The Law Firm Owners Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Today I have one switched-on lady with me, Etiosa Agbonlahor

Etinosa is a behavioural economist and CEO of Decision Alpha, a behavioural pricing firm that helps businesses, including law firms, improve pricing for growth, traction, and stronger perceived value.

Etinosa is passionate about helping people live healthier financial lives, she brings over a decade of experience working across the U.S., Australia, Africa, and the U.K.—shaping pricing, engagement, and customer behavior strategy for global financial institutions and venture-backed startups.

Her work has been featured in MarketWatch, Morningstar, and other leading platforms, highlighting her focus on how behaviour drives financial outcomes.

Etinosa is the author of How to Talk to Your Parents About Money, a guide to navigating complex financial conversations.

Today, were covering Pricing effort, not outcomes, in an AI world

Here’s a link to Etinosa’s behavioural pricing playbook: playbook.decisionalpha.co

About Myerson Connections:
Myerson Solicitors is a 100% employee-owned independent law firm based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Myerson supports many other law firms throughout the country on a daily basis through its referral network – Myerson Connections.

Not only does Myerson help other law firms with referrals, but also provides free peer-to-peer education, knowledge sharing and practice management support.

Discover more at myerson.co.uk/connections.

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £1.5M to £6M to invest in, so if you are interested in receiving investment to grow or sell your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners with skills that increase their profitability while reducing their workload. He can show you strategies that have grown his clients' revenues from 15% to over 300% while more than halving their workload in less than a year.

To find out more about Dan and his programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

Or add him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/authordanwarburton/

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My guest today is the one and only James Chadburn.

James is the Managing Partner at Dean Wilson LLP, which is a full-service law firm based in Brighton with over 120 employees.

James has been Managing Partner at Dean Wilson for three and a half years, having made the transition from a role as a fee-earning corporate partner.

In this episode, we’re covering how law firms can use AI to scale and serve better without losing the soul of their practice.

Here’s a link to Dean Wilson LLP: https://deanwilson.co.uk/

About Myerson Connections:
Myerson Solicitors is a 100% employee-owned independent law firm based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Myerson supports many other law firms throughout the country on a daily basis through its referral network – Myerson Connections.

Not only does Myerson help other law firms with referrals, but also provides free peer-to-peer education, knowledge sharing and practice management support.

Discover more at myerson.co.uk/connections.

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £3M or more to invest in, so if you are interested in receiving investment to grow or sell your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners with skills that increase their profitability while reducing their workload. He can show you strategies that have grown his clients' revenues from 15% to over 300% while more than halving their workload in less than a year.

To find out more about Dan and his programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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My next guest is Simon David, the Group Chief Executive of Thomas Legal and Equilaw, both of which are multi-award-winning firms.

Thomas Legal is a niche conveyancing firm based in Gloucestershire and London, which predominantly transacts in the middle to upper end of the property market, including prime central London. Equilaw, on the other hand, advises clients in the specialist later life lending space and is the largest in the UK.

Simon has worked in both estate agency and financial services before retraining as a lawyer.

His businesses attracted a very substantial Private Equity investment in 2019.

He currently sits on the Law Society Council representing Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and spends his spare time mentoring other business owners and young people, as well as fundraising for his charity in Sierra Leone that he runs with his wife.

In this episode, Simon shares with us his experience of raising private equity investment and what a law firm owner needs to do to attract a similar opportunity.

Thomas Legal: Thomas Legal Property Law & Conveyancing - Gloucester & London

Equilaw: https://www.equilaw.uk.com/

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £3M or more to acquire, so if you are interested in selling your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also equips law firm owners with skills that enhance their profitability while reducing their workload. He can show you strategies that have grown his clients' revenues from 15% to over 300% while more than halving their workload in less than a year, and create a lifestyle they absolutely love.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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In this episode, I have Heledd Wyn, a Partner in Rothley Law, a national private client firm, and she specialises in taking the pain out of estate planning.

