Chat with Former U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider

01/18/22 • 33 min

On this episode, Maxwell Goss talks with former U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider of the Honigman law firm. Matthew tells never-before-heard stories about how his office handled major law enforcement challenges including the COVID outbreak and protests following the death of George Floyd.

He also talks about busting the leadership of the UAW on corruption charges, and about his current practice handling internal investigations. Finally, Matthew offers advice for attorneys looking to make a career in public service.

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“Be nice to everyone. If you do just that, it's going to come around and benefit you.” - Matthew Schneider

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00:18 – Introduction
02:07 – About Former U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider
05:23 – UAW investigation
08:58 – Career and appointment as U.S. Attorney
10:54 – Law enforcement environment during COVID
13:13 – Protests of the summer of 2020
15:20 – Why protests in Detroit were different
17:59 – Matthew Schneider's work with Attorney General Bill Barr
21:18 – Working behind the scenes during the COVID crisis
23:10 – Matthew Schneider's white collar and investigations practice
25:07 – Advice for attorneys looking to pursue public service
27:02 – Civility in modern politics
29:01 – Where to find Matthew Schneider online
29:37 – Mini-interview with Mike Morse

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“Be nice to everyone. If you do just that, it's going to come around and benefit you.” - Matthew Schneider

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00:18 – Introduction
02:07 – About Former U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider
05:23 – UAW investigation
08:58 – Career and appointment as U.S. Attorney
10:54 – Law enforcement environment during COVID
13:13 – Protests of the summer of 2020
15:20 – Why protests in Detroit were different
17:59 – Matthew Schneider's work with Attorney General Bill Barr
21:18 – Working behind the scenes during the COVID crisis
23:10 – Matthew Schneider's white collar and investigations practice
25:07 – Advice for attorneys looking to pursue public service
27:02 – Civility in modern politics
29:01 – Where to find Matthew Schneider online
29:37 – Mini-interview with Mike Morse

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Blocking and Staging in the Courtroom with Eliot Wagonheim

On this episode of The Litigation War Room, Maxwell Goss speaks with Eliot Wagonheim. Eliot is a seasoned litigator as well as a frequent public speaker and podcaster. He is also the creator of WagonheimU, a learning platform for construction subcontractors. Eliot discusses some of the interesting construction litigation cases that he handled, and shares insights on physical presence, or what he calls "blocking and staging," in the courtroom.

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“All movement should be intentional. It shouldn’t look like a quirk or something you forgot on the other side of the courtroom. And it shouldn’t look threatening, like now you’re rushing the witness stand. There should be a method.” -Eliot Wagonheim

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00:19 – Introduction
01:38 – About Eliot Wagonheim and his law practice
02:39 – What makes construction cases unique
04:24 – Eliot on being a public speaker
06:47 – WagonheimU
07:57 – The Universal case
11:02 – Arbitration provisions in construction cases
17:05 – Playing different roles with juries
19:55 – Balancing planning and improvising
23:53 – The Elevated case
29:31 – Eliot's advice for using blocking and staging as a litigator
32:12 – Where to find Eliot online
32:38 – Eliot's podcast, So Here's My Story
34:08 – Business Law Symposium preview with Roy Sexton

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With 30+ years of experience, Eliot serves as general counsel to small to mid-sized businesses in a wide array of industries in both litigation and corporate matters. Over the course of his career, Eliot and his team have served as buyer’s counsel as well as seller’s counsel in transactions ranging from $50,000 to $100,000,000. From a litigation perspective, Eliot has both won and successfully defended cases ranging from multi-million dollar, bet-your-company cases to smaller, District Court actions.

In addition to working with clients, Eliot also supports organizations and people by teaching online webinars, workshops, and Master Classes through the online platform WagonheimU; and speaking virtually and in-person.

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So Here’s My Story podcast

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On this episode, Maxwell Goss speaks with Daniel Sharkey, a supply chain litigation attorney who has been ranked by Super Lawyers as a top 10 lawyer in the state of Michigan.

Dan discusses an automotive case in which he helped his client achieve a great result by shaping the factual record long before a lawsuit was filed. Along the way, Dan offers great insights on counseling business clients and strategically positioning a case for success from start to finish.

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