Ep 264 | Kseniya Stupak | From Ukraine to Trial Lawyer in Southern California
The Lawyer Stories Podcast
Benjamin Gold
5.0 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
She moved to the U.S. at 18, taught herself English, and built her legal career from the ground up.
The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 264 features Kseniya Stupak, Partner at Strongin LLP in Southern California.
Originally from Sevastopol, Ukraine, Kseniya's journey is one of resilience, discipline, and relentless drive. From learning a new language to navigating law school and the legal profession, she committed herself to becoming the best version of who she could be.
Today, she represents individuals and families in catastrophic injury, complex personal injury, and mold-related cases - work that demands both precision and compassion. Kseniya brings a powerful combination of trial experience, personal grit, and a deep understanding of what her clients are going through during some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
This is a conversation about perseverance, accountability, and building a career with purpose.
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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. |
| 0:16.6 | 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? |
| 0:34.7 | Welcome to the lawyer stories podcast with Benny Gold. |
| 0:39.1 | Today we have another special guest, and we'll get right back to her in a moment. |
| 0:44.0 | But first, a message from our partner, Call Rail. |
| 0:47.3 | How many high-value cases did you lose in the past year because your firm couldn't respond fast enough? |
| 0:54.3 | 81% of law firms say slow response time cost them business, sometimes nearly a quarter of their annual revenue, believe it or not. |
| 1:03.1 | That's why you need call rail in 2026 integrated into your case management system. |
| 1:09.5 | Call rail helps you capture every call, even after hours. |
| 1:13.5 | Spot high value leads instantly, respond faster, and gain the insights you need to bring |
| 1:18.9 | in the bigger cases. |
| 1:21.4 | Join over 3,000 law firms using call rail to follow faster, land bigger cases, and drive |
| 1:26.8 | real growth. |
| 1:32.3 | Start your free trial today at callrail.com, backslash lawyer stories. Now, back to our guest. Welcome in. |
| 1:35.3 | How are you? So our guest today is Sanya Stupak, partner at Strongen LLP based in Southern California. |
| 1:49.0 | Originally from Sevastopol, Ukraine, thank you. |
| 1:54.0 | Sanya moved to the U.S. at age 18 and built her career from the ground up. |
| 2:00.6 | She taught herself English. She's crazy. |
| 2:03.4 | She attended the University of Iowa, got a BA in sociology for graduating from Iowa law. |
| 2:11.1 | And today she's representing individuals and families in high stakes PI cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, product liability, |
| 2:20.4 | MedMal, and Senya, welcome to lawyer stories. |
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