The Story Beneath with Laura Schultes

The Story Beneath with Laura Schultes

May 25, 2026 · 35 min

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Maren Chaloupka interviews Laura Schultes about the TLC method's impact on employment discrimination cases through storytelling and psychodrama.

In this episode of the Trial Lawyers College podcast, Maren Chaloupka speaks with employment attorney Laura Schultes about how the TLC method transforms the way lawyers prepare and present employment discrimination and whistleblower cases. Laura shares how psychodrama, role reversal, and story work helped uncover the human experience beneath spreadsheets, evaluations, and institutional defenses in a racial discrimination case involving a public school teacher. Together, they explore why employment cases are ultimately about identity, belonging, betrayal, human dignity, and how authentic storytelling can change the outcome of a case long before trial.

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