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Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus

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

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50:33

The Relationship Advantage: How Attorneys Build Trust...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/04/06

Relying on ads, SEO, and AI tools but still want stronger referrals and deeper trust? In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley welcomes back relationship expert, keynote speaker, and author of The Relationship Advantage, Barb Betts, for a conversation about one of the most overlooked drivers of law firm growth: trusted human relationships. But building those relationships is not about networking harder or simply asking for more referrals. It requires a different approach, one

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38:53

What Lawyers Can Learn from Elvis: 4 Surprising...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/03/30

Steve Riley did not expect to learn anything at Graceland, but a December trip up the Mississippi, ending in Memphis with his wife and close friends, turned into an unexpected lesson in law firm growth, marketing, and the cost of success. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve shares four surprising lessons from Elvis Presley's life that apply directly to attorneys building a practice and trying to protect a life worth living. From Elvis's personal code, TCB, "Taking Care of Business

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01:02:50

Why Attorneys Struggle With Business Development (and...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/03/23

What does it really take to build a thriving law practice when the odds are stacked against you? In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve sits down with Sean Callagy, a legally blind entrepreneur, attorney, and founder of Callagy Law, whose firm has collected over a billion dollars for clients and produced two top 100 national jury verdicts. But this conversation goes beyond adversity. It's a conversation about how most attorneys misunderstand business, avoid business development,

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52:53

How to Know If a Team Member Is Ready for a Promotion...

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2026/03/16

What's one of the real ceilings on your firm's growth? Often, law firm promotion is one of them because the moment a firm owner wants to elevate someone and a team member wants to grow, the conversation can quietly break down before either side knows how to move forward. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley sits down with Patti Paz, coach and facilitator of the Atticus Team Leader Certification Program, to unpack what they call the promotion trap. Patti brings both law firm

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33:52

You're Working Too Hard on the Wrong Problem in Your...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/03/09

What if the strategy that made you successful is now the very thing holding you back? In this episode, Steve sits down with returning guest Dre Baldwin—author, founder of Work on Your Game University, and fearless thinker—to unpack why high performers, especially lawyers, default to outworking every problem…and why that instinct eventually stops working. Dre and Steve dig into one of the most common traps for attorneys: misdiagnosis. You assume the problem is what you can see; clients aren't

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41:39

Stop Chasing "The Best" and Beat Yesterday with Jake...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/03/02

Stop Racing Someone Else's Race and Start Winning Yours! That's the message Great Practice, Great Life has today. Steve Riley welcomes back Jake Thompson, the Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day and an Atticus community favorite, to deliver a wake-up call every ambitious attorney and firm owner needs to hear. Drawing fresh inspiration from his two newest books, The Line, a compelling story about touching the line and claiming that extra inch of excellence, and Beat Yesterday, the

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34:09

SYSTEMology for Law Firms: The 7 Steps to a...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/02/23

David Jenyns, author of SYSTEMology and Systems Champion and one of the leading voices on building systems-driven businesses, joins Steve Riley on Great Practice, Great Life. Having helped thousands of business owners break free from day-to-day operations, David brings a proven, practical framework that law firm owners can apply immediately. Too many law firm owners become the hero at the center of their own business. Every question, approval, and client issue lands on their desk, and while it feels

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32:27

Law Firm Growth through Group Coaching with Aaron...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/02/16

In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley is joined by Aaron Rothert and Chris Murphy, both attorneys and practice advisors, for a candid conversation about why law firm group coaching delivers results that one-on-one coaching often can't match. We dig into the power of group programs, why growth stalls in isolation, and how stepping into the right peer environment can radically accelerate both firm performance and quality of life. Aaron brings the coach's perspective on dedicated

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39:37

Heal the Leader, Grow the Firm with Chris Earley |...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/02/09

In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, host Steve Riley sits down with plaintiff's attorney Chris Earley to explore what truly limits law firm growth and why it is often not marketing, systems, or strategy. Chris shares how unresolved anger, past trauma, and limiting beliefs created an invisible ceiling in his firm, keeping him reactive, overextended, and stuck despite doing all the right things. Through therapy, deep self reflection, and writing his memoir Scaling the Wall, Chris did the

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01:07:34

Should We Merge? Part 2: A Merger Case Study with...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/02/02

This episode continues our two-part series on the law firm merger decision. In Part 1, Steve and Daniel explored how to determine whether merging is the right move. In Part 2, the focus turns to execution and what actually makes a law firm merger succeed. On this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley is joined by Molly Sasso, Christie Guerrero, Jay Henderlite, and Atticus Practice Advisor Daniel Struna for a candid breakdown of a successful law firm merger in action. Using their

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36:36

Should We Merge? Part 1: The 3 Biggest Mistakes with...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/01/26

