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EP 436: Kila Baldwin on Rejected Cases | $80M Verdict
July 16, 2026
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EPISODE 436 • May 28, 2026
Kila Baldwin
Most lawyers would’ve passed on the Honda case. Illegal bike. Bad facts. Client at fault. Kila Baldwin saw an eight-figure product liability case hiding underneath...
A $41M verdict doesn’t happen without a system built to support it. Arash Khorsandi has built a firm designed for scale and pressure—where he intentionally...
Private equity is reshaping the legal industry — and Sam Pond believes the firms that thrive in the next decade will exhibit operational discipline, strong...
The strongest firms don’t feel like businesses—they feel personal. Megan Kiefer made a conscious decision to prioritize connection over scale. That means attorneys still handle...
Speed isn’t a time problem—it’s a decision problem. Chris Dreyer breaks down the hidden cost of doing everything yourself and why the question “How do...
You’re not going to outspend the biggest firms in your market, but you can out-execute them. Neil Dubovsky built Dubo Law around a simple constraint:...
Case value doesn’t break at the end—it breaks at intake. Michael Ponce rebuilt his firm’s intake system after discovering that it missed, misrouted, or undervalued...
AI isn’t replacing your team. It exposes where your firm is slow, fragmented, and leaving money on the table. In this webinar replay, in partnership...
Chad Meyers built a firm most lawyers wouldn’t touch. Instead of competing on volume, he focused on a narrow set of cases—funeral home negligence and...