How to Make Your Law Firm Support Staff Feel Valued
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
According to Eric Farber in his article for AttorneyAtWork.com, assistants, paralegals, receptionist, and legal researchers in a law firm can often feel like they are replaceable compared to attorneys at a firm with a traditional law firm hierarchy. This can lead to a larger turnover rate if employees feel undervalued.
Here is o...
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Planning for Retirement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
Planning for retirement when you own your own law firm can be daunting even without a pandemic crisis going on. You can still take this time to start planning your exit strategy for retiring in the next few years.
According to Camille Stell’s article on AttorneyAtWork.com, here are a few steps you can take for planning for life...
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Public Justice’s 2020 Virtual Gala and Awards
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
Public Justice is hosting their Gala and Awards event virtually on August 6, 2020 at 8pm ET.
The virtual event will be held via Zoom to present the Public Justice 2020 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.
The Trial Lawyer of the Year Award recognizes the work of an attorney or team of attorneys working on behalf of groups or individu...
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Steps to an Authentic Bio
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
An attorney bio is a great way to let prospective clients know more about yourself professionally as an attorney but also personally. Most attorneys write their bio and never update it. Updating your bio regularly-can help keep your bio authentic and more relevant.
According to Nancy Slome’s article on AttorneyAtWork.com, bios c...
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Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and T-Mobile Over SIM Card and Apple ID Security Issue
Authored by: Candace Whitman
According to Lisa Eadicicco of Business Insider, a class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple and T-Mobile as a result of an incident that allowed a user’s Apple ID to remain attached to their T-Mobile SIM card.
The Apple ID was still attached to their T-Mobile SIM card after the user had given the SIM card back to T-Mo...
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Celebrating Our 21st Anniversary
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
This month we celebrated our 21st birthday! We had a remote birthday party and gathered together to have lunch and play Pictionary. We had a lot of fun trying to guess what some of our teammates were drawing!
We received Advocate Capital sweaters to keep us cozy as we continue to work from home.
Also, our Marketing team put toge...
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Kim Martel Named 2020 Paralegal of the Year
As seen on Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance!, and Market Watch.
Paralegal of the Year Award Sponsored by Advocate Capital, Inc. Martel was nominated for this honor by Attorney Dov Apfel, Attorney Seth L. Cardeli, Attorney Michael W. Kessler and Attorney John Lancione.
She has been a paralegal at Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC since September 2009. Martel holds...
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Framing Your Case for Today’s Jurors with Phillip Miller
Authored by: Ollie Lammers
Phillip Miller, a nationally recognized trial consultant and attorney who is board certified as a civil trial advocate, was interviewed by Michael J. Swanson, author of “How David Beats Goliath: Access to Capital for Contingent-Fee Law Firms” about framing your case for today’s jurors.
They explain why first instincts about what...
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AAJ Conference Gone Virtual—We’re In!
Authored By: Amanda Unterreiner
Are you attending the 2020 American Association for Justice AMPED-UP Conference next week? Our team members logging in on July 13-15 include:
Vice President of Strategic Solutions, Jeff Glueck
CEO and Chairman, Michael J. Swanson
Executive Client Manager, Rebecca Stottlemyer
Executive Client Manager, Maria Escamilla...
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Advocate Capital Monthly Recipe: Strawberry Pie
Authored By: Amanda Unterreiner
We hope you’ve had a little extra time to prepare home-cooked meals lately, so once a month we’re sharing one of our teams’ family recipes and employee favorites with you.
This Strawberry Pie from Marketing Coordinator Candace Whitman is the perfect summer dessert. To continue the 4th of July celebration, you could even top...
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