52 straight weeks. Inspiring guests. Thinking about law and life differently than ever before. Taking you on that journey with me! You’ve journeyed with me through a lot: the infancy of Smith & Benowitz, personal struggles, a physical transformation, and the covid-19 pandemic. I’ve felt insanely inspired at times and not so much at others.
My partner Louis supported…

Entrepreneur and recovering lawyer Ryan Wenger joins Benjy Smith for a truly inspirational episode. While in the midst of practicing law, Ryan had a transformational idea for people buying travel and built it out from the ground up. That idea originated as a consumer travel platform, and transformed into a corporate travel platform. More impressively, that idea became a company…

Most viewed guest and complex personal injury litigator Raphael “RJ” Javid joins host Benjy Smith for a scintillating conversation full of positive energy. In a highly informative episode, Benjy and RI share some of their insights into marketing, advertising, and networking, providing value, being creative in the legal business, taking risks, and building businesses and business relationships. The episode closes…

In this very special episode, Louis Benowitz joins host Benjy Smith and they breakdown some pieces of the prolonged 2020 election week. They discuss, among other things, Jim Carrey, conspiracy theories, election litigation, the upcoming runoffs in Georgia to determine control of the US Senate, and some of the potential impact of Trump’s judicial appointments on Democrats’ policy goals.…

Sasha Solonin joins host Benjy Smith for another exciting episode of LawFlip. Sasha is only 24 years old, but you’d never know that based on his maturity and accomplishments. He’s a former NCAA Division 1 tennis player who works in commercial real estate at CBRE, and has quickly brought high end properties into his portfolio. He, along with Benjy, also…

Dr. Alex Knezevic, an ophthalmologist and avid sailor and surfer, joins host Benjy Smith for another scintillating episode of LawFlip. Alex and Benjy discuss an array of topics including avoiding burnout, adapting to professional practice changes and new technologies, and the benefits of having multiple mentors with different perspectives. They also discuss differing mentalities over money, client/patient relationships, and…

Dr. Ronen Nazarian joins host Benjy Smith for a highly informative and inspiring episode. Dr. Nazarian is an Ear Nose and Throat surgeon who specializes in hearing restoration and cochlear implant procedures. Dr. Nazarian and Benjy discuss an array of subjects including the difficulties and unwarranted stigmas people who are hard of hearing encounter, the surprisingly high success rates for…