A clear, accessible guide

Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner may have found the formula for saving the legal profession with their new book, The Power Zone Playbook – a guide to reclaiming time, reducing stress, and achieving unparalleled success in your legal practice. The Skinners have stripped away the jargon and deliver a clear, accessible guide to legal practice improvement techniques, packed with practical strategies and real-world examples. 

—Mitchell Kowalski, Author of The Great Legal Reformation: Notes from the Field 

Actionable strategies

Imagine a resource that identifies your precise pain points and frustrations as a small firm owner and provides a practical guide with actionable strategies and real-life stories to turn your pain into profit. The Power Zone Playbook does just that, offering practical advice, encouragement, and hope for something better along the way.

—Cheri Bessellieu, Founder and Managing Partner, CEB Advising LLC

Don't wait another day!

Read this book and improve your law firm forever. The perspectives, tools and methods in this Playbook are powerful, practical and valuable. I will be sharing this book with my team to help them see my vision, help us realize that vision, and help each member devise and execute their own plans to achieve our mutual goals of building a smarter, more profitable law firm and eliminating the grind. The book is comprehensive yet concise. Highly recommended.

They had me at "Welcome"

After 20 years in the practice of law, David and Karen Skinner walked the walk before they talked the talk. This excellent work described me to a “T” at the outset: a lawyer who had lost his way in all the “administrivia.” Lawyers like me will benefit immensely from learning to work in their Power Zone. Doing the work we love, the work we are good at, and the work that generates value for the lawyer and the clients is the best life to live.

—Larry Bridgesmith, J.D. Executive Director, Guardrail Technologies, Inc.

It's like conversing with an insightful friend

Reading this book is like conversing with an insightful and kind friend. The authors guide you to see what’s right in front of you in a new way, without making you feel inadequate. As practitioners of all they recommend and have experienced first-hand, the authors are the rare consultants and scarce coaches who exemplify Aristotle’s wisdom: “Those that know do, those that understand teach.”

—Aileen Leventon, Fellow, College of Law Practice Management, Fellow, International Institute of Legal Project Management, Partner (retired), Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP

This book is the missing piece

Many lawyers lament that we are not taught how to run a business in law school. But even when we learn to run a business—marketing, payroll, hiring, and whatnot—we are still missing key skills. We struggle and fail to achieve what we dreamed of when we set out as we try to do too many things at once. The Power Zone Playbook provides the missing piece. If you are struggling to balance working in your business versus on your business, and wondering whether running a firm is really for you, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.

—Jennifer Reynolds, Family Lawyer and Mediator, Founding Partner, Fresh Legal

Push back against the chaos & take back your life

The Power Zone Playbook is invaluable for lawyers struggling with work-life balance. Overflowing with practical strategies and real-world examples, it offers a clear and actionable roadmap to reclaim your time, boost productivity, and reignite your passion for law. I consider it essential reading for any attorney looking to ensure that their law practice is empowering and not overwhelming.
—Colin Levy, Lawyer and Legal Technologist, author of The Legal Tech Ecosystem

Easy to follow

I believe in running my law firm as a business and finding ways to work smarter, not harder. I want to set up standard operating procedures and delegate as much as possible so that I can focus on the work that I enjoy and that brings the most value to my business. The challenge is figuring out how; that's where this well-written and easy-to-follow book comes in. This wasn't just a passive read. I'm going to use the tips and tools in this book to improve my firm and my life.

—Stuart Rudner, Employment Lawyer & Mediator, Managing Partner, Rudner Law

I wish I learned this 20 years ago

Karen and David have distilled years of experience into practical and actionable advice on building a more successful law practice whether solo or in a multinational firm. Highly readable and mercifully free of management jargon. I wish I could have learned these lessons twenty years ago.

—Brian Daley, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada

Push back against the chaos & take back your life

Feeling pulled in a dozen distracting directions? Losing billable time from constant task switching? Countless legal professionals are in the same boat, overwhelmed by relentless demands on our attention. We need to restore clarity, reassert priority, and regain control. Karen and David Skinner can show you how.
The Power Zone Playbook is your clear, concise, and practical guide to bringing your law practice back under your command. Learn how to focus on the unique tasks where your expertise, passion, and highest value intersect, enhancing your productivity, profitability, and peace of mind. Push back against the chaos; take back your legal life.

—Jordan Furlong, Legal Sector Analyst and Advisor, Law21

It's a proven path, not just theory

Drawing from their own journey, Karen and David deliver a truly transformative guide in "The Power Zone Playbook for Lawyers." This book distills over a decade of hands-on experience and deep expertise into actionable strategies for legal professionals. From innovative concepts like the "Delegation Quadrant” to practical strategies for leveraging AI, the Skinners offer a blueprint for sustainable success that they've lived themselves. It's not just theory—it's a proven path to reclaiming your time, boosting your practice's efficiency, and rediscovering your passion for the law. 

—Caitlin (Cat) Moon, Co-Director, Program on Law and Innovation and the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab, Vanderbilt Law School