Disrupting the Legal Industry

This week hosts Tim Ryan, and Zack Miller sit down with Tricia Dunlap, Managing Partner at Dunlap Law PLC, a law practice that serves small businesses and business owners, helping them start businesses, protect them while they grow, and sell them when they're ready. Watch this week's episode to hear about business owners' common mistakes, the importance of a relationship with your lawyer, disrupting the broken traditional law firm, and more!   Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia.    Learn more at: https://www.startwheel.org    Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.   Learn more at: https://www.zackmillersays.com   Enjoy the show? Watch the Fervent Four Show LIVE every Thursday at 11 AM.   Live: https://www.startwheel.org/live/ Watch past episodes: https://www.startwheel.org/fervent-four-show/ Listen to past episodes: https://fathom.fm/podcast/fervent-four    Show notes:   (0:00) Introducing Tricia Dunlap + Branding   (6:08) Businesses Dunlap Law works with + Exit strategies   (13:55) Why are layers expensive?    (24:21) Subscription Plans + disrupting the market   (27:43) Legal help for small businesses + mission   (32:50) "Government Gotchas"   (38:14) Mistakes and legal advice for Startups   (46:50) Gaining Customers + Building a law firm   (52:45) Importance of small business + Conclusion    Companies Mentioned: Dunlap Law PLC: https://dunlaplawplc.com/ Richmond: https://www.visitrichmondva.com/ Ben Franklin Life Story: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benjamin-franklin Maggie Walker: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maggie-lena-walker Black BRAND: https://blackbrand.biz/ Blair Durham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blair-durham-15528a17a/ Crypto: https://crypto.com/ FTX: https://www.investopedia.com/ftx-exchange-5200842   About Tricia Dunlap & Dunlap Law PLC:   In 2015, Tricia launched Dunlap Law with a mission to help small business owners thrive.  Started without a single client and no outside capital, Tricia's passion for helping business owners has drawn over 400 clients to the firm which now has five attorneys.  Her biggest priority is building the firm's culture centered on empowerment, education, and empathy with one another and with clients.   Dunlap Law serves small businesses and business owners, helping them start businesses, protect them while they grow, and sell them when they're ready. Woman-owned and led, our sole focus is serving solo, micro, and small business entrepreneurs -- the Ben Franklins and Maggie Walkers of our time. "We are passionate about disrupting the broken traditional law firm business model because it fails to meet the needs of most small businesses. Using technology, we are reinventing how we show up for our clients with extensive educational content, small-group anonymous video calls, a library of DIY+ contract templates, and monthly subscription plans."   Learn more: https://dunlaplawplc.com/tricia/   The Fervent Four Show:   Did you know that only 4% of businesses hit $1M in revenue? Tim Ryan and Zack Miller are the creators of The Fervent Four Show, designed to help you get there. Check them out Live every Thursday at 11 AM.   Social Media:   Tricia Dunlap https://dunlaplawplc.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dunlap-law-plc/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciadunlap/   Instagram: @dunlaplawplc (https://www.instagram.com/dunlaplawplc/)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dunlaplawplc/   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DunlapLawPLC   Tim Ryan https://www.startwheel.org   Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)   Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)   LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel   Zack Miller https://www.zackmillersays.com   Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays   Thanks to our Sponsors:   The Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center – http://www.hrsbdc.org/en/   StartWheel – https://www.startwheel.org