Personal Injury Mastermind w/ Chris Dreyer
Chris Dreyer, Rankings.io
Get more cases. Grow Revenue. Build a Personal Injury law firm that wins in any market. ‘PIM’ gives you the systems, frameworks, and decision models top law firms use to grow with intent. If you run a personal injury practice and want scale, without chaos, start here.
Host Chris Dreyer talks with the attorneys, operators, and founders who have already built what most firms are chasing. They walk through how they acquire cases at volume, master legal marketing, strengthen intake, control case costs, adopt AI, hire effectively, expand into new markets, and operate like disciplined businesses built for durability.
Guests include leaders behind some of the most effective PI firms in America: James Helm, Ross Cellino, Amanda Demanda, Mike Morse, Joe Fried, Jennifer Gore, and Nick Rowley. And innovators reshaping client acquisition and legal operations.
Outperform the competition. Start here. Subscribe to Personal Injury Mastermind (PIM)
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Host Chris Dreyer talks with the attorneys, operators, and founders who have already built what most firms are chasing. They walk through how they acquire cases at volume, master legal marketing, strengthen intake, control case costs, adopt AI, hire effectively, expand into new markets, and operate like disciplined businesses built for durability.
Guests include leaders behind some of the most effective PI firms in America: James Helm, Ross Cellino, Amanda Demanda, Mike Morse, Joe Fried, Jennifer Gore, and Nick Rowley. And innovators reshaping client acquisition and legal operations.
Outperform the competition. Start here. Subscribe to Personal Injury Mastermind (PIM)
Join the newsletter: www.newsletter.rankings.io
Episodes
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Apr 29, 2021 • 40min
70. Steven Gursten, Michigan Auto Law — Knowing What Clients Want and Avoiding the Race To the Bottom
Steven Gursten is managing partner at Michigan Auto Law. Over the past 28 years, Steven has catapulted his and his firm’s reputation to new heights thanks to his laser-like focus on becoming the best auto accident lawyer and legal practice in the country. Join us on this episode of The Rankings Podcast as we discuss how Steven became the premier auto accident lawyer, what clients are looking for when they choose an attorney, and how you can position yourself as the best in your field without coming across as arrogant.
Apr 22, 2021 • 40min
69. James Ashcroft, Certified EOS Implementer — Adopting the Entrepreneurial Operating System and the Importance of Implementers
James Ashcroft is a businessman and certified coach for the Entrepreneurial Operating System, a framework that businesses, including law firms, can use to create healthy workplaces in order to help them achieve their goals. As an EOS coach and implementer, James has helped countless business owners to establish their vision and gain traction, including our very own Rankings.io. In this episode of The Rankings Podcast, James tells us all about his coaching journey and how both seeking and delivering coaching has benefited his personal and professional life. He also gives his advice on how to self-implement a business framework and shares his thoughts on the best way to choose any kind of coach.
Apr 15, 2021 • 40min
68. Gary Falkowitz, Intake Conversion Experts — The Right Way To Manage Intake and the Secret To Converting Leads
Gary Falkowitz is a man of many talents. He’s an attorney, author, consultant and the CEO of Intake Conversion Experts, an external phone answering service for law firms that facilitates lead follow-up, mass tort campaign retention, lead resurrection and more. On today’s show, Gary shares with us his journey from lawyer to independent consultant to CEO of one of the most invaluable services for law firm owners around the country. We discuss where most firms fail when it comes to their intake departments and what they should focus on to improve them, and why it’s simply not enough just to rely on a polite telephone manner when trying to sign cases.
Apr 8, 2021 • 41min
67. Karl Sakas, Sakas and Company — Going from Mandatory to Optional and Empowering Your Staff to Level-Up Your Firm
Karl Sakas is an agency consultant, executive coach and the founder of Sakas & Company. Karl and his company are dedicated to helping digital agency owners grow their businesses through the techniques and practices Karl has learned and developed over his years as a business owner and as a high-level digital marketing agency executive. Join us as Karl tells us how he got into the consultancy game, what his best advice for law firm owners is to level-up their business, and how some lessons from a submariner could help empower your team and free up your time.
