Higher Callings
Interviews of lawyers and others dedicated to serving the common good. The host of Higher Callings® is Donald Frederico, a Boston lawyer and past President of the Boston Bar Association with several decades of experience representing clients and leading nonprofit organizations. In those roles, Don has met many people who have found ways to serve their communities and the broader public and help people in need. We hope that, by shining a light on their good works, Higher Callings will inspire others to find their own paths towards making the world a better place.
Podcasting since 2021 • 37 episodes
Higher Callings
Latest Episodes
"Your Lovable Lawyer": Danny Karon's Higher Calling
When you hear the word “lawyer,” what adjectives come to mind? Obnoxious? Over-priced? Untrustworthy? Or maybe skillful? Smart? Respectable? How often when you think of lawyers do you think “loveable?” Danny Karon is a Cleveland-ba...
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Season 5
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Episode 42
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Portrait of a Jurist: Retired Bankruptcy Judge and Active Public Interest Lawyer Frank J. Bailey
In some courts, when a judge retires, their law clerks or others get together and pay an artist to paint the judge's official portrait. When the portrait is ready, there is a ceremony at the courthouse attended by the judge and the judge’s fami...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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Defending Democracy and the Rule of Law: A Conversation with former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger
When a person becomes a lawyer, they take an oath. The oath is often administered in a formal bar admission ceremony. Each year in Massachusetts, many such ceremonies take place at historic Faneuil Hall. The new lawyers and their families hear ...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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Running the Marathon: A Conversation with Tom Grilk, Retired President and CEO of the Boston Athletic Association
Running the Marathon: A Conversation with Tom GrilkTom Grilk is a lawyer who began his career in private practice at a major Boston law firm, then worked as in-house counsel at several area tech companies, and, from 2011 until 20...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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1:13:57
Turning Data Into Action: The World Justice Project and the Rule of Law
The phrase “The Rule of Law” is one we often hear and many of us invoke, but do we have a shared understanding of what it means? And even if we can arrive at a common definition, why does the Rule of Law matter? If it does matter, how well is i...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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57:05