Law Talk Radio

  “I love that what I do is creative and strategic. I get to work with a variety of different people and firms, and I have some of the most amazing clients around.”   Questions and topics covered on this show: 1) Does your firm have a marketing plan? If not, you should. It's like starting on a road trip with no map! 2) How to get the most out of your website investment and why having a good one is...

“I love that what I do is creative and strategic. I get to work with a variety of different people and firms, and I have some of the most amazing clients around.”   Questions and topics covered on this show: 1) Does your firm have a marketing plan? If not, you should. It's like starting on a road trip with no map! 2) How to get the most out of your website investment and why having a good one is v...

  If you ask most lawyers to tell you a little about their brand, you are likely to receive a confused look and a short answer that they have the best law firm. This tells me absolutely nothing. If you manage a law firm or run a solo practice, take notes today, because our guest Jeanne Frazer will share some basic tips on law firm branding.   Questions and topics covered on this show: 1) Why shoul...

Every day big corporations, government, and organizations have the opportunity to steal big by taking a little at a time. From parking meters to phone bills, elections, and just going to work, it costs us money to walk out the door every morning. How often do we think about being wronged, and what do we do about it? Segments and topics covered on this show: 1) Consumer Fraud and Corporate Abuses –...

Every day we leave the house to go to work, school, a grocery store, or a another person’s home, we are exposed to risks of harm. Everyone has a good laugh at the Allstate Insurance Company’s “Mayhem” commercials. All it takes is a text from mom or a phone call from work to cause an accident. Likewise, mishaps can happen at home or at work, even despite the best safety precaution measures. Fred Sp...

  With special expertise in criminal investigation, civil investigation, fraud investigation, and security and personal protection consulting, Terry Cox is well suited to instruct our audience on how and when lawyers should work with a legal investigator. As the current National Director of the National Association for Legal Investigators, Terry works to increase awareness and share information ab...

Professionalism, engagement, civility, business, profit, greed, and justice: these are all words you could overhear in a discussion regarding the legal profession today. Steven Harper, a retired ‘Big Law’ attorney shares his insight and observations over a legal career that afforded him unique opportunities and perspective. Are we still on course in service, or are we close to the edge of big busi...

  Clerk Dorothy Brown has brought revolutionary changes to the operations of the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office through her focus on improving services within five strategic areas: 21st Century Technology, Operational Efficiency, Customer Service, Employee Training and Development, and Financial Accountability. Clerk Brown has implemented a host of innovative programs, which have streamlined process...

Topics covered on this show: 1) Law firm size and the business of solo, small, and mid-sized family law firms; 2) The processes and systems involved in planning and growing a family law firm; 3) Diversification in marketing; a blend of indirect and direct marketing and referral building strategies; 4) Family practice models and their brand and referral generating opportunities: collaborative and l...

Henry’s book "Your Lawyer: An Owner’s Manual" provides entrepreneurial and family business owners with a guide for getting more value from their lawyers. Henry has lectured throughout the country on this subject, as well as how minority shareholders can develop strategies to make their ownership more valuable. Henry is our guest today on family business litigation issues. Topics covered on this sh...

  Domestic violence does not always leave a mark. Passive aggressive behavior is a menace to the process of dispute resolution among families moving through a divorce or separation. The children of a passive aggressive parent can learn negative traits and suffer among work and friend groups. Spotting these behaviors requires open communication and Beverly Tarr is a mediator who can explain why.  ...

  Parents of special needs kids know they need more than good doctors and therapists to set the stage for a great and safe future for their kids.  With attorney Pam Parker’s experienced and compassionate approach to solving the toughest worry parents face – “what will happen to my child when I’m gone?” – parents can actively take control of their child’s future and let go of the worry.    Topics c...

Sandra Crawford returns to Law Talk Radio to update our audience about advocacy in family law and domestic relations. Some family law attorneys engage in traditional litigation, while others focus on mediation and collaboration. New advocacy concepts pull from a variety of approaches and suggest flexibility and civility in serving family law clients with a results-driven plan. Topics covered on th...

