The Newfangled Lawyer

About Courtney

Courtney Schulnick, Esquire spent two decades as a litigator at Marshall Dennehey’s Philadelphia office, advocating in state and federal courts. Firsthand experience with the intense demands of legal practice led her to the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at Jefferson’s Myrna Brind Center, where she discovered the transformative power of mindfulness.Now a MBSR teacher at Jefferson’s Center for Mindfu...

About Sierra

Sierra Grandy is a speaker, attorney, advocate, and adventurer focusing on neurodiversity, disability, and mental health topics. As a neurodivergent and disabled person herself, Sierra draws on her lived experiences and educational background to give voice to marginalized and overlooked communities. As an avid volunteer and leader in her community, with leadership roles within the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAM...

About Erin

Erin Gerner is an attorney turned elite coach, speaker and founder of the Powerhouse Lawyers community. She helps high-achieving women in law reclaim their power, set bold boundaries, and build lives and careers they actually love. Through her podcast, retreats, and coaching programs, Erin empowers women to define success on their own terms—without sacrificing themselves in the process.

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This episode features Allie Levene, a lawyer revolutionizing legal services, particularly for small businesses and nonprofits. Her view of the law is that it is not as an elite profession, but is a vehicle to help the everyday person. She opens up about the challenges of fitting into traditional law firms that weren't designed for her differences and her desire to make legal support truly accessible.

Discover why Allie passionat...

Join host Patrick Patino and guest Bradley Miller as they discuss finding peace while practicing law in your own way. Bradley discusses deprioritizing his identity as a lawyer and what that reframe brought to his life.

About Bradley

Helping Create a Better Legal Profession | Happy Lawyers → Happy Clients | Legal Counsel for Franchisees and Small Business Buyers & Sellers | #LawyerDad #LawyersWhoWoo

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Join host Patrick Patino and guest Johnathan Merel. With a focus on bringing comfort to his clients, Jonathan has created a family law firm that provides a refreshing experience, bucking the traditional way of doing things. Jonathan has made his impact by reshaping what a law firm looks like. This episode is filled with laughter, no-BS insights, and pushback on traditional ways of thinking about practicing law.

About Jonathan

Jonath...

In this episode of The Newfangled Lawyer, Karen Munoz discusses the personal and professional impact of working in high-trauma legal practice areas and what led her to study and practice yoga, mindfulness, and eventually trauma therapy. She and host Patrick Patino unpack the mental toll of practicing law, the weight of vicarious trauma, and how presence, community, and self-awareness helped her build a new path forward.

About Karen

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In this episode of The Newfangled Lawyer, Patrick Patino and Maddison Koper get real about what it means to build a legal career—and a life—on your own terms. They swap stories about running your own firm, blending personal and professional identities, and choosing authenticity over outdated expectations. Maddison shares her journey of creating a law practice that actually fits who she is, while Patrick reflects on why being a lawy...

In this episode host Patrick Patino is joined by guest Drew Amoroso to discuss lawyer coaching, non-attachment, and bringing kind and gentle masculine energy to the practice of law.

About Drew

Drew Amoroso is a former lawyer and the Founder of DueCourse, the legal industry’s only platform enabled coaching company. He's a recognized workday coach and thought leader on how to bring a human-centered approach to the future of wor...

Join Patrick Patino on The Newfangled Lawyer Podcast as he sits down with John Avi Socha, Chief Operating Officer at Hemmatt Law Group, a prominent family law firm in Seattle. John shares his journey and experiences in driving innovation through technology, automation, effective management practices, and embracing novelty.

John dives into the challenges of maintaining a high-touch client experience while scaling operations and disc...

In this episode, host Patrick Patino returns from a brief hiatus and sits down with Brandy Wilson Edwards, a self-described "multi-passionate person and professional." While Brandy is an attorney and motivational speaker, much of the conversation focuses on her vibrant identity beyond traditional titles. She shares her love for hot yoga, abstract painting, personal development, and her unapologetic obsession with the colo...

In this episode, Patrick is joined by Henry Nelson-Case, a UK-based lawyer and content creator, for an engaging conversation about breaking traditional molds in law.

Henry shares his unconventional journey from a traditional legal career to becoming a social media influencer, balancing the structured world of law with the creative freedom of content creation. He reflects on the challenges of stepping outside professional norms and ...

In this engaging episode of The Newfangled Lawyer, host Patrick Patino sits down with Justie Nicol, founder of Colorado Lawyer Team, to discuss her decade-long journey as a firm owner and her experiences as a legal professional in today’s rapidly evolving world. Patrick and Justie recount their first meeting at ClioCon in Austin, where a chance introduction over unexpectedly great pizza laid the foundation for this insightful conve...

Patrick Patino welcomes guest Heather Moulder, a former corporate finance attorney turned career and business coach for lawyers, to discuss what it means to be a "newfangled lawyer." Heather shares her journey from 18 years in Big Law to helping attorneys align their personal values with their professional practice. Together, they explore the importance of authenticity, self-awareness, and value-driven decision-making in creating a...

In this episode of The Newfangled Lawyer podcast, Patrick Patino welcomes Allison Harrison, the founder of ALH Law Group, a firm celebrating its 10th anniversary. Allison shares her journey of building a firm that specializes in estate planning for the queer community while also maintaining a unique niche in representing car dealers. She discusses the success of embracing her firm’s unconventional identity.

Allison provides thought...

In this episode of The Newfangled Lawyer podcast, host Patrick Patino welcomes Frank Ramos, a Miami-based civil defense lawyer with a flair for innovation and a passion for AI. Frank shares his journey into the world of artificial intelligence, explaining how he became captivated by the technology when ChatGPT passed the bar exam in 2023. Now, he's an avid AI evangelist, incorporating it into his daily practice to streamline tasks ...

Join host Patrick Patino and guest Shane Seppinni on a laugh-filled episode where they discuss living in awe, creating boundaries, and giving yourself permission to doing things differently.

About Shane:

Shane Seppinni founded Seppinni Law. Seppinni Law is a preeminent plaintiffs law firm headquartered in New York City, representing employees and survivors against Corporate America and abusers. After graduating from Stanford Law S...

Join host Patrick Patino and guest Shams Merchant as they discuss taking ownership of your career with joy. Shams shares how he started building a book of business even before becoming a licensed attorney and how he took control of his career through intentional business/personal brand development.

About Shams

Shams is a real estate private equity attorney, representing investors, developers and real estate private equity firms in...

In this episode of The Newfangled Lawyer Podcast, host Patrick welcomes Krisina Zuñiga, a newly minted partner at Susman Godfrey, as the first episode of Season 3 following a brief hiatus. Krisina offers insights into balancing a demanding legal career while maintaining personal well-being.

Krisina shares her path to becoming a partner, highlighting her background growing up in Laredo, Texas, a border town, and her experiences as b...