Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus

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If you're a solo or small law firm owner who feels overworked, time-starved, or stuck at your current level, this podcast is for you. On Great Practice. Great Life.® you will hear from successful firm owners who have increased income, reduced stress, and built profitable, sustainable practices. Hosted by Steve Riley, a former trial attorney and law firm coach for more than 20 years, the show dives into real conversations about law firm growth, leadership, and profitability. You will learn how to grow a firm that runs smoothly, from marketing and hiring to operations and culture, so you are not the bottleneck in your own business. Each episode delivers practical, lawyer-specific strategies you can use right away to improve your law practice management, boost firm performance, and create more time for the life you actually want. Follow the show and start building your own great practice and great life. Popular topics include: * Attorney success & personal growth * How to grow a law firm sustainably * Law firm business strategy & leadership * Law firm culture, hiring, and team development * Law firm management, operations, and workflow design * Law firm marketing & client experience * Law firm profitability & financial performance * Attorney work life balance

  1. 4d ago

    Blinded by Blame: The Hidden Leaks in Your Law Firm with Dr. Kenya Oduor

    What problems in your law firm have become so familiar that you no longer notice them? Maybe it's the same communication breakdowns, recurring mistakes, or frustrations that keep slowing your team down. You've learned to work around them, but that doesn't mean they're not costing your firm time, money, and opportunities to grow. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with Dr. Kenya Oduor, a human factors expert, to talk about why some of the biggest problems in a law firm can be the hardest to recognize. Kenya challenges the way law firm owners think about employee performance, inefficient processes, and the everyday frustrations they've come to accept as normal. What looks like a people problem or a simple workflow issue may be something entirely different. Before you invest in another solution or assume you know what's going wrong, this conversation may change the questions you're asking about your firm. Catch Dr. Kenya Oduor live at this year's Summit! Dr. Oduor will take the stage as a speaker to share how law firm owners can uncover the hidden problems affecting their team's performance, client experience, and profitability. Drawing on her expertise in human factors and behavioral science, she'll show you how to recognize the friction points that often go unnoticed and rethink the systems and processes holding your firm back. You'll walk away with practical strategies to improve how your firm operates, create better experiences for clients and employees, and support sustainable growth. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from Dr. Oduor in person! ___________ In this episode, you will hear: Why familiar problems can become difficult to recognize How to spot hidden issues in your firm's communication and workflows Why employee mistakes may point to problems with your systems How different perspectives can reveal gaps in your client experience How Kenya's four business priorities can help you evaluate problems before choosing solutions ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Kenya F. Oduor, PhD https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyaoduor The Summit https://atticussummit.com My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    Blinded by Blame: The Hidden Leaks in Your Law Firm with Dr. Kenya Oduor

  2. Oct 26

    Triple the Revenue, Not the Workload: How Krista Nash Transformed Her Law Firm

    Krista Nash had what many law firm owners work toward: a busy practice, plenty of clients, and strong revenue. But behind that success were 18-hour workdays, mounting responsibilities, and little time for her family. She was making good money, but the way she was running her firm wasn't sustainable. After attending the Atticus Summit in 2022, Krista recognized how much needed to change. Through ongoing coaching with Atticus practice advisor Daniel Struna and a series of strategic changes, she has tripled her firm's revenue, built a fully virtual team, and reduced her personal billing from roughly 80 hours a week to 80 hours a month. Along the way, she learned that growing a profitable firm didn't have to mean doing more of the work herself. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with Krista to discuss the decisions, challenges, and changes that transformed her practice. She shares how coaching, accountability, and learning to let go of responsibilities helped her build a law firm that supports both her passion for child advocacy and the life she wants outside of work. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: How to grow law firm revenue without increasing your workload. Why delegation requires more than hiring additional staff. How to build and manage a fully virtual law firm. Why a clear mission can strengthen your law firm's positioning. How to turn long-term goals into meaningful changes. ____________ Follow and Review: ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Children First Family Law, PC https://childrenfirstfamilylaw.com Krista Nash https://childrenfirstfamilylaw.com/about Children First Family Law Podcast https://childrenfirstfamilylaw.com/podcast Daniel Struna, Attorney and Practice Advisor https://atticusadvantage.com/team/daniel-struna My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com The Summit https://atticussummit.com Emerald City Productions https://emeraldcitypro.com Byrd & Associates, LLC https://www.lawyercpafirm.com The Little Wren Shop (Morrison, Colorado) https://thelittlewrenshop.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    Triple the Revenue, Not the Workload: How Krista Nash Transformed Her Law Firm

