Legal Mastermind Podcast - Presented By Market My Market

Joe DiNardo, known as the Godfather of the legal financing industry, is a trial lawyer by training and practiced for twenty-five years. Throughout this time, DiNardo became familiar with the difficulties of financing a contingency to practice. In 2005, he started Counsel Financial which provides lines of credit to contingent fee lawyers using their contingent fees as the collateral for their loans. DiNardo is currently the CEO of Plaintiff Support and the founder of Counsel Financial.

Dean Chase spent a number of years in the medical industry and then found his way into the legal field due to a chance opportunity. Chase is a qualified industry expert in law firm financing, banking, litigation and medical funding, ancillary services, and special projects for law firms that are in growth and or repositioning modes, including mergers and acquisitions. Chase is currently the President and CEO of Plaintiff Support.

Joe and Dean created Plaintiff Support in 1992. A company that provides pre-settlement, non-recourse funding to the plaintiff which means that if the case is lost they don't have to pay a settlement.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- Loans and Post-Settlement Financing
- Spearheading the Movement of Legal Financing
- Creating Plaintiff Support
- Plaintiff Litigation Funding & Financing

Frans Johansson is the CEO of The Medici Group, Public Speaker, and Author of the Medici Effect and The Click Moment. Johansson has had a lasting impact on industries, leaders, and many more.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- How Innovation is Interpreted with the Medici Effect
- Artificial Intelligence's Impact on the Legal System
- The Four Dimensions of Diversity
- Inviting the Unexpected into Your Life

Annie Scranton is the Founder and President of Pace Public Relations (PPR). Scranton started PPR as a solopreneur in 2010 with only herself and has since turned the company into a multi-million-dollar business with more than 40 clients across the globe. Her career expands prior to starting PPR where she worked as a television producer for nearly a decade on CNN, Fo New, and other major networks.

PPR is a full-service media relations and communications agency that strategically customizes each client's publicity plan and PR campaign to meet their specific goals and maximize their media exposure.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- How to Get National Placements on Television
- Boosting Your Credibility
- Ways to Gain Live TV Exposure & Experience
- Create Opportunities for Yourself to Offer Opinions and Advice

Sarah Tetlow is the founder and CEO of Firm Focus. Sarah consults, coaches, and trains law firms on project, attention, time, task, and email management.

Firm Focus' mission is to help law firms and legal departments of all sizes increase their productivity, reach their mission-critical objectives, develop a strong workplace culture, and develop a plan for continuous growth and focus.

Sarah was featured on the Legal Mastermind Podcast in EP 19 where she discussed the 5D Program, Meta Decisions, tips for a more balanced work-life, and more.

Check it out here: https://legalmastermindpodcast.com/ep-19-sarah-tetlow-empowering-yourself-to-become-more-focused-and-effective/

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- Creating & Connecting Habits to Develop a Good System of Organizing Emails
- The Introduction of ARTT (Action, Reference, Tracking, Trash)
- Prioritizing & Organizing Emails with ARTT
- Dedicating Time & Structure to Your Emails

Matthew Prinn is the Principal at RFP Advisory Group. RFP stands for Request for Proposal and RFP Advisory Group specializes in the two most common RFPs known as preferred panel proposals and matter/project-specific proposals. RFPs are often used to purchase goods and services.

Prinn has years of experience issuing RFPs to law firms to help corporate counsel better manage outside counsel legal spending and possesses experience with all the different types of RFPs used in the legal industry, covering all practice areas and industries.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- What are RFPs and What is the Process Like?
- Types of RFPs Being Used in the Legal Industry
- Using RFPs to Develop Business
- Technology's Impact on RFPs

David Fullmer is a Partner at WR Immigration, one of the largest business immigration law firms in the United States, that's located in many destinations across the globe including Los Angeles, New York, and Shanghai. WR Immigration is dedicated to helping the corporate world and the business investor with immigration law.

Fullmer joined WR Immigration as a partner in 2017 and has practiced exclusively in the area of immigration law for over twenty years. His main goal is to provide leading-edge immigration legal services. He is a top-rated immigration lawyer and the past immigration section chair of the LA County Bar.  In 2021, he was recognized as Best Lawyers’ “Immigration Lawyer of the Year” in Los Angeles.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- What is Immigration Law?
- Understanding Business Immigration
- How to Hire International Attorneys
- The Process of Obtaining an H1B Visa
- The Pandemic's Effect on Immigration Law

Ryan Kimler is the owner of Financial Clarity LLC, a company that partners exclusively with law firms that provide custom business and trust accounting services. Ryan is a Fractional CFO by trade, a trained Law Firm Accountant, and a planning strategist who helps self-employed attorneys and law firm owners leverage their business.

Financial Clarity LLC gives their clients unprecedented control and clarity over their financials such as having 24/7 access to data and better decision-making power.

Connect with Ryan:

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/rkimler

LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/ryankfinancialclarityllc/

Website:
www.financialclarityllc.com

Right Fit Call Booking (30 Min):
https://go.oncehub.com/rightfit

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- Building a Financial Dashboard for Your Client
- Setting Attainable Targets with Your Client
- Establishing a Safe and Reasonable Line of Credit
- Learning How to Cash Flow Your Firm's Profits

Brenda Pontiff is the Managing Principal at Partner Track Academy. Brenda stays busy helping firms find or retain clients along with coaching young associates to senior partners.

Partner Track Academy helps law firms figure out new innovative ways to go to market and service clients.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- Hiring A Chief Marketing Officer for Your Law Firm
- Determining If Your Firms Needs Marketing Help
- A New-Hire CMO's Timeline & Responsibilities
- Creating a Client Team Structure for Your Firm

Roy Sexton is the Marketing Director at Clark Hill and the President-Elect of the Legal Marketing Association. Roy has held the Marketing Director position since 2019 at Clark Hill and has begun his journey on LMA's board as Treasurer before being chosen as the 2022 President-Elect.

Clark Hill is an international team of legal advisors focused on delivering exceptional growth for your business.

LMA supports the legal marketing community through thought leadership, professional advocacy, and personal enrichment.

Connect with Roy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/royesexton/

Clark Hill: https://www.clarkhill.com/

LMA: https://legalmarketing.org/

Check out Roy's blog: https://reelroyreviews.com/

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- Shifting Your Firm's Culture to Digital
- What is the Legal Marketing Association?
- Benefits of Joining an Association

Chuki Obiyo is a Senior Business Development Manager at Vedder Price. Obiyo serves the firm’s rainmakers and aspiring rainmakers in Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, and Washington DC with exclusive business development insights and coaching.

Vedder Price is a business-focused law firm with a global reach and a proud tradition of maintaining long-term client relationships.

On This Episode, We Discuss...
- Sustainable Business Development vs. Traditional Business Development
- Generating Goals for a Sustainable Business Development
- Finding the Right Mentee For You
- The Triple I Commitment