John Jackson aka @AttorneySomm, Accomplished Litigator, Competitive Eater, and Popular Social Media Wine Expert

Brian Roberts (https://twitter.com/beeberts) talks to John Jackson (https://www.instagram.com/attorneysomm), an accomplished litigator at Jackson Walker in Dallas, Texas, who is also well recognized for his fun and informative wine videos on YouTube under the name@attorneysomm. John obtained his level four diploma (DipWSET with merit) from the WSET and, in addition to his job as a litigator, devotes a substantial amount of time to the world of wine on his various social media platforms. John shares how he became interested in law, attended the University of Illinois College of Law, worked as a judicial law clerk and then joined a small law firm that merged with Jackson Walker where John practices today. John recounts some interesting cases he has worked on, including representing skateboarder Tony Hawk and comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla. John then recounts stories from his career as a competitive eater where he started out hustling coworkers and eventually ended up competing in the world corn dog eating contest at the Texas State Fair, then finished third at a tamale eating contest, then competing at a burger eating competition, before eventually retiring around the time he took up an interest in wine. John explains how he became interested in wine and ended up completing wine education courses to obtain his level four diploma (DipWSET with merit). He then talks about his decision to start posting online, adopting the name AttorneySomm, and ultimately growing into a well-known brand for fun and educational videos on wine. John gives some insight into how he manages his brand and produces his videos as well as some of the benefits of his expertise, including the ability to take some amazing trips to beautiful wineries all over the world. He reveals that his favorite wine is the 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, he shares some holiday wine recommendations, including some sparkling wines from Piper-Heidsieck, Lanson, Cremant and some wines from the southern Rhone region like Chateauneuf-Du-Pape and Gigondas. Links: John Jackson: https://linktr.ee/AttorneySomm Brian Roberts: https://linktr.ee/attorneylounge Jackson Walker: https://www.jw.com/ Array: www.trustarray.com Lawyers careers