The Opening Statement with Joe Shannon

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Welcome to Shannon Law Group's podcast, "The Opening Statement with Joe Shannon." Shannon Law Group is a Chicago-based Personal Injury/Workers' Compensation firm. For more information, visit shannonlawgroup.com or give us a call at (312) 578-9501.


    • Jun 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 65 EPISODES


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    Ep. 65 | Sharon Falen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 51:16


    Ep. 64| Mike Slowik

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 64:15


    Ep. 64

    Ep. 63 | Denice Gierach

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 35:00


    In this episode of The Opening Statement, Joe sits down with Denice Gierach, a Naperville based estate planning attorney with a very interesting perspective on life. Her clients get a lesson on legacy, and a great attorney to boot! Listen in to hear more about her childhood, life, and practice.

    Sp. 61 | Noah Labhart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 44:44


    In this episode, Joe sits down with Noah Labhart.

    Ep. 60 | Mark Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 58:36


    Mark Kumar comes by to talk with Joe about his journey as an entrepreneur. Having dabble in several different industries, he has some interesting stories to share.

    Ep. 59 | Nate Peo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 21:14


    In this episode, Joe sits down with entrepreneur Nate Peo to talk about his journey.

    Ep. 58 | Lee Chambers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 68:54


    In this episode, Joe sits down with entrepreneur Lee Chambers.

    Ep. 56 | Joseph Belliston

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 66:27


    Joe sits down with entrepreneur Joseph Bellistion.

    Episode 62: Father Larry Richards

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 62:17


    This episode was such a privilege! Joe has admired Father Larry Richards for years - it was great to sit down with him and listen to his story.

    Ep. 55. | Chef Michael Fenster, M.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 53:55


    Chef Mike Fenster, M.D. from Montana.

    Ep. 54 | Attorney Michael Ettinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 43:04


    Elder Law Attorney Mike Ettinger of New York.

    Ep. 53 | Coach Jim Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 36:09


    LTHS Hall of Famer & USA Baseball Coach Jim Hall.

    Ep. 57 | White Sox Digital Video Coordinator Erinn Casey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 34:17


    Baseball is back! To celebrate, in this episode Joe sits down with Erinn Casey, the White Sox Digital Video Coordinator.

    Ep. 52 | Lauren Merz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 49:25


    Episode 52, Lauren Merz.

    Ep. 51 | Entrepreneur Ron Shigeta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 57:23


    Ron is a serial Biotech entrepreneur and the co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Wild Earth. Together with Ryan Bethencourt, Ron has funded over 70 startups that have redefined food, manufacturing, and consumer products through biotechnology. Ron did his doctoral training at Princeton University studying protein structure and biophysics. His post-doctoral training at Stanford and Harvard Medical School focused on antibiotic biosynthesis and diabetes. He is also a 15 year veteran of commercial biotechnology, having led a bioinformatics and functional genomics group at Affymetrix.

    Ep. 50 | Jessica Lahey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 57:02


    Jessica Lahey is an educator, writer and speaker. She writes "The Parent-Teacher Conference" advice column for The New York Times, is a contributing writer to The Atlantic is a commentator for Vermont Public Radio and wrote the book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. Jessica currently teaches high school English and writing, and lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two sons.

    Ep. 49 | Attorney Amy Maher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 43:19


    Prosecutor and Madison County Circuit Court Judge nominee.

    Ep.48 | Coach Phil English

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 41:21


    This episode features Cross Country Coach Phil English of Yakima, WA.

    Ep. 47 | Fr. Dennis Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 52:19


    Father Dennis Paul of St. Joan of Arc Parish in Lisle, IL joins Joe for an interview via Zoom.

    Ep. 46 | Patti Maguire Armstrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 50:30


    Patti Maguire Armstrong is a journalist at National Catholic Register and OSV Newsweekly, and blogs at: CatholicMom, Catholic Lane, Spiritual Direction, PattiMaguireArmstrong.com. Her writing began as a hobby alongside a degree in Social Work and masters in public administration. She worked in those fields for a time before staying home full time to raise her growing family.The writing hobby grew to over 1000 published newspaper and magazine articles. She even wrote for the National Enquirer among other more reputable national publications. As Patti began to embrace her Catholic faith, it began to change and form her life. Once she gave her gift of writing back to God, to serve Him, the inspiration for her first book took hold. Nine books later, she cannot imagine a more exciting and fulfilling life as a Catholic mom, author and speaker.Patti met her husband Mark in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia where they were both Peace Corps volunteers. They live in North Dakota and are the parents of ten children, eight boys and two girls, including two adopted orphans from Kenya.She has authored 9 books, and served as the managing editor and co-author of the Catholic best-selling Amazing Grace book series (Ascension Press). Patti has been a guest on "Fox & Friends" morning show, EWTN Television's "Live" program with Father Mitch Pacwa and twice on Doug Keck's "Bookmark" program and on Catholic Radio programs around the country.

    Ep. 45 | Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 40:16


    Former Military Policeman Jon Hatami sits down with Joe (via Zoom) to discuss his path to a career at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, along with memorable cases throughout his career such as that of Gabriel Fernandez.

    Ep. 44 | Attorney Jay Urban

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 43:45


    Episode 44.

    Ep. 43 | Attorney Bryan VanMeveren

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 46:58


    Mr. VanMeveren is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of Colorado, Wyoming and Arizona. A former insurance defense litigator specializing in personal injury and bad faith cases, Mr. VanMeveren uses his experience and expertise to obtain just results for victims of negligence.Mr. VanMeveren is also and avid trail runner, cyclist, skier, triathlete and supporter of local health and fitness events. He ran the Boston Marathon and was a primary sponsor and served for twelve years as legal counsel for the Colorado Marathon, the largest marathon in Northern Colorado. Mr. VanMeveren remains very active in the local health and fitness community, volunteering his time and providing free legal counsel to local race directors and health clubs. VanMeveren Law Group also continues to sponsor numerous local charity runs and triathlons.

