Sari Swears
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Sari Swears Podcast: From Settlement King to Trial Beast: A Conversation with Tom D'Amore
28 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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One decision changed Tom D'Amore's (one of my FAVORITE clients) entire practice: He stopped being "great at settling cases"… and became a trial beast.

In this episode, Tom and I break down what actually shifted everything:

👉🏽 Why lawyers who don't try cases get paid less, even when they settle
👉🏽 How fewer cases created bigger results
👉🏽 Why most serious cases aren't about one bad actor, but systemic failure
👉🏽 And what it really takes to walk into a courtroom prepared — not hoping for luck

This is REAL trial work, real verdicts ($26.5M, $21M), and real growth.

This is the stuff NO one teaches in law school and very few people are willing to say out loud.

If you've felt that pull toward trial or you KNOW you're capable of more…

Tune in NOW! 🎧

Love,
Sari

 

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"If you've got 150 cases, you're never going to excel at trial work. You just can't do all the things you need to do to prepare properly. That's why we keep our caseload small—so we can actually do the work."

  • Tom D'Amore 

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