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A $2.4 Million Dollar Legal Catch and the Time Management System That Did It #443

August 03, 2026

A solid productivity system is not only about relieving overwhelm and burnout. It can be the difference between spotting a $2.4 million dollar loophole in the fine print... or not. In this episode, Gary Miles shares why the most expensive mistakes in a law practice are often the ones attorneys never find out about. Together, we examine two versions of the exact same morning and how a $2.4 million settlement agreement was reviewed. Gary reveals how practice architecture, not talent or effort, ...

Finding Your Why and Your Happy Place in Law with Sara Naheedy #442

July 30, 2026

A lot of lawyers hit every milestone they thought they wanted, only to feel a quiet resistance to the work they built their career on. In this conversation, one attorney explains what she did when that resistance became impossible to ignore.Gary sits down with real estate attorney and broker Sara Naheedy to unpack what it looks like to redesign a legal practice around who you actually are. After more than a decade in litigation, Sara walked away and built her own firm centered on mediation, e...

3 Productivity Drains Stealing Billable Hours Every Single Day #441

July 27, 2026

There is a painful gap between the long, exhausting hours attorneys work and the low billable output that actually makes it onto our timesheets. Many high-performing attorneys assume a thin timesheet is a personal failure of discipline or willpower, but Gary Miles explains why trying to outwork this problem is the most expensive wrong answer in a legal practice. Through the example of an experienced attorney named Marcus, the episode highlights the three productivity drains that erode focus. ...