Sticky Lawyers

As an attorney, how do you build trust so your clients stick to you? Do your unique areas of focus, contributions to the community, what you do outside the law, or your background make you stand out? How do you channel your strengths and talents in ways that deliver powerful results and leave lasting impressions?

Host John Reed talks with real lawyers who share stories about how they got sticky and what they've done to set themselves apart from the competition.

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April 17, 2025

Advocating for Legislative Change to Empower and Protect Survivors of Sexual Violence

We've met many intriguing Sticky Lawyers who turned positive life experiences into meaningful and rewarding legal careers. But that's not always the case. Sometimes, a negative or even traumatic experience can be the impetus, which speaks volumes about the character and strength of the individual …

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April 3, 2025

Creating Communities and Meeting the Moment: An Immigration Lawyer on the Rule of Law

Immigrants seeking visas to start U.S. companies need experienced counsel to navigate the process for themselves, their workers, and their families. Today's guest, Tahmina Watson, is just the attorney who can help them realize their dreams. She is a U.K.-trained attorney and immigrant of Bangladesh…

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April 18, 2024

Defending the Rights of People Living with HIV

An HIV-positive diagnosis can thankfully now be managed with antiretroviral drugs that keep the viral load nearly undetectable. However, the widespread fear and panic that accompanied the AIDS crisis in the 1980s created rampant panic and discrimination against HIV-positive people, especially gay m…

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March 21, 2024

Discovering the DNA of a Genetics Lawyer

Jennifer Wagner’s legal path always included a desire to advance equality and civil rights. But her anthropology passion (and eventual Ph.D.) laser beamed her legal focus to the cellular level: genetics and the human genome. As an assistant professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering and Anthropo…

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March 7, 2024

Making a Living and Living Your Best Life as an Outdoor Recreation Lawyer

Growing up in North Carolina with parents in the home construction business, Forrest Merithew cut his teeth on construction sites, played in the dirt, and developed an early passion for outdoor adventures. Always game for new challenges, he pursued a law career and discovered how his deep experienc…

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Feb. 5, 2024

Sticky Lawyer Storytime: From Litigation to ADR to Children’s Literature

Alysen Bayles launched her legal career with an early interest in dispute resolution. Then after several years as in-house counsel and a law firm litigator, she found a mediation mentor and increasingly used alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and mediation in her private practice. Appreciativ…

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About the Host

John Reed

John is the host of Sticky Lawyers and the founder and chief relationship builder at Rain BDM. With a unique background in law, marketing, and sales, he utilizes his particular set of skills to help clients get sticky by distinguishing themselves from the competition and differentiating themselves in the legal marketplace.

Reviews

Love this podcast!

"Sticky Lawyers is a fabulous podcast that provides great practical advice to better your practice and at the same time is so entertaining! John Reed is a fabulous career coach who brings his fun per…"

krgauthier | May 18, 2021

Great Name & Content!

"Love that John decided to start a podcast. I’ve already subscribed. The tone is conversational & friendly. I think it has great information for new attorneys & existing ones who like to continuously…"

Silvia294 | June 21, 2021

Fun & Informative

"Sticky Lawyers is entertaining and always informative when it comes to law practice differentiation and the power of branding. Keep up the good work John Reed and the BDM team!"

John Cornwell | Aug. 10, 2021

Lawyers making a difference

"So entertaining. Host John Reed cleverly and compassionately uses his attorney questioning skills to guide his lawyer guests into revealing their passions for making the world a better place for e…"

Marlene Lavallee | Jan. 24, 2022

Education about Shariah

"Fascinating interview—candid discussion of Shariah and associated commonly held misconceptions. Great explanation of the commonalities of and differences between Islamic and American laws."

AMT … | July 10, 2023

Interesting Stories

"Lawyers get a bad wrap, but this podcast proves they are human just like the rest of us. The host does a nice job getting guest to share stories about the events and influences that make effective la…"

nj49770 | Aug. 3, 2021

I’ve been schooled.

"Have enjoyed all the Sticky Lawyers episodes and always enjoy the backstories about what leads these niche attorneys to their unique practices. Sumbul’s episode was especially poignant, as she’s allo…"

Lilmonster28 | July 15, 2023

A podcast favorite!

"Always like seeing a new episode of Sticky Lawyers come up on my feed. Even though I’m not a lawyer and rarely interact with anyone in the field professionally, I’m amazed at the wide range of specia…"

Sally | Dec. 16, 2023

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