The NC DWI Guy James "Jake" Minick

On today’s episode I have the great blessing to sit down and talk shop with my law partner Gint Krulikas. Gint is an absolute beast when it comes to getting things done. His methodical approach to managing cases and client follow up has been the model for the client experience we strive to deliver. If you want to grow your law firm then listen in and take notes!
Highlights: 
·       Learn how Gint built two of our most successful offices from nothing.
·       Discover how Gint organizes his high-octane schedule to maximize knocking out tasks.
·       Uncover some of the biggest culture improvements at the firm that Gint has observed and been part of since he began working as an intern over a decade ago.
·       Listen as Gint describes his day-to-day life in the early days of practicing as a lawyer as he was tasked with opening a practice in a completely new market.

On today’s episode Jake sits down with former drug recognition expert Marco Aureliano, who sheds light on some of the key mistakes that field officers and DREs make during a drug impaired driving investigation. Marco has recently founded KGM Logistics, offering expert witness testimony and training in DUI cases. If you want to take your drug impaired driving defense to the next level, don’t miss this conversation!
Highlights: 
·       Discover some of the attack points when the State utilizes a DRE at trial that did not do an evaluation of the Defendant at the time of arrest.
·       Uncover the information contained in DRE log reports and why this information can be helpful in defending a DWI.
·       Learn some of the best practices that Marco suggests for officers and DREs investigating a potential drug impaired driver.

On today’s episode Jake is rejoined by Allison Williams of the Law Firm Mentor who was on the podcast back on Episode 131. In today’s episode Allison walks extensively through the process for hiring and training members of your intake team. If you are contemplating hiring someone to answer phones at your office or looking to help your current receptionist/intake team become more efficient at what they do, this episode is a must listen for you (and your team)!
 

On today’s episode, Jake reflects on the productivity he experienced during several quiet days at the office. Most criminal defense lawyers in district court are used to jumping from one courtroom to the next, calling a client back, making a jail visit, watching hours of body camera, and then figuring out how to get the phone to ring more (which is odd because you already don’t have time to answer). Because you have so many to-dos on your list, you trick yourself into believing you are accomplished multi-taskers. If you want to learn 10 easy ways to become more productive, this episode is for you!

On today’s episode, Jake looks at an issue he experienced during the early days of practice: how to find a measuring stick for success. As Jake was building his law firm in the early days the main gage of success was to look at how other lawyers in criminal defense in Western North Carolina doing it. How do they dress? How many cases do they have on the docket? How does their website look? In today’s episode, Jake discusses why these external markers of success are not the true measuring stick for comparing your firm with the competition.
Highlights:
·       Discover how to find the secret sauce of another law firm (spoiler: the secret sauce is made up of hundreds of ingredients aged over many years).
·       Learn why you can’t get a good measuring stick of success based on the external success indicators of your competition.
·       Find out why getting a behind the scenes look at another firm is so important for your growth.  

On today’s episode, Jake is joined by his friend Steven Thomas as we continue the Warriors on the Battlefield series highlighting young leaders in criminal defense. Steven is an associate at Driving Defense Law, a division of McCormick Law & Consulting. Entertaining and insightful, make sure to have pen and paper close by as Steven shares some of the keys to his firm’s growth in the practice area of criminal defense.
 
Highlights:
·       Steven describes why a hunger for knowledge is key to an associate’s success.
·       Discover why Steven believes that improving your client experience is essential to profitability as firms drastically focus on this area of their businesses over the next decade.
·       Discover three easy ways to advance your value to your firm.