In November of 2019, I wrote down five goals for 2020. And I’ll tell you now that I only achieved two of them. So let’s talk about those two first. You can listen here or on your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, YouTube, and RSS. How My 2020 Goals Fared I set the goal to publish my third book, Level Up Your Law Practice, by June 2020. As of mid-November, I’d only written half of it, and I didn’t fully know what the other half would consist of. But over the next 2...

In Episode 34 of Lawyerpreneur, Becki C. Lee returns to walk us through the common trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property issues that entrepreneurs might encounter when launching their businesses. It turns into an episode in which we discover all the things I did incorrectly with my intellectual property assets as I launched my various side hustles.Becki was previously on Episode 27, in which we discussed her children’s book about intellectual property, Do You Draw Pictures? Intellectual Property Issues for Entrepreneurs with Becki C. Lee You can listen here or on your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify,...

In Episode 33 of Lawyerpreneur, Patricia Baxter and I talk about the importance of setting client’s expectations for how you will work together and how that works to the benefit of both you and your clients. We talk about Baxter’s podcast “The Defense Never Rests” and the new book she colloborated on, #Networked, in which 20 women talk about their careers and the relationships they forged during a pandemic. Setting Expectations and Delivering on Them with Patricia Baxter You can listen here or on your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, YouTube, and RSS....

A short stint in private practice left Mark Bassingthwaighte feeling unfulfilled. So he pursued an opportunity that has turned into a career in risk management at ALPS Insurance, which has given him the chance to write expensively, develop his public speaking skills, and even get into screenwriting. But more importantly he has adopted a mindset to put himself in uncomfortable positions, because that’s where we stretch ourselves and grow. Before I interviewed Mark on Lawyerpreneur, he interviewed me on Episode 53 of the ALPS In Brief podcast. Since we reference that interview several times, I wanted to give you an...

Haley Altman had just become an equity partner at her firm when she announced to her husband that she was resigning to pursue an opportunity that she knew she’d regret passing up. In one of my favorite interviews yet, Haley talks about her transition from a law practice to the CEO of a startup. We also discuss having an appetite for risk, considering the possibility of failure and worst possible outcomes, and stories about learning to manage people. [Note: We had some audio difficulties in recording, so there may be a bit of wonkiness with volume levels. But I think...

Michael La Ronn is an author (of 55 books since 2012!), podcaster, insurance professional, and law student. To make time in his schedule for creativity, he dedicates time in the morning to write and also fills the small cracks that might otherwise be wasted with writing time. Michael and I also talk about diversity in fiction writing and the importance of being your authentic self. You can follow Michael La Ronn’s fiction work at michaellaronn.com and his non-fiction work at authorlevelup.com. For other episodes about diversity and authenticity, check out my interviews with Frank Ramos and Alex Su. Make Time...

In Episode 29 of Lawyerpreneur, I talk about exploring new solutions by thinking like a child, challenging conventional approaches to problems, and refusing to play your opponent’s games. This episode is a snippet of two chapters of my second book, Stop Putting Out Fires, which you can purchase from your preferred retailer. Challenging Conventions with Creative Problem Solving You can listen here or on your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, YouTube, and RSS. Today’s show is sponsored by ALPS, the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ malpractice insurance. Right now you can get...

In Episode 28 of Lawyerpreneur, Claire Parsons discusses how her mindfulness practice has helped her be a happier person and a better lawyer. We talk about how writing and speaking about mindfulness and struggles she has experienced has opened up a new community to her. And in my favorite segment on this episode, we discuss the importance of getting comfortable with your own weirdness.You can find and follow Claire Parsons on LinkedIn and on her YouTube channel. I also mention for the first time in this interview a novel I’m writing under a pseudonym. If you’re interested, you can find...

When you love your work as an intellectual property rights lawyer and you’re an artist at heart and you have small children, that might all culminate into writing a children’s book to help children understand what intellectual property is from an early age. Or at least that’s what happened for Atlanta-based lawyer, Becki C. Lee. Teaching Kids about Intellectual Property with Becki C. Lee A month or so into the COVID shutdown, she had an idea for a children’s book about intellectual property rights. She sat down and wrote out a poem about what patents, trademarks, and copyright are so...