  Melissa Smart has lectured and presented workshops regarding professional responsibility and disciplinary law to various bar association groups, government agencies, law firms, private organizations and law schools. She is a recurring guest on Law Talk Radio and today she shares important updates on the Illinois rules for trust accounts, namely Illinois Supreme Court Rule 1.15 (Re: IOLTA).   Top...

  Topics covered on this show – just a taste: 1) How and why PPC marketers target lawyers. 2) Same promises to everyone, results for no one. 3) Do three things religiously and learn how organic SEO works. 4) The good news about Google’s latest search engine algorithm.   Deposit big bucks and cross your fingers. You might do better hiring someone with a sandwich board to wave at people outside your...

  Despite your best efforts at diligently filing proper tax returns, the IRS can audit your tax returns and Robert McKenzie is a tax attorney who can help sort out the mess. Sometimes the audit results are worse than expected and other times with proper representation the process can be least intrusive. In this episode of Law Talk Radio we examine tax law from several perspectives.   Topics covere...

You think you have access to the California courts as pro-se litigant. You are correct, but there are limits. Did you want to sue BOA/CHASE/WELLS? You should probably hire a lawyer or you might be declared a “Vexatious Litigant!” Our guest, Robert Townsend, Certified Legal Investigator, and former NALI Director, walks us through some of the issues facing litigants who seek access to the courts.  ...

  According to a recent study by Credit Suisse, Australia has been the best performing and safest market in the world to invest over the last 110 years. Not just the last year or ten years, but the last century! Robert Scharar is a Fund Manager of five international funds including the only U.S. fund to focus exclusively on Australia and New Zealand. Listen live or on demand and learn about these...

  Chicago and Southern California’s Law Publicist, Nick Augustine, wanted to help solo and small firm lawyers learn how to help themselves with legal marketing, publicity, and business development. This episode of Money Talk Radio focuses on how we help put money in your pocket.    Topics covered on this show – just a taste: 1) Producing and selling webinar content on your site and in your network...

  Are you successful in your field and always felt you had a book in you? You are not alone! The publishing industry has been democratized. Writers of all levels are on a new playing field. You had better apply your business smarts to the book, it’s part of your business!   Topics covered on this show – just a taste: 1) How-to’s on getting your book published and purchased; 2) About the LaJolla Wr...

  Topics covered on this show – just a taste: 1)Attorney and Staff Preparation:  organization, Memorandum of Judgment, asset information; 2)Filing and Procedure:  Demand on Judgment Debtor; judicial procedure and options; 3)Enforcement Options:  The Citation, and more enforcement lessons and ideas; 4) Audience Questions:  A few questions from attorneys who listen to Law Talk Radio.   You’ve spent...

  Fear and Love are the only two emotions and upon which the entire plan is based…If there is NO love, then only fear exists.  The plan is NOT found online and financial advisor or not, planning is best done as an interactive and Socratic process...Even Michael Jordan benefitted from a coach!   Doug Eaton is a financial advisor who has been in the financial planning business since 1996.   Website:...

Topics covered on this show – just a taste: 1)The objectives of John Marshall’s Professionalism & Engagement Office; 2)New continuing legal education requirements and the mentor program; 3)Current and future issues facing current law students and recent graduates; 4)Reaction in the legal community to the In-Classroom Professionalism Program; 5)The future of the Professionalism & Engagement...

When her husband’s business partner died unexpectedly, Ellen quickly learned to be a business builder. Ellen learned how to address cash flow and business issues. She went on to launch a venture capital and consulting company! Ellen Rohr started Bare Bones Biz- a venture capital and consulting company - in 1995, to help folks of all ages turn their big ideas into successful businesses. As presiden...

Chicago-based options trading instructor and renowned expert, Dan Keegan is our guest to offer updates on financial markets. Dan is the options instructor and head options mentor at the Chicago School of Trading. Dan Keegan started out in the options business in 1978 and worked his way up in the Chicago tradition. Dan spent five years as a runner, phone clerk, and floor broker for A.G. Becker on t...