Episode 189 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Brian Beck
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, April 13, 2026
Attorney Brian Beckis a highly respected criminal defense lawyer who has been practicing law for a long time. He is located in Huntsville, Alabama. Growing up in both Birmingham and Huntsville, Brian practices criminal defense throughout the state of Alabama.
Episode 188 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Dean Emeritus Eugene Milhizer
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, April 6, 2026
Eugene (Gene) Milhizer is the Dean Emeritus at Ave Maria School of Law. He has served at that law school as a law professor for over twenty years and he ultimately rose to the position of president of the law school, in addition to his teaching role. If there is one person I have ever met that should be a law professor, it is Gene Milhizer.
Episode 187 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Robert Ingalls
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, March 23, 2026
The practice of law is a tough and stressful career and, oftentimes, not very enjoyable. Many lawyers try to use their law degree to find a different and more fulfilling way to make a living. Attorney Robert Ingalls is a great example! In his bio, Robert describes himself as a “recovering attorney.” He practiced law for a while but wanted to start his own business not in the practice of law.
Episode 186 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Matt Carter
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Attorney Matt Carter is a partner with Fuller, Willingham and Carter located in Cullman, Alabama. Matt’s law firm is the largest firm in Cullman, and they handle a broad spectrum of legal matters for their clients. A Cullman product where he was born and raised, it is hard to imagine Matt living anywhere else.
Episode 185 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Maurice Scott
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, February 23, 2026
Attorney Maurice Scott is the founder of United Legal Team, a consumer law firm located in Huntsville, Alabama. Maurice handles consumer law claims for financial justice. As part of his consumer practice, Maurice focuses on helping consumers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which is the federal law that controls everything that can or cannot be on an individual’s credit report or background check.
Episode 184 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Chip Schwartz
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Attorney Chip Schwartz is a co-founder of Zarzaur and Schwartz, a well-known and highly regarded law firm based in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary focus for Chip and his law firm is debt collection in several states to include Alabama, and he has been doing this work for almost fifty years.
Episode 183 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Nathan Hill
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Attorney Nathan Hill is a lawyer practicing with the highly respected Huntsville law firm of Lanier Ford. In fact, I have previously done podcasts with Lanier Ford lawyers Andy Sieja, Laura Harper, Alabama State Senator Sam Givhan and Robert Bailey, a retired lawyer and now full time author.
Episode 182 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Ken Riemer
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Attorney Ken Riemer is a South Alabama native who is an exceptional consumer lawyer. He is located in Mobile, Alabama. Ken started his law career in environmental law and then, after working in "big law" for a number of years, decided to open his own law firm.
Episode 181 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Luke Carlson
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Attorney Luke Carlson is the managing partner of LS Carlson Law, PC with offices located in California and Florida. Luke’s firm handles business law, real estate matters, and estate planning. In addition to these practice areas , Luke and his firm are subject matter experts in the field of HOA law.
Episode 180 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Chris Weston
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, December 8, 2025
Attorney Chris Weston is the managing partner of the long-established and well-respected law firm of Johnston, Moore and Weston in Huntsville, Alabama. As you’ll hear on this episode of the podcast, Chris was a nomad of sorts growing up, moving every three years or so.

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