  3. Oct 19

    How to Scale a Law Firm Without Losing Culture or Client Care with Lin McCraw

    What if the reason your new hires aren't meeting expectations has less to do with who you hired and more to do with how you onboarded them? Hiring the right person is only the beginning. How you prepare, train, and support them can determine whether they become a valuable part of your team or another responsibility on your plate. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley talks with attorney Lin McCraw about the 100-day onboarding process he's developed at McCraw Law Group. Lin shares how his firm approaches training, introduces new hires to its culture, and builds the accountability needed for employees to succeed. They also discuss why building team capacity should come before taking on more clients and how investing in your people can improve the client experience and support long-term growth. If you're hiring but not seeing the results you expected, Lin's approach may change how you think about your next new hire. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: Why your team's capacity needs to grow before your caseload does How Lin's 100-day onboarding process prepares new hires for success How to make your firm's core values part of everyday work Why investing in employee development pays off long after onboarding How better onboarding can lead to a stronger team and more consistent client service ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Lin McCraw https://mccrawlawgroup.com/team/john-l-lin-mccraw McCraw Law Group https://mccrawlawgroup.com Onboarding as a Competitive Advantage: 7 Essential Tips for Law Firms with Lori Pulvermacher https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/strategic-onboarding-for-law-firms Law Firm Coaching https://atticusadvantage.com/coaching My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup/ ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    How to Scale a Law Firm Without Losing Culture or Client Care with Lin McCraw

  4. Oct 12

    Stop Trying to Balance Work and Life: Build One Big Life with Elaine Ralls

    Your law firm needs your attention. So do your family, finances, health, relationships, and everything else that matters to you. Trying to keep each part perfectly balanced can leave you feeling like you are constantly playing whack-a-mole and waiting for the day when things finally settle down. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, entrepreneur and One Big Life author Elaine Ralls joins Steve Riley to challenge the idea that work and life need to be managed as separate compartments. She shares what can happen when you make decisions with the whole picture in mind, surround yourself with people who can help you move forward, and focus on putting clients, team members, and others in what she calls their "place of most potential." For law firm owners, that perspective has implications far beyond work-life balance. Elaine and Steve discuss overwhelm, client trust, business relationships, and finding the gap that makes your firm meaningfully different. Listen for a practical way to think about building a successful law firm without putting the rest of your life on hold. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: How to make decisions with your whole life in mind, not just your business Why the way you show up affects the trust you build with clients and your team What it means to put people in their "place of most potential" How to spot an opportunity your law firm can serve differently How your "front row" can help you move forward when you feel overwhelmed ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Elaine Ralls https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineralls Book: One Big Life: Turn your messy, chaotic life into a bold, beautiful masterpiece. by Elaine Ralls https://a.co/003CLQgV One Big Life Wheel https://atticusadvantage.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/the-big-life-wheel-sm.jpg The Summit https://atticussummit.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    Stop Trying to Balance Work and Life: Build One Big Life with Elaine Ralls

