{"podcast":{"title":"Trial Lawyers University","slug":"trial-lawyers-university-6449144","podcast_index_feed_id":6449144,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/tlu/","website_url":"https://tlu.captivate.fm/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/8be73f8f-09bc-4292-b1de-d037d8526d6a/TLU-Cover-Art-Captivate.jpg","author":"Dan Ambrose, Trial Lawyers University","episode_count":124,"summary":"Satisfied with being an average trial attorney? This isn't the podcast for you. Welcome to Trial Lawyers University (TLU), the ultimate playbook for lawyers that want to achieve trial immortality. Hosted by TLU founder and veteran trial attorney Dan Ambrose, this power-packed podcast features in-depth interviews with Top Ranked Trial Lawyers, including Brian Panish, Keith Mitnik, Joe Fried, Zoe Littlepage, Rex Parris, John Romano, Sach Oliver, Jakob Norman, Dino Colombo, Lloyd Bell, Chris Finney, David Christensen, and more. In each episode, you’ll gain invaluable trial insights, strategies, and tactics directly from the titans of trial. Ready to join the group that continues to dominate the trial world? Register for our live conferences and boot camps at triallawyersuniversity.com. And while you are waiting for the main event, jumpstart your journey to victory now by going to TLUonDemand.com for instant access to live lectures, case analysis, skills training videos, expert depositions, jury selection, transcripts, pleadings, and more strategic insight to apply to every stage of litigation! Access is limited to attorneys for plaintiffs and criminal defendants. To begin your journe…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T16:18:22.446951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144"},"episode":{"title":"A Landmark $30.5 Million-Dollar Verdict Against the City of Seattle for a Wrongful Death","slug":"a-landmark-30-5-million-dollar-verdict-against-the-city-of-seattle-for-a-wrongful-death","published_at":"2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/a-landmark-30-5-million-dollar-verdict-against-the-city-of-seattle-for-a-wrongful-death","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144","url":"https://tlu.captivate.fm/episode/115-evan-oshan","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2d9ed190-cae7-4e8e-baca-41994a4ca4da.mp3","summary":"A peaceful protester was left to bleed out in Seattle after paramedics fled the scene. Evan Oshan asked for $100 million and won $30.5 million against the city — without ever identifying the shooter. In this episode, Evan joins guest co-host Mohamad Ahmad at the TLU Beach House to break down the Antonio Mays Jr. case, including roughly $24 million in non-economic damages. He also shares how he got expelled from Hastings Law School, had the governor intervene to reinstate him, and built the solo practice that took on Seattle. Listen in to hear what it takes to defeat governmental immunity and the thing that actually drives him — it's not the money. Train and Connect with the Titans ☑️ Evan Oshan | LinkedIn ☑️ Oshan and Associates ☑️ Mohamad Ahmad | LinkedIn ☑️ Kermani LLP | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | X ☑️ 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 2026 Programming ☑️ TLU Beach , June 3-6, Huntington Beach, CA Episode Snapshot Evan discovered he had severe dyslexia late in his college career and spent years learning through tape recordings and one-on-one conversations with professors, rather than reading. After a ruptured appendix knocked out most of his first year at Hastings, Evan returned at his father's urging, failed civil procedure, and was told \"No, you're done\" — until his father took the dean's letter to the governor, who got him reinstated the following year Evan struggled with the bar exam at first but eventually passed in Washington state on his first attempt there — a jurisdiction he'd chosen in part because it didn't use multiple choice, a format he found challenging. When Antonio Mays…","meta_description":"A peaceful protester was left to bleed out in Seattle after paramedics fled the scene. 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