Clienting #56: Kay Van Wey on National PR and Dr. Death
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Getting more news coverage: how do you take 1 high-profile case and get more than 15 minutes of fame? Kay Van Wey is a board-certified PI lawyer with 30+ years of experience. She is the principal owner & founder of Van Wey, Presby & Williams, a Dallas, Texas-based personal injury litigation firm. When Kay isn’t managing her firm or practicing law, she advocates for patient safety. Kay is a big believer in finding your "why", which is one of the things she credits for her ongoing enthusiasm for her work.
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Clienting - COVID-19 Special
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Discussion of ways lawyers can be there for clients (and potential clients) in the uncertain COVID-19 environment. We also say congratulations, farewell, good luck, and until next time to Kelly as she embarks on her new venture.
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Clienting #55: Mo Lilienthal- Lawyer, Podcaster & Local Link-Builder
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This episode of Clienting is with a lawyer and podcasting powerhouse, Morris Lilienthal. Mo is a lawyer at in Huntsville Alabama. The son of a judicial assistant, Mo is a passionate lawyer, advocate for March of Dimes and a passionate advocate for life & sports in Alabama. Podcast: The Mo Show (Live) on FB Live and then YouTube and then podcast - podcasting for 2 1/2 years We talk about Mo's Podcast process, the equipment he uses (it's easy and inexpensive), how Mo finds guests, and what he does once the podcast/Facebook Live is recorded. What do you do with the podcast...
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Clienting #54: Megan Zavieh on Ethics, Technology & Marketing
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Megan Zavieh focuses exclusively on attorney ethics, representing California attorneys facing State Bar disciplinary action and providing tools for lawyers to defend themselves through ethics investigations and prosecutions. She also provides resources to practicing lawyers to structure their firms to minimize their ethics exposure.
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Clienting #53: Marco Brown on Finding the Money to Market
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Marco Brown is a husband, father, and divorce attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nothing makes him happier than cooking, eating, and traveling, except maybe reading. This episode focuses on capturing the low-hanging fruit of more money without necessarily spending money. How to create a flywheel - the cyclical process of client experience. As a small business owner, Marco also shares how he has been able to have money to market his firm AND learn how to attract the clients that his law firm wants to serve.
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Clienting #52: Josh Gerben on Learning to Market His Law Firm
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Josh Gerben is a trademark attorney and founder of Gerben Law Firm, PLLC. The law firm was created by Mr. Gerben to help small and large businesses alike have access to trademark lawyers who are affordable and responsive to their needs.
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Clienting #51: 2020 Legal Marketing Trends
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Gyi and Kelly are here for their 3rd Annual Legal Marketing Trends episode. What's new in 2020? Listen in to find out!
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Clienting #50: Ryan McKeen & Hailey Rice are Masters of Content!
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Who are Ryan McKeen and Hailey Rice? Ryan is the CEO of Connecticut Trial Firm, LLC.Ryan is also a co-author of the best selling "Tiger Tactics: Powerful Strategies for Winning Law Firms". Hailey Rice is a Connecticut-based personal injury attorney, zealous social media participant, and host of the Woman on Top podcast.
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Clienting #49: Erin Gerstenzang is back to discuss the future!
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In a first for Clienting, we're bringing a guest back for a second episode. Erin Gerstenzang is a practicing Criminal Defense attorney based in Atlanta. We discuss future-focused law firms who are looking at where clients are going to come from tomorrow, not just today.
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Clienting #48: Allison Shields and the 2019 ABA Marketing Survey
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We've deemed this episode "Random Acts of Marketing" because that's what the data shows are happening in the majority of small law firms.
info_outlineGyi Tsakalakis and Kelly Street were joined by Joseph Wilson, an Atlanta-based trial attorney who uses Instagram for client development.
Joseph Wilson is a personal injury trial attorney at JL Wilson Trial Law, and specializes in motor vehicle collision cases, trucking collisions, as well as negligent security cases.
Joseph started his law firm in January 2018 and as a bootstrapping entrepreneur-attorney, was looking for methods to inexpensively promote his law firm and cases. As a young lawyer, he turned to a method that was familiar to him, Instagram and Facebook.
Joseph was a lead lawyer on the case against the "Rapping Doctor" and utilized the PR from that case to promote his law firm and help find other potential clients who may have been affected.
He takes the approach of educator and shares his knowledge and life on his online social media profiles. He does not use his posts as outright advertisements but as "added value" for his followers and potential clients. He strives to make his posts authentic and engaging for followers, to stand out from what people think about lawyers.
Joseph understands that plaintiff's attorneys may have a bad reputation, so he purposefully shows his family and lifestyle in his profile. This helps potential clients see him as a father, husband, and generally kind, hardworking person, instead of the typical hard-hitting personal injury attorney.
Instagram bio tip: Write out your particular practice areas in your bio, because the general public may not understand what "personal injury" or "trial lawyer" means. Listing out "car accidents, slip-and-fall, medical malpractice" is much more meaningful to non-lawyers.
Where does Joseph find the time to cultivate his online marketing? Priorities. He begins each day with social media marketing and a calendar appointment on Thursdays to post legal tips, PR videos, and more.
Is Joseph actually getting clients from his efforts on Instagram? Yes! In the last year, 20-25 at least. When he posts verdicts or legal tip posts, he gets Direct Messages from potential clients.
Hashtag use: Joseph uses relevant hashtags and tags his location as Georgia, but finds that pictures and informative captions are more meaningful than specific hashtags.
The JL Wilson website has a feature using "Click to Facetime" that allows potential and current clients to use Facetime instead of face-to-face meetings or consultations and giving another access option.
For his short time in solo practice, Joseph has a great review profile built up online. He encourages clients to leave reviews easily with email links and more. His web design and marketing company, Moxster, aggregated his reviews on his website to make sure potential clients would see their social proof and be assured of his expertise.
Joseph is working on creating a Rolodex of professionals, building a referral network and help other business people, using genuine reciprocity. He cares a lot about the law of reciprocity.