Fighting Fraudsters with Jon David Huffman

About this episode

Jonathan Hawkins interviews Jon David Huffman about building a successful law firm and the challenges of leadership.

What does it take to build a law firm that grows by more than 60% in a single year while staying true to its mission? In this episode of The Founding Partner Podcast, Jonathan Hawkins sits down with Jon David Huffman, Managing Partner of Poole Huffman, to explore the evolution of a litigation boutique that has grown from a small startup into a thriving firm of nearly 40 professionals. Along the way, they discuss fraud litigation, leadership, culture, mentorship, and why the biggest growth challenge wasn't marketing or hiring, it was changing the way Jon David thought about leadership.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Hawkins

Guest: Jon David Huffman

Topics covered

• fraud litigation
• leadership
• law firm growth
• mentorship
• firm culture

Keywords

• law firm
• fraud
• leadership
• growth
• mentorship
• culture
• litigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Poole Huffman

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