Nov. 19, 2025
From Law School to the Bankruptcy Courts to Clown University
Just in time for Thanksgiving, meet Charles "Chuck" Tatelbaum, an octogenarian attorney who has built an extraordinary 59-year legal career by recognizing opportunities and going all in.
When Congress enacted the new Bankruptcy Code in 1978, Chuck was ready to take the new laws and rules and run…
Nov. 13, 2025
A Voice for the Underdog: Championing Civil Rights at the EEOC, SCOTUS, and Beyond
What drives someone to dedicate their entire legal career to fighting for the little guy? For Karla Gilbride, it began early—a fierce intolerance for injustice, amplified by her own lived experience as a blind person in a world that often told her, "No, you can't."
A path that started with mock …
Oct. 30, 2025
Still Sticky: FAA Lawyer Chris Jennison Returns to Talk About the Government Shutdown
In this bonus series, we’re catching up with previous guests to hear what makes them “Still Sticky.”
We first met Chris Jennison a couple of dozen episodes ago when he told the story of his position as a government attorney with the Federal Aviation Administration, his role as an American Bar As…
Oct. 23, 2025
An Employment Lawyer Who Brings Wit and Wisdom to the Workplace
Employment law is serious business, but does it have to be? Not according to Leah Stiegler, who elementary school teachers advised "needs self-control" and was warned early in her legal career to stop being the "class clown."
Don't get her wrong. Leah appreciates the gravity of many workplace is…
Oct. 9, 2025
Where Law Meets Music: Cue the Maestro, Esq.
Lawyers are often known for their disciplined approaches to learning the facts of a case, applying the rule of law, and doggedly pursuing outcomes for clients. Accomplished musicians share a similar disciplined and meticulous approach to their crafts. And you might be surprised to learn how many at…
Sept. 25, 2025
Off the Clock: Understanding the Billable Hour From a Lawyer Who Abandoned It
The billable hour has been the dominant pricing model in legal practice for decades, but it wasn't always this way—and it was never meant to be permanent.
What started as an accountability measurement has evolved into a system that stifles new thinking about client value and often works against…
Sept. 10, 2025
From Big Law Associate to In-House Counsel to Legal Entrepreneur Reenvisioning ADR
Have you ever heard of an attorney who went from tax attorney to meal kit general counsel to legal innovator and startup founder? Now you have. It’s Sticky Lawyer Shane Mulrooney.
Shane’s career has been a series of stepping stones and building blocks; one phase providing a foundation for the ne…
Aug. 28, 2025
Mic Swap: Sticky Lawyer Stories With John Reed and Laura Khalil
In this special role-reversal episode, Sticky Lawyers host John Reed becomes the interviewee as friend and fellow podcaster Laura Khalil takes control of the microphone to ask the questions. If you’ve ever wondered about the why, how, and who of the podcast, the answers await you.
John explains …
Aug. 7, 2025
Navigating the Amazon: An IP Lawyer Who Defends Online Marketplace Sellers
Lance Johnson didn't set out to become a champion for ecommerce sellers on Amazon, eBay, and Walmart.
