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Ever since the launch of my first podcast, Lawyerpreneur, I’ve been trying to figure out how to use the interviews in a career-related book. In fact, the whole purpose behind starting the podcast was to create a book. I have outlines (now long abandoned) for four different books that never seemed like the right idea. […]

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After more than two years of doing the Lawyerprenuer podcast, I’ve decided to hang it up to make room for other things. In this finale episode with Barbara Hinske, she and I talk about strategic quitting and the next venture that she and I are embarking on together — a new podcast, The Write Approach. […]

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Bonnie Kistler is our guest in Episode 66 of Lawyerpreneur, in which we discuss her most recent thriller novel, The Cage, and how she came up with the story concept. We talk about the influence of our legal careers and experiences on our fiction writing (mine is done under the pen name, J. W. Judge). […]

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In Episode 65 of Lawyerpreneur, we talk with Suzan Hixon, the founder of Legally Blissed, which is the coaching business she uses to help lawyers structure a practice that suits their needs. In our candid conversation, Suzan talks about her own mental health struggles and how that enabled her to shine a light on mental […]

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For Episode 64 of Lawyerpreneur, Annie Little and I had one of those conversations that I thought about for a long time afterward. She is a career coach who helps other lawyers understand and recognize the skills that they have developed and put those in the context of how they fit in the job market. […]

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In Episode 63 of Lawyerpreneur, we talk with Kevin Pratt about why he focuses on bringing out the humanity of lawyers in his podcast, The Human Lawyer. Kevin talks about having a bias toward action (a topic we also discussed with Colin Levy) and how that has driven him through his legal career and added […]

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In Episode 62 of Lawyerpreneur, Colin Levy talks about having a bias toward action, career evolution and non-linear paths, being a legal tech evangelist, and being open on social media about difficult circumstances. For more interviews with great folks in legal tech, check out my interviews with Haley Altman, Robert Ingalls, and Alex Su. Career […]

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Margo Weinstein left a successful law practice to rediscover the adventures she had known in her younger years. But now that she had her adolescent son traveling with her, the adventures would look a little different. In Episode 61 of Lawyerpreneur, with Margo Weinstein about navigating the intersection of law practice, parenthood, and wanderlust. We […]

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In Episode 60 of Lawyerprenuer, Professor Jonah Perlin of Georgetown Law Center talks about the feeling of putting billable hours behind him when he entered academia and began teach legal practice and advanced legal writing. We discuss the changes in classroom instruction that have developed out of the pandemic and the ways in which he […]

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