    Ep. 42 | Attorney Bart Durham

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 43:24


    Ep. 41 | Attorney Digger Earles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 38:17


    Ep. 40 | Attorney David LaBorde

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 35:34


    Episode 40.

    Ep. 39 | Attorney Carey Meldon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 40:59


    Episode 39.

    Ep. 38 | USA Volleyball Athlete, Kelsey Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 36:09


    Ep. 37 | Attorney Jeffrey Meldon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 43:13


    Episode 37.

    Ep. 36 | Attorney Larry Nussbaum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 36:41


    Episode 36.

    Ep. 35 | Attorney Adam Banton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 48:48


    Episode 35.

    Ep. 34 | Personal Injury Attorney Seth Bader

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 50:44


    Ep. 33 | Brian Garelli

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 36:34


    Episode 33.

    Ep. 32 | Nathan Marchese

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 26:53


    Episode 32.

    Ep. 31 | Sports Law Attorney Darren Heitner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 23:43


    Ep. 30 | Attorney Alan Crone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 30:22


    Episode 30.

    Ep. 29 | Personal Injury Attorney Jim Kelleher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 42:27


    Ep. 28 | Sister Sue Monsteller

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 48:53


    Episode 28.

    Ep. 27 | Attorney Ryan Waite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 33:48


    Episode 27.

    Ep. 26 | Brad Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 27:03


    Episode 26.

    Ep. 25 | Maria Grygleski

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 40:30


    Episode 25.

    Ep. 24 | Phil English

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 41:33


    Episode 24.

    Ep. 23 | Michelle Piccione

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 28:53


    Episode 23.

    Ep. 22 | Caroline Yeager

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 33:42


    Episode 22.

    Ep. 21 | CEO of Floracracy, Sarah-Eva Marchese

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 40:04


    CEO and Founder of Floracracy, Sarah-Eva Marchese.

    Ep. 20 | Mike Lewandowski

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 46:54


    Episode 20 features Mike Lewandowski of St. Joan of Arc Parish in Lisle, IL.

    Ep. 19 | Former Army Ranger Chuck Shannon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 49:44


    Chuck Shannon is the Director of Operations for SOF at AELIUS Exploitation Technologies, LLC. Chuck is a Senior Level Leader with extensive operational experience at the executive level while serving as a individual or as part of a diverse team; focused on accomplishing the task regardless of complexity, timeline or environment. The nephew of Joe, our host, Chuck is a former Army Ranger, career military man, husband, and father of two.

    Ep. 18 | Tax Law Attorney Tony Mankus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 65:04


    Tony worked for the IRS from 1971 through 1986 out of various offices, including Newark, New Jersey, Office of International Operations in Washington, D.C., San Juan Puerto Rico, and Chicago, Illinois. He worked in what was then known as the Collection Division and performed the duties of a Revenue Officer and Group Manager, including 2½ years as Chief of several sections of the Special Procedures Branch which handled many of the legal issues for the Collection Division.Since leaving the IRS in 1986, Tony has been in private practice as a tax law attorney and has represented taxpayers before the IRS, IDOR and IDES dealing with various tax issues, including collection, audit and criminal issues.You can reach Tony at (630) 960-0500 or by visiting www.irstax.com.

    Ep. 17 | Attorney Anthony C. Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 43:45


    His law practice started as a general practice but quickly shifted towards mass torts, medical device litigation, & other serious personal injury cases. Johnson never intended to be a personal injury lawyer. However, after starting his practice, he quickly realized that many individuals are injured by large corporations at no fault of their own, and that these people need a champion more than anyone.That is where Johnson found his calling: fighting for the individual and fighting for what is right. Johnson's interests expand beyond the practice of law, especially in the fields of business and technology. Prior to law, he had careers in both the SEO/Web development space, in Internet startups, and in finance.You can contact Anthony at (855) 465-1090 or by visiting www.yourattorney.com

    Ep. 16 | National Account Sales, Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Investor Jim Koehr

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 45:03


    Mr. Koehr is Managing General Partner of two fund management companies: Sorin Angel Capital, LLC and Sorin Real Estate Capital, LLC. Sorin Angel Capital invests in early stage companies. Sorin Real Estate Capital is an active real estate investor in the Virginia market. These investments include commercial and multi-family residential real estate with a focus on Virginia markets including: Richmond, Manassas, and Staunton.Jim has been married to his wife Colleen for 31 years, is the father of 12 children and the grandfather of 5. He has been the Seton School Varsity Swimming Coach since 2001 and has won eight (8) VISAA Division II State Championships. Jim is a student of the American Civil War and World War II. He is an Ironman Triathlon finisher (Lake Placid, NY), 6-time Marathon finisher, 12-time Triathlon finisher. He completed the 24-hour Navy SEAL Adventure Challenge and has swum across the Chesapeake Bay.

    Ep. 15 | Personal Injury Attorney David W. Craig

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 35:12


    David Craig is the managing partner as well as one of the founding partners of the law firm of Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC in Indianapolis, IN. Since he began practicing law more than 26 years ago, he has been fighting to obtain justice for ordinary people against insurance companies, trucking companies, large corporations and others. He has witnessed first-hand the destruction and devastation that can be caused by the recklessness of others. David cares deeply about his clients and treats them the way he would want to be treated — with honesty, professionalism and direct personal attention.You can reach David at (888) 673-7275 or by visiting www.cfklaw.com

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