A family business with 100 years of experience! Bernard runs the firm alongside his brother and partner David, but before them, his father Joel did. Now Joel is happily retired and Of Counsel. The Law Firm: https://www.nomberglaw.com/ Nomberg Law Live and Video Strategies A weekly show that airs through Facebook Live every Tuesday at 10am CT, 8am PT in which Bernard brings on different guests to talk about whatever it is that is their specialty. To watch Nomberg Law Live go to Facebook and like ...
Apr 25, 2018•28 min•Ep. 90
In this episode, Jim and Tyson will go over the different kind of skills you need to run a successful law firm and be a good lawyer. “Why the skills that make you a good lawyer probably are not the same skills you need to run a successful firm?” Lawyer VS Entrepreneur: Sometimes people have occupations that fit their personality and sometimes they don’t. Being a good lawyer is not the same as being a good entrepreneur and business owner. Although it sure shares a lot of values and mindsets. Iden...
Apr 18, 2018•26 min•Ep. 89
Listen more and talk less. Getting to know your clients, their story, what they are going through will help you provide a better service and improve your ability to represent people and improve your marketing message and branding. Break it down piece by piece the clients perspective on what they go through. Understand them, identify their problems and try to help them solve their problems. They are going to remember that, and it will make the difference in the future. Some questions to get to kn...
Apr 12, 2018•22 min•Ep. 88
In this episode, Jim and Tyson will be interacting with people who have posted recently on the Facebook group. They will go over a couple of topics that are fundamental when you are starting and running your own firm; Landing your first clients, becoming viable, and realizing that investments are coming back. Social media, it’s benefits, and whether it is a good idea or not to handle it on your own. And being a Maximum Lawyer, the best version of ourselves. First, Jim and Tyson will talk about l...
Apr 04, 2018•30 min•Ep. 87
In this episode, Jim and Tyson will try to help out a listener and a member of the group who has been having marketing problems and is trying to get more clients through the door. They will go over his website and his firm and point out different solutions and tips to help him improve his business. Attorney Frank Jr. practiced with his father Frank Sr; the law firm was established in 1963. Frank Sr. is now gone and Frank Jr. is left running the firm, and he feels like the cases have dried up and...
Mar 28, 2018•30 min•Ep. 86
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Chelsey Lambert, the owner of Lex Tech Review, a platform where she writes articles and product reviews on all of the different technology and services you can use to run a law firm, books webinars and more! They will go over all kind of software reviews and tips to run your business and law firm the right way. Her mission: To support legal professionals as they wade through the changing tide of legal technology. Her site: https://www.lextechreview.com/ B...
Mar 21, 2018•45 min•Ep. 85
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Alycia Kinchloe, a business, family and disability lawyer.. Alycia started her practice 4 years ago after working on a mid-size disability firm her whole life. They will go over her process of going out on her own, her practice and her firm. Lessons learned, marketing, struggles and more! “I had gained all the skills to be able to do that, I helped grow a law firm from 1 to a 140 employees, I helped create systems, I helped create budgets, I helped with t...
Mar 14, 2018•34 min•Ep. 84
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Nadim Ramic. They will go over his background and his practice, paying special attention on how being a Bosnian-American actually helps his business. Lessons learned, marketing, struggles and more! His firm: http://brlegal.net/ Nadim is a personal injury attorney, and works mainly for Bosnian-American people. St. Louis has the biggest Bosnian community outside of Bosnia in the entire world. “Being of Bosnian-American descent in St. Louis and being one of ...
Mar 08, 2018•8 min•Ep. 83
In this episode, Jim and Tyson will answer some questions posted by members of the Facebook Group about what kind of clients take in when going solo and starting your own practice and the long term impact client intake protocols can have in your business. Also, social media, platforms, content creation and getting your message out there! “Take what you want and leave the rest.” Whenever you are leaving a firm and you already have a fairly successful client base and practice, but you are leaving ...
Mar 01, 2018•29 min•Ep. 82
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Nicole Abboud; a business owner, Millennial speaker, adjunct college professor, attorney, and podcaster. Nicole combines her understanding of the legal profession (she practiced law for 5 years) with her knowledge of content marketing to help lawyers build their brands and practices. They will go over her career as a podcaster and her business and mission. Lawyers! Sign up for the Maximum Lawyer Conference! http://maxlawcon.maximumlawyer.com/ About our gu...
