Jason Rice is a solo practitioner up in the beautiful state of Maine, having left the Sunshine State of Florida to pursue his legal practice near his wife's hometown was a matter of fact, and he has a family law practice there called Dirigo Divorce. One of the planning tools he used in preparation to go solo was listening to this podcast and recommendations, and so that's very gratifying for me to hear. So I'm thrilled to have him on and to talk about his journey. And as you will see, it's one t...
Dec 04, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 395
This is a classic re-run of my episode with Sean Morris. Neil chats with Sean Morris about his experience as a primary authority in the restaurant community of Washington D.C., as well as their experience as co-graduates of The Catholic University of America. Get in touch with Sean Morris: Website: https://morrisesq.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seantmorris/ Thank you to our sponsors! Ruby Receptionist - Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your offi...
Nov 27, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 394
Today, my guest, Peter Smith, founded a law firm in beautiful Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Peter’s firm does a number of things, but much of it is centered around the mining industry. While we don’t often talk about specific areas of law on the show, but today it is a fascinating conversation touching on the starting of Peter’s firm that focused on creating a different kind of firm, mining law, real estate, and so many other things. It’s a great conversation that everyone can take something from. I hop...
Nov 20, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 393
Today my guest is Katherine Porter. She is a litigation attorney out of Southern California who developed, originally as a side gig, a project management consulting firm that has become more and more of her primary role. We have a really interesting discussion about how project management can be used to understand the workflows, resource allocation, and recognize the bottlenecks in your firm to, ultimately, improve your ability to deliver legal services to your clients. It’s a great discussion f...
Nov 13, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 392
Today, I am happy to welcome back Wendy Meadows! If that name seems familiar to you, she was a guest back on Episode 307 talking about time management techniques. This time, I am excited to speak with her primarily about her first book: sparkle and GRIT: Live a Technicolor Life by Finally Finding Balance, Escaping Monotony, and Beating Burnout. Honestly, it is one of the best books I’ve read on the subject. Wendy is an attorney, a reformed litigator, a mom, a life coach, and now, a best-selling ...
Nov 06, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 391
Today, my guest is Christine McDannell. Christine is a mergers and acquisition specialist and advisor. I wanted to have her on the program today to talk about a subject area that we solo and small firm practitioners don't spend an awful lot of time thinking about - exiting the profession. And I'll freely admit, I'm getting to that point in my life where I'm starting to give that some thought. Having Christine on today, we explore some of the issues about possibly selling a practice or transition...
Oct 30, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 390
I am pleased to welcome back, Janet Falk. While we talked previously about PR in episode 199, in our conversation today, we're going to talk about another aspect of services that she provides - marketing and communications services. Specifically, we're going to address the 25 things you should do to get the most out of the next conference you go to, whether it's a legal conference, a bar association meeting, or some other public event where you're going to be in and around people. Janet has a lo...
Oct 23, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 389
Today, my guest is Alexandra Watkins. Alexandra has a company based around her website, EatMyWords.com - which you'll understand once you listen to the podcast - she is a naming specialist, that nuanced and niched aspect of copywriting where people come up with names for companies, services, and products (you ever heard of the Baconator from Wendy's? Well, Alexandra is the one who named it). We have a delightful conversation, talking about brand names that she's developed for law firms. As we th...
Oct 16, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 388
Today, my guest is Fern Chan. Fern is an author, a presenter, speaker, course developer, and trainer working with people like us, attorneys, and others for the purposes of helping you become a more dynamic presenter, so that you never lose your audience. As attorneys, we're always communicators - we are always charged with the responsibility of getting a story or getting up point across, whether it be to the Bar Association audience, your local community, opposing counsel, a jury or a judge. Com...
Oct 09, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 387
Today, my guest is Amber Saunders. Amber is an attorney with her own firm, The Saunders Firm in Atlanta, Georgia. She started out, like many of us, thinking she was going to do one type of law, then ended up doing something completely different - now focusing primarily on estate planning and business law in the Atlanta area. We talk about that journey, and the intersection between those two practice areas. Amber is very candid about the mistakes that she made and the hurdles she had to overcome,...
