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Finally, a lawyer with a podcast! This is a show about the law, politics, jury trials, and what to expect when you’re expecting (to sue or be sued). Geoff Berg is a delightfully rambunctious trial lawyer with 30 years of experience. Based in Houston, he’s recovered or saved hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. The extremely perceptive writers at the Houston Chronicle said Geoff is “one of the best-known experts and thinkers” in the city. He’s won all kinds of awards for lawyering ...
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When crypto is stolen in a pig butchering scam, it doesn’t disappear, though it certainly seems that way. Crypto is traceable. But how that’s done is difficult to explain. Chris Roberts is a forensic investigator focusing on cryptocurrency tracking. He joins the show this week to break down what crypto is, what the blockchain is, and how he finds t…
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At bergpc.com, we represent victims of crypto scams. The rage our clients feel at the person who defrauded them is natural. But it is likely the person they’re so angry at was lured from their country of origin by the promise of a good paying job, only to be kidnapped, tortured, starved, beaten, and held against their will in a remote corner of Sou…
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Mike Engelhart, judge of the 151st District Court in Harris County, Texas is about to find out. Before taking the bench 16 years ago, Judge Engelhart was a formidable plaintiffs’ lawyer, trying all kinds of personal injury cases. On January 1, he returns to the practice at Kherkher Garcia, the Houston-based, nationally recognized plaintiffs’ firm. …
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Some of the most wretched humans on the planet have figured out there’s a ready pool of people likely to fall for crypto scams – the people who’ve already fallen for it once. After stealing as much money as they can, they contact the same people under a different name, this time posing as lawyers able to help the victims recover what’s been stolen.…
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When you mess up, you apologize – at least that’s what you do if you want to lose when you get sued. Why doing the morally normal thing is the worst choice you can make according to the Texas Rules of Evidence. Plus, Kamala Harris perfectly summarizes last week’s hour-long podcast in 29 seconds just to spite me and what it’s like to act as a judge …
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Other than lawyers and corporate executives, almost nobody really knows (or cares) what a fiduciary duty is, but everybody knows what betrayal means. When someone you trust turns on you, it can send you reeling. The same is true in business: Employees take your business’ secret information and start a competing company, a broker trades on your acco…
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Taking Personal Injury to Trial
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After decades of insurance company propaganda about “lawsuit abuse” designed to get people to vote to deny themselves the right to recover if they’ve been hurt, jurors are now conditioned to believe injuries are exaggerated or even fabricated by the lawyers who represent victims. Houston injury lawyer Katie James (you know her as CarwreckKatie.com)…
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Dan Aykroyd Hires Berg and Wins
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Dan Aykroyd is on the podcast. Do you really need more information? Ok, Aykroyd owns Crystal Head Vodka, which sued a competitor for stealing the bottle’s design. The design was created by Crystal Head’s other owner, legendary artist John Alexander. The case was tried, lost, appealed, sent back down. Then a new trial lawyer – one of the top 4 in th…
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George Clooney opines about politics – again – despite my previous ruling that he is not to be taken seriously pursuant to Tex.R.Evid. 702. I thought I made that clear. Trump, just one week after the episode on this topic, gives the perfect example of a rambling, incoherent, nonresponsive answer to a simple, direct question. His response is stricke…
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If a politician is asked whether they voted yes or no on a bill and starts rambling about what an honor it is to be there and how a middle class kid from the Midwest never imagined they’d be in this position, there’s not much a reporter can do except ask the question again. But if a witness gives an answer like that, the judge will point his or her…
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Every four years, Donald Trump whines about what people are “allowed” to say. But even Walter Sobchak knows prior restraint is unconstitutional. General rules, though, are made to be broken. A court could, for example, order a competitor to stop publishing ads saying the queso at Mar-A-Lago is made with greasy used bronzer and Aqua Net particulates…
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Donald Trump thinks Kamala Harris’ huge Detroit rally was AI and nobody was really there, which is something a person says out loud in public if they’re not not mentally ill. If this was a lawsuit, Trump’s lawyers would be in front of a judge begging that he not be required to submit to a psychiatric evaluation - a fight they would lose. Plus, we h…
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Saying Trump "does things outside the guardrails" is understated at best. But what does that actually mean? Why does it matter when a candidate concedes and why does lying about an election harm customs and norms? You’d think the answer would be obvious – and you’re probably right, but what does that have to do with jury trials? A lot, actually. Le…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz’s observation that “these guys are just weird” is making Trump act even weirder, which seemed impossible just two weeks ago. Is demeaning and humiliating your opponent through pithy and dismissive observations as effective in court as it is in politics? Well, yeah unless it turns out you're the weirdo completely lacking…
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When the president exited the race, Trump argued Republicans should be reimbursed because Biden defrauded them into spending millions of dollars running against him. This, of course, is imbecilic but it raises the question: How do you prove fraud in court? Glad you asked! We also have a crypto update. This week, my team and I got a court order free…
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After a worldwide IT outage blamed on Crowdstrike, the company’s CEO says it was a problem “we’ve caused,” which is an admission that makes lawsuits against the company that much easier. So how to deal with trying those cases? As in any trial, an attorney should address your worst evidence in your own case. That's something Geoff’s brother and sist…
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Hurricane Beryl Damage? Get Ready for Insurance Litigation. Plus: Stop Listening to the Loudest Talker
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Now that Beryl has passed, insurance companies are going to be sending armies of adjusters to Houston eager to write checks. Paying you everything you’re owed makes them no money, so that’s not why they’re coming. They’re there to pay you as little as you’re willing to take while you’re desperate, which is going to lead to a metric ton of Beryl-rel…
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When crypto scammers con you out of your money, it’s almost always gone and never coming back. Working with a team of extremely sophisticated investigators using technology understood only by indoor people, Geoff may have found some and is filing suit to find out. How (maybe) to get your stolen money back. And, in honor of the 4th, Geoff explains h…
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If the 'Hawk Tuah' girl lived in Texas, could she be fired for her enthusiastic endorsement of thang spitting upon? Geoff explains how free speech could cost you a steady paycheck. Plus, Geoff talks about what might happen if the City of Galveston tried to ban the kind of comments NBA legend Charles Barkley made about "America's Greatest Resort Des…
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On the inaugural edition of his show, Houston trial lawyer Geoff Berg overrules fatuous cable news legal analysis, travels through time to 1997 to admonish Matt Damon / Rudy Baylor to stop violating the rules of evidence, and explains why he's decided to podcast these and other thoughts the world was no doubt clamoring for. Relatedly, you can check…
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Finally, a lawyer with a podcast! This is a show about the law, politics, jury trials, and what to expect when you're expecting (to sue or be sued). Geoff Berg is a delightfully rambunctious trial lawyer with 30 years of experience. Based in Houston, he's recovered or saved hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. The extremely perceptive w…
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