Ep 238 | Donald Smolen | Fighting for Justice in Catastrophic Tort Cases at The Alpha Firm in Tulsa, OK
The Lawyer Stories Podcast
Benjamin Gold
5.0 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 238 features Donald "Don" E. Smolen II, Owner & Attorney at Smolen Law | The Alpha Firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Raised on a ranch just south of Tulsa, Don's grit and work ethic shaped his career, and after earning both his B.A. in Psychology and his J.D. with honors at the University of Tulsa, he founded Smolen Law, becoming one of Oklahoma's leading trial lawyers. At The Alpha Firm, Don and his team focus on Catastrophic Tort Litigation including insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, product liability, and complex personal injury. He has secured numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, consistently fighting against powerful corporations and insurance companies, guided by a simple but powerful philosophy: approach every case with zeal, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to client advocacy. In this episode, Don shares his personal journey, how his upbringing influences his courtroom style, and what it takes to win high-stakes, life-altering cases. 👉 Tune in now to hear this inspiring conversation that blends legal insight with real-world grit.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Lawyer Stories podcast with host Benny Gold. Lawyer Stories was founded in July 2017 on Instagram and is an expanding global network of lawyers and law students sharing their personal journeys to the noble profession of the practice of law. |
| 0:17.0 | Join us on this podcast as we dig deeper into these stories and hear from lawyers and law students from around the world in all areas of the legal profession. |
| 0:26.0 | Here at lawyer stories, we believe that every lawyer has a story. What's yours? |
| 0:35.3 | Welcome to the Lawyer Stories podcast with Benny Gold. |
| 0:39.3 | Today we welcome in Don Smolin, owner, an attorney at the alpha firm focusing on catastrophic |
| 0:47.3 | tort litigation. |
| 0:49.3 | It's the Alpha attorney because Don fights relentlessly for justice, but would drive |
| 0:55.7 | him more than just winning cases standing with people during some of the hardest moments |
| 0:59.9 | of their lives, giving them the compassion, respect, and dedication they deserve. |
| 1:05.9 | At the Alpha firm, Don believes in fighting smart, fighting hard, and most importantly, fighting for what's right. |
| 1:13.6 | Don, great to finally meet you and have you on the show. |
| 1:16.2 | Great to be here. |
| 1:17.2 | Thanks so much. |
| 1:18.5 | Yeah, love your Instagram. |
| 1:19.7 | Everybody should follow Don, the Alpha Attorney. |
| 1:22.6 | Super cool. |
| 1:23.7 | And also the website's really dope, if I can say it, with the lion on there. |
| 1:29.3 | And it's really cool. |
| 1:30.7 | I appreciate it very much. |
| 1:33.2 | My marketing people have done a very good job. |
| 1:36.5 | Excellent. |
| 1:37.1 | Love to hear that. |
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