311. Law Firm Lessons from Kobe Bryant with Henry Gereis

Apr 4, 2022

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Today, my guest is Henry Gereis, and Henry is a criminal defense attorney near Bakersfield, CA who has an interesting journey, having transitioned from family law, ultimately into doing criminal defense work. It's an interesting story about how he attributes a lot of the success that he's had to the fact that he's a huge fan of Kobe Bryant's and learned a lot from Kobe and how Kobe approached his life in terms of being prepared and understanding all the nuances of what he was facing. Henry has taken that approach and applied it to his practice of law. It's a terrific homage to somebody who meant a lot to him and I think you can see it in what he does for his community.

In this episode, Neil and Henry discuss:

Henry’s transition from being a family law attorney to being a criminal defense attorney.
How Kobe Bryant affected Henry’s career path and life.
Challenges of being a solo or small-firm practitioner.
Helpful tools utilized in Henry’s law practice.

Key Takeaways:

Every person deserves to be treated with respect and decorum, regardless of where they are from and their walk of life.
If you are prepared to the best of your ability, there is no need to be nervous.
You do not have to be great at everything. There are many other professionals that are out there to help you run your firm.
With everything, break it down into its smallest components and take it one piece at a time.

"I like to think of branding as what we represent. I think that empathy, especially in a criminal defense setting, is the missing ingredient in the legal profession. And so we have a slogan, and registered it, it's Client-Centered Caring Council™. And that's what we stand for. That's what we do every day." — Henry Gereis

Get in touch with Henry:

Website: https://esqaspire.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gereislaw/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gereis.law

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gereisl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-gereis-034336121/

Reference:

Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best by Alan Stein, Jr. - https://www.amazon.com/Raise-Your-Game-High-Performance-Secrets/dp/1546082867

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