My BarStory

About My BarStory

The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association is proud to bring you the most compelling content, and to bring our commitment to the Rule of Law to your favorite podcast stream. In our freshly redesigned podcast, we'll feature shorter conversations about every aspect of Law in The Land. You'll also hear from a new generation of lawyers, ready to take on work and life with optimism and courage. We honor the past, we look to the future, and we wanna have some fun! Watch our feed for frequent updates!

Publisher

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Category

business · education · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Sept 2022

Latest episode

14 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 83 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Aug 2025

   The Inside Story on Ohio's Marijuana Industry - Thomas G. Haren and Chris Schmitt

   Thomas G. Heron predicts that marijuana in Ohio will become a billion dollar industry in the next year. He should know. He’s Ohio’s leading cannabis law attorney, and Partner in Frantz Ward’s Cannabis Law Practice Group. In this latest edition of CMBA’s Law and The Land podcast, Tom sat down with CMBA CEO Chris Schmitt and provides fascinating insights into how weed became legal in Ohio, why he has such a personal passion for this cause, and what the future of cannabis business means for our ...

2. 

   2 Jul 2025

   Fighting for The Rule of Law - Previewing the ABA's Visit to Cleveland

   Matthew D. Besser discusses the CMBA's focus on defending lawyers and the courts' integrity with Chris Schmitt, highlighting the importance of upholding the Constitution in an interview.

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   4 Jun 2025

   My BarStory S03E07 - Blind Injustice featuring Terry Gilbert, Laurice Glover, Brian K. Johnson, and Chris Schmitt

   Terry Gilbert, Laurice Glover, Brian K. Johnson, and Chris Schmitt discuss Blind Injustice, an opera sharing stories of wrongly convicted individuals, offering insights into the justice system; this is an interview.

Inside a recent episode

My BarStory - 48 John Mitchell and Chris Klasa

Published 5 Nov 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Professionally, what accomplishments are the most meaningful to you at this point? I think the ones that are the most meaningful to me is when I help people who are facing the most challenging events of their life navigate through that process. You know, when they find themselves on the wrong end of a state or federal indictment, you know, where they're being accused of something. If we can, through our hard work, our attention to their concerns, navigate them through that process in a way that it's not as onerous as it could be, that's what I really take pride in. […]

Who has been a guest on My BarStory

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Schmitt
• Terry Gilbert
• Laurice Glover
• Brian K Johnson
• Fr. Raymond Guiao

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60