Maximum Lawyer

In this episode, Jim and Tyson will go through a list of 4 thoughts about when it comes to being a lawyer, a legal marketer and running your own firm.   Believe that you are the one for the job. Believe in you. This mindset will help you get things done. “The Ownership Mindset”. Think of your clients as the one and only person. Then automate and delegate to accomplish that level of service from on...

About Jo: Jo is adept in distilling complex information into understandable, result-driven and pragmatic advice for clients. Having practiced law for 17 years, her career began in the Tech & Intellectual Property practice group of Troutman Sanders, a prominent Atlanta law firm. There, she successfully represented a gamut of clients, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.   Moving in-house, J...

Thom begun his career working in a financial printing firm; selling to big lawyers and big corporate law firms. One of these firms brought him in to become their marketing person, so he got to know the law business really well. 4 years later, Thom became a solopreneur, making people shift how they think about their marketing.   http://thomsinger.com/ Listen to Thom’s podcast! Cool Things Entrepren...

Personal stories let clients get to know you and connect better. This will make them feel closer to you and trust you more. This episode is full of great stories and example from Tyson and Jim that will make you laugh and will inspire you to apply new strategies to your marketing. HUGE TAKEAWAYS!   You should get: The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Ke...

http://attendicon.com/about : ICON gathers amazing, brilliant minds in the biggest mastermind you've ever seen. ICON is for the hungry – the relentless, tenacious go-getters with a reckless belief in what's possible, what's just around the corner. - See more at: http://attendicon.com/about#sthash.4eBpGtQv.dpuf ICON 18: http://attendicon.com/ :   Tyson’s highlight: Marcus Lemonis is a successful en...

Will’s 5, 5, 5 plan consists on building 3 different referral networks and to obtain 5 cases from each of them. Jim and Tyson will share their thoughts about it...   “When you are starting out, I think it’s helpful to think big, and not arbitrarily hold yourself back…”   List of quick tips from Jim and Tyson after reading Will’s questions in the Facebook Group: Don’t answer your own phone. Have a...

Will’s been practicing criminal defense for about 5 years, and has been around it all his life; almost all of his family is in the police. He has a practice with an old partner but recently there have been some issues in the business. Real structural business issues, so Will decided to go out on his own and start his own law firm...   Don’t miss next week’s episode with Will Norman and his 5, 5, 5...

“Attorney customers, almost all of them, are going through a time of stress. Recognizing that and acting accordingly is key.”   In this episode Jim and Tyson interview Jill Nelson, the founder and CEO of Ruby Receptionists, a virtual & live answering reception service, and will explain why creating a wonderful phone experience can help us grow our business.   “We live and breathe to keep alive...

“I took a look at what my strengths were and met up with some mentors, work with them for a while, and co-founded a startup for startups. Then I realized that the market we were going after, wouldn’t really value the type of service we were providing.”     Besides, all three attorneys discuss and share their different approaches on giving away free content. What’s your point of view on this matter...

A game changing episode. Jim and Tyson will go over a list of 10 things you should not do or stop doing that will help you relieve some stress and get more work done. Efficiency.   “In order for us to be able to move forward as a firm, as a lawyer, as a person there are things in our lives that should be forgotten or abandoned. If we are not completely all in, the we should say no.”   Unnecessary...

In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Jason Oesterly, owner of Washmo Media LLC an Infusionsoft certified partner, and he will explain us how systems and infusionsoft can help our business.     Jason has helped us start Maximum Lawyer and he is our go to guy when we have questions about Infusionsoft, our Client Marketing System. https://www.infusionsoft.com/   Great episode. Full awesome and re...

In this episode, Jim and Tyson will go through a list of 6 strategies to get good and relatively easy and cheap publicity.   Reach out to reporters and develop a relationship before you need a story put out there. Support a cause. REALLY support it. Write a book. Start a podcast! Issue press releases. Do a CLE! And there’s a BONUS!   KEEP HUSTLING. Keep doing things, keep meeting people, keep mark...