  5. Oct 5

    25 Years of Coaching Lawyers: What Drives Profit, Focus, and Growth with Glenn Finch | Ep 204

    Twenty-five years advising attorneys. Twenty-eight years of military service. Glenn Finch has spent much of his career learning what it takes to perform at a high level without letting every demand dictate your time. And after decades of working with law firm owners, he's seen which lessons tend to matter most. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with Glenn to talk about what his unusual career has taught him about helping law firm owners build more profitable practices without letting the practice consume their lives. They discuss knowing what your time is worth, hiring people you can trust, becoming more selective about the clients you take, and protecting your capacity as the firm grows. Glenn also shares how his military experience shaped the discipline and boundaries he brings to his work with attorneys, and why fear and old assumptions can quietly influence some of the biggest decisions a law firm owner makes. After 25 years of helping attorneys build stronger practices, Glenn has plenty to say about what works, what gets in the way, and what law firm owners may need to think differently about if they want both a great practice and a great life. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: How to make your law firm more profitable without simply taking on more work Why the people you hire can change what's possible for your firm When saying no to a client can be better for your business How fear and old assumptions can keep law firm owners stuck How Glenn uses discipline and boundaries to protect his time and attention ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Glenn Finch, Senior Practice Advisor https://atticusadvantage.com/team/glenn-finch/ Previous Episode: Can You Protect Your Law Firm from Inflation? https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/can-you-protect-your-law-firm-from-inflation/ Previous Episode: Well, What Did You Expect? With Glenn Finch https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/well-what-did-you-expect-with-glenn-finch/ Book: The Power of Beliefs: How Strengthening Seven Core Beliefs Predicts Greater Success and a Better Life by Shawn Achor https://a.co/d/03CTTADM Coaching https://atticusadvantage.com/coaching/ My Great Life Focus https://mygreatlifefocus.com/ Brené Brown Above/Below the Line Practice https://brenebrown.com/resources/above-below-the-line/ DISC Assessment https://atticusadvantage.com/disc-assessment/ Time Management Self-Assessment https://atticusadvantage.com/assessments/time-management/ ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    25 Years of Coaching Lawyers: What Drives Profit, Focus, and Growth with Glenn Finch | Ep 204

  6. Sep 28

    AI Is Changing Roles Inside Your Law Firm with Matt Symes

    "I can't find good people" is one of the most common frustrations in law firm management. But what if the people aren't actually the problem? Rushed work, competing priorities, poor scheduling, and broken workflows can make capable team members look like they're underperforming. And when the work starts falling apart, who usually steps in to fix it? The law firm owner. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley talks with business transformation strategist Matt Symes about why hiring another person, adding more training, or throwing AI at the problem won't necessarily fix what's happening inside your firm. They discuss how to identify what's really slowing your firm down, rethink the way work moves through your team, and determine where AI can actually make a difference. Before you decide you have a people problem, Matt argues there's a more important question to ask: Is the way your firm works setting good people up to succeed? ___________ In this episode, you will hear: Why a people problem may actually be a process problem How to find the constraint that's slowing down your firm Why your team should help redesign the way work gets done How AI could change the roles of attorneys, paralegals, and administrators Why your vision for your practice should come before your AI strategy ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Matt Symes https://levership.com/about-us Levership https://levership.com/ Matt Symes LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-symes-8328a765/ The Summit https://atticussummit.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup/ ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    AI Is Changing Roles Inside Your Law Firm with Matt Symes

