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Today I am remembering the hardest, most challenging production of my nearly 20 year career; Like Harvey Like Son. For our first documentary, currently available on Amazon Prime, we partnered with our friends at ROAD iD to film UltraRunner Harvey Lewis as he tried to break the record for completing the Appalachian Trail. But the truth is, we went out there without a specific plan. Maybe it's a quick 3-5 minute video about running? Maybe it's going to be some cool broll for another project entirely? We didn't really know. On the first day of his run which started at around 5:00am, Harvey ran through a named tropical storm. Battling the sheets of rain was the least challenging part of our day as I had to quickly gain the trust of these two men if this endeavor would become anything at all. "Junior" was a bit stand offish, concerned for his son and worried about a camera crew following him around the next 2 months. But through gentleness, humor, and honestly just being the conversationalist that I am, I quickly made them both feel at ease with our cameras, our presence, and all my questions. I learned a lot of them through the questions I asked Junior that first day and started to think this could be something more. At the end of the day Junior met up with Harvey to set up camp and dinner. When Harvey arrived his dad gave him a plate of food. He had ran 62 miles that day (yes...62 miles) but rather than talking about that, they were talking about their lives and family, as if this was just a normal day to them. That's when I thought that there was definitely more to this story. I quickly set up a new shot, pulled Co-Producer Mike Trimpe over to see my shot and he said, "Wow! That looks awesome." I said, "This is it what this should be about. It's about them two." From there we had our heading and ultimately our movie poster. The below image is the exact shot and moment that I realized what this could be; a father and son connecting on America's most historic trail. Now, 13 film festivals and 3 Best Feature awards later, it's become one of my most rewarding pieces to date.

Congratulations to DBL Law's Managing Partner, Bob Hoffer, on receiving the 2024 Bishop William A. Hughes Award from Thomas More University! The award recognizes individuals who have shown exceptional leadership in the community and who notably support Catholic education. Visit our website to watch the full video and explore more about our commitment to our community and to our clients. https://lnkd.in/gKydGNPS #Leadership #CommunityService #DBLLaw #ThomasMoreUniversity #Outreach #LawFirmLife #FeelGoodFriday