273. David Laborde & Digger Earles — Grit and Growth: The Laborde Earles Blueprint for Success

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

Michael Mogill

Management, Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship

5.0 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What if you could transform your small-town law practice into a legal powerhouse, dominating a highly competitive market and redefining client service standards? David Laborde and Digger Earles have done just that. By embracing relentless reinvestment, mastering the art of delegation, and leveraging innovative marketing strategies — including partnerships with NFL stars — they’ve built a legal empire from the ground up. Their journey from rural Louisiana roots to becoming legal titans is nothing short of inspiring. In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, David and Digger join Michael Mogill to discuss: How to scale your law firm while maintaining an unparalleled client experience The importance of community-centric values Why betting on yourself is the ultimate key to success ---- Show Notes: 02:14 – David Laborde & Digger Earle’s humble beginnings in rural Louisiana 03:14 – The Laborde Earles family dynamic 04:40 – The non-traditional route to entering the practice of law 06:41 – The catalytic case that sparked a transformational partnership 07:52 – How to develop a trusting and respectful relationship as co-owners 11:44 – Lessons learned and mistakes made in the early years of Laborde Earles 13:51 – Why investments in yourself offer the greatest guaranteed ROI 15:24 – Laborde Earles’s evolution of marketing innovation 18:42 – Balancing family commitments with building a business 21:10 – How to craft a client-centric brand and differentiate from larger advertisers 23:32 – How to scale your law firm by delegating and systematizing client experience 26:13 – Laborde Earles’s core values 29:36 – The All Sevens marketing campaign 31:51 – Partnering with NFL teams and players 33:33 – Becoming hometown heroes and building a culture that gives back to the community 36:34 – The future of Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers 38:45 – A day in the life of David Laborde & Digger Earles 41:19 – What being a game changer means to David Laborde and Digger Earles ---- Links & Resources Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers BP Oil Spill You Can’t Teach Hungry by John Morgan Litify New Orleans Saints ---- Listening to this episode but want to watch it? Check it out on Spotify. Do you love this podcast and want to see more game changing content? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. ---- Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include: David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more. ---- If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like: #114 Nick Rowley – Confronting Conflict & Disrupting the Status Quo #174 Joey Coleman – How to Never Lose a Client Again #157 AMMA – Perfect Your Clients’ Experiences & Avoid Being Average

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0:00.0	whether it's through our upbringing, through our nature, I don't know what it is.
0:05.6	We just both realize the value in reinvesting in your business.
0:10.0	Welcome to a special edition episode of the Game Change Contrity podcast featuring David LeBord and Digger Earle's co-founders of one of the largest law firms in Louisiana, LaBorettorle's injury lawyers.
0:20.3	Where are we going with this? People talk about growth for the sake of growth, and I think there's
0:23.7	tremendous value in that. But there has to be something in mind, whether it's a succession
0:28.0	plan or an endgame or whatever it is, not there yet, not really ready to have that conversation.
0:37.4	I'm Michael Mogul, founder and CEO of Crisp, the nation's number one law from growth company.
0:42.1	I've built my business through practice, not theory.
0:44.9	Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in revenue over the last few years,
0:50.3	earning a spot on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
0:54.7	Our approach has been to take everything we've learned about generating massive growth within our own organization
0:59.1	and help the country's most ambitious and committed welfare owners do the same for theirs.
1:03.6	In each episode of this podcast, I sit down with innovative market leaders from the legal industry and beyond
1:08.4	to learn from those who thrive in the face of adversity,
1:11.5	challenge the status quo, and define what it means to be a true game changer.
1:16.0	I sat down with David and Digger to discuss how to balance strengths and personality styles
1:20.1	as co-founding leaders, how to build a brand as the hometown hero and the most beloved law
1:24.5	from your community, and how to build a team of winners, not whiners.
1:29.0	We want to win at all cost, and we don't want to cry over it. We don't want to cry about the bumpy road to get there.
1:34.2	We want to win. We want to do an excellent job for our clients while taking care of our team members.
1:39.2	That's coming up on the Game Changing Attorney Podcasts.
1:55.8	Before we begin today's episode, I want to remind you that we aren't beholden to any sponsors or run any ads on this podcast.
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