With a chemical engineering background and experience as a U.S Patent & Trademark Office examiner, he set his sights on a traditional intellectual property practice, which is most of his work. …
July 10, 2025
An Olympic Road Racing Cyclist Turned Pioneering Bicycle Lawyer
Shifting gears is a good metaphor for Bob Mionske’s career. After starting out as a competitive skier, he shifted to cycling and rose through the amateur competitor ranks to eventually ride for Team U.S.A. at the Olympics in Seoul and Barcelona. But his cycling journey wasn’t over when he hung up h…
June 26, 2025
Bench Strength: From Judge to Judicial Misconduct Investigator and Prosecutor
Robert Graci has devoted most of his legal career to public service, first with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, where he argued cases in all of Pennsylvania’s appellate courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court. Governor Mark Schweiker later appointed Bob to serve as an appellate judge o…
May 29, 2025
Attorney Heal Thyself: A Lawyer and EFT Tapping Practitioner Discusses Career Burnout
Have you ever suffered from the Sunday Scaries, dreading the start of another week in the practice of law? Studies show you're not alone and have plenty of company. If only there were someone who has experienced burnout, found a way out, and now helps others restore their energy and get their lawye…
May 15, 2025
A Take-No-Prisoners Trial Lawyer Who Now Helps Prisoners and Others Make Peace
Picture a highly aggressive, successful, and hardcore commercial litigator who also holds a second-degree black belt in Northern Chinese Kung Fu—a type of street fighting whose motto was to break bones, not boards. But what if that lawyer has an epiphany that, rather than a career of confrontation …
May 1, 2025
Courtroom to Comedy Club: A Canadian Lawyer Takes on Tough Cases and Tough Crowds
What do you get when you cross a litigator with a standup comedian? Our latest guest on Sticky Lawyers, Michael Currie. While he picked up standup comedy as a college undergrad who wanted to improve his public speaking skills, this Toronto courtroom lawyer still seeks the comedy club spotlight in h…
April 17, 2025
Advocating for Legislative Change to Empower and Protect Survivors of Sexual Violence
We've met many intriguing Sticky Lawyers who turned positive life experiences into meaningful and rewarding legal careers. But that's not always the case. Sometimes, a negative or even traumatic experience can be the impetus, which speaks volumes about the character and strength of the individual
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April 3, 2025
Creating Communities and Meeting the Moment: An Immigration Lawyer on the Rule of Law
Immigrants seeking visas to start U.S. companies need experienced counsel to navigate the process for themselves, their workers, and their families. Today's guest, Tahmina Watson, is just the attorney who can help them realize their dreams. She is a U.K.-trained attorney and immigrant of Bangladesh…
April 18, 2024
Defending the Rights of People Living with HIV
An HIV-positive diagnosis can thankfully now be managed with antiretroviral drugs that keep the viral load nearly undetectable. However, the widespread fear and panic that accompanied the AIDS crisis in the 1980s created rampant panic and discrimination against HIV-positive people, especially gay m…
March 21, 2024
Discovering the DNA of a Genetics Lawyer
Jennifer Wagner’s legal path always included a desire to advance equality and civil rights. But her anthropology passion (and eventual Ph.D.) laser beamed her legal focus to the cellular level: genetics and the human genome.
As an assistant professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering and Anthropo…
March 7, 2024
Making a Living and Living Your Best Life as an Outdoor Recreation Lawyer
Growing up in North Carolina with parents in the home construction business, Forrest Merithew cut his teeth on construction sites, played in the dirt, and developed an early passion for outdoor adventures. Always game for new challenges, he pursued a law career and discovered how his deep experienc…
Feb. 5, 2024
Sticky Lawyer Storytime: From Litigation to ADR to Children’s Literature
Alysen Bayles launched her legal career with an early interest in dispute resolution. Then after several years as in-house counsel and a law firm litigator, she found a mediation mentor and increasingly used alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and mediation in her private practice.
Appreciativ…
Jan. 18, 2024
A Career (or Two or Three) in Service: A Government Attorney, ABA Leader, and Emergency Medical Technician
Chris Jennison is a government attorney with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He’s an American Bar Association Officer and Young Lawyer Member-At-Large. He’s also a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician and board president with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. Oh, and he’s also a f…
Jan. 4, 2024
From Wyoming to the Hague: Becoming an International Human Rights Lawyer
Haydee Dijkstal grew up in Wyoming, but frequent travel to visit the families of her Puerto Rican mother and Dutch father piqued her interest in international relations at a young age. In fact, it led her all the way to The Hague and a career in international criminal law and human rights law.
I…
Dec. 21, 2023
How a Data Privacy Attorney and Extreme Athlete Goes With the Flow
Swimming by the time he learned to walk, Adam Grant soon ran faster than the other kids in school and biked when others drove cars. His interest in triathlons and ultra-marathons was a natural path for him. But creating a dat...
Dec. 7, 2023
Making an Impact Through BigLaw Pro Bono Service
Most attorneys hope to impact their clients’ lives and livelihoods by providing expert representation. As chief pro bono counsel at Arnold & Palmer’s New York office, Lucy McMillan’s legal career is keenly focused on making positive change for those who often can’t afford good legal representation.…