As the attorney to the families of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, and many others who have died during interactions with police, Ben Crump has become a central figure in America’s reinvigorated struggle for civil rights and justice reform. Nicknamed “Black America’s Attorney General,” Ben works tirelessly to fight for those who are marginalized in society.

A 2020 Clio Cloud Conference Keynote Speaker, Ben joins Clio CEO Jack Newton for a powerful and moving discussion about race, justice, and the ability each of us has to make a difference in the world.

In today’s episode, Ben and Jack discuss:

• Some of the more notable cases of Ben’s career
• The major influences who inspired Ben: his mother, and Thurgood Marshall
• How and why Ben started representing victims of police violence
• Ben’s advice for anyone who wants to make an impact
• Ben’s take on the significance of this modern Civil Rights Movement
• Ben’s vision for what a more just system would look like in America

Benjamin Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice, earning the nickname “Black America’s Attorney General”. His legal acumen has ensured that those marginalized in American society are protected by their nation’s contract with its constituency. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law.

Ben’s tireless advocacy has led to legislation preventing excessive force and developing implicit bias training and policies. He has been nationally recognized as the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and Ebony Magazine Power 100 Most Influential African Americans.

He has represented families in several high-profile civil rights cases including Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Stephon Clark, as well as the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by the poisoned water of the Flint River. Ben represented 9 of the 13 black women who were victims in the Holtzclaw Oklahoma City Police rape case in 2015 and worked on the precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court case involving excessive police force against Robbie Tolan in 2008.

Ben is the President of the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association and previously served as President of the National Bar Association.

You can follow Ben on Twitter at @AttorneyCrump

For the 100th episode of Daily Matters, host Jack Newton becomes the interviewee. Joined by the show’s producers—Derek Bolen, Andrew Booth, and Sam Rosenthal—Jack looks back at the key people, themes, and takeaways since the show started in March, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Jack and the Daily Matters producers discuss:

• Why it was important to Jack to start a daily podcast as COVID-19 struck the legal industry
• What the shift in the legal industry because of COVID was like—and how life at Clio shifted as well
• The impact of speaking to distinguished guests like Seth Godin, Angela Duckworth, Shaka Senghor, David Lat, Ken White a.k.a. Popehat, Richard Susskind, Paula Davis-Laack, Brian Cuban, Jeena Cho, I. Stephanie Boyce, and many others
• How the discussions on the podcast have helped inform Clio’s direction as it looks to lead the legal industry forward

What audience members can anticipate learning during Jack’s keynote presentation at the 2020 Clio Cloud Conference (tomorrow—October 13, 2020).

Bio:
As the CEO and Co-founder of Clio and a pioneer in cloud-based legal technology, Jack Newton has spearheaded efforts to educate the legal community on the security, ethics, and privacy issues surrounding cloud computing, and has become a nationally recognized author and speaker on these topics. He co-founded and is President of the Legal Cloud Computing Association (LCCA), a consortium of leading cloud computing providers with a mandate to help accelerate the adoption of cloud computing in the legal industry, and is the author of The Client-Centered Law Firm, a bestseller that's helping law firms thrive in today's experience-driven era.

Jack was also named a 2019 Fellow to the College of Law Practice Management, he sits on the board of AI-powered legal research provider ROSS Intelligence, and he is an investor and advisor to early-stage legal tech startups.

Last but not least, Jack is the host of Daily Matters, a podcast dedicated to hearing from legal professionals, industry leaders, and subject matter experts about the future of law. You can find Daily Matters on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.

You can follow Jack on Twitter at @jack_newton

Angela Duckworth, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development. Angela is also going to be a Keynote Speaker at the 2020 Clio Cloud Conference, which starts virtually on October 13.

In this episode, Angela and Clio CEO Jack Newton engage in an impactful discussion about grit, burnout, and the traits and behaviors that correlate most strongly with personal success. Specifically, Angela and Jack discuss:

• Why “sampling” different careers is beneficial for long-term growth
• What Angela’s neuroscience background taught her about the ways the human brain works—and how we learn throughout life
• What “grit” means to Angela, why she started studying it, and why it matters
• How burnout enters the equation—especially for lawyers—and how to deal with it
• How people can learn to become more “gritty” in their own lives

Angela Duckworth is the Founder and CEO of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help children thrive. She is also the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative, and faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Prior to her career in research, Angela founded a summer school for underserved children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its 25th anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.

Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela’s TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her first book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a #1 New York Times best seller. She is also co-host, with Stephen Dubner, of the podcast No Stupid Questions.

You can follow Angela on Twitter at @angeladuckw