The Law Entrepreneur

Neil chats with himself, looking ahead to 2017 and planning out his goals for the year. Resources: Paralegal Consultants - Litigation Support Services, Discovery Materials, Law Office Management SusieQBookkeeping - Our team of bookkeepers & accountants pairs out-of-the-box thinking with tried-and-true bookkeeping skills. Ruby Receptionists - Answering calls is smart. Delighting callers is Ruby. Getting Things Done - Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. The One Thing - The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results AND - Check out the brand new The ONE Thing podcast that just launched this week! OmniFocus - Keep work and play separated with contexts, perspectives, and focus. DayOne - Capture life as you live it. Acorn - Automatically Invest Life’s Spare Change “Money: Master the Game” - by Tony Robbins If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services. -- Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil wraps up his first year of podcasting with some reflection and thank-yous to the listeners. See you all in 2017! Resources: The Law Entrepreneur on the web: http://thelawentrepreneur.com Email me: neil@thelawentrepreneur.com TLE FaceBook Page: facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/ TLE Twitter Page: twitter.com/lawentrepreneur Top 50 Entrepreneur Blogs And Websites For Entrepreneurs: http://blog.feedspot.com/entrepreneur_blogs/  Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services. -- Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Mark C. Metzger, the Founder and Principal of the Law Office of Mark C. Metzger. Mark has more than 22 years of experience in the practice of law, and provides a complete range of estate planning services to individuals and families in Naperville and throughout the greater Chicago area. In today’s episode, Mark discusses the evolution of his law practice and the customer life cycle that drives it, technology in law, and coaching as a tool for growth.Learn more about Mark at MarkMetzger.net Resources: Filemaker - Create custom apps to meet your unique business needs TextSoap - Automate Tedious Text Document Clean Up SmartMarketing - We Help Lawyers Get New Clients SpeakWrite - Powerful Productivity Starts With The Sound Of Your Voice Atticus - Guiding Your Practice  Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services. Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms   Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Tom Martin, an attorney whose residence is in Vancouver but whose office is in California. In other words, our first geographically dispersed guest! Aside from his practice, Tom has been developing internet-based products and apps for legal services. Resources: Lee Rosen - Divorce Discourse - https://divorcediscourse.com Box.com - Simple, secure file sharing and collaboration from anywhere - https://www.box.com Skype.com - Skype keeps the world talking, for free - https://www.skype.com/en/ Clio - Clio helps lawyers build a better practice - https://www.clio.com LawDroid - Incorporate your business on your smartphone for free,|no lawyer required - https://lawdroid.com  Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.--Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms   Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Nicole Black, a Rochester, New York attorney and Legal Technology Evangelist at MyCase, web-based law practice management software. She's been blogging since 2005, has written a weekly column for the Daily Record since 2007, is the author of Cloud Computing for Lawyers, co-authors Social Media for Lawyers: the Next Frontier, and co-authors Criminal Law in New York.She's easily distracted by the potential of bright and shiny tech gadgets, along with good food and wine. Resources: MyCase Cloud Computing For Lawyers by Nicole Black Social Media for Lawyers: the Next Frontier by Nicole Black & Carolyn Elefant Criminal Law in New York by Nicole Black & Karen Morris Follow Nicole on Twitter Email Nicole  Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.--Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms   Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Pilar Nichols, a bilingual practitioner who used her knowledge of the Spanish language to establish a niche and grow her practice. Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.--Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms   Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Amin Rahmani from Marketcircle, creators of Daylite, one of our usual sponsors. Amin works in sales for a variety of Marketcircle projects. Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services. -- Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms   Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Katie Floyd, host of the Mac Power Users podcast and new solo practitioner, about how she broke off on her own to begin her solo practice. Resources: Katie on Twitter - @katiefloyd http://floydlaw.net http://katiefloyd.com Mac Power Users Podcast www.squarespace.com - Make A Beautiful Website www.callruby.com - Answering class is smart. Delighting callers is Ruby. www.sanebox.com - Clean up your inbox in minutes! www.goclio.com - Clio helps lawyers build a better practice. “EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches” by David Ramsey “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t” by Jim Collins  Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramJoin Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services. -- Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Marketcircle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms   Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

Neil chats with Craig Miller from Washington, D.C., a solo personal injury attorney. Most of this interview covers the necessary mindset for a solo practitioner, especially within the arena of medical malpractice.   If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.   --   Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Market Circle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms     Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters

This week, a hard drive failure caused a delay in recording for the podcast. In lieu of an interview, Neil reviews some steps he’s put in place for his data backup, something which all practitioners (and entrepreneurs) should be doing.Join Lawyer Club FREE, where lawyers and law firm owners come to reclaim control of their firms and their lives! Plus, get the full list of Best AI Tools For Lawyers inside!Get in touch with Sam:MLA WebsiteLawyerClubPurchase Sam’s bookThe Law Entrepreneur websiteMy Legal Academy YoutubeMy Legal Academy LinkedinMy Legal Academy Facebook PageMy Legal Academy InstagramIf you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to iTunes and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.--Thank you to our sponsors! Daylite by Market Circle – business productivity apps specifically for Apple products, with cloud syncing between your Macs, iPhones, & iPads Spotlight Branding – Web presence and branding for law firms Production & Development for The Law Entrepreneur by Podcast Masters