From Solo to Scale

Jonathon Farahi emerged from the shadows of two of the most brilliant legal minds in Southern California to launch his solo practice in 2018. Now, just over three years in, he has 20 employees and a thriving personal injury law firm. This is the story about how the self-proclaimed "world's worst associate" became a successful entrepreneur.

Alex Comley was paid $40 for appearances, but after deducting gas and parking fees, that dropped to around $18. However, Alex didn't give up. After years of pounding the pavement and pressing flesh, Alex finally found success as a solo practitioner in Southern California. He went from practicing on Craig's List to working in a big office with a view.

While getting started in 2017, Brett Sachs had to sell his car and skip out on family events to make ends meet. But with some unwavering resilience and the unconditional support of his better half, he was able to build a large, successful law firm in less than five years. Find out how the MVP (and his better half Chelsee) made it all happen on the latest episode of The Bootstrapped Solo.

Reza Torkzadeh went from practicing out of a spare bedroom and maxing out his credit cards to running a successful law firm that staffs 50+ employees, now in its eleventh year. His unique and sometimes turbulent journey even inspired him to write a book on building and running your own practice — The Lawyer as CEO.  

"Ten years into a cush gig with a large law firm, Jeremy Tissot decided it was time to leave the land of the lost and launch his own solo practice. Jeremy doesn't hold back as he describes exactly how he made the transition from winging it to winning it on the latest episode of The Bootstrapped Solo. AVAILABLE NOW on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeart Media."

Bob Simon and his brothers rented a small office for $1750 a month, lived on a steady diet of Subway and held a celebratory toast to each measly $15,000 settlement. But they never would have built an 8-figure law firm if they didn't roll the dice on going solo. Self-promotion and mentorship rule the day on the latest episode of The Bootstrapped Solo.

From being invisible in a large firm and going solo, to starting a partnership only to go solo again, Derek Tran, of The Tran Firm, has seen it all and rolled with the punches on his climb to legal success. On this episode of The Bootstrapped Solo, Pratik and Derek cover all the twists and turns on the rollercoaster of law.

In this inaugural episode of Bootstrapped Solo, Pratik Shah welcomes Abbas Kazerounian, one of the founders of Kazerouni Law Group. What started on a broken laptop in coffee shop with a $400 budget soon brewed into a venti, 50-employee law firm in Costa Mesa, California. Pratik and Abbas share some good laughs over the lengths one must go to make their law firm succeed.