Trial Lawyers University

Bullies are the same whether they’re in a schoolyard or the courtroom. Either way, Nick Rowley will fight back. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by distinguished trial lawyer Nick Rowley of The Rowley Law Firm and Trial Lawyers for Justice. Nick is an accomplished attorney who has tried over 170 cases and secured over $2 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients.

Tune in as Dan and Nick t...

Senior citizens are a vulnerable population who are sometimes abused by the very people charged with keeping them safe. How can the elderly receive justice when they are victims of abuse?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by trial attorney Michael Hill of Michael Hill Trial Law in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael’s practice is dedicated exclusively to representing victims of severe nursing home neglect and a...

How do legends of the law become legendary? How can one attorney help secure over $2.5 BILLION for their clients? And what makes a trial lawyer great?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by renowned trial lawyer Sean Claggett of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm. Sean has helped injured clients receive over $2.5 billion in verdicts, and helps law students and fellow trial attorneys learn how to be effectiv...

All law firms want to be more profitable, but what strategies can an injury firm implement to accomplish that goal?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by trial lawyers Steven DeBosier and Chad Dudley of Dudley Debosier Injury Lawyers in Louisiana. Dudley DeBosier represents clients in injury matters all across Louisiana, and they have recovered over $1.2 billion for their clients since the firm’s foun...

Sometimes you just have to fake until you make it, which is stressful. But a plunge in ice-cold water can help you manage that stress.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose sits down with Denver attorney Kurt Zaner of Zaner Harden Law, an accomplished trial lawyer who has successfully obtained multiple eight-figure verdicts for his clients in cases involving everything from car accidents to oil field explosions.

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Making things better–both for clients and society as a whole–is the epitome of what trial lawyers do.  But how do you drive change?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Ben Cloward, the founding partner of Cloward Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas. Ben has won multiple multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements litigating complex and catastrophic cases, including a $38M jury verdict which is believed...

Tell the jury the case is simple. Prove it to them. And let the defense waste the jury’s time with frivolous things and conspiracy theories. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by trial lawyer and tech entrepreneur Robert ("Bob") Simon of  The Simon Law Group, a personal injury practice with offices in California, Arizona, and Texas.

Tune in as Bob shares strategies for how to keep your case ...

In the plaintiff’s world, trial lawyers are judged by the size of their verdicts. So what are the secrets to getting those big verdicts?

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Kentucky-based trial lawyer Ron Johnson of Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery.  Ron has over two decades of experience litigating complex and catastrophic cases nationwide, including a $74 million verdict ($50 million of which was f...

When somebody hits their first eight-figure case, it changes how they value things and how the defense values them too. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Jon Teller, Senior Partner and an award-winning Senior Trial Attorney at Wilshire Law Firm. Jon started out as a defense attorney and is now on the plaintiff’s side. Having learned how the defense thinks, operates, and prepares for trial, J...

If you ask the jury for a big number you don’t believe in, you’re probably not going to get it. The jury is going to sense it, and your client is going to pay the price.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Craig Peters, partner and trial attorney at Altair Law® who handles complex and catastrophic cases involving severe injury or death. Craig went from being a public defender to a plaintiff’s lawyer...

The jury doesn’t care if you make money or not. Your trial story has to be the story of what the defendant did wrong and then you need to motivate the jury to do something great.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by the-one-and-only Michael Cowen. Michael is a renowned truck accident trial lawyer, the founding partner of Cowen Rodriguez Peacock, the creator and host of the popular and award-winning&n...

You can have all the cases in the world, but until you start trying them, you’re not going to get much value from them. You have to put people in the courtroom to get that average fee up.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Baton Rouge native, Steven DeBosier of Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers, who shares lessons from his law career, starting with his early experience representing insurance companies...

If you’re not practicing your performance in preparation for trial, then you’re missing a huge opportunity.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by nationally recognized nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer Michael Hill of Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers. Michael has won numerous seven-figure trial verdicts and settlements, lectures across the country on trial tactics, and has been published in multiple peer-...

There’s no substitute for working hard. Talent alone isn’t enough. If you want to be a great trial lawyer, hard work is number one.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Wesley Ball, founding partner of Kaster Lynch Farrar & Ball, LLP, a firm that is a nationwide leader in automotive and tire defect and tire-related litigation. Over a career spanning two decades, Wesley has taken dozens of cases t...

Most lawyers think trial is theater. But theater is just the frosting on the cake. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by nationally recognized trial lawyer Mark Kosieradzki, founding partner of Minnesota-based Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm LLC. Mark is an expert on 30(b)(6) depositions and teaches his techniques at seminars across the country. He is also the author of several books on trial advocac...

It’s easy to get into your own bubble as a lawyer and to keep doing something because that’s the way you’ve always done it. But just because you’ve been doing something for 30 years–or however many years–it doesn’t mean you’ve been doing it the right way. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by Ed Ciarimboli, a Pennsylvania lawyer who concentrates his practice on trucking and auto collision and me...

When you see a hurdle, don't run from it. Run at it, and figure out how to clear it, because every case has a lot of hurdles. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by legendary trial lawyer and the defense’s worst nightmare, Keith Mitnick. Keith is a Senior Trial Lawyer for Morgan & Morgan. He has handled many high profile cases and has been interviewed by Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes. Over the y...

You have to be alive to the moment that can win you the case, and seize that opportunity.

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by celebrity trial lawyer John Uustal. John focuses his practice on “cases that can’t be won for families that can’t afford to lose.” Dan and John discuss some of John’s biggest cases, including a $60 million verdict against General Motors early in his career–that General Motors...

Are you disciplined enough to keep going even when you’re tired? Practicing law can feel like an endurance test, but discipline is critical if you want to be a champion trial lawyer. 

In this episode of Trial Lawyers University, Dan Ambrose is joined by veteran trial lawyer Ben Rubinowitz, the Managing Partner at Gair, Gair, Conason in New York City. As a leading trial lawyer, Ben’s successes include 28 verdicts and over 180 se...