Nick Schnyder spent his first years as a lawyer fighting to try a single jury trial and getting told no every time. So he quit.

His wife had just left her job when their son was born. He started with zero clients out of a spare bedroom, but cold emaied every lawyer in a ten mile radius asking them to send him their worst cases.

But that was 10 years ago. Now he runs his Atlanta litigation firm with 11 lawyers and 60 employees.

In this episode of The Fireproof Podcast, we covered:

→ Starting a firm with zero clients and no advertising budget

→ Building a marketing mix of billboards, digital, and Hispanic radio

→ The $22 million verdict and the client who turned down a million

→ Handing trials off to his team without losing his mind

→ Why the most successful trial lawyers are the ones most willing to teach

Thanks to Nick for making the trip out to Austin to join us on The Fireproof Podcast at the Fireproof Conference!

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:17 Quitting a safe path to start the firm from nothing

04:20 The first trial loss that earned him a client for life

06:08 Growing to 60 employees and expanding into new states

07:43 Building a marketing mix that actually works

09:30 Giving back to the community and the $22 million verdict

11:01 What coaching through Fireproof actually changed

12:37 Finding the sweet spot and letting go of the reins

14:34 Learning from the best trial lawyers in the room

18:45 Family, purpose, and being built for this

Connect with Nick

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-schnyder-b29b77215/

https://www.instagram.com/schnyderthefighter/

https://www.facebook.com/Schnyderlaw/

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