About Gary Miles

 
 

Four Decades of Legal Experience, Now Dedicated to Helping Lawyers Thrive

As a trial attorney and managing partner for over 40 years, I've walked the path you're on. I understand the unique challenges lawyers face because I've lived them. Now, I'm passionate about helping attorneys break free from the mental barriers that hold them back from achieving their full potential.

Why I Became a Coach

Throughout my career managing Huesman, Jones, and Miles, I noticed a pattern: brilliant, capable attorneys struggling with the same challenges I had faced. The pressure to perform, the weight of client expectations, the constant balance between career and personal life. I realized my experience solving complex legal problems could be applied to helping lawyers overcome these universal challenges.

A Personalized Approach to Growth

 

My coaching philosophy is built on three core principles:

  1. Every lawyer's journey is unique. I develop customized strategies tailored to your specific challenges and goals.

  2. Lasting change requires both mindset work and practical action steps. We'll address both.

  3. True success encompasses all aspects of life - professional achievement, personal fulfillment, and well-being.

Beyond the Courtroom

My diverse experience informs my approach to coaching:

Life Beyond Law

Balance isn't just something I teach - it's something I live. After relocating to Pinehurst, NC with my wife, Brenda, I've created a life that combines my passion for helping lawyers with personal fulfillment. When I'm not coaching, you'll find me:

  • Spending time with our blended family of 5 children and 6 grandchildren

  • Walking our English Goldens, Ellie and Dezi

  • Playing golf and pickleball

  • Maintaining an active lifestyle through regular exercise

  • Practicing the healthy nutrition principles I share with my clients

Ready to Break Free?

If you're ready to transform your practice and your life, let's talk. Schedule a complimentary discovery call to explore how we can work together.

→ Have you ever felt overwhelmed at work?
→ Have you felt burned out?
→ That you simply cannot handle any more?
→ That although you had loved your profession, now you are feeling tired of it and are getting frustrated?

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    • Gary is the real deal. He knows exactly what lawyers are struggling with because he's lived it. He knows exactly how to help lawyers go from surviving to thriving because he's done it in his own life. He's empathetic, a stellar listener, and asks exactly the questions you need to hear even if you don't know it. He has a calm way about him that puts you immediately at ease. Gary's clients are lucky to work with him (and I know he feels the same way about his clients).

      –Jenn Deal

    • As an attorney and successful entrepreneur in multiple businesses, Gary has a genuine passion for mentoring and coaching others to succeed. Through his work, Gary helps others create and live their best possible lives. He is a natural connector and you’ll instantly be drawn to his charm and charisma. Gary has a genuine interest in helping you overcoming any fears and limiting beliefs and will support you to achieve your goals and aspirations. Gary’s strategy and tactical approaches, including improved nutrition, regular exercise, meditation and mindfulness practices, are designed to create a healthy and sustainable lifestyle and have been proven effective. Once you’ve experienced the benefits of Gary’s program, you’ll be inspired to teach others to do the same. I highly recommend Gary as an entrepreneur and wellness advocate to anyone who is committed to building a life of health and prosperity.

      –Robyn Shapiro

    • Gary has a supportive and calming demeanor that would benefit any client of his. He is dedicated to wellness and nutrition, which is so critical to any individual or professional. He is a breath of fresh air and he just gets it. The world needs more inspirational people like Gary! I know anyone that chooses to work with Gary will receive diligent and supportive representation and care.

      –Katie Lipp

    • Gary is a change agent for the legal profession. He is knowledgeable and intelligent but also easy to talk to and compassionate. He works tirelessly to help his clients achieve their goals and find the right balance in their lives.

      –Claire Parsons

    • Gary is a light in the Legal world. He wants to do the best possible job he can for his clients and community. He cares deeply about all he helps. Recommend him highly!

      –Natasha Elisha

    • Gary is an excellent motivator and career/success coach. He helped me to focus on my strengths instead of obsessing over my weaknesses to move forward and grow in my business. I highly recommend him.

      –Shari Berg

    Catch Gary’s Podcast

    The Free Lawyer, with Gary Miles, is a podcast dedicated to helping lawyers, entrepreneurs and professionals become the successful person they always wanted to be and achieve the success of their dreams.

    We all struggle with certain prisons in our mind that hold us back from being as fulfilled and successful as we want. Often, we are not even aware of them.

    This podcast analyzes each of these mindset blocks and provide actionable tips to help you overcome them and achieve true personal, financial and physical freedom.

    Come join us on this journey to freedom and success!

     
     

     FAQs

    • Gary believes that many lawyers are trapped in "prisons of the mind" that prevent them from experiencing true freedom and fulfillment in their practice. His mentoring approach focuses on identifying these mental barriers and providing practical tools to break free from them, enabling lawyers to build practices that align with their personal values and life goals.

    • Mentoring can provide you with:

      • Clarity on your career goals and direction

      • Strategies to improve productivity and reduce stress

      • Guidance on client management, time management, and business growth

      • Support in overcoming burnout, imposter syndrome, and self-doubt

      • Accountability to take action and create meaningful change in your legal practice

    • Gary helps lawyers address numerous challenges, including:

      • Burnout and work-life imbalance

      • Imposter syndrome and self-doubt

      • Perfectionism that leads to procrastination and stress

      • Client acquisition difficulties

      • Practice management inefficiencies

      • Financial pressures and revenue inconsistency

      • Decision-making paralysis

      • Feeling trapped in an unfulfilling practice area

    • Absolutely. Gary provides strategies for authentic client acquisition, practice management optimization, and sustainable growth. He helps lawyers identify their unique strengths and leverage them to build a practice that's both financially rewarding and personally satisfying.

    • While Gary's core principles apply across all legal specialties, he tailors his guidance to address the unique challenges of different practice areas. For litigators, he focuses on managing the emotional intensity and unpredictability of court practice. For transactional attorneys, he emphasizes client relationship development and value pricing. Family law practitioners benefit from his strategies for emotional boundaries and self-care.