{"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":"Will Meekins and Ryan McCollum - What We Got Out of the Joe Fried TLU Trucking Bootcamp: Practice, Practice, Practice","slug":"will-meekins-and-ryan-mccollum-what-we-got-out-of-the-joe-fried-tlu-trucking-bootcamp-practice-practice-practice","published_at":"2025-10-03T13:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144/will-meekins-and-ryan-mccollum-what-we-got-out-of-the-joe-fried-tlu-trucking-bootcamp-practice-practice-practice","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trial-lawyers-university-6449144","url":"https://tlu.captivate.fm/episode/86-will-meekins-ryan-mccollum","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0f8371b7-aa85-45cf-a852-48a59f95a62f.mp3","summary":"Two North Carolina attorneys who served their country and are now serving their clients discuss what they gained from the Trial Lawyer University’s Joe Fried Trucking Bootcamp. Will Meekins , with two years of experience handling catastrophic injury cases in western North Carolina, and Ryan McCollum with three civil trials under his belt in Raleigh, both graduated from West Point. They met years later at a North Carolina Plaintiffs' Lawyers Convention. In this wide-ranging discussion with host Dan Ambrose , they share insights from their military service, transition to trial law, and intensive training at the bootcamp. Tune in for their takeaways about witness preparation, cross-examination skills, and the importance of making the unconscious conscious in every aspect of trial performance. Train and Connect with the Titans ☑️ Ryan McCollum | LinkedIn ☑️ Whitley Law Firm | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | X | YouTube ☑️ Will Meekins | LinkedIn ☑️ Teddy Meekins & Talbert | Facebook | LinkedIn | X | 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 Both Will and Ryan graduated from West Point and served as infantry officers. 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