Harry Handles It
Join Harry Nalbandyan, host and personal injury trial lawyer at Levin & Nalbandyan LLP, on a journey through the complexities of the legal world and beyond. With years of experience and a passion for helping others navigate legal issues, Harry brings a unique blend of expertise, insight, and wit to each episode.
Episodes
52 episodes
Why Most Legal Referral Networks Are Broken with Chris Rose
Key TakeawaysLiability over Lead Generation: Standard referral platforms act as passive tech intermediaries, whereas Legal Flare operates as a licensed law firm with active malpractice coverage attached to every tr...
Why AI Chatbots Fail Personal Injury Clients with Ted DeBettencourt
Key TakeawaysEmpathy Outperforms Automation: Personal injury prospects are handling emotional stress along with legal issues. Real human chat operators provide the empathy needed to keep prospects from shopping their case to ...
Law Firm Cash Flow, Scaling Pain, and Equity Exits with Jenn Gore
Key TakeawaysScaling serves as risk management: Growing a firm from one associate to multiple attorneys prevents a single resignation from halting operations and destroying work-life balance.Mass case acqui...
Beyond SEO: Adapting Law Firm Marketing for the AI Era with Chris Massaro
Key TakeawaysLead cost alone is misleading: High acquisition costs often yield significantly higher net legal fees than cheap, low-value leads.Intake is a direct sales department: A firm with disciplined closers on t...
Focus on Competence, Confidence Will Follow: Scaling a Personal Injury Firm with Jerry Bowman
Key TakeawaysCompetence breeds true confidence: Focusing on mastering your core legal craft creates natural authority in both the courtroom and business management.Early chaotic work environments can serve as a stron...
Victim to Victor: Reframing the Legal Narrative with Jesse Wilson
Key TakeawaysShift from Victim to Victor: Presenting an injured client through their strength and ongoing effort to overcome hardship resonates far more with juries than listing endless personal limitations.
Debunking Bankruptcy Myths and Stopping Lawsuits Cold with Sevan Gorginian
Key TakeawaysImmediate Trial Stays: Bankruptcy triggers an automatic stay that instantly halts pending lawsuits, foreclosures, wage garnishments, and collection actions, even if filed the morning of a trial.Store Cre...
Fixing Your Law Firm’s Cash Flow Bottleneck with Dwuan Hammond
Key TakeawaysProcess over individual talent: True scaling happens when a law firm builds workflows that do not rely on a single exceptional lawyer. Designing structured systems allows any qualified attorney to step in ...
Fighting Big Insurance and Building a Community-First Law Firm with Brian LaBovick
Key TakeawaysThe Spark for Trial Law: Brian LaBovick's legal path started at age 16 when he successfully cross-examined police officers to beat a minor traffic ticket, prompting the presiding judge to tell him he belon...
Operating Your Law Firm Like a Military Battalion with John Berry
Key TakeawaysThe Transition from Practice to Business: Moving a law firm away from relying entirely on a single, charismatic personality requires structured systems and defined leadership roles.The Military...
From 9/11 Pro Bono to AI Integration: A Masterclass in Modern Trial Law
Key TakeawaysJury Selection as Deselection: Successful trial advocacy relies on exposing conflicts with prospective jurors' core beliefs so they voluntarily deselect themselves, rather than trying to change their minds. ...
Overcoming the Control Freak Mindset to Build a Multi Office Law Firm
Key TakeawaysMoving away from holding the highest individual caseload is an operational necessity if a founder intends to expand their legal practice.Entrusting marketing implementation to a dedicated, in-house professional...
From Teamster to Titan: The 35 Year Journey of Glen Lerner
Key TakeawaysScaling is no longer just about head count; efficiency and technology are the real drivers of profit in the modern era.Client acquisition costs have skyrocketed from $166 per case to over $3,000 or $4,00...
Fighting the Giants: 30 Years of Investment Fraud Law
You spend 30, 40, or 50 years building your retirement. You do everything right. You save, you work hard, and then you trust an "expert" to protect that nest egg.But what happens when that trust is betrayed?I recently sat down wit...
Harry Handles It: Episode 38 with David Kolbe
Most hiring decisions focus on experience, intelligence, or personality, but even when all three look right on paper, teams still struggle with execution, communication, and alignment.In this episode of Harry Handles It, Harry Nalbandyan...
Harry Handles It: Episode 37 with Eric Olson
Many founders start businesses because they are great at the craft. Far fewer understand how to build the systems, people, and culture required to scale that craft into a sustainable company.In this episode of Harry Handles It, Harry Nal...
Harry Handles It: Episode 36 with Robin Kencel
Successful careers do not always stay fulfilling. Many leaders eventually reach a moment when the work still looks successful from the outside, but the energy behind it has disappeared.In this episode of Harry Handles It, Harry Nalbandya...
Harry Handles It: Episode 35 with John Betancourt
Most companies invest in hiring. Few invest in teaching managers how to actually lead.In this episode of Harry Handles It, Harry Nalbandyan sits down with John Betancourt, former Fortune 500 executive, longtime executive search consultan...
Harry Handles It: Episode 34 with JM Ryerson
What Leadership Actually Looks Like Under PressureMost leaders are comfortable talking about wins. Fewer are willing to talk about what happened when things fell apart.In this episode of Harry Handles It, Harry Nalbandyan s...
Harry Handles It: Episode 33 with Mike Seely
When Lawyers Need an Insider 🔍Ever hit a wall in a big case and wished you had a secret weapon?In this episode of Harry Handles It, host Harry Nalbandyan sits down with Mike Seely of Spear Investigations to reveal what really happen...
Harry Handles It: Episode 32 with Brian Mcrae
Build Emotional Loyalty, Not TransactionsTired of the endless grind for clients? What if you could build a business where loyal advocates actively seek opportunities for you?On this powerful episode of the Harry Handles It Podca...
Harry Handles It: Episode 31 with Ivan and Mariana Polic
Acknowledge, Allow, Then AlignEver feel completely STUCK when a crisis hits your business or life? That initial resistance and panic can be paralyzing.On this powerful episode of the Harry Handles It Podcast, I had an incr...