Shows
Lawyers Tell All®: Conversations with Chris MullinsKellam Parks on From Lawyer to Lawpreneur: Designing Your Ideal Law FirmKellam Parks enjoys the business aspects of running a law firm over practicing after 25 years.
In addition to managing his law firm, he is also launching his lawyer/law firm coaching business, The Motivated Lawyer, to share what he’s learned over the years with other lawyers, like you.
Join Chris Mullins for this insightful, information-packed conversation with Kellam as he shares his journey from starting a law practice in 2012 and then taking his message on the road to help attorneys in all areas of practice experience growth and success.
Tune in now an...2025-07-2929 min
Founding Partner PodcastThe Tech-Savvy Attorney Revolutionizing Legal Practice with AIWhat if embracing technology could transform the way lawyers work—and their clients' experience? Kellam Parks, founder of Parks Zeigler, shares how he built a tech-first law firm from scratch, embraced AI to revolutionize hiring and legal research, and why he believes lawyers who don’t adapt risk being left behind. Could the billable hour become a relic of the past? And is it possible that one day, not using AI might be deemed unethical? Dive into the future of law and innovation in this thought-provoking episode.2024-12-3158 min
New SoloTech, Automation, and Cybersecurity: A Pioneering Attorney’s PerspectiveTechnology and automation are vital when it comes to helping a new firm blossom in today’s environment. Guest Kellam Parks started out in a relatively large firm after law school, but his desire to go paperless and incorporate technology drove him to launch a solo practice that has grown to a three offices in the Virginia Beach area. The firm, Parks Zeigler PLCC, incorporates technologies from case preparation to presentation and to create seamless communication channels among attorneys, staff, and clients. Parks and his partner grew the firm and expanded into new locations and specialties by inv...2024-12-0255 min
Legal Talk Network - Law News and Legal TopicsTech, Automation, and Cybersecurity: A Pioneering Attorney’s PerspectiveTechnology and automation are vital when it comes to helping a new firm blossom in today’s environment. Guest Kellam Parks started out in a relatively large firm after law school, but his desire to go paperless and incorporate technology drove him to launch a solo practice that has grown to a three offices in the Virginia Beach area. The firm, Parks Zeigler PLCC, incorporates technologies from case preparation to presentation and to create seamless communication channels among attorneys, staff, and clients. Parks and his partner grew the firm and expanded into new locations and specialties by inv...2024-12-0255 min
The Free Lawyer256. The Best Strategies for Building a Thriving Law Firm in Today’s Market
In this episode of "The Free Lawyer," host Gary Miles interviews Kellam Parks, managing member of Parks Ziegler law firm. They discuss Kellam's journey from law school to managing a successful, paperless, and tech-driven firm. Kellam shares practical insights on the importance of systematic planning, effective delegation, and time management. He highlights his use of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and the benefits of coaching. The conversation also covers work-life balance and technology integration in legal practice. Kellam emphasizes the value of continuous learning and offers practical advice that aspiring law firm owners can implement immediately.
Kellam...2024-10-1740 min
The Managing Partners Podcast: Law Firm Business PodcastGrowth Strategies for The Modern Law Firm with Kellam T. ParksIn this episode of the Managing Partners Podcast, Kevin sits down with Kellam Parks, to discuss his journey from law school to founding and expanding his own law firm, Parks Zeigler.
Throughout the show, Kellam shares key strategies for scaling a law firm, including hiring and delegation, virtual assistants, leveraging business coaches, events, & groups, and low-cost strategies for finding new clients.
We also discuss the importance of work-life balance and how to effectively manage and grow a law firm through different stages of development. This is an episode you won’t want to miss if you want to scale your fi...2024-06-2047 min
The 80/20 Principle277: Traction Business Coaching for Law Firms (w/ Kellam Parks) In this episode, you'll learn how a Virginia lawyer found the best business coach to help his firm implement principles from the popular book “Traction” (by Gino Wickman). Listen as Kellam Parks shares the process he used to research and vet candidates, and why he says the decision to hire a coach was "transformative." He also explains exactly why the principles in Traction are so helpful in growing a modern law practice. In this episode, you will hear: The benefits of applying the business book "Traction" to law practices Some challenges traditional law firms face Understanding the...2024-02-2046 min
They Don't Teach This in Law SchoolREAL Talk About COOs, Expanding Locations, and Coming Back from a Big Loss with Kellam ParksSend us a textLaw firm owner Kellam Parks shares his honest thoughts about when you should really hire a COO for your law firm (and when to go fractional), how he and Brandon Zeigler balance each other so well as business partners, and the mindset it takes to come back from a loss that would cause others to crumble.Oh yeah, we also talked about...- why their firm closed down a profitable satellite office- personal rankings of Star Wars movies- how they grew by adding on other...2023-07-2947 min
World of MarketingWorld of Marketing 30: Never Stop Marketing With Kellam T. ParksSome law firms have shut down because of the worldwide pandemic we’re facing. However, others are hiring more people and looking toward the future. Unfortunately, they don’t teach you how to run a business in law school, so firm owners are left to figure it out for themselves. Kellam Parks, managing member at Parks Zeigler Law Firm, thinks finding the best people to provide the best service to clients is key to success. Kellam and Tom talked about how his firm is offering drive-through estate planning signings. Kellam believes now is not the time to p...2020-04-0644 min
Digital DetectivesCybersecurity: Getting to Good for the Small Law FirmIn this day and age, cybersecurity should be essential to any law firm. Hosts Sharon Nelson and John Simek are joined by Kellam Parks, a managing member of Parks Zeigler, PLLC in Virginia Beach, to discuss why cybersecurity is essential to your firm, incident response plans, cyberinsurance, cybersecurity measures, and Kellam’s impressions of solos/small firm’s cybersecurity awareness and preparedness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-11-2727 min