Behind The Trial

Behind The Trial


Latest Episodes

S.2 Ep.1 - Randall Jackson of Willkie Farr & Gallagher
February 15, 2023

The latest edition of the "Behind the Trial" podcast features Randall Jackson, a white-collar crime practitioner in the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Jackson has made headlines several

Sam Franklin of Lightfoot Franklin & White
October 07, 2021

Sam Franklin is a partner of Lightfoot Franklin & White, the Birmingham, Alabama litigation boutique he co-founded in 1990. Franklin has devoted himself to trying cases since the earliest days in the

Ep. 10 – Mike McKool of McKool Smith
May 17, 2021

Episode 10 of Behind the Trial features an interview with Mike McKool. As chairman and a founder of McKool Smith, Mike is largely responsible for creating what The Wall Street Journal describes as on

Ep. 09 – Beth Wilkinson of Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz
September 30, 2019

Episode 9 of Behind the Trial features an interview with Beth Wilkinson, one of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the country. Beth began her legal career in the United States Army's Judge Advocate General Corps and continued her pubic service in...

Ep. 08 – Gary Naftalis of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
April 11, 2019

In episode 8 of Behind the Trial, we speak to giant of the trial bar, Gary Naftalis. Gary heads the litigation department and serves as firm co chair at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel in New York. Known for his defense work on high stakes civil,...

Ep. 07 – Diane Sullivan of Weil, Gotshal & Manges
March 13, 2019

Episode 07 of Behind the Trial, co-presented by the trial firm of McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation, features an interview with Diane Sullivan of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Diane is considered one of the most prominent trial lawyers, having...

Ep. 06 – Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California
February 15, 2019

Episode 06 of Behind the Trial features an interview with United States District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California. Nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton in 1999, Judge Alsup has presided over newsworthy...

Ep. 05 - David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner (part 2 of 2)
June 21, 2018

Episode 05 of Behind the Trial features part two of our interview with iconic trial lawyer , Chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner. David goes Behind the Trial to discuss how to deal with morality plays, preloaded conceptions of the jury, the use of jury...

Ep. 04 - David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner (part 1 of 2)
June 06, 2018

Episode 04 of Behind the Trial features iconic trial lawyer David Boies, Chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner. David has handled some of the nation’s biggest cases and trials, including representing Vice President Al Gore in Bush v. Gore, and the...

Ep. 03 - Elkan Abramowitz of Morvillo Abramowitz
April 02, 2018

Episode 03 of Behind the Trial features of , one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers and a giant in the white collar defense bar.  As a prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, and civil trial lawyer, Elkan has seen it all. Elkan went Behind the...