Advocate Capital Inc.’s Wellness Committee and our partner, Walkingspree hosted a “Spring into Cash” contest for Advocate Capital employees. The contest ran from April 9 – April 22. The participants in the contest were stepping to compete individually for the most steps walked. The prize for the top walker was $100.00. Iris Garrett was the top walker for...

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Authored By: Iris Garrett Today is National Arbor Day, a day we devote to celebrating trees and their importance to our everyday lives. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, and to live as a people, we must have trees,” and he was right. Trees not only provide shade on sunny days or scenery along the highway, they off...

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Have you every wanted to sum your data by category? I hope you didn’t do this manually. Excel has a subtotal feature that will do this for you. Let’s suppose you have a worksheet that has product orders. The columns might be Product Category (Toys, Clothes, Bath & Body, etc.), Date, Number Sold, and Price. You want to see how much you’ve sold in each...

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As seen on MarketWatch, Yahoo!Finance, and Markets Insider. Nominations for the 2018 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Paralegal of the Year Award are now open. We are proud to sponsor this prestigious award for the seventh consecutive year. Each year, this award recognizes the key role paralegals play in our civil justice system. The AAJ Paralegal o...

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Authored By: Krista Kemmerly Distracted driving is a major problem, with reports indicating it is the leading cause of serious accidents involving teenagers. Thomas Curcio with The Legal Examiner recently pulled together a list of apps that could help protect not only teens, but everyone on the road. Curcio has listed the top apps to help prevent distract...

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CEO Michael J. Swanson and I were recently honored to speak to the Law Practice Management class at University of Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law.  We shared information about the importance of proper debt management, credit reports/scores, financial statements and law firm funding options.   The students were very engaged and asked specific, poi...

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Authored By: Iris Garrett The hunt for new clients can feel like it never truly ends, especially for solo attorneys and those running their own firms. According to the 2016 State of the U.S. Small Law Firm Survey, 78-percent of small law firms say finding new clients is one of their biggest challenges. Another challenge for small law firms? Marketing, an...

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Authored By: Candace Whitman President and CEO Michael J. Swanson interviewed Attorney Timothy Bailey of Bailey, Javins and Carter, LC about his experience as an Advocate Capital, Inc. client. Attorney Bailey shares how Advocate Capital, Inc. has impacted his firm and allowed them to get even better results for their clients.  

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Authored By: Krista Kemmerly We invite you to join our webinar next Tuesday with President and CEO Michael J. Swanson and special guest, Training Specialist, Billie Hardison. Throughout this webinar, Mike Swanson and Billie Hardison will explain how our AdvoTrac® Case Expense Funding Service works and how it has helped successful law firms get even better...

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We enhance our proprietary software, AdvoTrac ®, with new capabilities and features on a regular basis. AdvoTrac® is Advocate Capital’s differentiator, a strategic tool for our clients and employees. Our clients gain access to their accounts via the web portal, and they often have suggestions on how to improve AdvoTrac®. Here are the Spring 2018 AdvoTrac®...

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