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The Velvet Hammer™ Podcast
Trial lawyers can be real people, too—and this podcast proves it. The Velvet Hammer™ is back, and this time, Karen Koehler isn’t going it alone. Known for her fearless advocacy, bold storytelling, and, yes, even the occasional backwards dress moment, Karen is teaming up with Mo Hamoudi, a lawyer, poet, and storyteller whose empathy and resilience add a whole new dynamic to the show.
Together, they’re pulling back the curtain on trial law, diving into bold topics, heartfelt stories, and the messy, hilarious moments that make trial lawyers human. This is an unscripted, raw, and fun take on life inside—and outside—the courtroom.
The Velvet Hammer™ Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Dark Side of Child Stardom: Hayden Panettiere and the Price of Fame
A four-year-old can’t cross the street alone, can’t understand contracts, and can’t grasp what fame costs, yet our culture keeps placing kids into adult rooms with adult incentives. We sit with a recent tragedy as a starting point and then zoom...
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Why Mean Lawyers Lose: Trial Tactics That Backfire
A trial can turn ugly fast when the other side decides “mean” is a strategy. We talk through what it feels like to face a hostile, snide defense team, how that negativity shows up in depositions and at counsel table, and why we refuse to let it...
Why Trial Lawyers Hate Jury Verdicts — Even When They Win
The jury is filing in, the verdict form is in hand, and suddenly the loudest feeling is not victory. It’s relief. We talk candidly about what verdict day does to trial lawyers and why even a “good” jury verdict can feel heavy, tense, and strang...
Crying in Court? Trial Lawyers Debate the Unwritten Rules
Courtroom culture loves control and punishes messiness, and nothing reveals that faster than tears. We start with the joke everyone knows, “There’s no crying in baseball,” then follow it into a much sharper reality: for generations of lawyers, ...
The Case Against Overthinking
Your mind hits rewind and suddenly you’re back in a meeting from last week, a mistake from ten years ago, or a conversation you wish you could redo. We dig into why rumination feels so convincing, how it differs from real reflection, and what i...
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