We, as attorneys and business owners, could benefit from spending a little bit of time brainstorming on how to make the whole experience of working with us memorable in a good way. Exceed expectations and benefit from it. Get referrals from satisfied clients.     Hacking’s Hack: This Blog. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ . Fantastic.   Tyson’s Tip: Simple. Sit down and break you practice into stages...

In this episode, Jim and Tyson challenge each other on improving different aspects of their practice, and will talk out loud about the things that they’re struggling with.       Jim is hiring a new employee and realized he has no plan for it; he has no on-boarding process for this new attorney. Tyson has a system for this, and he will help Jim with his struggle with great ideas and good advice.  ...

In this episode, Jim and Tyson interview Craig Goldenfarb . He explains us how having a business mindset and creating structures and systems is key to growing a successful firm .   "You can really maximize your scale and reproduce departments if you systematize most things in your office."   Craig's system that he could not live without is his "employee recognition system": a structuralized proced...

In this episode Jim and Tyson interview Personal Injury Attorney Gary Burger and go through his process of breaking up from an old partner and going solo, creating a whole new marketing strategy.     Gary Burger is a partner at Burger Law and heads the Civil Litigation Group. Gary devotes his practice to helping injury victims and their families, providing financial recovery and protecting the fut...

In this episode Tyson interviews Jim about his immigration practice and go through the importance of being ready and having effective systems during busy and difficult times. Great lessons and huge take aways!   “It has suddenly become cool to be an immigration lawyer in America”   “There are a lot of times when you come become part of the spotlight, or your practice area can become highlighted or...

Jim and Tyson are both huge fans of the “ I Love Marketing Podcast ”, and in one of their episodes, “ Yellowpages Roulette ”, they do something like this but using the Yellow Pages.     Random location and practice area: Sacramento, California - Bankruptcy. 1st Case Study: http://www.sacramentobankruptcy.com/ 2nd Case Study: http://www.sacramentobankruptcyattorneys.com/   Content Layout Design Lea...

In this episode Jim and Tyson take a listener’s question as a case study and try to help him out giving their advice, different perspectives and struggles of their own.     “Working on building a law firm takes as much, if not more, than actually doing law.”   Planification. Strategy. Vision. Long term. Without it, you are pointlessly doing things.   If you have questions or topics you’d like us t...

In this episode Jim and Tyson will discuss the importance of following up on clients. Simple tasks that will help you grow your business.   “The more you build that connection between you and your client when they ARE your client, that’s gonna help you on the long run”   Have a system in place where you can follow up with your clients. Current and prior ones. Educate them to know all your practice...

In this episode Jim and Tyson will take a stand. This podcast is for people who want to open and run their own law firm and get management tips.   “It’s not about getting your name out there and pounding your chest so just people know who you are. It’s about getting clients into the firm so you can make some money and run a business.”   Our focus is on the solo firms; the small firms. Helping thos...

“Whatever you give, it will get back 10 times”   About John:  http://www.protectingpatientrights.com/bio/john-fisher.cfm   “Give a 100% and don’t ask for anything in return, and you’ll get paid back a fortune” “Surround yourself with the highest achieving people you can possibly find and immerse yourself and learn as much as you can”   The Master Mind Experience: http://mastermindexperience.com/ “...

"How to make the phone ring and convert that phone call into a client."   (In a few words) Seth started his law practice focusing only in Criminal Defense. With an effective digital marketing plan in place and excellent legal work, his practice soon turned out a success; this gave him the possibility to expand his practice to other areas, hiring excellent law talent and applying the right digital...

In this episode, Jim, Tyson and Randall Ryder will try to identify bad clients, and explain why it’s a good idea not working with them. As many of solo practicing lawyers, Randall has the “good” struggle of not having enough time to do everything. He’s in a point in which he may need to add an associate or an assistant. He’s having trouble letting things go that he SHOULD let go. Every client is n...

Nowadays, Marketing can be found in so many forms and be applied in so many ways that it is really important to have some criteria and pick the things and strategies that really make sense from a marketing standpoint. 1. Sometimes you are already doing enough and the thing that you are doing have a lot of potential to grow. You need to do deeper, not broader. Stick to what you are good at and what...