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Episode 49 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Paul T. Llewellyn, author of "Unshackled: Reimagining the Practice of Law".

In this episode, Paul and podcast host Nick Werker discuss why Paul feels the legal industry has lost its way, why the general public tends to carry a mistrust for lawyers, how law firms can provide better service for their clients and much more!

About our guest:
Paul Llewellyn is a civil litigator and trial lawyer who specializes in complex, high-profile litigation. Paul earned his law degree from Oxford University before practicing as an English barrister. After moving to California, Paul practiced at an elite Los Angeles litigation boutique followed by one of the world’s largest law firms. In 2012, he co-founded Lewis & Llewellyn LLP, a San Francisco–based litigation boutique. Paul and his firm have received numerous legal industry awards and accolades. He is a rare breed in the legal world, trying cases to verdict on both the civil side for the plaintiff and defense, and on the criminal side for the prosecution and defense.

Learn more about Paul's book here: https://www.unshackledlaw.com/

Learn more about Paul's practice here: https://lewisllewellyn.com/

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Episode 48 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Roy Sexton, International President of the Legal Marketing Association.

In this episode, Roy and podcast host Nick Werker discuss why law firms should be cautious about incorporating AI into their marketing, what being client-centric actually means, the biggest benefits lawyers will see from joining the LMA and much more!

About our guest:
Roy Sexton leads Clark Hill’s marketing, branding, and communications efforts in collaboration with the firm’s exceptional team of marketing and business development professionals. He has nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, business development, and strategic planning.

Learn more about the LMA here: https://legalmarketing.org/
Check out Roy's LMA opening number here: https://ow.ly/QmCw50OMgs8
Listen to "Mr. Tanner" here: https://youtu.be/GnXqpYHFTP0

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Episode 47 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Mathew Kerbis, The Subscription Attorney.

In this episode, Mathew and podcast host Nick Werker discuss whether it still makes sense for attorneys to utilize hourly billing models, important lessons Mathew wishes he had learned during law school, why attorneys must be learning how to use AI technology right now and much more!

About our guest:
Mathew Kerbis is The Subscription Attorney. He’s on a mission to get more attorneys to adopt the subscription model and abandon the billable hour. He founded the law firm Subscription Attorney LLC in 2022 after working for private practice law firms for nine years. It’s a modern law firm offering legal advice starting at $19.99/month. Kerbis realized the subscription model could revolutionize the legal profession, so he launched the podcast Law Subscribed to help the rest of the legal profession make the same choice. Kerbis was a 2023 ABA TECHSHOW speaker on the subscription model for legal services and law in the metaverse. He has also presented on the subscription model to Stanford's CodeX online community.

Kerbis is a frequent public speaker, and you can watch/listen to him at https://mathewkerbis.com. The best place to connect with Kerbis is on LinkedIn.

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Episode 46 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Dena Lefkowitz, author of “Winning In Your Own Court: 10 Laws for a Successful Career without Burning Out or Selling Out”.

In this episode, Dena and podcast host Nick Werker discuss the motivation behind Dena's new book, the workaholic nature of attorneys, the need for lawyers to take back their well-being and much more!

About our guest:
Dena Lefkowitz is the founder and CEO of Achievement by Design, LLC, a leading executive coaching firm focused on helping lawyers find career direction and partnering with law firms to help their underperformers develop into rainmakers. She’s helped hundreds of lawyers in the past decade, coaching them to achieve career clarity, financial growth, and personal fulfillment.

Lefkowitz has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Philadelphia Business Journal, Thrive Global, and The Jewish Exponent, and regularly contributed to Law.com for seven years.

To learn more about Dena's company and book, visit https://achievementbydesign.com/

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Episode 45 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Annette Choti (Founder of Law Quill), Doug Brown (CLO at Summit Success) & Jared Correia (CEO at Red Cave Law Firm Consulting).

In this episode, our expert panel and podcast host Nick Werker discuss the potential of AI and how it can be used by law firms, why lawyers need to be open to reaching out for help with their business, the best long-term investments attorneys can make for their firms and much more!

About Our Guests:

Annette Choti is an attorney of 20 years, and the President & Owner of Law Quill, a legal digital marketing agency focused on law firms. Law Quill is a full-service digital marketing for attorneys, and provides websites, SEO-optimized content, SEO audits, social media marketing, branding, and pay per click advertising.

Learn more about Law Quill here: https://lawquill.com/

Doug Brown guides lawyers who are determined to make more money in less time so they can live the life they want and deserve. He is a lawyer turned entrepreneur, business builder and fixer. Over the last 25 years he's helped create and turn-around multiple 7 and 8 figure businesses, from law practice to not-for-profits and international companies.

Learn more about Summit Success here: https://summit-success.com/

Jared D. Correia, Esq. is the founder and CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting. Red Cave offers subscription-based business management consulting services for law firms, bar associations and legal organizations. Red Cave also works with legal vendors to develop programming and content. 

Learn more about Red Cave Law Firm Consulting here: https://redcavelegal.com/

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This podcast is produced and edited by Joe Galotti. You can reach Joe via email at [email protected].

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Episode 44 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Stephanie Everett, the CEO of Lawyerist and co-author of "The Small Firm Roadmap Revisited: A Guide to the Healthy Law Firm of Your Future".

In this episode, Stephanie and podcast host Nick Werker discuss the biggest issues with how small law firms have been traditionally run, why small firms shouldn’t be afraid to ditch their hourly billing system, why the release of Microsoft 365 Copilot is a grand opportunity for lawyers and much more!

About our guest:
Stephanie understands what it’s like to practice law and run a business. She started her career at a big law firm before co-founding her own real estate litigation firm. As the managing partner, Stephanie watched her firm grow from two lawyers to a team of twenty people in just seven years.

