The Berkowitz, Hanna, Amdur & Wildstein “Love of the Law” Podcast

Today Russ Berkowitz, Managing Partner of Berkowitz, Hanna, Amdur & Wildstein, is the guest. We’re talking about how AI is changing the way plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice cases are handled—from intake and research to discovery and drafting. Russ also explains why, even with today’s technology, sound legal judgment still matters more than ever.

In this episode of Love of the Law, Russ Berkowitz speaks with Daniel Ryan of Ryan, Ryan & Deluca, a longtime medical malpractice defense attorney who has transitioned into mediation after more than 40 years in practice. Dan shares how mediations in complex healthcare cases work, when they’re most effective, and why neutrality, preparation, and realistic expectations are key to resolution. It’s a candid conversation about negotiation strategy, trial risk, and what it really takes to get cases settled.

Today, Managing Partner Russ Berkowitz and Partner Jen Amdur dive into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the world of personal injury and medical malpractice law. From predicting case outcomes and uncovering evidence faster than ever, to tackling questions of bias, ethics, and the courtroom of the future—this conversation explores how AI is changing the way justice is pursued and protected.

My guest today is Eric Stockman, one of the top trial attorneys in Connecticut and managing partner of the law firm Stockman and O'Connor that specializes in defending doctors and hospitals and medical malpractice cases throughout Connecticut.

On episode 7, I'm pleased to have as my guest Doug Brown, a nationally known law firm leadership coach. Doug is currently chief learning officer at Summit Success, a global personal and professional development firm serving entrepreneurs, C-level execs, business professionals, lawyers, coaches, and consultants. Learn more from Doug Brown My website: www.dougbrownjd.com Book Call with Me: www.summit-success.com/calldoug My LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/douglasbrown

My guest today is Kelly Ferrero, an attorney at Berkowitz and Hanna. Kelly has been with the firm for almost 15 years since graduating from college first as a personal injury paralegal and now as an attorney who practices in the areas of malpractice personal injury and complex litigation matters. Today, Kelly and I will discuss her journey on becoming an attorney in the role she plays at the firm, including her involvement with the NFL brain concussion class action, which she has spent a tremendous amount of time representing over 150 retired NFL football players who sustained permanent injuries during the course of their football careers as a result of repetitive trauma to their heads. Finally, I'm looking forward to hearing Kelly share with us what it's like balancing such a time consuming job and, and balancing home life, especially since she's married to another attorney.

On today's episode, our guests will be Jennifer Amer, a partner at our firm and widely known as one of the young stars of the plaintiff medical malpractice bar here in Connecticut over the course of Jen's 12 year career. She has already made a name for herself as lead or co-counsel in many multimillion dollar medical malpractice cases including birth injury and pediatric cases where she has a special interest. I've been privileged to watch the progression of Jen's professional career from the time she came to work with us following law school. In my opinion, Jen serves as a role model for many young women who aspire to be a litigator but want to maintain some semblance of a personal balance in their lives. I'm looking forward to hearing Jen's story regarding where she gets her passion from and representing severely injured clients, especially birth injury and pediatric clients and their families, how she balances her professional and personal life, her philanthropic passions that I'm familiar with, and also whether, whether there's any chance I'll someday be able to convince Jen to switch from being a die hard Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics fan to a Yankees and Knicks fan.

Our guest on today's episode is Attorney Andy Wildstein, who is widely known as one of the leading trial lawyers in Connecticut and has practiced law for over 25 years.

On our second episode, we have an accomplished guest, Christina Hanna, Partner of Berkowitz and Hanna, an awarding winning medical malpractice and personal injury firm. Christina tells us about her experience and the firm’s mission statement on behalf of its personal injury clients.

On the first episode, we have the privilege of speaking to Attorney Russ Berkowitz, Managing Partner of Berkowitz and Hanna, an awarding winning medical malpractice and personal injury firm. Russ and I will chat about the history of his firm, the nature of his practice, and the firm’s mission statement on behalf of its medical malpractice clients.