A founding partner of Upchurch Watson White and Max, Terry White has conducted well over 4,000 mediated conferences throughout the state. He participated by invitation in The Harvard University Initial Advanced Negotiation Techniques Program with thirty negotiators from around the world, and was requested to lecture at the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court Judges Conference, as well as the Georgia Superior Court Judges Conference. He is often invited to lecture at both plaintiff and defense legal conferences.

Mr. White completed the Florida Supreme Court "Train the Trainer" Program and studied Litigation Risk Analysis with Marc Victor of Stanford University. He has a broad range of experience in specialized areas dealing with complex and multi-party issues, and approaches each case with an unrivaled energy, insight and a highly respected good nature mixed with an appropriate measure of humor.

James has spent more than 50 years specializing in complex birth injury, medical malpractice and personal injury law, helping catastrophically injured people across the U.S. He's obtained several record breaking results for my clients, including the largest medical malpractice jury verdict in U.S. history. Their firm has also twice broken the State of California's record for largest medical malpractice verdicts or settlements. He is an avid reader and recently wrote my own debut novel "Acts of Omission," which was just nominated for the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. It's a story inspired by a San Francisco case he tried in 1984 when he was a young lawyer and went up against one of the country's most famous attorneys to seek justice for a young man with a devastating injury.

Tom Dukes specializes in medical malpractice defense, however Mr. Dukes has tried a wide variety of cases, including wrongful death, automobile negligence, civil fraud and civil negligence. He is also a frequent lecturer and writer on trial and litigation-related topics. In this episode David discusses work ethics, working hard, the legal practice as an adversarial business, managing a law practice, qualities and the practices and mindsets of the best defense lawyers.

Tom Dukes has been with the firm since receiving his Juris Doctorate. Mr. Dukes concentrates his practice in the area of medical malpractice defense. He is a graduate of the University of Florida (B.A. 1981) and the University of Florida College of Law (J.D. 1984). In 1984, he was admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In 1993, he was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States.

In the captivating episode David Paul interviews Organizational Phycologist Niro Sivanathan. Niro discusses decision making, being persuasive and gives his insights from his TED TALK on argument dilution effect. It’s the idea that,whenever we're processing information, with any sort of communication there's sort of diagnostic information, and non-diagnostic information. And the initial idea of an argument dilution effect is that when you include non-diagnostic information, it dilutes away from the strength of the diagnostic information, which then limits, or lowers, the value of your speech.

In the fourth episode of seasosn 3, host David Paul converses with John (Jack) Scarola, founding member of the Searcy Denney Barnhart Scarola & Shipley law firm

Mr. Scarola, former president of the Palm Beach County Trial Lawyer's asssociation, graduateed with honors from Georgetown University in 1976 and Georgetown Law Center. Before joining the firm in 1978 in 1973. Prior to joining the Searcy law firm in 1978, he served as the Chief Felony Prosecutor in the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office, where he was lead counsel in the trials of more than 50 major criminal cases, including the nation’s first gavel-to-gavel televised murder trial.

Currrently, Mr. Scarola is a director of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a recipient of The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award and the Legal Aid Society’s Community Service Award honoring his involvement in giving free legal help to individuals and community groups. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America in five separate practice areas, is a 2019 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, and is the 2018 recipient of the Florida Justice Association Lifetime Achievement Award.

In the third episode of seasosn 3, host David Paul converses with President and Founder of Coker Law, Howard Coker.

Mr. Howard Coker is a verteran trial attorney - with over 350 jury trials to his name as well as mediated settlements numbering in the thousands. His commitment to community and service has earned him numerous awards and honors, including - but not limited to - the Compassionate Gladiator Award for Strength, Skill, Drive and Heart from the Florida Justice Association (2016) and the Jacksonville Business Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2017). He served as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission in 2008 and the Florida Innocence Commission in 2010.

In tribute to the late David King - an amazing Florida lawyer and good friend of our host - we at wisdom on Trial revisit the full, unedited interview of our very first show. In it, our host David Paul had the privilege of plumbing the depths of a champions knowledge on topics of law and life. Now, we wish to share that with you.

In the first episode of seasosn 3, host David Paul converses with lawyer and former president of the Florida Bar Hank Coxe.

Henry (Hank) Coxe graduated with his undergrad from the University of the South (Sewanee) and his law degree from Washington and Lee University. Specializing in serious federal and state criminal matters, Hank served as president of the Florida Bar and has served on bboth the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission and the Florida Supreme Court Innocence Commission.

In this episode, Dave interviews journalist and author Kate Murphy on the topic of her latest book: "You're Not Listening: What you're missing and why it matters". Togehter, they explore how truly listening can aide us both in the law and in life.

In part 1 of this interview, Dave slows things down to dive into the world of mediation with Stephen "Steve" Sawicki. The most prominent question? What don't plantif and defense attorney's get about mediation?

In this interview, host David Paul speaks with US District Attorney, Rick Deane. Together, they explore history as Rick experienced it - from his time as a young University student, through and beyond his time as a US District attorney - and reflect on its relevance in the legal and social climate of today.