Free CLE Webinar: “GM Ignition Switch Litigation Update”
Public Justice continues its Special Speakers Series on Wednesday, November 12th, at 2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT.
This informative webinar will be conducted by Lance Cooper of The Cooper Firm in Marietta, Georgia. If this name seems familiar it is because Mr. Cooper has been interviewed on almost every media outlet in the country in 2014 regarding his case M...
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Industry News: $55.3 Million Awarded for Defective Seatbelt
Congratulations Stewart J. Eisenberg and Daniel J. Sherry Jr of Eisenberg Rothweiler Winkler Eisenberg & Jeck PC for your monumental $55.3 million verdict against Honda Motor Company.
A jury has ordered Honda Motor Company to pay more than $55 million to a Pennsylvania man who became a quadriplegic after his 1999 Acura Integra (his car is pictured lef...
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2014 Nevada Justice Association Convention in Napa, CA
Advocate Capital, Inc. would like to thank the Nevada Justice Association’s Development Director Julie Ostrovsky, Office Manager Kathy Cowan, and the entire NJA convention planning committee for helping Mike Swanson and I feel welcome during the NJA 38th Annual Convention in Napa, California. We appreciate your support and look forward to working with you...
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Advocate Capital, Inc.’s Team Hope Raced for the Cure
On Saturday, October 25th, Advocate Capital, Inc.’s Team Hope joined together in support of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the annual Komen Race for the Cure. Team Hope was well represented with 24 participants consisting of 13 Advocate Capital employees and their families.
A grand total of $2,083.00 was raised for the foundation! We would like to ext...
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Oklahoma Court Upholds Family’s Right to Pursue a Wrongful Death Claim
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma recently found that a nursing home arbitration agreement is not binding to beneficiaries or next of kin in the event of a wrongful death claim. The opinion arose from a case involving clients of the Maples Law Firm, a family seeking compensation following the death of a loved one at an Oklahoma City nursing home.
According to...
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Christian Scranton - Part 1 of 4 - Pilot and Plaintiffs' Attorney
Click on the video to watch part 1 of Mr. Swanson’s interview with Christian Scranton of Scranton Law Firm in Concord, California, as he discusses how being a pilot makes him a better plaintiffs' attorney.
Tina Burns
Vice President
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IRS Ruling Regarding Accounting Treatment of Client Case Costs
Since 1982, the IRS has ruled that contingent-fee related case costs paid by law firms are actually loans to the client, or advances made on the client’s behalf that the law firm expects to recover. The IRS ruling further states that those costs may NOT be deducted as a business expense on the law firm’s tax return. If selected for an audit by the IRS, ac...
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Industry News: Bitten By the Bug of Advocacy: Attorney Anthony Johnson
When Attorney Anthony Johnson of Johnson & Vines, PLLC graduated from law school from The University of Arkansas he envisioned himself a business lawyer handling contract disputes and transactional document preparation. All this changed when he received a call from a 19 year old woman who dreamed of being a forensic scientist. She was a passenger in...
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Whitfield Bryson & Mason, LLP File Lawsuit Against Major Cosmetic Company Over Hidden Ingredients
Many people feel they are addicted to one brand or product they enjoy, but imagine being addicted to something that causes facial peeling, swelling and other painful side effects. That is exactly what happened to consumers using Mario Badescu’s ‘Healing Cream’ and ‘Control Cream’.
Attorney John C. Whitfield and the litigation teams at Whitfield Bryson &a...
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We’re Growing Again!
Advocate Capital, Inc. is growing so that we can continue our high level of customer service for our clients! We are currently recruiting for a new Credit Compliance Manager to add to our Credit Team in our MetroCenter (Nashville, TN) offices. If you are interested, please submit your resume for consideration.
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