Welcome to a special episode of Star Wars Reactions! Our hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are away taking care of their families, so stepping in for them are two friends who aren't strangers the SWR family! This week, Greg McLaughlin from the Rebel Base Card Podcast and Anthony King from Force Ghost Conversations sit down to bring you an update…

Law firms that treat innovation like a team sport are the ones shaping the future of legal practice. Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg sit down with Jamie Drozd, the managing partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a corporate law firm known for leaning into technology in ways that actually stick. Jamie shares how her path, from commercial litigator to…

Private equity is making moves in the legal industry, and Crispin Passmore has a message for firms that think they can ignore it: adapt or risk getting left behind. Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg sit down with Crispin, the co-founder of Stratify and a former U.K. regulator turned law firm consultant, to talk about what’s happening on both sides of…

Happy Star Wars Podcast Day and welcome to Star Wars Reactions! February 7, 1999 saw the release of the first episode of the first ever Star Wars podcast called Jedi Talk. This started a movement in fandom which has led to hundreds of podcast discussing all aspects of the Star Wars fandom. To honor Jedi Talk and all the shows that came afterward, S…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, our hosts sit down to share their reactions to the season finale of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew! Join the discussion as they breakdown the pirate invasion, the many mysteries revealed and the questions left unanswered. They also discuss their thoughts on the possibility of a second season. Make su…

Welcome to a special episode of Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are live from Central Florida Comic Con 2025! Join them as they react to their experiences and bring you special conversation with artist Daniel Govar and Emily Swallow from the hit Disney+ series, The Mandalorian! And just because they are out on l…

“It’s astonishing; it’s just mind-blowing,” says Chris Batz about the exponential growth in revenue generated by the AmLaw top 100 firms in the last 22 years. On today’s episode of The Future is Bright, Chris takes a closer look at these numbers, what’s driving them and which firm comes out on top. He also takes a look at the increasing number of f…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and share their reactions to the penultimate episode of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew entitled “We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble”! Listen in as they break down the episode from the arrival outside the Barrier, escaping Jod and the pirates, and arriving a…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! For our 207th episode, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and share their reactions to the sixth episode of the hit Disney+ series, Skeleton Crew! Join them as they discuss all aspects of “Zero Friends Again”, from the journey of the groups of two, to the importance of friendship, character growth, and the…

“It’s all about people management,” says today’s guest Kristina Lawson, drawing parallels between her time as the former mayor of Walnut Creek, CA to her current role as managing partner at Hanson Bridgett LLP, a mid-sized firm which like Kristina, whose practice was in real estate and land use, has a deep connection and dedication to California an…

Welcome to the first Star Wars Reactions of 2025! We hope you had a safe and happy holiday celebration! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down for the first episode of the new year to share their reactions to the fifth episode of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew! Join them as they break down “You Have a Lot to Learn About Pira…

Welcome to the final Star Wars Reactions of 2024! Continuing the tradition of past years, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and reflect on the past 12 months as 2024 comes to a close. You’ll hear about the ups and downs of the past year as they review the show statistics, social media successes, and discuss their fondest memories of 202…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders welcome back special guest and friend of the show Christina Stevenson as they share their reactions to “Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin”, the fourth episode of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew! Join them as they explore At Achrann with our heroes, discuss the diffe…

“It is still quite challenging to convince partners of the need for change when the traditional model is still serving them incredibly well,” says Neville Eisenberg, Senior Strategy Executive, Mishcon de Reya, who joins The Future is Bright to talk about innovation taking place within UK law firms, innovation he helped contribute to with the contra…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! While Aaron Harris slips away to spend time with family, David Modders is joined by special guest and friend of the show Christina Stevenson as they share their reactions to “Very Interesting, As An Astrogation Problem”, the third episode of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew! Join them as they break down the myste…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are joined by special guest and long time friend Jeff McGee. Jeff currently co-hosts the Star Wars Splash Page podcast and is the man behind MarvinDog Media. Join them as they share their reactions to the two episode season premiere of the new Disney+ show, Skeleton Crew…

“Everyone deserves to feel like they matter,” says Noah Heller, who as CEO of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has built a culture of communication and connection, of being consistently authentic and operating with integrity in work and in life. He joins this episode of The Future is Bright to explain how his firm has evolved under his 12-year tenure by …