Feb 22, 2018•38 min•Ep. 81
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Twitter expert Madalyn Sklar! They will go over her career, the importance of using the right social networks for content marketing, scheduling and the power of Twitter and Twitter Chats for connecting with people. Her site: http://www.madalynsklar.com/ Sign up for the Maximum Lawyer Conference! http://maxlawcon.maximumlawyer.com/ Twitter: a social network for creating relations and connections with people: “What people need to do that are not actively us...
Feb 15, 2018•39 min•Ep. 80
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Australian attorney Chris Hargreaves. This episode is all about social media and content marketing for lawyers; running and starting their own firms, going solo or planning on it. Solid gold. Chris is a senior litigation lawyer in Brisbane, Australia, he works as a special counsel for a firm, does internet marketing consulting for law firms and solo practitioners and does a ton of writing; blogs and books. Chris’s sites: https://tipsforlawyers.com/ “Learn...
Feb 07, 2018•49 min•Ep. 79
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview attorney Jason Korner, a criminal defense expert. They will go over his career, his transition from government work to private practice and then going solo and building his firm, his mindset, his client base, marketing, struggles and lessons learnt along the way. The firm: http://kornerlaw.com/ CLIENT INTAKE. We can talk all day long about legal reputation and skills at trial, but if somebody hears that you are a good lawyer and that your firm is a good f...
Feb 01, 2018•34 min•Ep. 78
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Kelsey Bratcher, an Infusionsoft, Zappier and all around software guru. They will go over his career, his experience as an automation guru and the best ways to implement automation and systemazation in your business and in your law firm. Great take aways! The sites: Zappier: https://zapier.com/ Infusionsoft: https://www.infusionsoft.com/ AutopilotHQ: https://autopilothq.com/ Kelsey is starting a podcast called “Get Automated”. It should be getting out in ...
Jan 25, 2018•33 min•Ep. 77
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Ryan Locke a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta. Actually, he runs his own law firm; the Ryan Locke Law Firm. They will go over his career, the things that drove him to be a lawyer, his past from the public sector to private, his struggles running his firm and marketing. The Firm: https://thelockefirm.com/ Ryan’s podcast: https://thelockefirm.com/georgia-appellate-review Ryan’s biggest piece of advice: CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: “when going solo, I thought ab...
Jan 18, 2018•36 min•Ep. 76
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Chris Homer, a legal marketing expert. They will go over legal marketing strategies and the main topics and concepts of his firm’s book “Online Law Practice Strategies: How to Turn Clicks Into Clients”: the importance of legal branding, referrals, networking, growing leads and more key concepts to help you grow your business! Chris Homer is the legal marketing expert in GNGF ( https://gngf.com/ ), a legal marketing agency. Their main focus is to educate a...
Jan 10, 2018•38 min•Ep. 75
In this episode, Jim and Tyson are one on one. First they will discuss about the podcast’s success this year. Then they will interview each other, check in and talk about where their practices are and what they have learnt since they started; going through their changes, successes, failures, achieved goals and struggles. Exciting news! We have decided to have our very first Max Law Conference here in St. Louis in May, 2018. The venue: St. Louis University School of Law: Our Alma Mater. We are st...
Jan 04, 2018•42 min•Ep. 74
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Bill Ellis; a branding expert and a Go Giver coach! They will go over his journey as an entrepreneur and a coach and he will share with us his valuable insights about branding and how it can improve our business. Bill’s site: http://brandingforresults.com/ If you want to contact Bill: bill@brandingforresults.com Hacking’s Hack: A podcast. https://mastersofscale.com/ Masters of Scale is an original podcast hosted by LinkedIn Co-Founder and Greylock Partner...
Dec 27, 2017•33 min•Ep. 73
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Wayne Pollock, the founder and CEO of COPO Strategies, a niche practice! Copo Strategies helps attorneys and clients make those clients' cases in the Court of Public Opinion. They will go over his experience in public relations, his actual practice;marketing, strategies and different challenges. The Firm: https://www.copostrategies.com/ The blog: https://copocetic.com/ About Chris: https://www.copostrategies.com/wayne-pollock Hacking’s Hack: If you are a ...
Dec 20, 2017•46 min•Ep. 72
In this episode, Jim and Tyson have Chris Nicolaysen as a guest. He will tell us his amazing story becoming a lawyer and his journey going solo and building his firm. Also, they will go over the struggles and pros and cons of running a successful multi practice firm. The Firm: https://www.springslawgroup.com/ About Chris: https://www.springslawgroup.com/bio/estate-planning-family-law-attorney-christopher-m-nicolaysen.cfm Hacking’s Hack: A simple one. Post pictures of your happy clients, have the...
