TLJ No. 02

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Trial Lawyer’s Journal No. 02 takes storytelling a step further. It covers hard-hitting legal analysis, fiction, personal essays, art and travel, with cover art by Christian Barthold.

Michael Abdan of CloudLex considers what AI means for the future of trial lawyers. Hunter Shkolnik and Nestor D. Galarza of Napoli Shkolnik expose how insurers’ cost-cutting through data firm MultiPlan shifted the financial burden onto patients. Trial lawyer Steven R. Young draws courtroom lessons from the life of Sitting Bull. Brewster Rawls of Rawls Law Group looks back on his early years as a young attorney in a piece about loving the work. Michael Harris of Jordan Law contributes a sharp piece of short fiction, “Happy Hour.”

The issue also speaks openly about the toll of the profession. Karen Muñoz of Roaring Grace Wellness traces lawyer stress back to law school. Judge Kenton J. Skarin of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court remembers a brilliant friend lost to alcohol and mental illness. And CloudLex partner Shari E. Belitz writes a moving letter to the World Trade Center.

Features include a look inside Liakas Law, 50 floors up at 40 Wall Street, and the story of Santa Barbara’s Environmental Defense Center. Conrad Saam and Gyi Tsakalakis offer a guide to finding a marketing agency that’s truly on your side. Rounding out the issue are pro golfer turned photographer Evan Schiller, artist Tanya Keggin’s path through the law, and three luxury getaways in Kyoto, St. Moritz and the French Riviera.