"Number one, do justice. Do the right thing. No matter what, at the end of the day, that's what we get to do. We're fortunate to get to do it. You are entrusted by this office to do justice and make sure you hold that close and don't ever deviate from that. Never compromise. Always do the right thing."

Mike Gill joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career as a federal prosecutor, some of his more significant cases (e.g., the Michael Vick prosecution), and his commitment to serving his country and community.

It was a privilege having Mike Gill join us.

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"The fun thing about our business is, we get to try cases with good lawyers. Trying cases is fun. Trying juries is fun. Losing juries ain't fun, but trying them is fun."

Jeff Everhart joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his 42 years as a criminal defense lawyer, some of his more significant cases (e.g., The Southside Strangler and Ricky Gray), and his love for trial work and helping people.

It was a privilege having Jeff Everhart join us.

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"I'm able to help people with the most important thing in their life. I'm able to fight for them in court, which is just a blast. On top of that, it's the most intellectually stimulating job I can imagine because I have to learn about science, medicine, products liability, you name it. So I've never been bored and even with all the anxiety and sleepless nights, it's been a fantastic career."

Irv and Joseph Cantor joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss their work as personal injury trial lawyers, their use of focus groups to prepare their cases, and their love for helping the people they represent get justice.

It was a privilege having Irv and Joseph Cantor join us.

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"One piece of advice I would give people is you really have to be yourself because insincerity is sensed by juries. It's sensed by judges. If you're trying to be something you're not, it's not going to work."

John Rockecharlie and Russ Stone joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss their many years working as prosecutors and criminal defense lawyers, the lessons learned from their hundreds of jury trials, and their love for advocating on behalf of good people in courtrooms.

It was a privilege having John Rockecharlie and Russ Stone join us.

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"To me, if you say what is justice? I remember during the summer of George Floyd when people said no peace, no justice. I started wondering all summer long what people think is justice. I think having those seven or twelve people participate, that's justice."

Judge Catherine Hammond joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss her career as a lawyer and as a judge as well as her role in starting one of the area's most successful drug courts.

It was a privilege having Judge Hammond join us.

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"If you really do your job as a prosecutor, you can help people."

Learned Barry joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his 47 years as a prosecutor in the City of Richmond, his more than 700 murder cases, and his commitment to trying cases well.

It was a privilege having Learned Barry join us.

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"You have to have that spark of curiosity of creativity, but it has to be coupled with an utter fearlessness."

Brewster Rawls joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career, his work as a medical malpractice attorney, and his love for trying cases.

It was a privilege having Brewster Rawls join us.

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"You're not gonna be another number coming through the system. You're gonna be a human being with everything that is good about you. Maybe some things that perhaps are not so good. But the key is to humanize you."

Russell Bowles joined us on RVA Trial Lawyers. We discuss his career, his work as a criminal defense attorney, and his love for being the "washer" between the "nut" and the "bolt."

Russell Bowles is a special person and one of Richmond's best.

It was a privilege having Russell Bowles join us.

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