Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus

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Recent Episodes

1. Blinded by Blame: The Hidden Leaks in Your Law Firm with Dr. Kenya Oduor | Ep 208

   Nov 2, 2026

   Dr. Kenya Oduor, a human factors expert and professor, joins Steve Riley to discuss why law firm owners and leaders often fail to notice recurring problems in their practices because they are too close to them. The conversation covers habituation, the difference between people problems and system or tool problems, and how to frame a problem around growth, brand protection, risk or cost reduction, and compliance before choosing a solution. It also touches on client communication breakdowns in law firms and previews her keynote at the Atticus Summit.

2. Triple the Revenue, Not the Workload: How Krista Nash Transformed Her Law Firm | Ep 207

   Oct 26, 2026

   Family law attorney Krista Nash, founder of Children 1st Family Law in Colorado, discusses how she tripled her firm's revenue while cutting her personal billing from roughly 80 hours a week to 80 hours a month. She describes the coaching, accountability, software and process changes, rebranding, rate increases, and virtual team structure that supported the shift. Host Steve Riley and Nash also cover delegation, leadership lessons, and building a practice around a clear vision of a great life.

3. How to Scale a Law Firm Without Losing Culture or Client Care with Lin McCraw | Ep 206

   Oct 19, 2026

   Attorney Lin McCraw, founder of McCraw Law Group, a Texas personal injury firm with about 60 employees across six offices, discusses the 100-day onboarding process his firm uses for new hires. He explains how the firm ties its core values to training, culture immersion, and accountability, and why building team capacity should come before taking on more clients. Host Steve Riley and McCraw also cover how investing in staff supports client experience and referrals.

4. Stop Trying to Balance Work and Life: Build One Big Life with Elaine Ralls | Ep 205

   Oct 12, 2026

   Entrepreneur and author Elaine Ralls joins host Steve Riley to discuss her book *One Big Life* and her view that work and life should be managed as one integrated whole rather than as separate areas to balance. The conversation covers making decisions that affect several dimensions of life at once, showing up consistently with clients and family, putting others in their "place of most potential," and finding a market gap, with examples from her businesses including an advertising agency, a community bank, and a pharmaceutical portal. They close with her advice for handling overwhelm: curate a "front row" of supporters and take one small step each day.

5. 25 Years of Coaching Lawyers: What Drives Profit, Focus, and Growth with Glenn Finch | Ep 204

   Oct 5, 2026

   Glenn Finch, a Colonel in the Florida National Guard retiring after 28 years of service, reflects on 25 years as a practice advisor at Atticus coaching high-performing attorneys. He discusses three core strategies for improving law firm profitability: valuing yourself and your services, building and upgrading high-performing teams, and learning to say no to clients who don't align with your practice values. Finch shares how military discipline, beliefs, and the practice of attention have shaped his approach to helping attorneys achieve both professional success and personal fulfillment.

6. AI Is Changing Roles Inside Your Law Firm with Matt Symes | Ep 203

   Sep 28, 2026

   Matt Symes, founder of Levership and business transformation strategist, discusses why law firms' org charts have become liabilities in the age of AI. Rather than hiring more people or buying AI tools, Symes argues that firms must first identify their true constraint—usually a process problem, not a people problem—and then redesign workflows with their team, not to them. He outlines a methodology for selecting high-impact workflows, engaging staff in re-engineering them using AI capabilities, and establishing monthly process reviews to maintain competitiveness.

7. When AI Scammers Impersonate You and Your Law Firm with Angel Leal | Ep 202

   Sep 21, 2026

   Attorney Angel Leal discusses how scammers have used AI-generated deepfakes, fake websites, and spoofed communications to impersonate him and his immigration law firm, defrauding vulnerable clients seeking legal services. Since March, over 7,000 fake profiles and websites impersonating Leal have been taken down, with organized fraud rings operating across multiple countries. Leal and host Steve Riley explore the mechanics of the scam, document preservation, reporting to bar associations and law enforcement, and practical steps attorneys can take to protect their reputation and educate the public on safe ways to hire lawyers.

8. How to Delegate Without Sacrificing Client Experience with Dr. Ruth Mannschreck | Ep 201

   Sep 14, 2026

   Dr. Ruth Mannschreck, a dentist and business strategist, shares how she transformed her dental practice after a family health crisis forced her to cut her schedule from five days per week to 2.5 days. Rather than accepting reduced revenue, she and her team redesigned their operations, maintained their income, and continued growing without her constant involvement. She discusses building a team-based culture, creating meaningful client journeys, hiring for soft skills, implementing thorough onboarding, and delegating strategically—lessons directly applicable to law firm owners seeking to build practices that thrive without depending entirely on the owner.

9. How AI is Helping Attorneys Grow More Profitable Practices with Jennifer and Fred Felten | Ep 200

   Sep 7, 2026

   Jennifer and Fred Felten discuss how they transformed their law firm through strategic AI implementation, moving from $600K annual revenue to $400K monthly revenue. They cover custom GPTs for knowledge management, automation throughout the client journey, AI agents for business development, and a shift from hourly billing to flat-fee and subscription models. The episode explores how AI increases capacity and profitability without replacing staff, while fundamentally restructuring how the firm operates.

10. The Gallbladder Test: Is Your Law Firm Too Dependent on One Person? with Sam Price | Ep 199

    Aug 31, 2026

    Sam Price, owner of Price Law Firm in Redlands, California, returns to discuss how a staff member's gallbladder surgery exposed critical key-person dependency in his probate practice. He shares how the crisis led him to systematically document procedures through video screen captures, implement cloud-based process management tools, and restructure his firm to separate client-facing work from back-office operations—including delegating documentation tasks to a remote team in the Philippines.