Advocate Capital, Inc. Law Firm Financing Blog

Last week, President and CEO Michael Swanson hosted a webinar, Law Firm Finance for Plaintiff Lawyers. In this webinar, Mike defines the most relevant financial concepts you need to know to guide the operation of your law firm. He helps identify the challenges that contingent-fee law firms face in the marketplace when seeking capital, and he discusses a f...

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Authored By: Ollie Lammers Vaping or e-cigarettes are often marketed as being a safe alternative to cigarette smoking. Juul, is one of the many e-cigarette companies in the growing industry of vaping. According to The Washington Post, many lawsuits have been popping up against Juul. The Washington Post says, “filings allege the start-up deceptively market...

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The Winter ’19 release delivers more reports, customization and safety protocols while enhancing the user experience. Reports Memo Information by Date Range allows a user to enter a date range and view grouped memo information including case names, amounts, and totals for the corresponding date range. The All Case Balance report and onscreen information d...

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Authored By: Ollie Lammers Our friend and client T. Gabe Houston with Houston Law of California recently obtained $8M on behalf of his client Joey Soulliere. The plaintiff was riding his 2009 Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle under the speed limit when a vehicle pulled out of a parking lot in front of him. When Joey Soulliere hit the brakes, they didn’t respond,...

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Our Director of Strategic Solutions, Barry Epstein and our Vice President of Strategic Solutions, Jeff Glueck will be heading to Charleston, West Virginia next week for the West Virginia Association for Justice’s Mid-Winter Convention and Seminar. The convention is taking place on January 31st -February 1st at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Please stop by our...

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Are you attending the American Association for Justice 2019 Winter Convention next week? Michael J.  Swanson, President and CEO, Donna A. Jones, Senior Vice President, and Rebecca S. Stottlemyer, Executive Client Manager, will be heading to Miami Beach, FL to attend the conference on February 2-5 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Stop by the Advocate Capita...

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Congratulations to the team of Albert Stoll and Walter Haynes at Albert G. Stoll, Jr., A Law Corporation for securing a $9MM settlement on complex product liability case. On December 25, 2013, an electric oil-filled heater caught fire in a Bay Area home resulting in the death of one person, and the severe injury of another. In reviewing the case, the firm...

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Recently the Credit Department hosted the closing ceremony for the 4th annual, Advocate Capital, Inc. Fantasy Football League. This year’s Grand Champion was Donald Scott.  Other placing participants included Todd Jackson, Carrie Winters and Michelle Dixon. Congrats to the winners!

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Today at Advocate Capital we take time to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , who is widely considered as America’s advocate of nonviolence and one of the most exceptional nonviolent leaders in world history. Dr. King advocated the use of nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, as a means to end racial segregation in federal and state law. The K...

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Authored by: Ollie Lammers Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. Each year, Public Justice, proudly presents their Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to an outstanding lawyer or legal team that has won a precedent-setting, and socially significant victory for their clients. If you, or someone you know,...

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