Wealthy Woman Lawyer Podcast, Helping you create a profitable, sustainable law firm you love

In today’s episode, we sit down with Tanner Jones, VP of Business Development at Consultwebs. Consultwebs focuses on everything from web design and SEO to PPC advertising and marketing strategies for lawyers and law firms. Tanner not only works at Consultwebs but is also a frequent speaker on the topic of law firm marketing, including co-hosting webinars with Google and LawMarketing.com.  “Marketi...

In today’s episode, we sit down with Melanie Leonard. Melanie is an attorney who ran her own successful practice for 12 years and now helps other law firm owners and their teams learn how to better utilize their case management systems to increase productivity and profitability. We’ll chat with Melanie about what you need to think about when it comes to exiting your business, the emotions that com...

In today’s episode, we sit down with Jared Correia, CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, host of the Legal Toolkit podcast, and author of Twitter In One Hour For Lawyers. Red Cave Law Firm Consulting provides subscription-based business management consulting for lawyers and law firms and additionally provides chatbot software for attorneys. In this episode, we chat with Jared about chatbots, creat...

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, as the old saying goes. For a law firm, that boils down to the initial contact a potential client has with you. How that interaction goes can make all the difference when it comes to whether they hire you or not.   Maddy Martin, head of education and growth at Smith.ai, a Silicon Valley-based reception company, provides a service that can he...

In today’s episode, we sit down with Jeremy Richter, attorney at law, and author of Level Up Your Law Practice and Stop Putting Out Fires, to get tips on how to level up your law practice with some secrets from his new book.  We’ll chat with Jeremy about his new and existing books, what factors prompted his switch to law, and the importance of mindset, as well as… Creating sustainable business pra...

Ernie Svenson, or “Ernie the Attorney” as he is affectionately called by friends, colleagues and clients, is a pioneer in taking advantage of technology to run a remote practice. Before going out on his own, he attempted to persuade his law partners of the power of innovation in technology to attract an audience of ideal clients. If fact, his law blog was one of the first—and one of a kind.   Toda...

Law school teaches you a lot… but nothing about running a business – that’s your law practice. You want a great income and an enjoyable lifestyle, while doing fulfilling work.    But to have that thriving business, you need to start thinking like an entrepreneur.    Neil Tyra specializes in helping struggling lawyers scale up their practices so they can have the careers – and lives – they’ve alway...

In today’s episode, we chat with Elsa Waite Smith, founder and CEO of Law Offices of Elsa W. Smith about her journey from solo to CEO of a thriving estate and business planning law firm in Annapolis, Maryland. Elsa shares her passion for empowering other women to take control of their businesses, assets and legacy planning. She also speaks with us about her inspiration for becoming an attorney, he...

In today’s episode, we chat with Tracy Pearl— an internationally recognized scholar on emerging technology, and a law professor at Texas Tech University. Tracy is also a researcher and writer, with a focus on risk regulation and tort law. Tracy discusses her career path, and her continuing passion for writing scholarly articles on a variety of fascinating topics including driverless vehicles, crow...

Michele Lebron didn’t inherit a pot of gold. What she did inherit from her grandmother, a paralegal of 50 years, was an undeniable work ethic and a love for the law. When Michele was only a child, her grandmother would take her to the law office where she worked and let her “work” with her, which led her to eventually getting a “real job” in that same office, becoming a paralegal herself and then,...

Jennifer Lancaster met her future husband in law school. Once they married, he almost took a job in Big Law, but Jennifer knew her new husband’s dream was to return to his hometown of Benton, Arkansas to open his own law firm, so she encouraged him to do just that. He said he wouldn’t do it without her. That led them to open The Lancaster Firm.   With an MBA as well as her law license in her back...

Rebecca Kitson worked in restaurants while working her way through law school. Little did she realize a conversation with one of her co-workers would change the course of her life forever, setting her on the path to her life’s work as an immigration attorney and founder of one of the largest law firms in New Mexico.   During our conversation, she shares how she got started, how she survived the le...

