Elawvate: The Trial Lawyer Podcast

How do you force a trillion-dollar company to do the right thing? Rahul Ravipudi's answer runs on cold economics: big companies won't behave until it's more expensive not to. That's the pressure trial lawyers are putting on Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTube in the litigation over kids' mental health. In this wide-ranging conversation, hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul trade notes on cases that sit far outside most trial lawyers' wheelhouses. Ben shares about his civil rights fight against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Maine, including the killing of a young man who was never the operation's target. Together, they explore how impact litigation forces accountability—and why the hardest cases make you a sharper advocate for every client. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Produced and Powered by LawPods Sponsored by SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, and Steno.

What if the most powerful AI in your practice still isn't the thing winning your cases? Sara Cordrey, CEO and co-founder of the legal AI platform Parambil, built with chief medical officer Dr. Ralph Horwitz, argues that technology is leverage—not a substitute for a lawyer's judgment or for the medical record itself. Drawing on her McKinsey work analyzing gaps in patient care, she explains how purpose-built AI helps trial lawyers rip through records, reorder how cases get worked up, and surface insights sooner—while never leaving the primary source behind. Host Ben Gideon digs into build-versus-buy, data security, and where legal AI is heading next. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Sara Cordrey | LinkedIn ☑️ Parambil | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Produced and Powered by LawPods, a podcast marketing agency for law firms Sponsored by SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, and Steno.

Jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn built his career on a promise to his late wife and mentor, Cathy Bennett: make her tools accessible to lawyers who couldn't otherwise afford them. That promise became VerdictHub, an AI tool that runs venue-specific surveys using the equivalent of 500 "digital jurors," with results delivered in three days for $3,000. Robert joins Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi to break down when a two-minute voir dire can outperform an hour-long one, why he's reversed course on jury questionnaires, and how scaled questions can flag problem jurors fast. Ben compares VerdictHub against his own live-juror data test. Tune in for where AI helps jury selection — and where it still can't replace instinct. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Robert Hirschhorn | LinkedIn ☑️ Cathy E. Bennett & Associates Inc | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | X ☑️ VerdictHub | LinkedIn | Facebook ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Produced and Powered by LawPods, a podcast marketing agency for law firms Sponsored by SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, and Steno

Every trial training promises the answer. Sharif Gray spent four years attending them all — and discovered the real lesson is that there is no one answer, only the toolkit you build for yourself. A Virginia Military Institute valedictorian and UVA Law graduate, Sharif joined forces with partner Gray Broughton to build a seven-lawyer firm — five former JAG officers, six former prosecutors. He shares how he won a $20 million verdict on a case with no catastrophic physical injury, battled a hostile judge for meaningful voir dire, and weaponized the defense's overreach to his client's advantage. Hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi explore how hunger, mentorship, and the willingness to lose cases separates good lawyers from great ones. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Sharif Gray | LinkedIn | Instagram | Podcast ☑️ Gray Broughton Injury Law | LinkedIn | Facebook ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Produced and Powered by LawPods Sponsored by SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, and Steno.

Trial strategist and consultant Jessica Brylo built her career by shadowing jury selection pioneer David Ball throughout law school and watching videos of a rare 1996 study in which cameras were placed inside actual jury deliberation rooms. “Give us all the advice and philosophy that you can,” co-host Rahul Ravipudi asks to launch the episode alongside co-host Ben Gideon. “That's a big open question,” she says – but she’s up to the task. Tune in as she shares insights about prehabbing jurors against corporate bias, selecting jurors who will give the “right verdict for the right reason,” and navigating Big Data, knowing that data isn’t always predictive. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Jessica Brylo | LinkedIn ☑️ Trial Dynamics on YouTube ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Produced and Powered by LawPods Sponsored by SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, and Steno.