Passion + Perseverance + Preparation with Laura Ramos James

Описание: From the outside, growth looks linear. From the inside, it never is.

When I sat down with Laura Ramos James, we talked about the parts of building a law firm that don’t make it into highlight reels. The moments when the firm grows but you’re stretched thinner. When hiring helps and complicates things at the same time. When success creates opportunity, but also exhaustion.

What if the real challenge isn’t growth itself, but who you have to become to sustain it?

Named a “Changemaker” in 2026 by Austin Woman Magazine, Laura Ramos James is one of the most recognized Texas attorneys and the Founder and Sole Owner of Ramos James Law, an 8-figure law firm.

A personal injury survivor, Laura is dedicated to being a powerful advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves, while also empowering those who can.

Her most profound inspiration comes from her two daughters, Victoria and Ally, with her husband, Jon.

Over the past five years, Laura has been recognized by Super Lawyers™, and been named Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars: 2023 & 2024; Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars: 2023 &2024. She holds a lifetime membership in the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums and is part of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Top 40 Under 40, National Women Trial Lawyers Top 25, and Trucking Trial Lawyers - Top 10. By 2020, she had been honored as one of America’s Top 100 Attorneys® High Stakes Litigator.

Laura actively contributes to the legal community as a member of several trial lawyer associations, including the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and Travis County Women Lawyers Association, among others. She has been named one of Austin's #1 Personal Injury Attorneys by Austin Monthly Magazine consecutively since 2022.

Laura’s been honored as the recipient of the “Advocacy and Activism” Award by the Latina Foundation, the Austin Woman’s Magazine “Woman’s Way” Award and the ““Woman Leader of the Year” by AMHIGA.

A sought-after speaker at legal seminars and workshops, Laura is a two-time Amazon bestselling author, contributing to “Law Moms: Juggling Motherhood, Ambition, and Personal Fulfillment” and “Point Taken: Brilliant Business Advice from Women at the Top.” She has also been featured on prominent podcasts such as Powerhouse Lawyers and Lawyer Stories, among others.


CHAPTERS

00:00 Why Growth Rarely Looks the Way We Expect
01:43 What This Podcast Is Really About (And Who It’s For)
02:12 From Law School to Litigation: Laura’s Unlikely Starting Point
03:17 What No One Tells You About Growing a Law Firm
04:51 Realizing You’re on the Wrong Side of the Fight
09:01 The Entrepreneurial Instinct You Can’t Turn Off
11:06 Starting With Almost Nothing (And Taking the Cases No One Wanted)
13:59 The Marketing Bet That Changed Everything
15:41 Why Hiring Help Didn’t Make Things Easier
22:09 When the Founder’s Role Has to Change
24:13 How Visibility Turns Into Opportunity
25:59 A Moment to Step Back and Reflect
26:31 The Part of Growth No One Prepares You For
28:51 Does the Business Change You, or Do You Change the Business?
29:40 Working With Your Spouse: The Risk and the Reward
32:07 Success, Exhaustion, and the Cost of Saying Yes
34:59 Still Trying Cases When You Don’t Have To
36:40 Learning a New Language, Building a New Life
39:08 Planning Years Ahead Without Knowing the Destination
41:37 The Three Principles That Guide Every Decision
45:21 Why Creating Content Isn’t Optional Anymore
47:44 The Truth About Growth, and What Comes Next