021: Troy Slaten with the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren, & Kelly, LLP on criminal defense

What makes a Lawpreneur?  Listen as Troy Slaten a partner with the Law Offices of Floyd, Skeren, & Kelly, LLP , shares what inspired him to hang out his shingle, and his advice to you.

Troy Slaten is a former child actor.  He played Michael Lacey on Cagney & Lacey, and Jerry Steiner on Parker Louis Can’t Lose, as well as many other roles.  Mr. Slaten earned his Bachelor’s Degree, with honors, in English Literature from The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate at Pepperdine University School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Slaten actively participated on the honors Trial Team winning awards at various trial competitions.

Troy started his career by “tricking” a criminal defense firm into hiring him, and now, Troy is  the managing attorney of Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP’s  criminal defense practice.

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Fail fast to succeed faster

• Troy quotes Nietzche in saying “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Listen as he tells about his lawpreneurial journey and learning about the business of law.
• Troy tells how he learned that the business of practicing law has a lot of moving parts and is more than one might think.

Tell us something good

• Share your work product with your clients so they know you are fighting for them
• Barry Diller turned Paramount Studios around in the 1980’s by making personal contact with 10 people on a daily basis
• Troy shares three great tips:
• • Ask your client what matters most to them in their case
  • Then show them how you are meeting their needs
  • Connect and listen to people to stay top of mind.

What’s on your desk?

• Troy is an excellent DUI attorney, and his criminal defense representation extends to “all the collars” from blue collar to white.  Lately, he has been focusing on Health Care Fraud cases.

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• ProVisors: Collaborating for Excellence – ProVisors® is a community of professionals who serve their clients as trusted advisors and share the highest standards of integrity, performance and accountability. ProVisors promotes and enables relationship building, information sharing and collaboration among its members for the benefit of their clients and one another (and you).
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Favorite Books:

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever:  A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O’Reilly.

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Miranda McCroskey – host of Lawpreneur Radio