She earned her stripes. Now she's cementing the family legacy.

Nine years ago, before she even went to law school, Sheylla Aceves shared her story with Lawyer Stories. Today, she's the CEO of Tiger Concrete & Screed, helping lead and grow the family construction business her father built from the ground up.

On Episode 287 of The Lawyer Stories Podcast with Benny Gold, we reconnect with Sheylla to talk about her remarkable journey as the daughter of a Mexican immigrant who built a successful construction company through hard work, determination, and sacrifice.

Sheylla didn't simply inherit a leadership position. She earned her stripes, obtaining her law degree, master's in construction management, and general contractor's license. She knew that earning street cred in the construction industry meant understanding the business from the ground up.

We discuss family, leadership, earning respect, stepping into the CEO role, and what it means to burn the boats when you're fully committed to building something bigger than yourself.

From a young woman sharing her aspirations with Lawyer Stories in 2017 to a CEO working to cement her family's legacy, Sheylla's journey is exactly why we started this platform.

🎙️ Episode 287 is available now! Listen and follow The Lawyer Stories Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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The Lawyer Stories Podcast was honored to be part of RevCon 2026 in New York City, bringing together an incredible lineup of attorneys, law firm leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators shaping the legal profession.

A huge thank you to CallRail, our exclusive partner for Lawyer Stories' live RevCon coverage. Their support helped make this special edition possible, and we're grateful to continue working together to bring meaningful conversations to the legal community.

We also want to extend our sincere appreciation to Morgan & Morgan and the entire RevCon team for welcoming Lawyer Stories and providing an outstanding experience. We were excited to be part of this event and grateful for the opportunity to capture so many great stories.

In this special episode, we sit down with 11 guests across 10 conversations, exploring their journeys, the business of law, leadership, personal injury litigation, legal technology, and the relationships driving the profession forward.

Featured guests, in order of appearance:

1. Frank DiScipio — Attorney, Duffy & Duffy

2. Ed Wimp — Managing Attorney, Ed Wimp Law

3. Larry Nussbaum — President/Attorney, Nussbaum Shunnarah Trial Attorneys

4. Ray Mieszaniec — COO & Co-Founder, EvenUp

5. Tiecia Ayers — Attorney/Owner, The Law Office of Tiecia Ayers

6. Walt H. Foster IV — Plaintiff Personal Injury Litigation Attorney, Morgan & Morgan

7. Ray Lakhani — Founder/Partner, Raw Law Media

8. Ilana Reeser — Chief Growth Officer, Your Insurance Attorney

9. Sonia Monge & Steven Disiervi — Associate and Partner, respectively, Abrams, Gorelick, Friedman & Jacobson, LLP

10. C. Glen Ged — CEO, Co-Founding Partner & Managing Partner, GED Lawyers

From established trial attorneys to the people building the next generation of legal businesses, RevCon reminded us why these conversations matter.

We came to New York to tell stories. We left with some incredible ones.

Special thanks again to CallRail and Morgan & Morgan for helping make this experience possible.

What does it take to conduct a deposition halfway around the world?

On Episode 288 of The Lawyer Stories Podcast, we welcome Ian Hardy, Founder and CEO of Optima Juris, an international litigation support company helping legal teams coordinate depositions and proceedings across all 50 states and more than 90 countries.

From his early days working as a videographer in Paris to building a global litigation support business, Ian shares his entrepreneurial journey and how technology continues to reshape the legal profession.

We also discuss Optima Juris's role as a designated deposition and hearing services provider for the American Arbitration Association and its international division, the ICDR, along with the growing role of AI, court reporting, and the importance of maintaining human oversight in legal proceedings.

Episode 288 is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube!