Episode 41 - Mike Angelina and Mark Herrick - Residential Real Estate Attorneys

In this People, Not Titles podcast episode, Steve Kaempf interviews Mike Angelina and Mark Herrick, partners at Angelina and Herrick law firm, about their journey in the law profession and their specialization in real estate transactions. They discuss how they started their own law firm and eventually narrowed down their focus to real estate. The partners also discuss their early days in the firm and how they started with the promise of getting some of the fallout from other firms. They talk about the challenges they faced and how they found success in their niche area of real estate law. The interview highlights the importance of teamwork, work-life balance, and flexibility in the legal profession.

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00:00 Introduction
00:01:22 Inspiration for Law School
00:03:01 Starting a Law Firm
00:04:52 Narrowing Down to Real Estate
00:05:46 Mark Herrick's childhood dream
00:06:26 Realization that family law is not for him
00:08:08 Transition to real estate law
00:10:54 Mark's Childhood Inspiration
00:12:05 Starting a Law Firm
00:12:19 Real Estate Attorneys as Entrepreneurs
00:15:16 Starting a Real Estate Practice
00:17:49 Transitioning from Litigation to Real Estate
00:18:32 Challenges of Being a Litigator and Real Estate Attorney
00:19:23 Breaking up a partnership
00:20:23 Entrepreneur's journey
00:22:49 Staying positive during tough times
00:23:42 Short Sales
00:27:06 Reinventing the Business
00:28:03 Specializing in Real Estate
00:28:27 Processes and Personalities
00:31:12 Happy Experience
00:32:27 Pivoting in Real Estate Transactions
00:32:37 Experience in Real Estate Transactions
00:34:31 Guiding Clients in Real Estate Transactions
00:37:13 No Associates, All Partners
00:40:59 Building a Legacy
00:39:07 Growing the Business
00:37:53 Importance of Vetting
00:42:23 Importance of Paralegals
00:44:13 Having a Family Business
00:45:58 Flexibility in Running a Business
00:47:04 Vacation and work balance
00:48:12 Handling work while on vacation
00:49:38 Hiring young attorneys

https://www.ah-lawyers.com/

People, Not Titles podcast is hosted by Steve Kaempf and is dedicated to lifting up professionals in the real estate and business community. Our inspiration is to highlight success principles of our colleagues.

IG - https://www.instagram.com/peoplenotti...
FB - https://www.facebook.com/peoplenottitles
Twitter - https://twitter.com/sjkaempf
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1uu5kTv...