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! Our own Aaron Harris hosts our all new Saga World Report for November 22, 2024! This week, host Aaron Harris goes through the news you may have missed starting with the surprise announcement of the third volume of Star Wars Visions, DLC content for Star Wars Outlaws and the latest news about the upcoming Disney+ seri…

“I suspect in the UK we’re going to end up with some really deep, high-quality verticals…as opposed to lots of law firms having components,” says today’s guest Greg Jackson, Director of Law Firm Strategy and Transformation at PwC, who joins The Future is Bright to discuss this and many more predictions he has for the future of UK law firms. Along w…

Welcome to the 200th episode of Star Wars Reactions! In this special episode, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders reminisce on the first 200 episodes of Reactions, from behind the scenes work to the incredible Reactions Family who joins us week after week. Then they discuss some of the latest news from the Star Wars universe! From Andor to Skeleto…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! It’s our 199th episode and David Modder’s is thrilled to welcome back his co-host Aaron Harris! Join them as they sit down and discuss Aaron’s unplanned absence caused by Hurricane Milton. Though there isn’t much Star Wars discussion this week, they do discuss Aaron’s experience through the storm and their current st…

“We wanted it to be a true merger of equals,” says Scott Kadish, who, along with Kevin McLaughlin, are Co-Managing Partners at the newly merged UB Greensfelder. On today’s episode of The Future is Bright, the two men talk to host Chris Batz about what can happen when two firms marry their considerable strengths to make themselves even more competit…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! In the third installment of Storm Reactions, our brother in the Force and host of The Rebel Base Card Podcast Greg McLaughlin is joined by Anthony King from Force Ghost Conversations, Ross Hollebon from the Album Cockpit Podcast, and SWR Family member and podcast regular Mary Perdue! Together they sit down for a roun…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, our own David Modders returns to the show accompanied by guest hosts and friends of the show Greg McLaughlin from The Rebel Base Card Podcast and Daz Davies for an all new second episode of Storm Reactions! Join them as they discuss David’s journey through Hurricane Milton, the importance of community in t…

“Teams and groups are much harder to pull off. The degree of difficulty is a challenge. There’s a real prize if you get it right,” says co-host Howard Rosenberg as he and Chris Batz dig into the complexities of law firm growth through team acquisitions. They emphasize the strategic advantage of acquiring teams rather than individual hires. It’s a m…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! As our hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are preparing and dealing with Hurricane Milton which is on the way to where they live, friends of the show Greg McLaughlin from The Rebel Base Card Podcast and Colby Mead from the ColbyCast step into the Reactions studio and take over the show this week! Join Greg and Colb…

“This is really new territory that is going to challenge the way some of these law firms are run and how the industry responds to that going forward over the next couple of years,” says co-host Howard Rosenberg. In this episode, Howard and Chris Batz dive into the rising trend of superstar law partners landing eight-figure salaries and the major im…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! We are back after taking an unexpected week off due to Hurricane Helene. This week, David Modders is out but Aaron Harris is joined by special guest, friend of the show, host of the Rebel Base Card podcast, Greg McLaughlin! Join Aaron and Greg as they sit down and celebrate the tenth anniversary of the debut of the h…

“For a lot of law firm leaders that I’m in contact with, this is their central challenge: to chart a path of sustained growth.” says new co-host Howard Rosenberg who joins co-host Chris Batz to continue their discussion about the best way for law firms to form, based on data and intelligence, a structured strategy approach to growth through acquisi…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! Our own Aaron Harris hosts our all new Saga World Report for September 20, 2024! This week, host Aaron Harris goes through the news you may have missed. From the new John Williams documentary to new Skeleton Crew news to the newly announced Ultimate Collector Series set being announced, Aaron gives you the details yo…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! For episode 193 sees the return of our Reactions Chat series! This is the series where our hosts sit down with a guest and we explore their journey through Star Wars fandom. This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are excited to sit down with Father Jimmy Morgan for an all new Reactions Chat! Join them as the…

