Welcome to Milestone's Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. This podcast is where law meets the cutting edge of technology as we navigate the complexities of AI's impact on our lives. As Artificial Intelligence continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, staying informed is more crucial than ever. Join us as we engage in insightful conversations with professors, attorneys, engineers, and industry leaders who share their firsthand experiences with this rapidly advancing technology.
Episodes
PFAS and the Fight to Clean Our Water feat. Hunter Shkolnik | Law, AI & Money Ep. 27
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Hunter Shkolnik, a founding partner at Napoli Shkolnik. With extensive experience leading complex litigations and serving in plaintiff leadership roles across multiple multidistrict litigations, Hunter has played a significant role in cases ranging from Talc to AFFF. He is also a
Toxic Torts and Olympus Endoscopes feat. Joshua Neuman | Law, AI & Money Ep. 26
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Joshua Nueman, an attorney at Motley Rice. Prior to joining Motley Rice, Joshua was a Partner at a large international law firm representing clients in a variety of litigation areas including pharmaceutical drugs and devices, consumer fraud, and harmful products. Joshua served as
SEO Marketing and Law Firm Reputation feat. Ryan Raplee | Law, AI & Money Ep. 25
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Ryan Raplee, co-founder and CEO at GAVL. After graduating with honors from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2011, Ryan wasted no time becoming an entrepreneur. He started and currently runs multiple companies, but with a deep passion for web technologies and marketing, R
Uber, Roblox and the Regulation of Big Tech feat. Sarah London | Law, AI & Money Ep. 24
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Sarah London, a prominent mass torts attorney at Girard Sharp, LLP. Over Sarah’s career, she’s represented clients harmed by vaping and tobacco companies, dangerous drugs and medical devices, environmental disasters and much more. Sarah’s successful track record includes serving
Injury Liability in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles feat. Rightly Perry | Law, AI & Money Ep. 23
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Rightly Perry, an attorney at BD&J Injury Lawyers. Rightly is an experienced personal injury attorney that specializes in premise liability, motor vehicle accidents, and product defect cases. Rightly’s been recognized as a super lawyer, national trial lawyer, top 40 under 40,
Access to Justice and the Fight for the Little Guy feat. Larry Taylor | Law, AI & Money Ep. 22
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Larry Taylor, a partner at The Cochran Firm. Larry oversees the mass torts, criminal, employment, and civil rights practice areas at The Cochran Firm. He’s been a civil rights activist, and is very involved in the community. As somebody who needed legal representation against a l
Social Media, the Judiciary and the Threat on Democracy feat. Paul Kiesel | Law, AI & Money Ep. 21
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Paul Kiesel, a partner at Kiesel Law. Paul is widely recognized as one of the top plaintiff attorneys in the country. Paul has extensive experience in complex litigation matters ranging from environmental mass torts to defective drug and device cases. Paul has served as co-lead c
The Past, Present, and Future of Mass Torts feat. Joe Fantini | Law, AI & Money Ep. 20
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Joe Fantini, an attorney at Rosen Injury Lawyers. Joe has over 15 years of experience in the mass tort world. He started as a clerk for a mass tort judge before transitioning to insurance defense law for an international firm. After that, Joe transitioned to plaintiff work and no
Vetting Claimants in Minutes with Kalinda AI feat. Sayan and Sohil Bhatia | Law, AI & Money Ep. 19
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Sayan and Sohil Bhatia, the co-founders of Kalinda AI. With backgrounds in computer engineering and numerous awards and accolades, Sayan and Sohil both have a specialized knowledge of tech and AI. They've built successful startups in the past, and now seek to address a large issu
Exposing Fraudulent Claims feat. Katherine Hoffmann | Law, AI & Money Ep. 18
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Katherine Hoffmann, CEO of Smart Reviews. With a background cutting across healthcare, defense, and plaintiff litigation, Katherine brings a rare and comprehensive perspective on the challenges law firms face today. Over the past decade, Katherine has built Smart Reviews into a t
Consumer Litigation Funding: Justice for Sale? feat. Rachel McCarthy | Law, AI & Money Ep. 17
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Rachel McCarthy, the executive director of the Milestone Foundation. With over ten years working in the legal industry, vast experience working with nonprofits, and a degree in peace and justice studies. Rachel hopes to grow the foundation's reach not just statewide, but across t
Private Equity, IPOs, and Forbes feat. Cleve Adams | Law, AI & Money Ep. 16
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Cleve Adams, a six-time CEO, Forbes council member, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Cleve’s expertise in raising over $100 million from top tier one VCs for multiple companies has positioned him as a go-to leader by private equity to build, turn around or sell their companies.