To find out more about Heledd and what she offers, click here: Heledd Wyn - Rothley Law.

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £3M or more to acquire, so if you are interested in selling your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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In this episode, I have Colin, who provides General Counsel at Malbek, a leading CLM company, as well as a legal technology expert and educator who bridges traditional legal practice with technological innovation.

He has authored several books on legal technology, including "The Legal Tech Ecosystem" and "CLM for Dummies," and serves as the editor of the "Handbook of Legal Tech."

His contributions further extend to numerous articles, podcast appearances, and webinar hosting, establishing him as a knowledgeable voice in the field who provides guidance to both newcomers and established professionals in the legal tech space.

Today, what we’re covering is how to Master Gen AI in Law.

Here is a link to Colin's site: https://www.colinslevy.com/

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £3M or more to acquire, so if you are interested in selling your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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Our guest on this episode is Lisa Haywood, the owner of Stutt Associates, a highly reputable firm in Cornwall that specialises in dispute resolution.

Lisa has only been in business since November last year, but has been making real waves both locally and nationally with her unique offer and memorable marketing.

What we’re covering today is how to beat the fear and go alone with confidence.

Lisa’s website: stuttassociates.co.uk

Her LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisahaywood-stuttassociates

About Dan:
Currently, Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £5M or more to acquire, so if you are interested in selling your law firm or know someone who might be, please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan also provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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My next guest is Hannah Strawbridge, founder and CEO of HanLawCo — an award-winning employment law consultancy known for its flexible consultancy model, specialist tribunal work, and national menopause at work campaign. A Legal 500 recommended solicitor, Hannah launched HanLaw to challenge traditional law firm culture and now mentors other lawyers looking to do the same.

HanLawCo website: https://hanlawco.com/

Hannah’s personal Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-strawbridge-93215b13/

About Dan:
Currently Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £3M or more to acquire so if you are interested in selling your law firm or know someone who might be please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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My next guest is Paul Sams the Managing Partner of Dutton Gregory LLP a mid sized law firm with offices in Bournemouth, Chandlers Ford, Liverpool, Southampton, Winchester and Woking servicing clients nationwide.

Paul lectures extensively to other lawyers across England and Wales in the area of Property Law, regularly being asked to speak at events for lawyers and alongside other professionals.

Paul is often known for his “Lego Paul” Linkedin profile picture the theme of which has become a big part of his online presence.

To find out about Dutton Gregory’s Property Lettings and Revenue Product named “The Agent Zone” watch this: https://youtu.be/3EfXBQIKwk0

His micro site here: https://agentzone.duttongregory.co.uk/

Dutton Gregory’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dutton-gregory-llp/

About Dan:
Currently Dan is seeking a London Law Firm turning over £3M or more to acquire so if you are interested in selling your law firm or know someone who might be please contact Dan on: dan@danwarburton.com

Dan provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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My next guest is Sunny Patel, a tech enthusiast and co-owner of Signature Law based in Romford, Essex. It’s a modern, tech-led law firm specialising in family law, property, wills, and probate.

Sunny has worked on implementing AI to streamline his firm's operations, and it’s interesting to learn how he’s done this.

About Dan:
Dan is a law firm investor currently seeking a London law firm turning over £5M or more, and also provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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My next guest is, Mathew Kerbis, The famous Subscription Attorney.

Mathew is on a mission to affordably serve clients at scale via the subscription model and inspire attorneys (or lawyers as we call them) to abandon the billable hour.

Today, what we’re covering is how to use AI the right way, ditch the billable hour, and become a lawyer of the future.

To find out more about Mathew or get in contact see links here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerbisverse

https://www.lawsubscribed.com

https://mathewkerbis.com

https://subscriptionattorney.com

About Dan:
Dan provides law firm owners and partners with leadership and management skills that have been proven to dramatically increase their profits while reducing their workload. Over the last five years, Dan’s clients have grown their revenues from 15% to 392% in one year while more than halving their workload.

To find out about Dan's availability and programs, click here: https://www.danwarburton.com/

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