Oct 23, 202656 min
A gunman ignored a convenience store’s cash register and went straight for a pencil case holding $14,000 — money used to pay winners of the store’s slot machine–like “skill games.” That detail helped Bob Zimmerman of...
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Just Verdicts
Hosted by Brendan Lupetin · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Your client’s been wronged, and they want justice. Just wait for the wrongdoer to accept responsibility? Yeah, right. You need answers to questions like “What really happened?” and “Why did it happen?”. And whatever bad thing happened, you want to ensure it doesn’t happen again. It takes the right strategies, tactics, and grit to get the just outcomes your clients deserve. Hosted by Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorney Brendan Lupetin, a founder of Lupetin and Unatin, Attorneys at Law in Pittsburgh, this podcast is dedicated to the pursuit of just verdicts for just cases. Each episode features in-depth interviews and discussions of cutting-edge trial strategies to equip you with the tools you need to conquer the courtroom. Interested in co-counseling, local counseling, or referring a catastrophic injury case? We’d love to work with you. Visit our attorney referral page at PAMedMal.com/Refer.
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What is Just Verdicts about?
Your client’s been wronged, and they want justice. Just wait for the wrongdoer to accept responsibility? Yeah, right. You need answers to questions like “What really happened?” and “Why did it happen?”. And whatever bad thing happened, you want to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
Who hosts Just Verdicts?
Just Verdicts is hosted by Brendan Lupetin. The show has published 88 episodes to date.
What has Just Verdicts covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Pencil Case Behind a $15.3M Verdict, with Bob Zimmerman" (23 October 2026, 56 minutes), "Lawless Litigation: The Pro Wrestling Playbook for Life and Litigation" (9 October 2026, 60 minutes), and "Finding the Moral Core: Why Facts Alone Won’t Win Your Trial (and What Will)" (23 September 2026, 31 minutes).
How often does Just Verdicts publish?
Just Verdicts publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 88 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Just Verdicts?
Booking probability for Just Verdicts is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Just Verdicts requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Just Verdicts's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Just Verdicts?
The strongest fits for Just Verdicts are Law & Legal Services. Just Verdicts has a business audience.
About the host
Brendan Lupetin hosts Just Verdicts, a business podcast with 88 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 9, 20261 hour
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What separates a pile of good facts from a winning case? Drawing on Trials and Triumphs: Lessons from Legal Giants by Chris Placitella and Lisa Blue, host Brendan Lupetin explores a shared lesson from trial lawyers Pat...
- Aug 23, 202648 min
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Episode #82
$1B Verdict? Wesley Ball Tells All [Rewind]
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Episode #81
The Supreme Court Case That Changed Freight Broker Liability Forever, with Rena Leizerman
Jul 9, 202657 minA 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in favor of injured plaintiffs — against a conservative court, with the Trump administration's Solicitor General arguing the other side. That's what Rena Leizerman and her firm pulled off in...
- Jun 23, 20261h 3mS0
<p>The "explainer-in-chief" doesn't try to out-medicine the defense experts — he makes the complicated simple, and lets the jury decide. That philosophy drove a $39 million birth injury verdict for Thomas Greer of Greer...
- Jun 9, 202648 minS0
<p>A "completely defensible" gallbladder case the defense refused to settle became the second-largest verdict in Jefferson County in 222 years. Returning guest Victor Pribanic explains how he won $1.5 million in all...
- May 22, 20261 hourS0
<p>Bryan and Jovan Maldonado came to the mainland United States from Puerto Rico to make better lives for themselves. They found work on a telecom construction crew – but at their very first job, swapping an antenna...
Episode #77
Safe is Sorry (Why Caution Kills Verdicts)
May 9, 202616 minS0<p>In the second episode about Rick Friedman's “Becoming a Trial Lawyer: A Guide for the Lifelong Advocate,” host Brendan Lupetin takes a deep dive into Chapter 10. Titled “Forget Playing it Safe,” the chapter argues...
- May 1, 202620 minS0
<p>“Lawyers with nearly flawless technique can lose case after case while lawyers who appear clumsy and bumbling can win repeatedly," writes Rick Friedman in Becoming a Trial Lawyer — Brendan Lupetin's favorite book of...
- Apr 23, 202658 minS0
<p>Host Brendan Lupetin wanted to focus this episode on building your own firm. He turned not to one inspiring lawyer. Not to two. But to three. No coincidence: They are sisters Lauren Kelly Gielarowski, Gianna Kelly...
- Apr 9, 202655 minS0
<p>In this episode, host Brendan Lupetin explores what is often the most gut-wrenching part of a case: waiting for the verdict. To do so, he invites the trial team of Andy Delaney and Jack De La Piedra for a...
- Mar 23, 202655 minS0
<p>Settlement discussions are where "so many different factors" collide — a client's relationship with money, their grief, their fear of trial, and their lawyer's duty to give candid advice. Host Brendan Lupetin sits...
Episode #72
Winning $7.8M under Pennsylvania’s Novel Anti-Hazing Statute, with Helen Lawless and Mark Fuchs
Mar 9, 202659 minS0<p>It was the first case tried to verdict under a Pennsylvania anti-hazing statute that allows civil remedies against Greek life organizations. The team that tried it – Helen Lawless and Mark Fuchs – visit host Brendan...
- Feb 23, 20261h 8mS0
<p>Jurors in traditionally conservative St. Charles County, Missouri, awarded $1.5 million in a complex case about medical negligence. Why? Host Brendan Lupetin invites the winning trial team – Chris Wright and Anthony...
- Feb 9, 202658 minS0
<p>For over 30 years, he’s helped select juries that have returned billions of dollars in verdicts. “He is the guy who gets called on for the highest-stakes cases going,” says host Brendan Lupetin. How does Robert...
- Jan 23, 202653 minS0
<p>Fun fact: Rapper Harvey "Frzy" Daniels and famed horror makeup artist Tom Savini are both depicted on murals, created by the same artist. Their lives converged in another, more dramatic way when Frzy was injured in a...
- Jan 9, 202658 minS0
<p>“I thought that was insulting,” Todd Hollis says of a defense offer of $500,000. His client agreed, and Todd went “guns banging” to trial. The case involved a woman who was killed when the driver of a rental car, who...
- Dec 23, 20251h 12mS0
<p>An unwitnessed fall, a client with prior back problems, 10 years of unemployment, and over $5 million in disability benefits already paid – this case had every reason to fail. Yet trial partners Brendan Lupetin and...
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Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Engineering, Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness
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Caleb Walker
Managing Director of Digital Strategy, WithYou,With Me
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Patrick Sullivan
Executive Vice President and Group Head of Mortgage Partnership Finance® Program, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
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Clancy Boylan
Morgan & Morgan
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