{"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":"TLU Claude Bootcamp with Stephen King and HMK's Shemia Fagan","slug":"tlu-a-i-bootcamp-preview-with-stephen-king-and-hmk-s-shemia-fagan","published_at":"2026-07-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/tlu-a-i-bootcamp-preview-with-stephen-king-and-hmk-s-shemia-fagan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144","url":"https://tlu.captivate.fm/episode/stephen-king-shemia-fagan","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/eeb046a4-93c0-4ea8-b58c-71baaaba99fc.mp3","summary":"From failed minister to car salesman to Oregon Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan has taken one of the more unconventional roads to plaintiff employment law. Now managing partner of six HKM Employment Attorneys offices and running over 200 active cases as the sole attorney on her team, Shemia joins guest host Stephen King and her partner Matthew Westerbeck to show how she does it: with Claude. Together they walk through a practical framework for trial lawyers — using the acronym TRIAL — covering AI-driven triage, research, intake review, advocacy prep, and continuous learning. Tune in for concrete strategies on email automation, judge simulation, deposition prep, and how AI frees lawyers to focus on the human skills no machine can replace. Train and Connect with the Titans ☑️ Shemia Fagan | LinkedIn ☑️ HKM Employment Attorneys LLP | LinkedIn ☑️ Matthew Westerbeck | LinkedIn ☑️ Stephen King | LinkedIn ☑️ Kings Justice Law ☑️ Trial Lawyers University ☑️ TLU On Demand Instant access to live lectures, case analysis, and skills training videos ☑️ TLU Beach 2027 ☑️ TLU on X | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn ☑️ Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Episode Snapshot Shemia dropped out of a bachelor of divinity program at Boston University, sold cars for a couple of years to save for law school, then graduated from law school in Oregon in 2009 — building persuasion skills at every stage. While working at a corporate defense firm, Shemia simultaneously served in the Oregon legislature, passing paid sick leave and wage transparency laws — and quickly realized she would never make partner at a firm whose corporate clients were her political adversaries. Representing her mother in an age discrimination case, produced a settlement that let her mom buy her first home ever; that…","meta_description":"From failed minister to car salesman to Oregon Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan has taken one of the more unconventional roads to plaintiff employment law…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6490,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/episodes/tlu-a-i-bootcamp-preview-with-stephen-king-and-hmk-s-shemia-fagan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/tlu-a-i-bootcamp-preview-with-stephen-king-and-hmk-s-shemia-fagan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}