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Season 4

Let's Get Personal about Season 4
Feb. 20, 2024

Let's Get Personal about Season 4

Season 4 is a wrap! Join Hallie and Allison for their reflections on Season 4, including the best advice from Season 4 guests, and exciting news about what's next for Personal Jurisdiction.
Let's Get Personal with Roshanna Toya, Attorney & Chief Justice of the Pueblo of Isleta Appellate Court
Feb. 6, 2024

Let's Get Personal with Roshanna Toya, Attorney & Chief Justice of the Pueblo of Isleta Appellate Court

We're rounding out Season 4 with Roshanna Toya, Attorney & Chief Justice of the Pueblo of Isleta Appellate Court. This is a special episode because Roshanna is not only a tribal court Justice, but she has also clerked at both the state and federal levels. Her vast experience across various parts of…
Let's Get Personal with Preston Hollis & Jacqueline Martinez, Federal District Court Law Clerks (D. N.M.)
Jan. 30, 2024

Let's Get Personal with Preston Hollis & Jacqueline Martinez, Federal District Court Law Clerks (D. N.M.)

Calling all interested in clerkships! In this special episode, Preston Hollis and Jacqueline Martinez share their experience as current co-clerks on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. They discuss their path to clerking (hint: neither of them knew they wanted to clerk, or reall…
Let's Get Personal with Ross Guberman, Legal Writing Expert and Founder & CEO of BriefCatch
Jan. 23, 2024

Let's Get Personal with Ross Guberman, Legal Writing Expert and Founder & CEO of BriefCatch

It's the 60th Episode of Personal Jurisdiction and we're celebrating this milestone with a timely conversation with Ross Guberman, Legal Writing Expert and Founder and CEO of BriefCatch. Ross shares why he left a Ph.D. program to go to law school, what steps he took from BigLaw to becoming a legal …
Let's Get Personal with Elizabeth Elia and Serge Martinez, Professors of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law and Co-Founders of the New Mexico Center for Housing Law (NMCHL)
Jan. 16, 2024

Let's Get Personal with Elizabeth Elia and Serge Martinez, Professors of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law and Co-Founders of the New Mexico Center for Housing Law (NMCHL)

If you're interested in hearing from longtime practitioners turned law professors, this episode is for you! In Episode 59, Elizabeth Elia and Serge Martinez share how the many different jobs they had before becoming professors shaped who they are, their legal practice, and how they approach teachin…
Let's Get Personal with Jessica Paduganan, Litigation Associate at Davis Polk
Dec. 19, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Jessica Paduganan, Litigation Associate at Davis Polk

Jessica Paduganan is back! During S2:E31, Jessica was a 3L at Michigan Law. Back then, she joined us for the Student Clinic Spotlight Series to share her experience in the Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic and the Workers' Rights Clinic at Michigan Law. Today, Jessica is a Litigation Associate at Da…
Let's Get Personal with Rachel Levick, Partner, Environmental Litigator and Enforcement Defense Specialist at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Dec. 12, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Rachel Levick, Partner, Environmental Litigator and Enforcement Defense Specialist at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Attention law students and new lawyers! If you are interested in working at a law firm of any size, Episode 57 with Rachel Levick is a must-listen. Rachel Levick is an environmental litigator and enforcement defense specialist practicing in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Litigation Department and in the…
Let's Get Personal with Lisa Haidostian, Senior Director of Healthcare Compliance at Walgreens
Nov. 28, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Lisa Haidostian, Senior Director of Healthcare Compliance at Walgreens

In Episode 56, we speak with Lisa Haidostian, Senior Director of Healthcare Compliance at Walgreens in Chicago. Lisa discusses her journey to becoming a litigation partner at a large law firm and the significance of building genuine connections with colleagues and clients. We discuss Lisa's transit…
Let's Get Personal with Megan Richardson and Lauren Myerscough-Mueller, Staff Attorneys at The Exoneration Project
Nov. 21, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Megan Richardson and Lauren Myerscough-Mueller, Staff Attorneys at The Exoneration Project

On Episode of 55 of Personal Jurisdiction we chat with Megan Richardson and Lauren Myerscough-Mueller of The Exoneration Project, a non-profit based in Chicago, Illinois, which provides free legal services to fight for the wrongfully convicted and free the innocent. Although Megan and Lauren both c…
Law School Live at UNM Law with Sovereign Hager, Leon Howard, and Riley Masse
Nov. 14, 2023

