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Smart Growth for Personal Injury Firms

The Circle of Trust··20 September 2026·26 min

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Episode 59In this episode of the Circle of Trust podcast, hosted by law firm CMO Keith Dyer and powered by LEXGRO, Keith talks with David Vicknair of Scott Vicknair Injury Attorneys in New Orleans.David shares his background growing up near New Orleans, playing football at Nicholls State, and attending Loyola Law School, then explains how he moved from a mixed hourly “street practice” into personal injury work due to dissatisfaction with hourly billing dynamics and the appeal of complex, high-end injury litigation. He discusses his identity as a trial lawyer, the firm’s leadership structure and internal leadership development focus, and the operational realities of scaling a contingency-fee practice, including hiring, training, culture protection, budgeting, and cash flow management. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pPmHLDEk06QLearn more about LEXGRO: https://lexgro.com/