Apr 1, 2021 • 42min
66. David Farkas — The Upper Ranks, Essential Link Building Strategies for Your Law Firm
David Farkas is the founder and CEO of The Upper Ranks. Specializing in link building, David and his company have been helping clients rank higher and level up their SEO game for over ten years through custom link building strategies. In this episode, David tells us how he went from SEO enthusiast to link building expert, and he shares with us some of the best link building tips, tricks and insights he’s picked up along the way. He also details why link building is an essential part of your SEO strategy, what you should look out for in a good backlink, and why you shouldn’t trust unsolicited emails from SEO “experts” about the quality of your links.
Mar 25, 2021 • 32min
65. Jacob Malherbe: X Social Media, Making the Most of Facebook Ads Through Retargeting
Jacob Malherbe is a mass torts and PI Facebook advertising genius and the founder of X Social Media, an advertising agency specializing in lead generation through Instagram and Facebook. For over ten years, Jacob has been helping clients utilize their social media to secure leads, and he has even written a book (The Facebook Effect For Lawyers: Advertising For The Digital Age) on the topic to share his secrets, with another (A Lawyer's Guide To Mass Torts: Establish Your Legacy) coming soon. Join us as we discuss why Jacob got into the business of helping lawyers connect with clients, how you can use Facebook to retarget leads, and what you need to do to stop potential clients from scrolling by and get them to pay attention to your ads.
Mar 18, 2021 • 36min
64. Steve Ginsberg, Legal Marketing Arm — How To Play The Google Ads Game And Win
Steve Ginsberg is no ordinary online advertising professional! The founder of Legal Marketing Arm is that the top of his game, and he's got more accolades in 15 years than most marketers get in a lifetime. So, who better to share the top tips of the trade to get the most bang out of the proverbial digital marketing buck! Today, Steve shares his deep-rooted knowledge of the online advertising industry, from optimizing landing pages for PPC to bidding wars, and the new ABC testing. Plus, best practices for making sure your leads convert!
Mar 11, 2021 • 35min
63. Joe Fried, Fried Goldberg LLC — How To Become An Expert And Revolutionize Your PI Niche
Joe Fried has taken niching down to a whole new level! The acclaimed truck accident attorney has become so entrenched in his many examples of personal injury attorneys that have taken it to the level of today's guest. He has become so entrenched in his expertise that when he rocks up to the deposition, it's kind of like he's got a superpower. Today, we meet the man, the myth, the legend, Joe Fried - innovator of the trucking personal injury category. We hear how Joe struck gold by niching down, what it's like to be a black belt in the world of tracking law and why he's committed to everything he does, including his Peloton!
Mar 4, 2021 • 28min
62. Rick Console, Console & Associates — Tough Business Decisions for Your Firm & Meditation For Attorneys
Rick Console thinks personal injury practice is pretty enlightening! The successful New Jersey personal injury attorney started a firm right out of college, just him and his wife, and they built it from the ground up. But, Console & Associates started to grow fast. How could Rick make sure his values were resonating throughout every client’s experience? Today, we hear how Rick made the difficult but necessary business decisions in the strive for excellence. We discuss why he preps every case like it’s going to go to trial, and how meditation has had a profound effect on his personal and professional life.
Feb 25, 2021 • 29min
61. Robert May, The May Firm — Tech Tools For Attorneys, Hiring For Excellence & Mentorship
Robert May thinks you should make hashtags from your core values! The Californian personal injury attorney and grew The May Firm to 8 offices statewide, and he bought his family along for the ride. Working with siblings can either be a minefield or a total home run, so how did Robert find the balance? Today, we discover Robert's tech-first, open-minded approach to running his firm. We discuss how to hire for excellence, why Slack is a surprisingly effective tool for boosting morale, and why company core values are more than just words on a wall.