Law School Live at UNM Law with Sovereign Hager, Leon Howard, and Riley Masse

What do laughing, clapping, and squeaking chairs have in common? Our first LAW SCHOOL LIVE episode! On November 2, we recorded our first live episode of Personal Jurisdiction at the University of New Mexico School of Law in Albuquerque. Our guests, Sovereign Hager of the New Mexico Center on Law an…
Let's Get Personal with Andrew Herrington-Gilmore, Associate General Counsel for the Chicago Bulls
Nov. 7, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Andrew Herrington-Gilmore, Associate General Counsel for the Chicago Bulls

On Episode 53 of Personal Jurisdiction, we chat with Andrew Herrington-Gilmore, Associate General Counsel of the Chicago Bulls. Andrew discusses why he decided to pursue transactional work, what an M&A deal actually looks like, the most important things an associate can do on a deal team, and why "…
Let's Get Personal with Kate Ferlic, Managing Partner and Litigation Attorney at Egolf, Ferlic, Martinez & Harwood, LLC
Oct. 31, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Kate Ferlic, Managing Partner and Litigation Attorney at Egolf, Ferlic, Martinez & Harwood, LLC

On episode 52 of Personal Jurisdiction, we chat with Kate Ferlic, managing partner at Egolf, Ferlic, Martinez and Harwood in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Kate shares why she believes it is important to be your authentic self and strive for excellence when practicing law, tips for starting and building a s…
Let's Get Personal with Maria Griego, Director of the New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty’s Economic Equity Team
Oct. 24, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Maria Griego, Director of the New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty’s Economic Equity Team

On episode 51 of Personal Jurisdiction, we chat with Maria Griego, Director of the New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty’s Economic Equity Team. Maria shares how owning a furniture store led her to law school, how a clinic case in law school inspired her to begin her career in family law, why she deci…
Let's Get Personal with Drew Beres and Jessica Fairchild, Founding Partners of Croke Fairchild Duarte and Beres
Oct. 17, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Drew Beres and Jessica Fairchild, Founding Partners of Croke Fairchild Duarte and Beres

Personal Jurisdiction is celebrating its 50th episode with a showstopper of a conversation with Jessica Fairchild and Drew Beres. Jessica and Drew are two of the founding partners of the Chicago-based law firm of Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres. During this conversation, we learn so much from Jessic…
Let's Get Personal (Again!) with Dan Sharpe, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct. 10, 2023

Let's Get Personal (Again!) with Dan Sharpe, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP

He's back! You may remember Dan Sharpe from Season 1 of Personal Jurisdiction. Back then, we talked to Dan about his journey to becoming a patent attorney and his dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. Dan came back to participate in our first LinkedIn Live event this summer and to…
Personal Jurisdiction x The Portia Project: Lessons Learned
Oct. 3, 2023

Personal Jurisdiction x The Portia Project: Lessons Learned

For Episode 48, we're excited to share the audio from a LinkedIn Live event with MC Sungaila, the host of the Portia Project, in August 2023. During this episode, Allison, Hallie, and MC discuss lessons learned from our interviews with attorneys, judges, and law students over the course of many sea…
Let's Get Personal with Karla Johnson, Senior Staff Attorney with the Kinship Caregiver Law Project at Mobilization for Justice
Sept. 26, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Karla Johnson, Senior Staff Attorney with the Kinship Caregiver Law Project at Mobilization for Justice

On Episode 47 of Personal Jurisdiction, we chat with Karla Johnson, Senior Staff Attorney with the Kinship Caregiver Law Project at the New York City-based civil legal services organization, Mobilization for Justice (MFJ). Karla shares the wide variety of experiences she had in law school that help…
Let's Get Personal with Sara Coulter, First Amendment Fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Sept. 19, 2023

Let's Get Personal with Sara Coulter, First Amendment Fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Welcome back! We're thrilled to begin Season 4 of Personal Jurisdiction with Sara Coulter. Sara is a First Amendment Fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. In this episode, Sara tells us about the "Rory Gilmore" generation, how traveling abroad to Oxford was one of the most memora…