You Become the Lawyers You Learn From w/ Todd Smith & Brian LaCien – Trial Lawyer Podcast Ep. 6.14

Some lawyers spend their careers avoiding the toughest cases. Todd A. Smith and Brian LaCien built their Chicago firm, Smith LaCien LLP, on taking them. Together, they've secured over 100 verdicts and settlements above a million dollars. On this episode, they walk host Rahul Ravipudi through a $51 million emergency-room verdict — the third-highest med-mal award for an adult in Illinois — that turned on a single missing blood test, and a railroad crossing case they navigated around brutal federal preemption. Along the way, Todd shares how he keeps ironclad control on cross-examination, and Brian explains why juries can always sniff out a lawyer who isn't authentic. They also trace how the mentors who shaped them still surface in how they try cases. Interested in brainstorming a case with Ben and Rahul? Join a confidential case workshop by emailing Ben at ben@elawvate.net or visiting https://www.elawvate.fm/ to submit a case workshop request. Produced and Powered by ‪@lawpods‬, Podcast Production & Marketing for Lawyers https://www.LawPods.com Learn More and Connect ☑️ Todd A. Smith Bio: https://www.smithlacien.com/attorney/... LinkedIn:   / todd-smith-797b621a8   ☑️ Brian LaCien Bio: https://www.smithlacien.com/attorney/... LinkedIn:   / brian-lacien-1572a38    ☑️ Ben Gideon Bio: https://www.gideonasen.com/our-team/b... Gideon Asen: https://www.gideonasen.com/ LinkedIn:   / benjamingideon   ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi Bio: https://www.panish.law/ravipudi.html Panish Shea Ravipudi: https://www.panish.law/ LinkedIn:   / rahulravipudi   ☑️ Subscribe: https://pod.link/1559548565 ☑️ Sponsored by SmartAdvocate https://www.smartadvocate.com/ Hype Legal https://www.hypelegal.com/ Expert Institute https://www.expertinstitute.com/ Steno https://steno.com/