Federal Budget Cuts Continue to Impact Court System
I have already blogged a couple of times about the impact that the sequestration/federal budget cuts are having on the court system. The cuts are now starting to impact public defenders and probation services according to many published reports. USA Today reports that, “The federal judiciary for the first time is cutting the fees of court appointed defe...
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Ken Shigley – Part 4 - Community Involvement
Click on the video to watch part four of Mr. Swanson’s recent interview with Ken Shigley, former President of The Georgia State Bar, as he talks about community involvement. Mr. Shigley is currently practicing in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ken Shigley – Part 4 – Community Involvement
Click on the video to watch part four of Mr. Swanson’s recent interview with Ken Shigley, former President of The Georgia State Bar, as he talks about community involvement. Mr. Shigley is currently practicing in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Susan Saladoff’s Next Film – The Oliver Diaz Story
There is another great film project in the works by renowned producer and 7th amendment champion Susan Saladoff. Fresh off of her great success with Hot Coffee the Movie, Susan is already working hard on her next film, The Oliver Diaz Story.
I recently chatted with Susan in San Francisco and she explained to me how she is presently raising funds to get t...
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Steve Glickman Concludes Confidential Medical Malpractice Settlement in Unbelievable Case
Congratulations to Steve, the Glickman Firm and their client on the outstanding resolution of this mindboggling medical negligence case.
Plaintiff was suffering from low back problems and was recommended for an XLIF (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion) procedure whereby the spine is approached from the side of the body as opposed to a “midline” incision. T...
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CAALA Las Vegas Convention
Will you be attending CAALA’s Las Vegas annual convention on August 29 – September 1, 2013?
Donna Jones and Michael J. Swanson will be representing Advocate Capital, Inc. at booth #322. Stop by and discover how our case expense funding product can make a difference for your clients.
CAALA’s Annual Las Vegas Convention is the largest convention of plaintif...
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Study: No Link Between Tort Reform and Reduced Defensive Medicine
In a recent report, The Insurance Journal discusses a study funded by the National Institute of Health Care Reform that “found no consistent relationships” between “physicians’ level of malpractice concern with objective state-level indicators of malpractice liability risk.” Instead, “physicians’ perception of their risk…predicts their practice of defensi...
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Jim Orr Interview – Part Four – Trial Lawyers Change Lives
Click on the video to watch part four of Mr. Swanson’s recent interview with Jim Orr of Heygood, Orr & Pearson in Irving, Texas.
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Google’s New Rules for PR Agencies
Google has updated its webmaster rules on links and keywords in press releases. It could really hurt PR Agencies and their clients. There are many tricks to writing a press release which help promote the site in which is written about. According to ZDNet, repeating words and using links within a press release help drive your Google index so your webpage...
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Tips for Creating the Perfect Social Media Posts
All lawyers are schooled in writing the perfect brief but when it comes to social media, most could use a few extra lessons. The Rainmaker Blog posted a great “how to” article on creating the perfect social media post.
They pinpoint important things to remember when posting to each different site. One recommendation they have is to keep things positive. T...
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