S14E4: Clarity in the Courtroom: Simplifying Complex Cases with Fran Wikstrom
Past President of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) Fran Wikstrom joins host Vince Citro to reflect on a journey shaped as much by loading docks and dishwashing jobs as by his time at Yale ...
16 Apr 50min
S14E3: Building Better Lawyers Through Mentorship with Missy Wright, Kimball Anderson and John Siffert
In this episode of Trial Tested, host Amy Gunn welcomes Missy Wright, Kimball Anderson, and John Siffert to explore the importance of mentorship. They discuss how mentoring – rooted in a commitment to...
9 Apr 56min
S14E2: Elliot Peters on Athletes, Acquittals and Authenticity in the Courtroom
Join host Sandra Barton for a conversation with Elliot Peters about the unconventional path and pivotal cases that shaped his career. Peters recounts leaving New York University School of Law after hi...
2 Apr 1h 4min
S14E1: Defending Presidents and Controversial Clients with Greg Craig
In this episode of Trial Tested, Greg Craig traces his journey from achieving his law degree at Yale Law School – where classmates included Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton – to a career define...
26 Mars 1h 2min
Leading With Civility: Presidents’ Day Episode with Rick Deane
The College’s 75th President, Rick Deane, sits down with host Amy Gunn in this special Presidents’ Day episode of Trial Tested. Deane reflects on the encouragement of his grandmother and his early fas...
16 Feb 1h 2min
S13E5: The Science of Lawyer Wellbeing with Dr. Debra Austin
Trial lawyers live in a constant state of problem-solving, competition, and high stakes – exactly the kind of environment that can quietly push the brain into chronic fight-or-flight. In this episode,...
11 Dec 20251h 1min
S13E4: Inside the Iran-Contra Affair and Beyond: Six Decades of Trial Advocacy with Jim Brosnahan
Host Vince Citro welcomes San Francisco attorney Jim Brosnahan to discuss a career shaped by formative childhood illness, early reading struggles, and an outsider’s sense of empathy. He describes his ...
4 Dec 202554min
S13E3: Tough but Fair: Judge William Alsup on the Pursuit of Truth and Justice
Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California joins host Renée Rothauge to reflect on how his civil rights-era upbringing in Mississippi, his clerkship for U.S...
20 Nov 202555min