Oct 02, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 386
This is a classic rerun of my conversation with David Sparks. Neil chats with David Sparks, Apple expert and host of The Mac Power Users podcast, which was the first podcast I started listening to and since has been an influence for me to start The Law Entrepreneur in the first place. David is also a solo practitioner which will dominate most of the conversation today, and he operates a small and comfortable firm in Southern California. Get in touch with David Sparks: Podcast - Mac Power Users: ...
Sep 25, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 385
Molly Beck is the author of REACH OUT: The Simple Strategy You Need to Know to Expand Your Network and Increase Your Influence. The book will guide you in the process of creating your own networking plan, even if you don’t know where to start or think you’re too shy to succeed. And Molly’s book is just one of her many, many projects. She’s the founder of the podcast creation site MessyBun.com; a networking advice contributor for Forbes; creator of the lifestyle blog Smart, Pretty & Awkward (...
Sep 18, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 384
This is a classic re-run of my episode with Daya Naef. Daya Naef is an attorney and the creator of a coaching program called The Success Partner, in which she provides direct coaching to those who are transitioning into law or a new area of law. We’ve talked to a few other legal coaches on the show before, but Daya brings the unique perspective of someone who comes from Biglaw. Get in touch with Daya Naef: Website: https://www.thesuccesspartner.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayanaef...
Sep 11, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 383
This is a classic rerun of my episode with Lexlee Overton. Today we’re covering a slightly different type of topic, but a critical topic for both attorneys and entrepreneurs: how to improve your outlook and mindset through the use of mindfulness meditation. Our guest, Lexlee Overton is a 5th generation lawyer (that’s right – her parents, her parent’s parents, and her parent’s parent’s parents, and her parent’s parent’s parent’s parents were all trial attorneys) who has seen firsthand the impact ...
Aug 28, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 382
This is a classic rerun of our episode with Neen James. Neen is a leadership and attention expert known for delivering high-energy keynote presentations that challenge audiences to leverage their focus and pay attention to what matters most at work and in life – and the value of attention is exactly what we’re going to be talking about today. Neen recently wrote a new book, Attention Pays: How to Drive Profitability, Productivity, and Accountability , in which she argues that we live in an atten...
Aug 21, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 381
I'm really excited to have Joshua Lastine on the show today. Joshua is an entertainment law attorney, and as many of you know, I'm connected to the entertainment industry through my daughter who is a professional actress at the musical theatre world on the west coast. So I've seen a lot of what goes on in the entertainment world from the performers side and from the creative side, but very little about what is behind the curtain on the legal side. Joshua has worked with all the big entities in t...
Aug 14, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 380
Today we are excited to have a returning guest, Brett Trembly, the founder, and CEO of Get Staffed Up. In this conversation, we talk about Brett’s newest book, 24 Months to Freedom, and go through some of the chapters which he has laid out like a roadmap on the important positions in your law firm and how to know when and how to hire for them. As founder of Get Staffed Up and a lawyer himself, Brett knows the struggles that lawyers face in this process and I know you’ll get a lot out of our conv...
Aug 07, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 379
Today, my guest is Christine Raniets. Christine is the owner of a company called Peran Design, a design firm that builds brands and helps market businesses, particularly for solo and small firm law practices. And, even more specifically, for women-owned or female-based law firms. In our conversation, we get into a lot of discussion about what is it that we ought to be looking for as attorneys and as business owners, when we look to hire a design firm to help bring our branding, our marketing, ou...
Jul 31, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 378
Today my guest is Joe Tamburino. Joe is a transplanted New Yorker who moved out to Minneapolis, Minnesota to go to law school and never left the city after that. Today, you're going to hear about his journey. We don't have too many criminal defense attorneys on the on the program so it's really nice to touch base with somebody as well known as Joe and get his observations on some of the nuances of developing a criminal defense for primarily criminal defense, and why some of the things that are n...
Jul 24, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 377
This is a classic rerun of my episode with Mike Morse. Mike Morse is a superstar personal injury attorney out of Detroit, and he runs one of the biggest and most profitable law firms in the state of Michigan, doing millions of dollars worth of business annually. So what does that have to do with small solo practitioners trying to grow their businesses? Mike has written a book called “ Fireproof: A Five-Step Model to Take Your Law Firm from Unpredictable to Wildly Profitable ,” and it outlines th...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 376
Today, we welcome back one of my friends, David Burkus. David is also one of my favorite authors and I met him back when he published his book, Friend of a Friend, which I believe is the single best book ever written about networking and the science behind networking and, more specifically, relationship marketing. Today we will talk about David’s newest book, Best Team Ever - which is all about the science behind teamwork. I couldn’t be more thrilled to have David back on the program today, enjo...
