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Full Throttle: The Journeys of a Litigator and Race Car Driver
47 minutes Posted Jan 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
Roman's early fascination with cars
From speeding tickets to the racetrack
Graduating from high-performance driving to wheel-to-wheel racing
Why the track feels safer than the highway
The path to litigation
How motorsports and his law practice came together
Proudest accomplishments in the law
From linear thinking to personal exploration and authenticity
Reframing the lawyer's role from warrior to counselor
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Send us Fan Mail Controlled speed requires split-second decision-making, a complete presence in the moment, and an intimate understanding of risk. Many attorneys experience that in the courtroom, but what if you sought it out every weekend, pushing high-performance machines to their limits on some of the country's most legendary race circuits? Meet Roman Lifson, an accomplished trial lawyer and champion race car driver. Roman has carved out a unique niche in motorsports law while competing wh...