Dec 14, 2017•37 min•Ep. 71
In this episode, Jim and Tyson continue the interview with attorney David Ward, owner and president of the David Ward Group and the Attorney Marketing Center. David will share his expertise with and and together they will go over marketing strategies that you should and shouldn’t do. Great takeaways as always! https://www.attorneymarketing.com This is the second part of a double episode! This is the first part: http://www.maximumlawyer.com/podcast/episode-70-ft-david-ward-attorney-marketing-part...
Dec 05, 2017•22 min
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview attorney David Ward, owner and president of the David Ward Group and the Attorney Marketing Center. They will go over his career, the evolution of marketing throughout the years and discuss about different marketing strategies. https://www.attorneymarketing.com This is the first part of a double episode! Next week, don’t miss the end of this interview with more tips, techniques and insight from this awesome guest. Thanks so much for listening to the show!...
Nov 29, 2017•26 min•Ep. 70
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview attorney Michael Liner, the founder of Liner Legal LLC., a social security disability practice. They will go over his practice, struggles, strategies, marketing and objectives. http://linerlegal.com/ http://www.nadr.org/ Hacking’s hack: A movie! The Founder. The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ...
Nov 23, 2017•36 min•Ep. 69
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Tom Copeland, the marketing director with Craig Goldenfarb, a very successful plaintiff attorney in Florida. They will go over Tom’s career, his role at the firm and his marketing strategies. Craig’s firm: https://www.800goldlaw.com/ Check it out! http://www.sevenfigureattorney.com/ Hacking’s hack: A book! Killing Marketing: How Innovative Businesses Are Turning Marketing Cost Into Profit, by Joe Paluzzi. And their blog! http://contentmarketinginstitute.c...
Nov 15, 2017•36 min•Ep. 68
http://www.burg.com The 5 Laws of the The Go Giver: The law of value The law of compensation The law of influence The law of authenticity The law of receptivity https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Expanded-Little-Powerful-Business/dp/1591848288 Hacking’s hack: The Go Giver Podcast! http://thegogiver.com/podcast/ Always good lessons! A great show! Bob’s tip: Become know as that person who goes out of their way to do that little bit extra. One excellent way is to write handwritten notes to people. It ...
Nov 08, 2017•34 min•Ep. 67
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Daniel Decker founder and CEO of Spotlight Branding. They will go over Daniel’s business, marketing strategies, and a list of 5 marketing mistakes lawyers you should avoid. http://spotlightbranding.com/ : In a nutshell, Spotlight Branding helps lawyers get more referrals, keep business and position themselves as the highly visible and highly credible expert within their niche. Not defining objectives. You have to have an idea of what you are trying to acc...
Nov 01, 2017•38 min•Ep. 66
https://www.hartleylawgroup.com/home.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-hartley-831b697 Hacking’s hack: Find yourself an 8 year old. And what Jim means by that is to try to explain everything to someone like if he was in second grade. That will let you break down meanings and really understand things. Albert’s tip: Set a lot of phone conferences. Set aside dedicated time to speak to clients and make sure they understand the parameters on which the phone call is going to be taking place. Tys...
Oct 25, 2017•29 min•Ep. 65
In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Lawyer Steve Bardol. Steve runs a family law practice in Webster Groves. They will go through his career, internet strategies, struggles and objectives. http://bardollaw.com/about-2/stephen-j-bardol/ Hacking’s hack: A hack for writing copy. A 3 F’s slogan. When you’re thinking about how to convey that you understand what your clients are going through: Feel. I understand what you feel. Felt. I felt that way before. Found.I felt that way until I found this...
Oct 19, 2017•26 min•Ep. 64
In this episode, Jim and Tyson have “the original streaming lawyer” Mitch Jackson as a guest! They will go over his background, his career, his strategies and marketing tactics! Awesome episode, lots of nuggets and takeaways! http://legalminds.lawyer/ https://streaming.lawyer/ Hacking’s hack: https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/ Excellent content about social media. Mitch’s tip: A book: Adversaries into Allies: Master the Art of Ultimate Influence. Author: Bob Burg Tyson’s tip: An app to use on ...
Oct 11, 2017•55 min•Ep. 63
Will is a trial lawyer who helps families hurt by caregiver carelessness–such as nursing homes and hospitals–and hold the wrongdoers accountable. Check his website out: https://www.eadiehill.com/ Hacking’s hack: Mitch Jackson, who is coming on the show next week runs a great mastermind group, with lots of ideas and social media tips. http://legalminds.lawyer/ Will’s tip: Cy Wakeman. Ditch the drama, restore sanity to the workplace, and turn excuses into results! Leadership expert Cy Wakeman and ...
Oct 05, 2017•32 min•Ep. 62
