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Bottom Up
Hosted by Joe Forward · business · EN-US
About this Podcast:
What issues matter most to young lawyers? Where can new lawyers go to find career advice, professional insights, practice tips, and more? Bottom Up is a podcast dedicated to examining today's legal challenges. Produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin and hosted by Emil Ovbiagele, a young lawyer and founder of a small law firm based in Milwaukee, each episode features frank discussions and relatable stories that highlight the interests and opportunities for attorneys working to establish their practice their way.
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What is Bottom Up about?
What issues matter most to young lawyers? Where can new lawyers go to find career advice, professional insights, practice tips, and more? Bottom Up is a podcast dedicated to examining today's legal challenges.
Who hosts Bottom Up?
Bottom Up is hosted by Joe Forward. The show has published 33 episodes to date.
What has Bottom Up covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Episode 30: Legal Blogging with LexBlog CEO Kevin O'Keefe" (6 March 2026, 52 minutes), "Episode 29: Private Bar Assigned Counsel Program, State Public Defender with Kathleen Pakes and Melissa Lamb" (1 December 2025, 35 minutes), and "Episode 28: Product Liability Law and Legal Writing with Trial Attorney Jesse Blocher" (7 October 2025, 48 minutes).
How often does Bottom Up publish?
Bottom Up publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 33 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Bottom Up?
Booking probability for Bottom Up is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Bottom Up requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Bottom Up's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Bottom Up?
The strongest fits for Bottom Up are Law & Legal Services. Bottom Up has a business audience.
About the host
Joe Forward hosts Bottom Up, a business podcast with 33 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Dec 1, 202535 minS1<p>Through the Assigned Counsel Program, the Wisconsin State Public Defender (SPD) appoints private bar attorneys to handle conflict cases, providing attorneys with courtroom experience in criminal cases representing...
Oct 7, 202548 minS1Jesse Blocher is the author of a recently published book, "Wisconsin Tort Law: Products Liability," published by State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE®. He's also an award-winning author for Wisconsin Lawyer magazine. In this...
Sep 2, 20251h 11mS1<p>Mark L. Thomsen's path to law is unlike any other story. In this episode of the Bottom Up podcast, host Emil Obviagele dives deep with Mark, a veteran Milwaukee-based litigator and partner at Gingras Thomsen & Wachs...
Jun 30, 202548 minS1<p>Are you a family law attorney or want to learn more about family law as a practice area? In this episode of the Bottom Up Podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, attorney Max T. Stephenson describes his...
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Mar 21, 202552 minS1<p>In this episode of the Bottom Up Podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, host Kristen Hardy talks with former Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Ellen Brostrom, now a mediator at Resolute Systems LLC, and...
Dec 30, 202427 minS1<p>Exciting News! Starting in 2025, two new podcasts will join Bottom Up in a rotation of podcasts produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin.</p> <p>Bottom Up, co-hosted by Emil Ovbiagele and Kristen Hardy, will continue...
Nov 26, 202432 minS0<p>In this episode of the Bottom Up Podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, co-hosts Emil Ovbiagele and Sam Huddleston Baker talk with Mike Sneathern, chief legal officer for the Milwaukee Bucks. Mike has...
Sep 30, 202450 minS1<p>Will AI replace lawyers? That's one of the questions explored in the latest episode of Bottom Up, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Co-hosts Emil Ovbiagele and Kristen Hardy welcome Hiriam Bradley, an attorney...
Jul 31, 202435 minS1<p >When Anthony Procaccio graduated from law school in 2013, he was one of 46,776 U.S. law students to do so (the most of any year on record, and 36% more than 2023). The economy was beginning to recover from the...
Jun 29, 202459 minS1In this episode of the Bottom Up podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wiscondsin, co-hosts Emil Ovbiagele and Kristen Hardy discuss their experiences as young lawyers and the importance of law clerkships. They are...
May 31, 202447 minS1<p>Episode 19 of the Bottom Up Podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, features a discussion on lawyer wellness, stress, and sleep deprivation, focusing on the unique stressors legal professionals face. Amber...
Apr 29, 20241h 35mS0<p>Attorney Tom Watson, the featured guest in the latest episode of the Bottom Up Podcast produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, knows what it means to reinvent yourself. </p> <p>Tom started his career in broadcast...
Mar 26, 20241h 9mS1<p>Ever heard of imposter syndrome? In this episode of the Bottom Up podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, co-host Emil Ovbiagele and guest host Joe Forward interview Samantha Huddleston Baker, a partner at...
Jan 31, 202451 minS1<p>Simply defined, human trafficking is the exploitation of human beings for someone else's gain, according to Erika Petty, executive director at Milwaukee-based Lotus Legal Clinic, a nonprofit that provides free legal...
Dec 29, 202359 minS1<p>In 1963, Frank Gimbel was just three years out of law school when he became an assistant U.S. attorney, serving five years before switching to defense counsel. Gimbel's career as a trial lawyer, spanning six decades...
Nov 30, 202350 minS1<p >As younger lawyers enter the profession, how do they collaborate and communicate effectively with older generations, who may collaborate differently? What are the current trends, challenges, and opportunities for...
Oct 30, 202355 minS1<p>In this episode, recorded at the 2023 Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference (WSSFC), co-host Emil Ovbiagele and guest host Joe Forward speak with Jessica Kramer, a small firm owner based in Madison, and Aiden Tharp...
Sep 30, 20231h 28mS1<p > In Episode 13 of the Bottom Up Podcast, produced by the State Bar of Wisconsin, co-hosts Emil Ovbiagele and Kristen Hardy talk with Karina O'Brien, an attorney at Kostner, Koslo & Brovold LLC in Arcadia, Wisconsin...
Aug 25, 202336 minS1<p >Milwaukee-based attorney Christa Wittenberg, a 2012 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, never thought she would ever work for a law firm. But plans change.</p> <p >Now after 9 years with O'Neil...
Recent guests
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Kevin O'Keefe
founder and CEO, LexBlog Inc.
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Tom Watson
Interim Executive Director of Sustainable Westchester, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
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Mark L. Thomsen
Gingras Thomsen & Wachs LLP
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Max T. Stephenson
Gimbel Reilly Guerin & Brown LLP
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