  7. Sep 21

    When AI Scammers Impersonate You and Your Law Firm with Angel Leal

    Imagine getting a call from someone who thinks they hired you, paid you, and trusted you with their legal problem. Except you've never spoken to them before. That's what attorney Angel Leal faced when scammers began using his name, image, voice, and law firm to impersonate him online. What started with fake social media accounts quickly became something much bigger, leaving Angel and his team to deal with people who genuinely believed they had been working with his firm. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Angel joins Steve Riley to share what happened, how his firm responded, and what he wishes more attorneys understood about protecting their identity online. They talk about fake websites, AI-generated videos and voices, client verification, documenting fraud, and what to do when someone else is using the reputation you spent years building. If you have a website, a social media presence, or simply a name people can find online, this is a problem worth paying attention to. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: How scammers can use AI to impersonate attorneys and law firms online Why attorney identity theft quickly becomes a problem for the entire firm How to help prospective clients verify they're actually communicating with your firm Why documenting and reporting impersonation matters What attorneys with a public presence should know about protecting their reputation ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Angel F. Leal, Jr. P.A. https://www.angelleal.com/en/ Ep 184: From Burnout to Thriving Law Firm: What Angel Leal Did Differently https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/burnout-to-thriving-law-firm-angel-leal Ep 197: Build a Million-Follower Legal Brand Without Letting Growth Overwhelm Your Firm with Angel Leal https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/million-follower-legal-brand Lori Goetz, COO & Practice Advisor https://atticusadvantage.com/team/lori-goetz/ The Summit https://atticussummit.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup/ Have you or your law firm been targeted by an AI scam? Steve has resources that may help you navigate what to do next. Contact Steve Riley directly at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com for more information. ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    When AI Scammers Impersonate You and Your Law Firm with Angel Leal

  8. Sep 14

    How to Delegate Without Sacrificing Client Experience with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck

    If you stepped away from your law firm tomorrow, what would stop working? For Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, that question became very real when her daughter's traumatic birth forced her to cut her dental practice from five days a week to two and a half. She could have accepted that working less meant earning less. Instead, Ruth and her team changed the way the practice operated. They returned to their previous revenue, continued to grow, and built a business that no longer depended on Ruth being involved in everything. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley talks with Ruth about what law firm owners can learn from her experience. They discuss building a team that takes ownership, creating a better client experience, hiring the right people, and letting go of work without losing accountability. If your firm still needs you to answer every question, solve every problem, and make every important decision, Ruth's story offers a different picture of what your practice could look like. ___________ In this episode, you will hear: How to build a client experience that goes beyond getting the work done Why your team needs ownership, not just another list of tasks What to look for when hiring beyond technical skills How to decide what should come off your plate How to build a firm that depends less on you without losing accountability ___________ Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at steve.riley@atticusadvantage.com. ___________ Supporting Resources: Dr. Ruth Mannschreck https://shorelinestrategies.com/about-us/ Shoreline Strategies https://shorelinestrategies.com/ The Summit https://atticussummit.com Atticus Newsletter https://atticusadvantage.com/newsletter-signup ___________ Curious about growing your own practice without burning out? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. This podcast for lawyers is part of our broader legal podcast library, offering practical insights on how to grow a law firm through stronger law firm leadership, law firm pricing and management, smarter marketing, intentional hiring, efficient operations, healthy law firm culture, and sustainable profitability, all while addressing law firm burnout and the realities of modern practice. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get practical insights on how to grow a law firm: from law firm leadership and management to marketing, hiring, operations, culture, and profitability, so you can build a Great Practice and a Great Life.

    How to Delegate Without Sacrificing Client Experience with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck
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If you're a solo or small law firm owner who feels overworked, time-starved, or stuck at your current level, this podcast is for you. On Great Practice. Great Life.® you will hear from successful firm owners who have increased income, reduced stress, and built profitable, sustainable practices. Hosted by Steve Riley, a former trial attorney and law firm coach for more than 20 years, the show dives into real conversations about law firm growth, leadership, and profitability. You will learn how to grow a firm that runs smoothly, from marketing and hiring to operations and culture, so you are not the bottleneck in your own business. Each episode delivers practical, lawyer-specific strategies you can use right away to improve your law practice management, boost firm performance, and create more time for the life you actually want. Follow the show and start building your own great practice and great life. Popular topics include: * Attorney success & personal growth * How to grow a law firm sustainably * Law firm business strategy & leadership * Law firm culture, hiring, and team development * Law firm management, operations, and workflow design * Law firm marketing & client experience * Law firm profitability & financial performance * Attorney work life balance

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