In today’s episode, Jim and Tyson chat with a fellow Guild member, immigration, and medical malpractice attorney, Marc Karlin! They dive into the journey of delegating tasks, and some of the challenges firms face over the years. If you’ve been thinking about starting the delegation process and learning about some of the challenges firms might be up against, this episode is for you.

Marc Karlin practices primarily personal injury and medical malpractice in Southern California. In the mid-1990s, after working at various insurance defense firms for approximately 5 years, he joined his late father, Philip, to form Karlin & Karlin. Marc’s father was a certified immigration specialist, and he practiced in that field for most of his career.

When he and Marc worked together, Philip handled immigration, and Marc handled all the non-immigration work. When his father died in 2017, he assumed his immigration practice, which continues to this day. Marc’s dad died three days after they had moved out of their office of 23 years to their current location. Their main office is in Glendale, CA, which is adjacent to the Los Angeles city limits. In the summer of 2020, they opened a satellite office 50 miles to the east, in Corona, which is in Riverside County, halfway between Los Angeles and Palm Springs.

4:40 money in files

8:00 learning as you go

11:37 strategize

13:29 two different practice areas

15:24 bottlenecks

19:32 losing your law partner

22:50 delegation

Jim’s Hack: Check out The Everyday Hero Manifesto by Robin Sharma.

Marc’s Tip: During anxious or worrisome times, think back to the clients you’ve helped and what they’ve told you. As you get older, you learn to appreciate these things, so stay in a positive mindset.

Tyson’s Tip: Don’t buy another book until you’ve read the ones you’ve got and want to read.

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