EETL Podcast: Lana Olson Weighs In On How The Legal World Can Change For The Better

Episode 57 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Lana Olson, the Immediate Past President of DRI and Partner at Lightfoot, Franklin & White.
The Everything Except The Law podcast can be found on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
In this episode, Lana and host Nick Werker discuss the growth of DRI's women's committee, normalizing conversations about mental health within the legal industry, the importance of unplugging from work and much more!
About our guest:
Lana Olson is a partner with Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. She focuses her practice on civil defense litigation, handling matters involving environmental, toxic tort, product liability, catastrophic injury, and commercial disputes. Olson served as the 2022-2023 President of DRI – Lawyers Representing Business, which is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of businesses and individuals in civil litigation. She can be reached at [email protected].
Learn more about Lana's firm here!
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See the previous episode of “Everything Except The Law” here.
This podcast is produced and edited by Joe Galotti. You can reach Joe via email at [email protected].
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