272. Eric Chaffin — Doing Good by Doing Right [Encore Edition]

The Game Changing Attorney Podcast with Michael Mogill

The real game changers aren’t just the ones who talk a good game — they’re the ones who take decisive action and make a tangible impact in their communities and with their clients.

If your team isn’t genuinely committed to doing the right thing every single time…

you’re on a fast track to mediocrity and missed opportunities.

Eric Chaffin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Chaffin Luhana, knows this all too well.

His firm has achieved over $1B in verdicts and settlements because they live and breathe their motto, “Doing Good By Doing Right.”

In this episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Eric and Michael Mogill sit down to discuss:

• The origin and power of the firm’s guiding principle
• The critical need for a team that fully embraces and believes in your firm’s vision
• Why empathy is the secret weapon that separates great trial attorneys from the merely good ones

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Show Notes:

02:35 – Eric Chaffin's Early Life and Influences

03:16 – Overcoming Trauma and Finding Purpose

04:46 – Educational Journey and Early Career

05:12 – Lessons from Running a Pizza Shop

06:21 – Law School and Early Legal Career

08:10 – Corporate Defense to Federal Prosecutor

11:58 – Starting a Law Firm with Aligned Values

16:53 – A Call for Compassion

17:45 – The Lure of Mass Torts

19:33 – Client Experience Focus

22:12 – Community Engagement

24:05 – Endurance Sports Journey

29:34 – Defining Success and Overcoming Challenges

31:26 – Future of the Legal Profession

33:13 – What Being a Game Changer Means to Eric Chaffin

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Links & Resources

• West Virginia University
• Chaffin Luhana, LLP
• Crisp
• Najee Harris
• Black Lives Matter
• MeToo Movement
• The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
• Giftology by John Ruhlin
• Ironman Triathlon
• Peloton

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Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include: David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.

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