Time to Meet & Confer! (E5) Attorney David Leatherberry and Our Member Tech Officer on Launching a Solo Practice

In podcast Episode #5 of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Meet and Confer, SDCBA member-hosts, James “Jim” Crosby and Renee Stackhouse chat with SDCBA Member, David Leatherberry, about his gutsy move to leave Big Law and launch a successful and fulfilling solo practice.

Going solo can be both stressful and exciting – leaving the comforts of a fully supported big law firm can be hard. But the allure of having the freedom to practice law and serve clients the way you want is also hard to resist. David heard the solo call and after a few fits and starts, has built a statewide practice that is both satisfying and rewarding. In this episode of Meet and Confer, David tells Renee and Jim how our member technology officer, Adriana Linares, was able to point him in the right direction as he built his mobile and secure practice using affordable technology solutions and tools.

My practice is more energized and I am loving law now more than ever.

David Leatherberry, Health Law Provider

David Leatherberry provides transactional, regulatory and licensing support to healthcare providers. He is counsel for the San Diego Psychological Association and currently chairs the Health Law Committee for the Business Law Section, California Lawyers Association. David Leatherberry is a graduate of UC Berkeley and the University of San Diego School of Law where he currently teaches contract drafting.


SDCBA’s “Meet & Confer” is a podcast hosted by SDCBA Members, Renee Stackhouse (President-Elect of the SDCBA) and Jim Crosby. It’s a podcast for and about our unique San Diego legal community. Let us know what you’d like to hear about on future episodes by sending an email to bar@sdcba.org.