Author: Athena Rising

Justin Wales is the Head of Legal for the Americas at Crypto.com. Justin is a seasoned crypto lawyer, practicing for over ten years in the space, and is a pioneer in the field. Justin started his career in big law handling constitutional issues and First Amendment issues for the press and other entities. While working… Continue reading Season 2: Episode 8, Justin Wales

Eugene Pettis is the Co-Founder and Senior Partner of Haliczer, Pettis, and Schwamm. He handles complex cases, with his primary focus being the representation of plaintiffs in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, and commercial litigation. Eugene is a South Florida Legend. Eugene was the first African American President of the Florida Bar, where… Continue reading Season 2: Episode 7 Eugene Pettis

Frank Ramos is a nationally recognized legal advisor and litigator and partner at Goldberg Segalla. Frank is a civil litigator focusing his practice in retail, products liability, premises liability, trucking, insurance, and commercial disputes. Frank is also on the cutting edge of the use of Artificial Intelligence by law firms and how it can bring… Continue reading Season 2: Episode 6 Frank Ramos “Miami Mentor”

Jon Sale is a preeminent white-collar criminal defense attorney and partner at Nelson and Mullins. Jon is known as the "godfather of the criminal defense bar" and is extremely dedicated to the legal community in the Southern District of Florida. He serves on multiple committees that have a hand in selecting federal court judges and… Continue reading Stories from Jon Sale, the “Godfather of the Defense Bar”

We went out on a limb in titling this podcast because Matt is, well, not just a "great" or "wonderful" lawyer or person; rather, he's a badass on all fronts and for many reasons.He's a nationally recognized and highly regarded trial lawyer, but also a true mentor, ally, and all-around good guy. In terms of… Continue reading Matt Menchel: Exceptional Trial Lawyer, Mentor, & Athena Ally

EPISODE 1: DAVID MARKUS Season 2 is finally here! As some of you know, Season 2 was due to launch in January 2024. Our podcast launched in March 2023 and we were quite fortunate to have a full season (14 episodes!) air between March 2023 and January 2024. If you have not listened to Season… Continue reading Empowering Female Lawyers: Insights from David Oscar Markus

SEASON 1'S FINALE IS FINALLY HERE. On Episode 14, we recorded IN-PERSON at CCWC (yes, that was in the fall 2023!). CCWC is an amazing conference and happens to be the time when badass women of color in the law find meaningful connections. The last time Vanessa saw Holly was at CCWC 2022. What a… Continue reading Episode 14: Holly Loiseau & Laquisha Milner

Sara is a third-generation lawyer and has a diverse practice representing businesses and individuals in high stakes government investigations and commercial disputes. Sara is a partner at Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Before entering private practice, Sara was in-house general Corporate Counsel for a multinational chemical distributor and manufacturer. In this capacity, she worked directly with the CEO and CFO,… Continue reading Episode 13: Sara Alpert Lawson