Development
How to Give the Speech of Your Life
There is nothing more fun than public speaking. You have a captive audience that hangs on your every word and before you say a word, you have a kind of celebrity status just by virtue of being the speaker. You almost can’t mess this up…or can you? You’ve been through plenty of boring speeches that more »
The Biggest Mistake made by Lawyers
Lawyers can be very arrogant. That’s right, we think we know everything. Whether it is trying cases, management of our law firms or hiring staff, we think we’ve got all the answers. This is a HUGE mistake. With this kind of mindset, you law firm won’t grow—it will languish or die. Five years from more »
Our Team’s Playbook
Our Team’s Playbook John H. Fisher, P.C. 278 Wall Street Kingston, New York 12401 845-802-0047 JFisher@FisherMalpracticeLaw.com www.ProtectingPatientRights.com www.UltimateInjuryLaw.com Table of Contents Introduction: Our Best Advice for You Chapter 1: Why We Exist: Our Purpose, Values and Mission Chapter 2: What You Can Expect: A Day in the Life of Our Law Firm Chapter 3: more »
How to Eliminate the Cost of Videotaping a Deposition
If a deposition isn’t worth videotaping, it’s not worth taking. Videotaping a deposition shows the witness’s facial expressions, body language, changes in the inflection in the witness’s tone of voice and pauses before answering—the kind of stuff that will never show up on a transcript. Defense counsel are less likely to disregard the rules of more »
A Powerful Tool for Lawyer Referrals
What is the best way to get lawyer referrals? Most lawyers take the easy way—they send a generic letter asking for referrals. This is very ineffective and a waste of paper. A far more effective approach is to give value without asking for anything. Albany, NY injury lawyer, Patrick Higgins, Esq., mails a quarterly update more »
The Power of Live Streaming for Lawyers
Most lawyers struggle with social media for a simple reason: they don’t know what to do. Lawyers post their settlements and verdicts and law firm announcements, but they forget one thing: NO ONE CARES! That’s right, no one (other than your mother and maybe your spouse) cares that you won a big case. Give Value more »
A Story of Redemption
In the fall of 1993, a 30-year old African-American male, Michael, came to my office for a consultation. Michael sustained a brain injury when he was struck by a motorcycle after exiting a bus at an unsafe and dangerous location in a busy intersection. I knew nothing about personal injury law, but I was convinced more »
How to Build Your Empire
Building the law firm of your dreams begins by defining your “Ideal Client”. Your Ideal Client is not the injury victim with the multi-million $ case. Your Ideal Client is the person who sends you a steady stream of new, high quality cases. Think QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. Just 2-4 highly influential referral partners are all more »
HOW TO GET YOUR BEST CASES TO TRIAL
Great companies consist of two ingredients: PEOPLE and PROCESSES. Without both, you have no chance of having a world-class law firm. Let’s assume you have a dynamite staff who will give their right arm for you—that’s only part of the equation for success. Documenting the details of your processes is critical to your success. Without more »
The Power of a Mastermind
The first thought that came to mind was, “What the hell am I doing here?” Inside the Arizona headquarters of one of the leading companies in the country (Infusionsoft), I sat with 20-plus internet entrepreneurs sharing best secrets and advice for internet marketing. The internet gurus came from Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom and a more »
