that spark of curiosity of creativity, but it has to be coupled with an utter fearlessness."Brewster Rawls joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career, his work as a medical malpractice attorney, and his love for trying cases. It was a privilege having Brewster Rawls join us. RVA Trial Lawyers: Richmond's Trial Lawyer Podcast

"You're not gonna be another number coming through the system. You're gonna be a human being with everything that is good about you. Maybe some things that perhaps are not so good. But the key is to humanize you."Russell Bowles joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career, his work as a criminal defense attorney, and his love for being the "washer" between the "nut" and the "bolt." Russell Bowles is a special person and one of Richmond's best. It was a privilege having Rus...

“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.”John Shea joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career, his record-setting verdict against Norfolk Southern, and his work in the courtroom. There is no question that John Shea is an exceptional trial lawyer (his many, many multi-million dollar results are evidence of this), but what separates him is his genuine care for the people he represents.It was a privilege having John Shea join us. RVA Trial Lawyers: Richmond's ...

"If not you, who?"Craig Cooley joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career, his representation of DC Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, and his work in the courtroom.There is no question that Craig Cooley is a great trial lawyer, a great criminal defense attorney, and a great human. It was a privilege having Craig Cooley join us. "To dream the impossible dreamTo fight the unbeatable foeTo bear with unbearable sorrowTo run where the brave dare not goTo right the unrightable wrongTo love pure and...

Trial lawyers do not become great overnight. It takes persistence, a relentless work ethic, a willingness to learn from mistakes, a burning passion for the craft, an authentic self, and the courage and vulnerability to enter the arena time and again. Those who become great trial lawyers also become great people. Through their work, they grapple with the realities of the human condition and in the process cultivate character, principle, integrity, leadership, strength, compassion, and perseverance. RVA Trial Lawyers exists for Richmond’s trial lawyers. Through this podcast, we hope to learn from them, support them, connect them, inspire them, and preserve their work for future trial lawyers. RVA Trial Lawyers: Richmond's Trial Lawyer Podcast