Great Employee Receives Recognition
Last month we started a new program of employee recognition here at Advocate Capital, Inc. We call it “Pay it Forward”. The idea came from Cory Cormier and the team at Legal Monkeys. When someone goes above and beyond in their work, they get recognized for it.
Our first recipient was Claire Wood, our Operations Coordinator. As last month’s recipient...
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2013 Paralegal of the Year – Dennyce Korb
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting the 2013 Advocate Capital, Inc. / American Association for Justice Paralegal of the Year Award to this year’s winner, Dennyce Korb. The ceremony took place in San Francisco during the American Association for Justice Annual Convention.
Ms. Korb is a paralegal at the Johnson Eiesland Law Offices in Rapid City, Sou...
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Eric Fong Conquered Odds in Nursing Home Abuse Case
Seattle area attorney and Advocate Capital, Inc. client, Eric Fong, recently tried a nursing home abuse case in Iowa as part of a legal team with Nick Rowley, Pat Logan, Rod Ritner, and Joe Kruger. Against all odds, they achieved a record-breaking victory. Hotly contested on liability, they had received no offer at the time of trial. Eric explained that...
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John Lancione Settles Horrific Birth Injury Case
Congratulations to John A. Lancione, his team and his clients on this confidential settlement. The lawsuit filed by the mother and father on behalf of their minor child alleged that the attending obstetrical nurses and physicians failed to properly diagnose and treat the mother who presented at 33 weeks’ gestation with classic symptoms of placental abrup...
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David Hoey Interview – Part 4 of 4 – What is Arbitration
Click on the video to watch part four of Mr. Swanson’s interview with David Hoey of The Law Offices of David J. Hoey, P.C. in North Reading, Massachusetts.
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Winer & McKenna, LLP Announce New Partner
Congratulations to Kelli D. Burritt on achieving partnership status with personal injury law firm, Winer & McKenna, LLP. John Winer and Alexis McKenna are pleased to announce that Kelli D. Burritt achieved partnership status effective June 1, 2013 and the Firm now boasts the new name, Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP. The firm continues to speciali...
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Will the Real John Roberts Please Stand Up?
In two recent blogs, I have shed light on the impacts of recent Supreme Court rulings. One of the more intriguing justices over the past couple of years, given his rulings and his background, has been Chief Justice John Roberts.
A recent op-ed in the New York Times by Linda Greenhouse gives some really good insight into some of Chief Justice Roberts’s re...
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Knee Replacement & Resultant Death Claim Settled by The Cooper Firm
This confidential settlement represents another job well done and three years in the making by Advocate Capital, Inc. friend Lance Cooper and his team in Marietta, Georgia.
The plaintiff underwent knee replacement surgery in March 2010. Following surgery, she was transferred to a rehab facility and placed on the anticoagulant drug, Coumadin. The dischar...
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Gary Gwilliam – Part Four – Trial Lawyers and Stress
Click on the video to watch part four of Mr. Swanson’s recent interview with Gary Gwilliam of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer in Oakland, California.
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EEOC’s Historic $240 MM verdict is cut to $3.4 MM Due to Stringent Federal Damage Caps
In early May of 2013, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was celebrating the largest verdict in the commission’s history to then see the award dramatically reduced weeks later.
The EEOC filed suit against Henry’s Turkey Service, on behalf of 32 mentally disabled men, alleging discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit cla...
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