The Lawyer Millionaire® Podcast: Business & Financial Planning for Law Firm Owne

On this episode of The Lawyer Millionaire, host Darren Wurz interviews Howard Ankin, founding partner of Ankin Law in Chicago. Howard shares how he grew his practice into a firm with 26 attorneys and more than 80 team members. He discusses the challenges of scaling a law firm, competing against national firms, investing in technology and AI, managing unpredictable cash flow, and preparing for an evolving legal marketplace. Darren and Howard discuss: Why growing a law firm changes the role of t

On this episode of The Lawyer Millionaire, host Darren Wurz interviews Rafi Arbel, a former practicing attorney and founder of MarketJD, about how law firms can improve their marketing strategies, track results, strengthen client intake, and increase profitability. The central message is that law firms should fix their intake and follow-up processes before spending more money on marketing. Generating leads is only one part of growing a successful law firm. Firms must also know where their signe

On this episode, host Darren Wurz explores a central business-growth principle inspired by Profit from the Core by Chris Zook and James Allen: profitable growth comes from strengthening your core business before expanding into new areas. Darren challenges law firm owners who equate growth with adding practice areas, opening offices, or pursuing new markets. Darren argues that these moves can actually reduce profitability when a firm’s existing core has not been fully developed. Darren discusses

On this episode of The Lawyer Millionaire, host Darren Wurz interviews Jimmy Evans, founder of Evans Family Law Group, about how transforming his firm’s culture, redefining its core values, and investing in employee training helped improve profitability and build a stronger team. Jimmy shares how he moved away from hiring employees just to handle a growing workload to building a firm centered on excellence, accountability, creativity, and client service. Darren and Jimmy discuss: Why you need

On this episode of The Lawyer Millionaire, my guest Ellen Cookman, founder of Cookman Law, shares how she built a rapidly growing California estate planning practice by combining specialization, smart marketing, disciplined financial management, and effective delegation. Darren and Ellen discuss: The business side of running a law firm How creating relevant educational content can build your firm’s marketing engine. The mindset behind paid consultation. Why Cookman Law hired an intake speci

On this episode of The Lawyer Millionaire, Darren Wurz explores one of the most important and often overlooked questions for law firm owners: How much should you pay yourself? He argues that many law firm owners make the mistake of paying themselves whatever is left after covering payroll, rent, marketing, software, and other expenses. This can create the illusion of profitability while the owner is actually subsidizing the firm’s growth by underpaying themselves. Darren discusses: Why you are