Jul 10, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 375
Today, we welcome back Seth Price to the show! I’ve asked him to come back because he has a ton of information to share with us about some really valuable stuff based on his experience as the founder of a very successful law firm in Washington, D.C., Price Benowitz, and BluShark Digital, which he heads. He’s going to give us the lowdown on ChatGPT, where he thinks AI-based platforms and services in the legal space are going, and what the impact will be. Listen in for some truly key information f...
Jul 03, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 374
Today we welcome back an old friend of the show, Joey Coleman! A couple of weeks ago you listened to the classic rewind episode where we talked about Joey’s first book and, today, we welcome him back to talk about his newest book, Never Lose an Employee Again, which drops on June 27, 2023! I’ve said on many occasions that Joey’s first book was the single greatest business development book I’ve ever read - it was the only one that caused me to take massive action. I have no doubt that the same ex...
Jun 26, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 373
Today my guest is Jodie Zerega. Jodie is the owner of a legal recruiting firm operating out of Sarasota, Florida. As the name implies, they provide all types of recruiting services in the legal space for attorneys, or law firms looking to hire attorneys, and frankly, for attorneys looking to be hired by law firms. In addition, they recently started a division, catering to the needs of recruiting law firm staff, such as paralegals and administrative staff. As I go around the country listening to ...
Jun 19, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 372
Today, my guest is John Hinson who works with Spotlight Branding, a digital marketing agency that focuses primarily on solo and small law firms. I wanted to have John back on the podcast today to talk about some of the issues revolving around how the marketplace has changed as a result of COVID, what has happened to law firms since then, and how that influences their approach to marketing. We then revisit some ideas about marketing, funnels, and all that good stuff. Hope you enjoy! In this episo...
Jun 12, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 371
This is a classic rerun of my episode with Joey Coleman. Joey Coleman is an author, keynote speaker, advisor, coach, and a former attorney. He wrote a book called “Never Lose a Customer Again” — and if you only read one book this year, it should be that. It was a Wall Street Journal best-seller and lays out a remarkably clear description of the customer experience from when they first came into contact with you to when they become a raving fan of yours. He gives you a structured approach to this...
Jun 05, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 370
Today, my guest is Shelby Bothun. We don't really spend that much time talking about the substitute aspects of law, but Shelby is a lawyer in North Dakota who focuses on estate planning in the agricultural community. And owes it to her roots as an agricultural insurance agent and the fact that her family has been in the agricultural business for a couple of generations now. What I find fascinating is to learn how much I didn't know, frankly, about the agricultural business on a large scale in th...
May 29, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 369
Today, we welcome back Mark Rockwell to The Law Entrepreneur. What Mark does is help solo and small, firm practitioners. Now he's an attorney by trade, but most of his adult life in business and I think that gives him a little different insight into challenges faced by solo and small firms. Because of that, he brings a different approach to coaching those law practitioners. We have a great conversation today about time tracking, charging what you’re worth, and creating an open and honest environ...
May 22, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 368
Today, my guest is Steph Tuss. Steph is the CEO of a company called Light Is Now, a consulting company that works with small firms and businesses, including law firms, to help them grow, prosper, and to give time back to those who are leading those endeavors to live their best life. We had her business partner, David Neagle, on last year and I wanted to have Steph on because she has more of the hands-on, tactical role in their company, whereas David is the more visionary individual, and so I wan...
May 15, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 367
My guest today is Corey Kupfer. Corey is an attorney that deals with mostly high-level business law, mergers, acquisitions, deal-making, and all that good stuff. But he’s also a highly sought-after and well-recognized content creator in the area of deal-making, has authored a book, and is the host of the very popular DealQuest Podcast. We have a broad discussion today about how he entered the practice of law, how he built his business, and about one of his passion projects - bringing diversity i...
May 08, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 366
