Finalist
Book Title:The Set-Up: Build What Matters Fix What's Broken. Finally Make Your Law Firm Work.
Author:Simone Fulmer Gaus
Published:2026
How is your book helping others?
You built your law firm to serve clients and make a difference, not to be buried in stalled cases, late nights, and last-minute emergencies while the numbers stubbornly refuse to add up. The challenge is that most firms still run on an outdated, top-down model that puts all the weight on the owner, fuels burnout, and slows everything down. Thriving and innovative firm owner Simone Fulmer Gaus shares the simple, proven framework she developed to reinvent her practice—replacing the owner-heavy hierarchy with a modern, self-managing approach built on purpose, shared values, and genuine respect for the people who make a law firm run.