Lawyer Reveals Why He Went to Federal Prison, Life Inside & How He Got His Law License Back | Jeff Grant

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Ian Bick

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🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Jeff Grant, a former lawyer who served time in federal prison, shares his unique journey from a successful legal career to incarceration and back. In this episode, Jeff opens up about the circumstances that led to his conviction, what life was like inside federal prison, and the challenges he faced while fighting to restore his law license. Jeff's story sheds light on the realities of the legal system, the impact of incarceration, and the power of second chances. #FederalPrison #LawyerLife #PrisonReform #IncarcerationStory #LawLicense #SecondChances #LegalSystem #TrueCrime Thank you to our sponsors this week: MAGIC MIND: They have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code LOCKED20 at checkout. You can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/locked Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Jeff grant: https://grantlaw.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/revjeffgrant FB: https://facebook.com/grantlawpllc IG: https://instagram.com/grantlawpllc Twitter: @grantlawpllc Progressive Prison Ministries website: https://prisonist.org Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and Background of Jeff 00:07:00 Overcoming Academic Probation 00:14:04 The Shift in Lawyer-Client Dynamics 00:21:32 Redemption Stories Beyond Prison 00:28:26 Emotional Impact of a Vulnerable Talk 00:35:47 The Challenges of Sharing Prison Experiences 00:43:28 The Burst of the Dot-Com Bubble and Personal Downfall 00:51:19 Understanding Escrow: Checks and Balances 00:58:12 Unraveling Financial Troubles and Federal Investigation 01:05:52 Staying Sober in Prison 01:12:48 Navigating Prison Life: Trust and Legal Assistance 01:19:57 Navigating Prison Life and Unwritten Rules 01:27:10 Journey to Sobriety and Volunteering 01:34:04 Deciding to Return to Law 01:41:32 Rise to New Opportunities After The New Yorker Feature 01:49:10 Essential Financial Lessons for Entrepreneurs 01:56:50 Conclusion of a Wonderful Interview with Ian Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	Jeff, welcome to Lockton, man. We've been talking about doing this for a while now. Where do we connect on LinkedIn, I think?
0:35.9	Probably, but I know a bunch of people who've been on your show. Oh, awesome. So everyone was kind of talking, you got to do Ian. You know, you got to do Ian. It's all right, right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I think it was LinkedIn that we messaged on. I think that's right. I think it was. And then I think you might be our first attorney that went to prison and is now an attorney again.
0:55.4	There's not that many of us.
0:56.9	It's very few, right?
0:58.3	I think Michael Cohen's trying to do that?
1:00.7	I'm not sure if he's what his story is, but there's virtually no one in the country who came out of prison and became a white collar attorney.
1:11.8	So, you know, I have kind of like this cool place where, you know, I have lived experience
1:17.9	where I can relate to people and they get like the truth from me, you know, which is rare
1:24.6	for attorney, which you probably know.
1:27.2	Yeah. Well, now, I'm super excited to dive in today
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1:34.0	when they're right there that's a it's a matcha energy drink not okay yeah i'm gonna do this
1:38.9	i'm 22 years sober i'm oh there's no alcohol i'm very careful about what i put in my in my
1:44.1	mouth yeah these things are great um Oh, there's no alcohol. I'm very careful about what I put in my mouth.
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