Legal Beagle Podcast

Mike Alder, the founder of AlderLaw, is one of the best trial attorneys in California.  Mike and his team have recovered more than $1.7 billion dollars for their clients.  Jonathan sat down with Mike to talk about how to ask juries for large verdicts.  In addition to sage advice on damages, Mike offers insights into the future of injury law, how helping others without an expectation in return will come back tenfold, and how creating positive habits along with an intentional purpose in stress reduction can lead to a happy and healthier life.

Jonathan chats with TurnSignl co-founder Jazz Hampton.  Jazz and his team developed the TurnSignl app to connect users with attorneys in real-time.  Minnesota-based TurnSignl is an on-demand service that provides 24/7 legal guidance from an attorney to drivers while their camera records the interaction. When drivers are stopped by law enforcement officers or involved in a car accident, they can access live video chat with an attorney at the press of a button or voice command. TurnSignl attorneys are vetted and trained to de-escalate interactions between police, drivers, and passengers.  Learn more about TurnSignl by going to:  www.turnsignl.com.

Jonathan is joined by nationally recognized jury consultant Harry Plotkin.  Harry has picked over 1,000 juries that have delivered over $500 million dollars in verdicts.  Harry talks about how to get a fair and impartial jury and even gives a tip or two on how to get out of jury duty.  To connect with Harry you can visit his website at:  yournextjury.com.

In this week's episode, Jonathan talks with, Robert Wood, the leading authority on the taxability of settlements. Robert is an expert on tax law and author of Taxation of Damage Awards & Settlement Payments. Robert has been featured in media outlets throughout the country

In this episode, Jonathan chats with the co-interim dean, Zachary Kramer, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU.  Dean Kramer talks about how the law school navigated through the pandemic and the silver lining that emerged as a result.  Dean Kramer also discusses his book Outsiders:  Why Difference is the Future of Civil Rights and why he's got the best Twitter game in all of academia.

Mary joins Jonathan to talk about the "invisible injury" that very few people actually understand.  More troubling is the fact that people won't talk about traumatic brain injuries.  Mary discusses the evolution of objecting testing on brain injuries and why you should be on the lookout for a TBI even if you didn't hit your head or lose consciousness.  Mary Finck is a Doctor of Physical Therapy at ESP Sports Medicine (https://espsportsmedicine.com) in Colorado.  Mary can be reached by email at mary@espsportsmedicine.com.

Matt Morstad is the Senior Vice President of Customer Operations at Axon.  Axon, formerly known as Taser International, is a global leader in smart weapons and cameras that are used by police agencies worldwide.  Jonathan and Matt discuss the BWC (body-worn cameras) that officers use when investigating auto crashes, what new emerging technologies Axon is working on, and how Axon stores more data than Netflix's entire catalog.

In this episode, Jonathan chats with Blaine Clooten.  Blaine is an attorney in Eastern Oregon and one of the few people speaking out publicly against the Oregon State Bar's recommendation that the State of Oregon should adopt two (2) alternative pathways to becoming an attorney.  Neither of these recommendations requires taking the bar exam and both of these alternatives seem to miss the mark of the intended goal of increasing accessibility and equity in the legal profession in Oregon.   Click on this link to read more and comment publicly:  https://taskforces.osbar.org/ate/  Blaine Clooten owns Clooten Law in Oregon.  Check out his website at:  https://oregonlegalfirm.com

In this episode, Jonathan interview 7-time Ironman Champion Ben Hoffman.  Ben has competed professionally for the last 15 years and has learned a thing or two along the way.  Ben, along with his wife (who works as his business manager), has negotiated his own sponsorship contracts.  There is a trend towards professional athletes negotiating their own deals without hiring an agency or law firm to assist them.  

In this episode, Jonathan interviews former ASU Sun Devil Gary Chambers.  Gary played at ASU for 4 years and then went onto the NFL.  Jonathan and Gary discuss the new NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) laws that have recently gone into effect.  These new laws allow student-athletes profit off of their name, image and likeness.  On paper it sounds like a great thing for student-athletes, however, their are a lot of challenges ahead and the exploitation that has occurred in college sports may have just shifted to big business.  Listen to hear more.

In this episode, Jonathan talks to Jayme Simpson.  Jayme is a trial attorney in San Diego, California.  Jayme had a jury trial that started right before the courts locked everything down.  Jayme had to pivot to a bench trial (where the judge decides the case) and wait almost 8 months to resume her trial.  In spite of these obstacles, Jayme was able to obtain a $7.32 million dollar verdict for the plaintiff.  Listen now to hear the whole story.

This week, Jonathan interviews Brian LaBovick, the author of 'Not a Good Neighbor.'  In Not a Good Neighbor, injury lawyer Brian LaBovick shows you how to navigate the paperwork and pitfalls of an automobile accident case. Brian shares stories from nearly three decades in practice to help you maximize benefits in this often complicated process.  You also may pick up a tip or two of how to spearfish in the coastal waters of south Florida.

This week Jonathan talks about the 4-day trial they just wrapped up at Negretti & Associates.  Jonathan explains why trials are hard, why trials are unpredictable and why trials are where you find justice.

In this week's episode, Jonathan talks about pre-litigation vs. litigation.  Basically, before you file a lawsuit and after you file a lawsuit.

This week Jonathan talks about slip and falls on ice and snow in Colorado.  Jonathan discusses Colorado law and the snow ordinances that you should be aware of.

In this week's episode, Jonathan interviews his daughter, Maili, to chat about what it's like to be a teen in today's world.

