What happens when a small-town Oklahoma girl whose principal told her she'd have a secretary one day becomes one of the country's top litigators — and then retires to her cattle ranch to write fantasy adventure books for kids? In this episode of the Trustcast Show, Zane Myers speaks with Sharla Frost, former managing partner of Powers & Frost and first chair trial counsel in over 60 jury trials, including a billion-dollar product liability case and a successful J&J talcum powder mesothelioma defense. Sharla shares what it took to build a litigation boutique from scratch as a woman in the 1980s, how she used her 89-year-old ranch tenant as a trial consultant, and why she believes the biggest mistake lawyers make is drinking their own Kool-Aid. They also discuss her Amazon bestseller Power at the Table, how she pivoted from the courtroom to writing the Frogville Quest children's book series, why her protagonist Lily Lotus Dilweed is neither a victim nor an advocate, the nonprofit she runs to revitalize historic Fort Towson, Oklahoma, and why she calls it retooled — not retired. Sharla Frost is a former managing partner of Powers & Frost, a sought-after trial consultant and expert witness, keynote speaker, Amazon bestselling author, and creator of the Frogville Quest children's book series. She is based in Frogville, Oklahoma. Connect with Sharla Frost: sharlafrost.com sharlajfrostspeaker.com Books available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Sharla Frost 00:43 The principal who redirected her entire life in one conversation 02:59 Five generations in Frogville and growing up on a cattle ranch 04:41 What her parents thought when she said she was going to law school 05:42 Building Powers and Frost as a woman in the 1980s 07:15 Her sister Gwyn — the consigliere and firm manager 08:27 Writing Power at the Table and why women lawyers needed it 10:00 Finding a publisher and expanding to three editions 11:59 Keynoting Rockstar Impact with Even Cowgirls Get the Clients 13:27 Rapid fire questions including cattle breeds and courtroom habits 17:10 Preparing for a billion-dollar product liability trial 18:02 Defending J&J in a talcum powder mesothelioma case 18:41 How much of trial law is storytelling 19:52 Biggest mistakes lawyers make when preparing for trial 21:05 Why she started writing children's books after retiring 23:06 The Frogville Quest series — age range and structure 25:08 Lily Lotus Dilweed, Peter Pan, and weaving classic literature in 27:32 How the books are selling and what's coming in book eight 28:11 Writing solo versus writing with a team 30:28 ReCreate Fort Towson and revitalizing a poverty-area community 32:11 The ranch name Frogsay and why Versailles inspired it 33:31 Pro bono legal work for Choctaw County's poorest municipality 34:45 Serving on the NAWL Supreme Court Nominee Evaluation Committee 35:55 One piece of advice to the little girl in Frogville 36:40 Where to find the books and book Sharla to speak #SharlaFrost #FrogvilleQuest #TrialLawyer #WomenInLaw #PowerAtTheTable #ChildrensBooks #OklahomaLawyer #TrustcastShow #CowgirlGetsTheClients #LilyLotusDilweed
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