Podcast
Sunny Balwani (Elizabeth Holmes co-defendant) Sentencing Post-Mortem: The “ABCs” of Federal Fraud Sentencing
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! In this case, we deal with the “ABCs” of federal fraud sentencing, meaning, we’re doing a deep comparative analysis of three recent high profile cases: MICHAEL AVENATTI, SUNNY BALWANI, and JULIE & TODD CHRISLEY. I never ceased to be amazed by the miraculous…
Leading With Story: Doug’s Appearance on Lawyers Who Lead With Sigalle Barness
Rounding out an “all Doug December”, this is absolutely my favorite podcast appearance, simply because Sigalle Barness brings so much soul to this space. Our conversation was from the heart, and she asked me really hard and interesting questions that pushed me beyond my comfort zone. Once you get through some familiar territory about my…
Defense Documentaries: How Defense Attorneys Use Cinematic Storytelling to Reduce Sentences (Ep. 182 of The Business of Story Podcast Featuring Doug Passon)
Continuing my goal of showcasing my own work in December, this week’s episode is all about my passion, my love, my baby; what we call DEFENSE DOCUMENTARIES. Some call them mitigation videos or sentencing videos. These are short, true, films produced for criminal cases (for plea negotion, sentencing, and post-conviction relief) and used to humanize…
The Narrative Gym for Law discussion on Dr. Randy Olson’s “ABT Time” Podcast, Featuring Doug Passon!
We have produced over thirty episodes of Set For Sentencing including our Web extras, AND we’re just getting started. BUT no episode has yet solely focused on the work I do helping lawyers tell their most powerful sentencing narratives and producing defense documentaries to humanize clients and bring their life story into living color. THEREFORE, I…
The Heart & the Head: Holistic Sentencing With Mitigation Specialist Victoria Rusk
Mitigation Specialists can be a lawyer’s secret weapon. They help us dig for, develop, and deliver our powerful mitigation narratives. But many lawyers remain unaware of the import and effect of a full mitigation workup, or may not have the resources to do so. Therefore, helping us get set for sentencing is Victoria Rusk, founder…
Over the Rainbow & Into the Land of Legal Narrative (With Story Expert Matthew David)
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, or listen on APPLE PODCASTS or wherever you get your podcasts! Lawyers are taught that logic is their best friend. BUT, in the real world, human beings make their most important decisions based on EMOTION, not LOGIC. So how do you present your facts in a way that taps into the…
Elizabeth Holmes: Sentencing Post Mortem
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! On Friday, 11/18/22, a federal judge sentenced Elizabeth Holmes to over eleven years in prison. Ms. Holmes was convicted after trial of a “fake it ’till you make it” fraud involving her company Theranos, and the revolutionary blood testing technology dream machine that…
Rotting With Your Rights On: Indefinite Detention For Incompetent Clients
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! Ideally, when a person who may have committed a crime is deemed to be seriously mentally ill, a fair and rational criminal justice system will give them meaningful mental health treatment in a humane environment. But, in the federal system, mentally incompetent defendants…
Listening to Understand: What Laywers & Clients Can Learn From Improv
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, listen on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! I hate to admit it, but we lawyers, we’re really good talkers, but listening? Not so much. When your lawyer puts away the police report, sits with you, and says, “tell me your story, I’m all ears,” then you know you…
Across the Pond: Sentencing in the United Kingdom
Watch this episode on YOUTUBE, on APPLE PODCASTS, or wherever you get your podcasts! We like to think the United States has “the greatest system in the world.” But do we? There’s simply no way to answer that question until we learn how other countries adjudicate crime. Helping us get Set for Sentencing is Prof. Julian Roberts,…