Maximize Your Practice: When Referring Cases Pays Better Than Handling Them

Lawyers are leaving significant money on the table by stubbornly handling cases outside their expertise when referrals could generate higher profits per hour with zero risk. This eye-opening episode breaks down the surprising economics of legal referrals through the lens of a recent case where I wrote a six-figure check to an out-of-state attorney for essentially making one phone call. When an attorney from Texas contacted me about a Virginia crash case, he declined my offer to handle it for...