JDHD: Practicing Law with ADD and ADHD with Marshall Lichty [LGE 081]

by Megan Zavieh | Oct 8, 2019 | Podcast

While ADD and ADHD affect 4% of the general population, they impact 12% (or more) of lawyers.  Marshall Lichty recently found out he is one of them, and he is on an exploratory mission to learn as much as he can about how lawyers can cope with ADD and ADHD and be...

Law Firm Breakups and Operating Agreements with Jonathan Hawkins [LGE 077]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 10, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyer for lawyers and their firms, Jonathan Hawkins, joins Megan in this episode to talk about the business side of law firms.  Partnerships and other firms should have operating agreements in place, because without them, the inevitable breakup is ugly and messy....

Small Firm Roadmap from Lawyerist with Stephanie Everett [LGE076]

by Megan Zavieh | Sep 3, 2019 | Podcast

Lawyerist is a community of forward-thinking lawyers, and its leadership team has written a book to help lawyers build their own small law firm of the future.  In this episode, Megan sits down with co-author Stephanie Everett to talk about the book, why it was...

Succession Planning for Law Firms with Dylan Hyatt [LGE 075]

by Megan Zavieh | Aug 27, 2019 | Podcast

Estate planning lawyer Dylan Hyatt joins Megan on this episode to talk about how to protect a solo lawyer’s biggest professional asset – their firm.  Highlights include: What happens when a lawyer is suddenly incapacitated with no succession plan in place...

Stop Using Ethics Rules as a Crutch/What’s Really Holding You Back with Jess Birken [LGE069]

by Megan Zavieh | Jul 16, 2019 | Podcast

So often lawyers are afraid to try something new (or new to them), and they often cite the ethics rules as one of the reasons they cannot do whatever it is.  After reading Seth Godin’s recent blog post Fear of Kohlrabi, Jess Birken and Megan got into a...