Her passion for running a business led her to pursue coaching and consulting so she could help other lawyers who work hard, but often felt stuck in their business. In 2016, a joint venture comprising the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court, and Georgia’s five law schools tapped Stephanie to design and launch Lawyers for Equal Justice, an incubator helping newer lawyers start socially conscious law firms.

Stephanie joined the Lawyerist team in 2018 and launched the Lawyerist Lab program—helping lawyers grow and sustain a healthy business.

Learn more about Lawyerist here: https://lawyerist.com/
Learn more about "The Small Firm Roadmap Revisited" here: https://lawyerist.com/book/
Access Lawyerist's free guides here: https://lawyerist.com/resources/#guides

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Episode 43 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Chris Dreyer, CEO of Rankings.io and author of "Niching Up: The Narrower the Market, the Bigger the Prize".

In this episode, Chris and podcast host Nick Werker discuss the pros and cons of concentrating your practice on one area, how specializing your firm can increase the value of your legal service, Chris’ favorite examples of niche marketing in the legal world and much more!

About our guest:
Chris Dreyer is the CEO and Founder of Rankings.io, an SEO agency that helps elite personal injury law firms land serious injury and auto accident cases through Google’s organic search results. His company has the distinction of making the Inc. 5000 list five years in a row.

In addition to owning and operating Rankings, Chris is the author of “Niching Up: The Narrower the Market, the Bigger the Prize”, a real estate investor, and podcast host, as well as a member of the Forbes Agency Council, the Rolling Stone Culture Council, Business Journals Leadership Trust, Fast Company Executive Board, and Newsweek Expert Forum.

Get your copy of "Niching Up" here: http://ow.ly/hg7R50Nz5Gx
Learn more about Chris' SEO agency here: https://rankings.io/
Check out Chris' podcast here: https://rankings.io/pimm/

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Episode 42 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Jim Hacking and Tyson Mutrux, the co-founders of Maximum Lawyer.

In this episode, Jim, Tyson and podcast host Nick Werker discuss how Maximum Lawyer began and its growth in popularity, the biggest financial mistakes new lawyers can make, how attorneys should react to the recent acceleration in AI technology and much more!

About our guests:
For more than a decade, Tyson Mutrux has had the privilege and pleasure of providing personal injury services for Americans from all walks of life. Having built his practice from scratch, and now managing multiple office locations and a team of 22, he's completed a crash course in scaling and growing a successful firm - with more mistakes and wins than you can count. Now, having built and implemented systems to improve his own law firm, he's motivated to support fellow attorneys and practice owners so they can avoid making the same time-consuming mistakes he did.

Jim Hacking graduated in 1997 from the Saint Louis University School of Law. He opened his own practice in 2007. He was named the Best Lawyer in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times (twice). In the 15+ years of running his own practice, he's dedicated his time and energy to immigration law and helping those less fortunate than himself to become citizens of this great country. He is passionate about uniting families and protecting rights, and has made it his mission to uphold those values for those who can’t fight for themselves.

You can connect with Maximum Lawyer via:
Their website- https://maximumlawyer.com/
Their podcast- https://maximumlawyer.com/podcast/

Check out the podcast episode, "The 6 Worst Financial Mistakes That You Can Make As A Lawyer": https://maximumlawyer.com/jimhackingt...

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Episode 41 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we're speaking with Joe Patrice, Senior Editor at Above The Law.

In this episode, Joe and podcast host Nick Werker discuss how recent developments in AI will impact the legal world, potential improvements to the law school experience, the wildest stories Above The Law has covered over the years and much more!

About our guest:
Joe Patrice joined Above the Law in 2013. Joe received a degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from the NYU School of Law. From 2001, he worked as a litigator for both Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Lankler Siffert & Wohl, representing a variety of individuals, institutions, and foreign sovereigns in criminal and civil matters. Joe left legal practice in 2012 to pursue writing, contributing to numerous publications, including ATL, before joining the full-time staff.

Check out more from Joe here: https://abovethelaw.com/author/joe-pa...

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Episode 40 of the "Everything Except The Law" podcast has arrived! This time we welcome back Michelle Calcote King, the Principal & President of Reputation Ink. 

In this episode, Michelle and podcast host Nick Werker discuss the biggest benefits law firms will see from engaging in PR activities, dos and don'ts for pitching story ideas to the media, whether most law firms are prepared to handle a PR crisis and much more! 

About our guest: 

With two decades of marketing and PR experience that spans from Australia to England and back to the States, Michelle Calcote King brings a global perspective to her clients in the Southeast and beyond. After graduating with a master’s degree in international communications from the University of Florida, Michelle began her career in London during the dotcom boom. It was then she discovered her niche helping companies in highly complex industries. 

Before founding Reputation Ink in 2011, Michelle was the Senior Vice President of a national PR firm focused on corporate law firms. Prior to this role, Michelle was the Public Relations Director for a regional marketing firm based in Jacksonville, Florida. 

Michelle is an active community leader. Currently, she serves as Chair of the Legal Marketing Association's Jacksonville chapter, is a member of the Florida Bar's Grievance Committee, is a Trustee for the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, and is a board member with Greenscape of Jacksonville. 

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

"Is this legit" checklist: http://resources.rep-ink.com/is-this-... 

List of spammy/scammy awards & networks: http://ow.ly/LJWC50N4WEU 

Learn more about Reputation Ink here: https://www.rep-ink.com/ 

Check out Michelle's last appearance on "Everything Except The Law" here: http://ow.ly/mZfw50N4Xkx 

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The Lawyer's Complete Guide To 2023: http://ow.ly/MMTq50Mp0GP 

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11 Best Legal Softwares: http://ow.ly/djSP30rNBnZ 

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