
Iron Advocate
Unlock the inner game of advocacy, the winning mindset, psychology and personal habits of highly successful attorneys. We are warriors. Litigation is a form of combat and hardship always accompanies battle. Fear. Dread. Vulnerability. Iron Advocates embrace those feelings while living an examined professional and personal life. For 26 years, Jeff Riebel and Bob Levant have engaged in a daily conversation about life in and out of the law. Each is a seasoned litigator. Bob has successfully defended cases including capital murder and secured numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements in civil rights cases. Jeff typically represents clients in which marital estates worth tens of millions and sometimes billions of dollars are in dispute. His clients include CEOs, venture capitalists and other highly successful and well-known Californians. Join Jeff, Bob and their guests as they discuss how to kill it in the practice of law without it killing you.
Episodes
28 episodes
Ep. 28 - Christon Halkiotis
Christon Halkiotis was a prosecutor for 15 years, handling the most serious criminal cases including drug investigations, sexual assault and murder. But one year ago, Christon decided to turn in her badge, open her own law office and s...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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40:12

Ep. 27 - Ashley and Kim Kesner
Ashley Kesner has battled alcohol and drug addiction as well as an eating disorder since her teenage years. Thanksgiving 2020 was Ashley’s 224th day sober.Ashley’s father, Kim Kesner, was an attorney for 40 years includin...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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52:15

Ep. 26 - Michael Goldberg
Michael Goldberg is a clinical therapist and performance enhancement specialist. Michael works with athletes, lawyers and highly successful business people to put their arms around anxiety and normalize it. Michael supports his individ...
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Episode 26
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38:54

Ep. 25 - Renee McDonald Hutchins
Renee McDonald Hutchins has done it all in the law...and based upon her passion for the profession and vision for legal education in America, she is just getting started...Renee currently serves as Dean of UDC Law which is one of the nation’...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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52:33

Ep 24 - Olivia Vizachero
Olivia Vizachero currently finds herself atop the best seller charts with the just released book, #Networked. Olivia is one of 20 women lawyers who came together during the struggles of the pandemic and used the crisis as an opportunit...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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41:26

Ep 23 - David Jaffe
David Jaffe is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs at American University’s Washington College of Law. David is a pioneer who is on the cutting edge of the dialogue surrounding the connection between wellness and true success in the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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35:50

Ep 22 - Jen Riggs
Jen Riggs graduated law school and dove head-first into stress as a public defender. During our conversation, Jen reflects on the burnout that came quickly. She walked away from the law without a plan and boarded a plane to Londo...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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31:59

Ep 21 - Productivity
In the fifth episode of Iron Advocate "Dialogue”, Bob and Jeff tackle the importance of Productivity. Join us for this episode of Iron Advocate as we continue to explore how lawyers can kill it in the practice of law without i...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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12:00

Ep 20 - Client Relationships
In the fourth episode of Iron Advocate "Dialogue”, Bob and Jeff tackle the importance of Client Relationships. The three tenets/principles discussed are managing client expectations, not getting pulled into the client’s emoti...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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25:26

Ep 19 - Reactivity
In the third episode of Iron Advocate "Dialogue”, Bob and Jeff tackle the importance of reactivity. Join us for this episode of Iron Advocate as we continue to explore how lawyers can kill it in the practice of law without it...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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12:55

Ep 18 - Kevin Curnin
Kevin Curnin is the Founding Director of the Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP nationally acclaimed Public Service Project. Kevin spearheads a vast array of pro bono projects carried out by the lawyers at Stroock. This initia...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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38:23

Ep 17 - Bob and Jeff - Dialogue #2 "The Value Of A Coach"
In the second episode of Iron Advocate "Dialogue”, Bob and Jeff tackle the importance of emotional awareness, having a body/mind practice, mentoring/therapy and honing your vision. Join us for this episode of Iron Advocate a...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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18:43

Ep 16 - Rich Negrin
The conversation with Rich Negrin was inspirational, educational and unfiltered. Rich’s resiliency runs through the fabric of the dialogue. From the time he watched the brutal murder of his father at the age of 13 and finding him...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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57:39

Ep. 15 - Bob and Jeff - Dialogue #1 "Law Students"
In the initial episode of Iron Advocate "Dialogue”, Bob and Jeff discuss 4 tenets of building a foundation for wellness and success in the law. Bob and Jeff tackle the importance of emotional awareness, having a body/mind practice, mentor...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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19:33

Ep 14 - Jim Leonard
If Attorney James Leonard had a theme song...it would be My Way. Jim is counsel, adviser and friend to best selling author and reality television star, Teresa Giudice, of Real Housewives of New Jersey. Jim also counts rap a...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:07:32

Ep 13 - Judi Cohen
After 30 years as an attorney, Judi Cohen left the practice of law to dedicate herself to Warrior One. Warrior One is the only mindfulness teacher training program in the world developed by lawyers for lawyers. In this episode, J...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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58:49

Ep 12 - Ann O’Leary
The ability to manage during a crisis is fundamental to effective leadership. As Chief of Staff to California Governor Gavin Newsome, Ann O’Leary finds herself leading a statewide team as they engage in a battle to control the deadly s...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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28:06

Ep 11 - Bree Buchanan
Bree Buchanan is the Co-Chair and Founder of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being. In 2017, the American Bar Association sanctioned Task Force published the most comprehensive report to date detailing the critical need for the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:00:20

Ep 10 - Kevin Harden
The theme of this episode is grit...and Kevin Harden defines the word. Kevin has lived an extraordinary life...packing experiences worthy of a movie into his 34 years. In May 2019, Kevin stood with his client, Terrence Lewis, as ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:14:59

Ep 9 - Brian McMonagle
Criminal defense attorney Brian McMonagle takes us on a journey covering his incredible career from the hung jury while defending Bill Cosby in the case of a lifetime to representing Meek Mill as Meek became the international face of the mov...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:09:54

Ep 8 - Karl Racine
Currently, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine finds himself engaged in groundbreaking litigation against President Donald Trump in which Attorney General Racine and his team recently won a historic decision from the United States...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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51:33

Ep 7 - Understanding Injustice
Join us for an Iron Advocate “Mini-Cast” where we tackle breaking legal issues with concentrated dialogue. In this episode, we address how lawyers can help stop the epidemic of African American men being killed at the hands of police.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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20:09

Ep 6 - Melissa Murray (Pt 2)
Simply put, Melissa Murray is a super star in the legal profession. In Part Two of our conversation, Melissa Murray takes us inside her interview with then Judge, and now Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, when she interviewed for...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:48
