The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill 269. Jan Dils — Leading the Largest Female-Founded Law Firm in America [Encore Edition]
Imagine a world without women.
It's impossible, right?
Women are the unsung superheroes in the office, at home, and everywhere in between. Whether it's late nights or early mornings, they relentlessly pursue the respect they deserve — and Jan Dils is leading that charge.
As the owner of the largest female-founded law firm in America, Jan is committed to changing lives with an unwavering sense of responsibility and resilience.
In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jan delve into:
- Turning criticism into growth fuel
- Why work-life balance is a myth
- Scaling your impact to leave a lasting legacy
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Show Notes:
02:27 – Jan Dils’s origin story
05:03 – How Jan got thrown into the deep end, trying cases the week she graduated from law school
06:38 – What gravitated Jan towards Social Security & Disability law
08:19 – The risks and investments required to run a volume practice
09:19 – Jan’s establishment as a legal advertising trailblazer
10:34 – Creating the legendary jingle: “She won’t take no for an answer”
13:26 – Facing and overcoming sexism in the legal industry
15:18 – Why the State Supreme Court tried to disbar Jan for marketing
18:13 – How Jan Dils expanded her law firm outside of West Virginia
19:00 – Jan’s 15-hour days and the work-life balance myth
22:05 – Jan’s motivation to grow her law firm despite setbacks and sacrifices
23:33 – Facing and overcoming the greatest setback of all: a breast cancer diagnosis
24:49 – How to truly scale a law firm
27:09 – The importance of culture at Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law
29:14 – Jan’s advice to female law firm leaders
31:07 – Jan’s approach to motherhood and definition of success
33:24 – The Better Human Goal
34:08 – What being a game changer means to Jan Dils
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Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.
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