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Rewriting the Rules: Owen McGrann on Packaging Law, Embracing Identity, and Building with Purpose

Ben Chiriboga, Owen McGrann

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May 5, 2025

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Season 3 Episode 18

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In this episode of This Legal Life, host Ben Chiriboga sits down with Owen McGrann — lawyer, founder, writer, and creative legal thinker — to explore how legal practice can be rebuilt from the inside out. Owen shares his deeply personal journey from burnout in Big Law and a life-threatening medical crisis to launching a solo firm driven by flat fees, client alignment, and productized legal services. Together, they unpack the intersection of philosophy, pricing, community, and identity — and why sometimes the most powerful shift in law isn’t external innovation, but internal transformation.

Meet Our Guest:

Owen McGrann runs a boutique law firm for startups and small businesses by day, and writes emotionally ruinous novels by night. He enjoys making things, breaking them in slow motion, and calling it a performance—an approach surprisingly well-suited to both fiction and modern law practice.

Learn more:

https://www.mcgrannlaw.com

https://www.seedcounsel.io

https://www.owenmcgrann.com

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