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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 33 MIN

Don't Start a Law Firm Partnership Until You Listen To This - #148

from The Sterling Family Law Show · host Jeff Sterling Hughes

Send us Fan MailLaw firm partnerships can destroy your practice - or build an empire. Here's how Michelle O'Neil turned her biggest courtroom rival into her business partner and grew to 15+ attorneys.Michelle reveals how she escaped solo practice burnout by partnering with her former courtroom enemy to build OW Lawyers into a statewide firm.Here's the brutal truth: Michelle felt like Atlas carrying the world on her shoulders. Her solution? Team up with the attorney who fought her tooth and nail in court. Ten years later, they're crushing it.Tyler Dolph also knows partnerships work since they used these same principles to grow Sterling Lawyers to $17M.📲 Subscribe Now: https://www.youtube.com/@TylerxDolph 📝 Schedule a FREE Family Law Firm Audit: rocketclicks.com/schedule-a-family-law-quick-audit 📄 CHAPTERS0:00 - OW Lawyers Partnership Story: From Opposing Counsel to Business Partners 3:22 - Michelle's Solo Practice Burnout: The Atlas Problem Every Firm Owner Faces 5:59 - The Coffee Meeting That Started a 15-Attorney Firm 7:16 - Why Everyone Bet Against Their Partnership (And Lost) 11:32 - The Ball on the Table: Michelle's Conflict Resolution System 15:26 - Passion Scale Method: How OW Lawyers Makes Tough Decisions 22:55 - Fifth Move Thinking: Michelle's Chess Strategy for Law Firm Growth 27:14 - Bridge Building: How Michelle Left Every Job the Right Way----------------------Ready to find the accountability partner you need to build your dream family law firm the same way we grew Sterling Lawyers? Follow these steps:  1. SUBSCRIBE TO JEFF'S NEWSLETTER: https://jsterlinghughes.com/  2. BOOK A FREE 30-MINUTE AUDIT WITH US: https://rocketclicks.com/schedule-a-family-law-quick-audit/  3. CONNECT WITH US: LinkedIn: Jeff Hughes, Tyler Dolph, & Anthony Karls, Facebook: Jeff Hughes, Tyler Dolph, & Anthony Karls, Instagram: Jeff Hughes, Tyler Dolph, & Anthony Karls4. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT:  Tell us in the comments if you liked this episode and what other kinds of episodes you would like to see.

Send us Fan Mail Law firm partnerships can destroy your practice - or build an empire. Here's how Michelle O'Neil turned her biggest courtroom rival into her business partner and grew to 15+ attorneys. Michelle reveals how she escaped solo practice burnout by partnering with her former courtroom enemy to build OW Lawyers into a statewide firm. Here's the brutal truth: Michelle felt like Atlas carrying the world on her shoulders. Her solution? Team up with the attorney who fought her tooth and...

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