In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley is joined by Atticus Practice Advisor Daniel Struna for a candid conversation about one of the most consequential decisions a law firm owner can make: whether to merge practices. Drawing on years of experience advising law firm owners, along with Steve's own history with failed mergers, they identify exactly where law firm consolidations go wrong. The problem is rarely legal talent or goodwill. Too often, lawyers merge based on mutual

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34:24

What Should I Charge? Fixing Law Firm Pricing When...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/01/19

In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley brings back financial behaviorist and pricing strategist Jacquette Timmons to tackle the question that makes even experienced attorneys hesitate: "What should I charge?" When your firm is busy, but margins feel thin, pricing often isn't "wrong," it's inconsistent because the logic underneath it is unclear. You're working hard, saying yes to work, and staying booked, but the income doesn't match the effort. Jacquette challenges the common

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34:17

2026 Goal Setting for Lawyers Part 2: Design Your...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/01/12

You can have the best intentions in the world, but without focus, they won't turn into results. In Part 2 of this two-part series, Steve Riley helps lawyers move from insight to execution by designing a practical structure for 2026. Instead of piling on resolutions, Steve makes a counterintuitive case for choosing just two goals: one Great Life goal and one Great Practice goal. Nothing more. He explains why this kind of restraint isn't limiting, it's liberating, and why it dramatically increases

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29:38

2026 Goal Setting for Lawyers Part 1: Why Your Plan...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2026/01/05

Most lawyers don't struggle with setting goals. They struggle with protecting them. As a new year begins, many high performers find themselves frustrated, tired, and wondering why carefully written plans never quite survive real life. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Steve lays the groundwork for designing a stronger 2026 by first assessing what really happened in 2025. Before you set new goals, you need a structure that can actually protect them. Using a simple driving metaphor, Steve breaks goal

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34:59

The Best of 2025: Great Life (Top 5 Moments) | Ep. 164

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2025/12/29

As 2025 wraps up, Steve revisits five standout moments from some of our most impactful Great Life conversations this year. Like Part 1, this episode is built as a highlight reel, with short clips pulled from full-length interviews, but this time the focus is on building a great life so your great practice can grow quicker and easier. The goal is simple: give you the best ideas from 2025 in one place, so you can reconnect with what matters, protect your energy, and approach the new year with more

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36:07

The Best of 2025: Great Practice (Top 5 Moments) |...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2025/12/22

As 2025 comes to a close, Steve revisits five standout moments from five of our most impactful Great Practice conversations this year. This episode is built as a highlight reel, with short clips pulled from full-length interviews that focused on the business side of running a law firm. The goal is simple: give you the best ideas from 2025 in one place, so you can spot the next upgrade your firm needs and put it into action. As you listen, treat this like a working session. Steve tees up five areas

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52:16

Dealing with Toxic People in Law Practice with Dr....

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2025/12/15

In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Steve Riley welcomes back forensic psychologist Dr. Deborah Day for a direct, real-world look at the difficult people lawyers face every single day. High-conflict clients, drama-driven opposing counsel, partners who escalate everything, and even judges who seem to thrive on chaos are not outliers. As Dr. Day explains, roughly one in three people you interact with will behave as if they have a personality disorder, which is exactly why conflict feels

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41:24

Before They Sue: How Smart Firms Avoid Malpractice...

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2025/12/08

On this week's episode of Great Practice, Great Life, you're in for a ride. Steve Riley sits down with attorney Brad Wiewel, whose career took a wild turn in 1979 when a client's husband fired a bullet into Brad's car because Brad was fighting too hard in a divorce case involving a stripper. That single ka-pow moment launched Brad's 45-year obsession with what he calls Defensive Law; a proactive, slightly paranoid, and incredibly effective system for protecting yourself, your team, and your license

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50:02

From Burnout to 200 Days Off: How Kent Berk Rebuilt...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2025/12/01

Time management for lawyers isn't just a productivity hack, it's the key to freedom. What if you could take around 200 days off a year without your firm collapsing, and actually increase law firm profitability in the process? That's exactly what Arizona probate, trust, and estate litigator Attorney Kent Berk has pulled off. In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life., Kent joins Steve to share how he went from overwhelmed and burned out, ready to walk away from his law practice, to leading a

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27:36

From Failing Everywhere to Focused: How to Cut,...

Great Practice. Great Life. by Atticus ·

2025/11/24

In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life®, Steve Riley breaks down one of the toughest challenges in law firm leadership: the feeling that you're failing when life and work start to pile up. Using the story of Kay, a team leader pushed to her limits, Steve explains why overwhelm is rarely a personal flaw and more often a sign that your systems, habits, or support structures need to evolve. Steve reframes failure as feedback, the kind that helps attorneys recognize when they've outgrown the

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