Episodes
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Giving Back
Can you believe we're kicking off 2023 already? It was a busy 2022, and it went by quickly. In this End of the Year episode, Andrew takes a moment to reflect and share all that has happened, and will...
CLE: How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case – Part 4
Join Academy Past President and the host of The Mentor Esq. podcast, Andrew Smiley, for his series:“How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case.” Part four focuses on Motion Practice. Topics covered include how to win summary judgment in a...
CLE: How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case – Part 3
Join Academy Past President and the host of The Mentor Esq. podcast, Andrew Smiley, for his series:“How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case.” Part three focuses on Depositions. Topics covered included: The “who”, “how,”...
CLE: How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case – Part 2
Join Academy Past President and the host of The Mentor Esq. podcast, Andrew Smiley, for his series:“How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case.” Part two focuses on Investigation and Commencing the Action. Topics covered will include how to...
CLE: How to Litigate a Construction Accident Case – Part 1
Andrew presents the first installation of his newest CLE series "How to litigate a construction accident case". In episode one, Andrew reviews NYS Labor Law §240(1), §241(6), §200 and The Industrial Code.
CLE: Litigating a Catastrophic Automobile Accident Case – Part 5
In Part 5 – “Mediation and Settlement,” topics discussed will include when to mediate, mediator selection, mediation strategy and settlement value analysis.
Let’s Talk About Referrals
In the Fall of 2021, I started hosting 30 minute, One-on-One zoom meetings. Since then I've met with over a hundred lawyers, from new to retired, different practice areas, solo to large firms, and everything in between. Despite the...
CLE: Litigating a Catastrophic Automobile Accident Case – Part 4
In part 4 of “How to Litigate a Catastrophic Automobile Accident Case – Expert Depositions,” Andrew discusses preparation and conduction/defending the deposition of an expert witness.
CLE: How to Litigate a Medical Malpractice Case – Part 1
Join Academy Past President and the host of The Mentor Esq. podcast, Andrew Smiley, for his series:“How to Litigate a Medical Malpractice Case.” Part one covers how to screen and select a viable medical malpractice case. To view the...