Martindale-Hubbell

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... what you would do if you were looking to apply for jobs or what I did as a first-year lawyer is we had Martindale-Hubbell, and it was basically the encyclopedia of law firms, and it’s in alphabetical order.

And I just created a Microsoft Word template document, and then I had these little spots that I was gonna fill in, "Dear Loeb & Loeb, I'm really interested in the practice of," fill in the blank-

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... based on what Martindale-Hubbell said was their area of practice, "And, uh, I would really be a great addition to your firm, and so please make me a clerk," and sent it to literally 1,000 firms.

Wow.

Yeah.

Over the course of his career, Scott has represented individuals and families in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases involving auto accidents, trucking accidents, aviation accidents, defective products, and much, much more.

He has helped secure numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts, earned Martindale-Hubbell's prestigious AV rating, and has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer.

Scott's journey is also a unique one, from being recruited to play football at the United States Air Force Academy to earning his law degree from Florida State University College of Law and building one of the fastest growing personal injury firms in Florida.

Scott, welcome to the AGM Attorney Podcast, and thank you for your service.

Rachel also helps families navigate estate and trust administration and the often complex process of settling an estate.

She's been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell.

bringing more than 25 years of experience to our conversation.

Rachel, welcome back to the Next Breast Thing podcast.

And Maryland set me up with various people who were active in tax and were in the DC area.

I also looked up Martindale-Hubbell at the time.

And so I knew where my professors worked, but I also had learned that some of them actually attended Georgetown.

So I contacted them.

And here's what's at stake.

A Martindale-Hubbell study found that solo and small firm lawyers earn an average of $198,000 a year.

That sounds fine.

However, the median was only $148,000.