Elise Buie’s goal is for her entire team to work remotely 95% of the time, and she is well on her way. Buie shares with us the systems and technology she’s put in place for herself and her team, which, to date, includes three other attorneys and admin staff scattered all over the Seattle, Washington area.   She says it’s all about checklists, automation, as much as possible, and efficiency… while...

Attorney Beth McDaniel founded her own practice in 2002 after years of working— first as a volunteer mediator, and then as an attorney in a firm so she could support her growing family.   It wasn’t until she became seriously ill that she realized she needed more support in her business. She shares several takeaways that any attorney who wants to start a business (or somebody who wants to grow a bu...

Can you do good work in the community and still run a profitable, wealth-generating law firm? Katherine Mazaheri Franze has proven the answer is “yes.” In fact, a passion for service is a requirement to work at her law firm, as is compassion for those the firm serves, individuals seeking divorce or representation in employment discrimination cases.   But, make no mistake: Mazaheri Franze is not op...

Even as she excelled in her law career, Ruby Bolton felt guilty devoting so much time to work when she felt pressure to be spending more time raising her family. And vice-versa.   It was only when she let go of what she felt society expected of her (and told herself it was okay to succeed) was she able to grow her business to where it is today… a thriving family law practice… while still being an...

For some lawyers, being an attorney, itself, is a calling. For others, the area of practice defines them. For Heather Quick, not only was she called to serve as a divorce attorney, helping her clients through one of the most trying times of their lives, she knew early on she was called, specifically to work with women only. We discuss her bold business strategy, and how it’s informed every aspect...

Regina Edwards experienced rapid growth when she first started her law firm – but the pace of work was unsustainable… even with eight employees. Even though she was making bank with her big firm, her overhead had her working around the clock. And none of it was making her happy.   Before things went totally off the rails, Regina decided to scale back and take a “mini-retirement.” She chucked it al...

In the early days of her practice, Sarah Stewart struggled to balance being a single mom and a solo practitioner. But when she changed her mindset and began re-prioritizing, she attracted better clients, ones who paid better, too.    What made the difference? She stopped thinking about herself, her work, and her clients in the dangerous way many women entrepreneurs do that can sabotage their succe...

Marjorie DiLima overcame addiction to move on and earn multiple advanced degrees in business and law. This marathon runner is now the managing partner of a thriving family law firm, and she shares her journey and the lessons she’s learned since her days as a “true solo.”   We talk about how she handles the administrative side of her law firm… and ways she lightens her workload when needed. We also...

Sandy Van has a busy personal injury law firm… a real estate business… and a company providing virtual legal services. How does she find time in the day to do it all – and balance a home life?   She reveals how she’s used delegation to maximize her time and abilities… while letting others run with projects they’re better at. How do you know what to focus on? Sandy says there’s one defining charact...

You wear many hats when you start your own law firm, and it’s easy to get so caught up in the day-to-day business of taking care of others that you forget to take care of yourself. Chavelys Alers of the Alers Law Firm has found a way to fix that for herself.   As a solo lawyer with her own practice, Chavelys says one key to her success has been learning to schedule frequent vacation breaks—as well...

Leslie Stewart’s law firm business boomed when the foreclosure crisis hit its peak in Florida. But she knew the day would come when--like all crises, this one, too, would wind down, and at that point, she'd need a better business model. Sustainable businesses, she says, must learn to be nimble. So she prepared. Today, the Appearance Network provides local counsel appearance coverage for law firms...

When Sarah Jacobs first met her future business partner it wasn't particularly love it first sight. In fact, they represented opposing parties in court. Soon, however, they found themselves spending hours together negotiating the case, and developed a respect and friendship that long outlasted the matter at hand. Today, they run a very successful law firm, guiding countless others through rocky re...

Felicia Bunbury, founder of The FAB Law Firm, is selective about the clients she takes on. In fact, she rejects potential business all the time, she says, sometimes even "scaring away" unsuitable clients she knows won't be a good fit for her firm. It’s just one of the aspects of her non-traditional firm that makes it unique. We talk about this philosophy and others that make this self-described un...