# Alex Ivanov - From Belarus KGB to Dallas Courtrooms Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/alex-ivanov-from-belarus-kgb-to-dallas-courtrooms Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/alex-ivanov-from-belarus-kgb-to-dallas-courtrooms.md Podcast: [Trial Lawyers University](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144) Published: 2025-10-10T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://tlu.captivate.fm/episode/87-alex-ivanov Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fff309bb-37de-4cba-b340-8c74bc8c3652.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/episodes/alex-ivanov-from-belarus-kgb-to-dallas-courtrooms Duration seconds: 4586 ## Resource Alex Ivanov’s journey to Angel Reyes & Associates in Texas started when he fled his native Belarus after refusing KGB recruitment, arriving in America at age 21 with $380. Just three years into trying cases, he secured his first seven-figure verdict on a non-surgical pain management case where the defense offered only $90K on a $250K policy. How? Leveraging strategies developed by host Dan Ambrose for his TLU platform to prepare the witness and transport the jury back to the crash scene, The jury awarded $1.075 million. Since 2022, Alex has tried about 15 jury trials and recently earned recognition as a Texas Rising Star. He’s also the third most prolific TLU On Demand user; tune in to learn why he considers daily learning non-negotiable for trial success. Train and Connect with the Titans ☑️ Alex Ivanov | LinkedIn ☑️ Angel Reyes & Associates | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube ☑️ Trial Lawyers University ☑️ TLU On Demand Instant access to live lectures, case analysis, and skills training videos ☑️ TLU on X | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn ☑️ Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube 2025 Programming ☑️ Case Story Bootcamp : (Dan Ambrose and Eric Oliver), Oct 28-Nov 1, Las Vegas, NV ☑️ TLU Performance Skills | Cabo Edition (Dan Ambrose and Giorgio Panagos), Dec. 15-22, Cabo San Lucas, MX 2026 Programming ☑️ Bootcamp & Ski (Dan Ambrose and Giorgio Panagos), Feb. 8-15, Lake Tahoe, CA ☑️ Depostions Are Trial (Sach Oliver and Dan Ambrose), March 3-7, Rogers, AR ☑️ TLU Beach , June 3-6, Huntington Beach, CA Episode Snapshot Alex graduated top of his class from Belarusian State University with a degree in international law, competing in moot court competitions at Oxford and the International Court of Justice in The Hague After refusing KGB re… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/episodes/alex-ivanov-from-belarus-kgb-to-dallas-courtrooms/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/alex-ivanov-from-belarus-kgb-to-dallas-courtrooms.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.