E158: Barry Seidel Author of Evolutions of a Law Practice: How I Opened My Own Practice Right Out of Law School and Owner of Seidel & Associates

Barry is a University of Texas School of Law graduate and currently works as the Owner of Seidel & Associates. He is also the author of Evolutions of Law Practice: How I Opened My Own Practice Right out of Law School. This episode with Barry Seidel is one that I have been looking forward to for a long time. Barry is a University of Texas School of Law graduate who did something that very few people have the guts to do: he opened his own law practice straight out of law school in 1982 and has been running it for 43 years. Barry takes us through his entire journey, from finding a book in law school that laid out a game plan for going solo without missing a meal, to setting up shop in a suite of lawyers in Manhattan and hustling for court appearances, to becoming the “King of Queens” after the New York Law Journal put him on the cover for his genius court appearance service business that landed him 275 new clients from 1,300 targeted letters.What makes Barry’s story so valuable is that he is the definition of evolving with the times. He started with landlord-tenant work, built a side business making court appearances for other attorneys, and has continuously adapted his practice over four decades, all while staying a solo practitioner. His book, Evolutions of a Law Practice: How I Opened My Own Practice Right Out of Law School, captures all of this, and I encourage everyone listening to go check it out.This was a truly fascinating conversation with a man who has seen it all in the legal world and is still going strong.Barry’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nylaw2law/Barry’s Book: Evolutions of a Law Practice: How I Opened My Own Practice Right Out of Law School: https://a.co/d/00axIkRoBarry’s Substack: https://substack.com/@barryseidelBe sure to check out the Official Sponsors for the Lawyers in the Making Podcast:Rhetoric - Empowers your teaching and training with AI that strengthens learning, protects integrity, and proves authentic understanding, for students and professionals alike, with CICERO. Find them here: userhetoric.comThe Law School Operating System™ Recorded Course - This course is for ambitious law students who want a proven, simple system to learn every topic in their classes to excel in class and on exams. Go to www.lisablasser.com, check out the student tab with course offerings, and use code LSOSNATE10 at checkout for 10% off Lisa’s recorded course!Start LSAT - Founded by former guest and 22-year-old superstar, Alden Spratt, Start LSAT was built upon breaking down barriers, allowing anyone access to high-quality LSAT Prep. For $110, you get the Start LSAT self-paced course, and using code LITM10, you get 10% off the self-paced course! Check out Alden and Start LSAT at startlsat.com and use codeLITM10 for 10% off the self-paced course!Lawyers in the Making Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Lawyers in the Making Podcast at lawyersinthemaking.substack.com/subscribe