Trials, Verdicts and Iconographics feat. Jason Jordan | Law, AI & Money Ep. 15
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Jason Jordan, the founder of Jordan Law and Iconographics. Jason is a hugely successful trial attorney with his verdicts totaling hundreds of millions, and has received numerous awards for his work as a litigator. On top of his success as a trial attorney, Jason and his wife, Mic
The Current State of Mass Torts feat. Navan Ward | Law, AI & Money Ep. 14
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Navan Ward, a prominent attorney at the law firm of Beasley Allen. Navan has spent 20+ years fighting on behalf of mass tort claimants. He is a principal at Beasley Allen and leads the firm’s pharmaceutical drug and device litigation group. On top of his numerous appointments to
Crypto, Blockchain, and CaseMark feat. Scott Kveton | Law, AI & Money Ep. 13
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Scott Kveton, an entrepreneur who has over 20 years of experience building web 1, 2 and 3 businesses such as Airship, Odava, Jump, OpenID and Open Source Lab. Chances are, you’ve received a push notification sometime today, that innovation among others came from Scott’s ingenuity
AI Lawyers and the Evolution of Mass Torts feat. Cara Wall | Law, AI & Money Ep. 12
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Cara Wall, an attorney and partner at the Law Firm of Zoll & Kranz. After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in 2012, Cara joined Zoll & Kranz to work in their mass tort department. Cara has extensive experience as a mass tort attorney and has since wor
Trellis, AI Research, and Judicial Analytics feat. Nicole Clark | Law, AI & Money Ep. 11
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Nicole Clark, the founder and CEO of Trellis. Trellis is a tech platform that provides comprehensive AI powered analytics for both lawyers and the law firms. After graduating from law school, Nicole entered into private practice where she specialized in business litigation and em
Microsoft, Big Tech and the Coalition for Secure AI feat. Pablo Tapia | Law, AI & Money Ep. 10
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Pablo Tapia, corporate counsel at Microsoft with a background in computer science and patent law. After graduating from law school, Pablo honed his skills as a patent attorney at Greenberg Traurig. He then joined Microsoft's legal team, where his expertise has been invaluable in
AI Disruption: The Evolving Role of Attorneys feat. Brooke Lively | Law, AI & Money Ep. 9
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Brooke Lively, the founder and CEO of Cathedral Capital. Cathedral capital, also known as Cathcap, is a trusted CFO partner for law firms looking to improve their finances and operations. In today’s conversation, Rocco and Brooke discuss the role of attorneys and how it has evolv
Camp Lejeune and the AI Solution for Mass Torts feat. SimplyConvert | Law, AI & Money Ep. 8
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Jessica Hoerman and Marty Chrenka from SimplyConvert. SimplyConvert is an all-in-one legal intake and case management platform that helps convert potential clients, streamline case management from intake to resolution, and securely maintain claimant data for various real-time ana
Trial Judges and AI Bias feat. Andrew Gardner | Law, AI & Money Ep. 7
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Andrew Gardner, the founder of AK Gardner Law. Andrew has worked at both Johnson Law Group and Baron & Budd, two of the nation’s leading mass tort firms. There, he worked on virtually every mass tort litigation from Roundup to Hernia Mesh. In today’s conversation, Rocco and A
AI in the Courtroom feat. Maury Goldstein | Law, AI & Money Ep. 6
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Maury Goldstein, an attorney at the nationally acclaimed Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz. Maury was pivotal in leading the fight against 3M in the Combat Arms Earplugs litigation, as well as in the Xarelto litigation that resulted in a $775 million settlement for plaintif
Microsoft, AI, and Next-gen Productivity feat. Gino Buzzelli | Law, AI & Money Ep. 5
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Gino Buzzelli, a product leader at Microsoft who is widely regarded as an expert in field of AI product development. In today's conversation, Rocco and Gino discuss what its like to build AI products, why there's and AI race and who's leading it, and how AI products use our data.
AI's Threat to National Security feat. David Doermann | Law, AI & Money Ep. 4
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by David Doermann, a research scientist and Empire AI Innovation Professor at the University at Buffalo. David is widely considered to be one of the worlds top experts in AI, and as a result, he has received numerous awards and appointments for his work and research. In today’s conv
The AI Revolution, feat. Ed Scanlan | Law, AI & Money Ep. 3
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Ed Scanlan, the founder and CEO of Bridge Legal. Ed has been developing legal tech for over 20 years and has amassed numerous awards for his work as an entrepreneur. In today’s conversation, Rocco and Ed talk through the ways AI will change the world and the ways Bridge Legal is
A Right to Be Left Dead, feat Mark Bartholomew | Law, AI & Money Ep. 2
Welcome back to another episode of the Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. Today, Rocco is joined by Mark Bartholomew, a University at Buffalo School of Law professor and author. After clerking for the Ninth Circuit, Mark obtained his J.D. from Yale Law School. He went on to become a litigator and in-house legal counsel. Mark has written multiple esteemed publications on intelle
The State of AI in Law, feat. Christian Ayala | Law, AI & Money Ep. 1
Welcome to the first episode of Milestone's Law, AI & Money podcast, hosted by Rocco Strangio. In this episode, Rocco is joined by Christian Ayala, a software engineer based in Dallas, Texas. Christian has a master’s degree in computer science; is a professor of robotics, database design and algorithm engineering; and currently works as a lead software engineer at Milestone. In today’s convers