“It’s not where I thought I was going to wind up, but it’s been a very, very fulfilling journey,” says Howard Rosenberg, today’s guest—who will be joining Chris Batz as co-host—on The Future is Bright podcast. On this episode, Howard recalls his journey from graduating from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in architecture…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! Our own Aaron Harris hosts our all new Saga World Report for September 6, 2024! This week, Aaron discusses news out of the Venice Film Festival, Industrial Light and Magic’s (ILM) new podcast, and the latest Star Wars news coming out of DragonCon. Aaron also covers the latest about the late Carl Weathers and lets you…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! Hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders dive into the classic Star Wars animation series with their continued look at the 80’s animated show Ewoks! This week, they are looking at the twelfth episode of the first season entitled “Blue Harvest”! Join the discussion as they explore the creatures of the show, discuss the go…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! Our own Aaron Harris hosts our all new Saga World Report for August 23, 2024! This week, Aaron breaks down all the announcements coming out of the D23 Fan Event, from the parks to TV to the movies! Plus discusses the shocking news that broke this week about the future of the Disney+ series The Acolyte. Stick around a…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! For our 189 episode, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down to discuss one of the Star Wars saga’s greatest assets: the lightsaber duel! The discussion takes us back in time to the swashbuckling days of Errol Flynn to what makes a duel so good, you’ll wont want to miss this one! Plus Aaron and David share thei…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, host Aaron Harris hosts our all new Saga World Report for August 8, 2024! Join Aaron as he discusses the D23 Fan Event which is taking place this weekend, the latest news about the upcoming Disney+ series Skeletion Crew, as well as the latest movie news and upcoming publications! Stick around after the new…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! For the first time in over two years, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down for another edition of our Random Chatter series! This series is the closest you can get to feeling like you are sitting around the table with friends and talking about “the Wars”. This edition of Random Chatter brings us discussions …

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, host Aaron Harris hosts our all new Saga World Report for July 26, 2024! Join him as he breaks down the Lucasfilm Panel “Star Wars: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far, Away” held at this year's San Diego Comic Con! He also goes over some comic book announcements made on StarWars.com and more! Stick around afte…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! Can you believe we are here already? For episode 185, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down to share their reactions to the season finale of the hit Disney+ series, The Acolyte! Join the discussion as they breakdown the final episode entitled “The Acolyte”, from Osha’s time in Qimir’s helmet to her bleeding o…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! It’s our 184th episode and David Modders makes his return from vacation to join Aaron Harris as they sit down and share their reactions to “Choice”, the seventh episode of the Disney+ series, The Acolyte! Sit back and enjoy what Aaron describes as David’s Psychology Episode as they discuss the multiple psychology asp…

“What makes your brand unique is a combination of tangible and intangible things,” explains Gary Singer, Chief Strategy Officer at Kobre & Kim LLP, who joins The Future is Bright podcast. Gary shares the remarkable story of driving the Altoids brand, which was virtually unknown outside the United States, to astronomical sales. In today’s episode, h…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! If you have been around you know we always say family first, and this week our hosts are spending time with their families. David Modders is on a family vacation while Aaron Harris has all of his family staying with him. Because of this, our reactions to the penultimate episode of The Acolyte, “Choice”, is being push…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! In a first for our show, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and share their immediate reactions to “Teach/Corrupt”, the sixth episode of of the hit Disney+ series, The Acolyte! Join them as they react to the manipulation of Osha by The Stranger/Qimir, the emotional state of Sol, Vernestra Rwoh’s rescue tea…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders along with special guest Samantha Kacho continue to share their reactions in the second part of our review of the fifth episode of the Disney+ series, The Acolyte! To listen to Part One of our discussion, click here. For part two, they break down the reunion of Osha and…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders welcome back a long time friend of the show, Samantha Kacho! Join them as they sit down and share their reactions to the fifth episode of the Disney+ series, The Acolyte! Due to the length of our discussion, we have split this week’s reactions into two parts: episode 18…

As the legal profession evolves, the importance of C-suite executives in law firms is rising. Jennifer Johnson, CEO of Calibrate, shares her vision for a future where these executives are equal to managing partners and report to a board. Calibrate is a management consulting and executive search firm that places top talent in essential C-suite roles…

Welcome to the 179th episode of Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and share their reactions to “Day”, the fourth episode of the Disney+ series The Acolyte! Join the discussion as they discuss everything from the Jedi meeting, to the mysterious Stranger at the end, to character development, and so much mor…

Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are excited to welcome back one of their very close friends, Jason Brame! Together they share their reactions to “Destiny”, the third episode of the new, live action Disney+ series, The Acolyte! Join them as they discuss the new coven of witches, conception through the …

Built on a foundation of collaboration, relationship, and trust, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, a top Dallas-based corporate law firm recognized as one of the city’s best places to work, has strategically served their clients since its founding in 1985. These core values have remained steadfast, even as the market has rapidly evolved, staying true to th…