Register Now: Expanding your Office Footprint Webinar with Feller & Wendt
Time is running out to save your spot for our live webinar on 4/22 at 2:00 PM CDT with Thaddeus Wendt of Feller & Wendt. Feller & Wendt has multiple offices in three states, with plans to expand even further. Thaddeus will discuss lessons learned and law firm growth, including how his firm strategically planned for their office expansion.
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Advocate Cares Celebrates Make a Difference Day with Monroe Harding
Authored By: Amanda Unterreiner
Today, April 16th, is our parent company, Pinnacle Financial Partners' annual Make a Difference Day. They've encouraged their team members to give back to someone in their life whether it be one of their colleagues, a client, or a community organization that matters to them.
Advocate Cares teamed up with Monroe Harding...
What's Next for the Plaintiff Fund?
In this video, Advocate Capital President, Donna Jones, sits down with Jeremy Babener, Chair of the Plaintiff Fund Committee, to talk about what the Plaintiff Fund accomplished in 2025. Through strategic partnerships like the Plaintiff Recovery Trust, the organization has already raised over $750,000 to directly support plaintiffs, providing immediate fin...
Johnson Livingston PLLC and Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers Receive Record $81 Million Verdict
Justice was served after seven years, two months, and twenty-four days. Thank you to our friends at Johnson Livingston PLLC and Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers for your steadfast dedication and unrelenting determination to fight on behalf of an innocent eleven-year-old child who lost his life at the hands of a negligent driver and his negligent e...
Public Justice Champions Consumers’ Rights in Monsanto v. Durnell
Public Justice and The American Association for Justice (AAJ) have taken a strong stance in defense of consumers’ rights by filing an amici curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Monsanto v. Durnell. At the heart of the case is a 2023 Missouri ruling in favor of John Durnell, who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and alleged that Monsanto...
Eric Fong on the Gerry Spence Method
Advocate Capital's President, Donna Jones, sits down with client Eric Fong to discuss the legacy of Gerry Spence and his influence on trial lawyers everywhere. Additionally, Eric talks about his experience as both a student and teacher of the Gerry Spence method.
To learn more about Eric Fong, visit his website: https://www.ericfonglaw.com/
Upcoming Webinar: Expanding your Office Footprint with Feller & Wendt
Join Feller & Wendt’s CEO, Thaddeus Wendt, as he shares his perspective on office expansion for law firms in our upcoming webinar with host, Advocate Capital CEO, Paul Myers. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM CDT.
The pair will cover the firm’s own office space journey, including lessons learned and resources that helpe...
The Hidden Opportunity Cost of Tying Up Capital in Slow-Moving Cases
In contingency-fee practices, capital is constantly in motion, being invested in cases with the expectation of future returns. But what happens when that capital gets stuck?
Slow-moving cases are a reality in plaintiff litigation. Complex matters, crowded court dockets, and other unexpected delays can stretch timelines far beyond initial expectations. Whi...
The Philosophy Behind the Plaintiff Fund
Jeremy Babener, Chair of the Plaintiff Fund Committee, continues his conversation with Donna Jones, President of Advocate Capital. In this episode, the pair discuss the principles that underpin the Plaintiff Fund's mission and how dignity, empowerment, and community building are at the forefront of the organization's work.
The Plaintiff Fund is a non-prof...
How Plaintiff Firms Can Scale Without Losing Their Culture
Growth is a goal for many plaintiff law firms, but it often comes with a quiet concern: Will we lose what makes us who we are?
Culture is one of the most valuable assets a firm has. It shapes how your team works, how clients experience your firm, and ultimately, the results you deliver. The challenge is that as firms scale, adding people, cases, and even...