This week Jonathan discusses the most common types of personal injury claims, as well as a few uncommon types of personal injury claims.

This week, Jonathan talks about Tiger Woods and what a personal injury might consider when faced with a single-vehicle crash.  

This week Jonathan interviews premise liability expert Todd Springer.  Todd discusses what you should think about before pursuing a slip and fall case.

In this week's episode, Jonathan talks about what you may not know about the infamous McDonald's coffee cup case.  Product liability cases are difficult to pursue.  Compound that with the millions of dollars a company will spend to convince people they didn't do anything wrong, and you (the plaintiff) will find yourself paddling upstream without an oar.

In the third edition of this limited series on getting to know Negretti & Associates, Jonathan talks about the cases that Negretti & Associates handles as well as the states that Negretti & Associates is licensed to practice in.

This is the second episode of the limited series on getting to know Negretti & Associates.  In this episode, Jonathan talks about the team that makes up Negretti & Associates.

Dylan McGurk

Kaivan Mangouri

Carissa Dixon

Aaray McKeen

Stephanie Kilner

CJ Johnson

Rosalva Loza

Wendi Bravman

Jonathan talks about the three (3) tenets of Negretti & Associates.    

1.  No-pressure  

2.  Honest evaluations  

3.  Giving back  

Listen now to get the true meaning behind these words.

Jonathan kicks off 2021 with Rob Tremp as his first guest of the year.  Rob Tremp is a certified life care planning expert.  Often hired by both the plaintiff and defense in personal injury cases, life care planning experts can be instrumental in substantiating future care needs.  Listen to Rob distinguish between a life care planning expert, a vocational rehabilitation expert and an economist.

This week Jonathan interviews recent law school graduates, and more importantly, recent bar passer Twyla Haggerty.  Here's what makes Twyla's story so unique:  she took the bar exam COMPLETELY ONLINE!  Not only was it unprecedented, but it posed its own interesting set of challenges.  Listen to hear more about Twyla's experience.

This week Jonathan talks about the Negretti & Associates pledge to the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.  Jonathan made a promise to ASU back when he was admitted as a transfer student to give back once he was in a position to do so.  Working together with ASU, Negretti & Associates have created the "Negretti Law Leadership Scholarship" for law students.  This scholarship was hand crafted and creates opportunities for people just like Jonathan.  Jonathan shares the long journey from his undergrad to the recent endowment.

This week, Jonathan interviews Mark Breyer, one half of the Husband and Wife Law Team.  Mark talks candidly about working with his wife and why he never wanted to be on TV in the first place.  Mark is raw, honest and incredibly insightful about his work in injury law.

Learn cool (or maybe not that cool) legal concepts.  This short 10-minute podcast will teach you about the concept of Res Ipsa Loquitur, which is Latin for "the thing speaks for itself."

In this week's episode, Jonathan calls out ClaimTECH and the insurance industry about the absurd practice of trying to pre-negotiate medical bills without the injured parties knowledge or consent.  Essentially, this a scheme to cheat injured victims out of their full measure of damages.  

This week, Jonathan interview Arizona Association for Justice -President Jon O'Steen.  Jon discusses the future of personal injury law and what concerns him the most.  Jon also predicts the ASU football team's season and calls out their rival from down south.

In this week's episode Jonathan interviews attorney Jason Lazarus.  Jason started a company called Synergy Settlement Services to help trial lawyers with issues that arise at settlement such as lien resolution, Medicare compliance, public benefit preservation, and settlement planning techniques.  Jason has most recently authored the book The Art of Settlement.  Listen to find out why Jason wrote this book and what you should be aware of at the time of settlement.

In this week's episode, Jonathan discusses how you value a personal injury claim and why those calculators you find on Google are wrong.

What do Tinder, Peloton and Pinterest have in common?  They are all forms of social media.  Meaning, they can all become part of your personal injury case.  Listen to this week's podcast to find out why.

Jonathan talks about the life of the Notorious RBG and plays a little Notorious B.I.G. in her honor.

In this podcast, Jonathan responds to the following questions:

· How is fault determined in an electric scooter accident?

· What are the pitfalls of pursuing an electric scooter accident case? What should attorneys avoid?

· What’s the most important thing you’ve learned in your experience with scooter claims? Do these claims require a certain skillset or mentality for lawyers?

· How do you decipher the byzantine terms of service agreements? Do the agreements have anything in common? Do they have fatal flaws?

· Does the “clickwrap” (or “click to accept”) nature of TOS agreements place unreasonable burdens of proof on riders? (This is Grant’s pseudo-lawyer question!) Can these be challenged in court?

· How do different types of insurance provide sources of recovery to riders and drivers alike?

In this week's episode Jonathan talks about different insurance coverages, what they mean and what you should carry.  HINT:  The minimum limits are not enough.

In this week's episode, Attorney Dylan Mcgurk talks about the cold feet phenomenon.  The cold feet phenomenon occurs in almost every case.  When the cold feet phenomenon rares its ugly head, people get nervous, scared and anxious.    This makes people want to run the other direction and stop the lawsuit altogether.  Listen to Dylan's advice on what to do when this occurs.  

In this week's episode Jonathan interviews board certified trucking attorney David Craig.  David has handled trucking cases for over three decades.  David has most recently authored the book Semitruck Wreck.  David's book is an insightful look at the catastrophe that trucking wrecks leave behind.  Listen to find out why David wrote this book and what inspired its orgins.