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Shirley Johnson exemplifies the Advocate Capital core values of Integrity and Service. Shirley joined Advocate Capital nearly 9 years ago as bookkeeper. Now, she is the Controller II for the organization, and she oversees the day-to-day operations of Accounting, where accuracy and customer service are paramount. Shirley demonstrates loyalty to the Company...

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Authored By: Amanda Unterreiner One of our clients, The Simon Law Group, has a successful podcast called the Justice Team Podcast. Hosted by Bob Simon, Brad Simon, Brandon Simon and Murat Jon Abayhan, the Justice Team Podcast teaches the ins and outs of the courtroom by discussing hot topics concerning personal injury cases with special guests. Our CEO an...

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Join us in congratulating Attorney Scott Snellings of Snellings Law PLLC on recently being elected to the Brain Injury Network of Dallas (BIND) Board of Directors. This is a distinguished appointment by an organization committed to providing tools and a bridge of support to adult brain injury survivors so they can reconnect into life, the community and th...

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Authored by: Candace Whitman CEO and Chairman, Michael J. Swanson recently hosted Jason D. Lazarus, CEO of Synergy Settlement Services, for a live webinar, Settlement ‘Tax Traps’ & Misconceptions for Plaintiff Law Firms. In this webinar, Mr. Lazarus and Mr. Swanson discussed the taxation of damages and the tax deferral of contingent fees. Mr. Lazarus...

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In today's video, Attorney Sean Claggett of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm sits down with CEO and Chairman, Michael J. Swanson to discuss the importance of investing properly in your cases.    

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Mr. Ron Netemeyer and Ms. Jill Harper have settled a Wrongful-death claim for 5 Million dollars. Mr. Netemeyer and Ms. Harper represented the mother of a Missouri county jail inmate who was beaten to death by another inmate. The decedent was unable to make bond after being charged with domestic assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon....

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Authored By: Ollie Lammers According to CBSNews.com, a lawsuit was filed against Juul due to accusations that they market their product to children online. The lawsuit claims the company was specifically targeting teens and refused a marketing proposal that was aimed at an adult audience. Nikki Battiste of CBS News states that, “Instead, the company adopt...

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Authored by: Ollie Lammers Attorney Scott Carlile of the Carlile Law Firm, LLP recently talked with CEO and Chairman, Michael J. Swanson, about a case that made a difference. Attorney Carlile tried a case that involved emergency 911 calls and led to important changes to the laws about those calls. In 2013, a woman was stabbed to death by her estranged hus...

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In today’s blog, we will review how to use the absolute value (ABS) in Excel. This formula is helpful if you are converting a column of both negative and positive numbers to positive numbers only. Let’s say column A has a list of numbers beginning in field A2. They are both negative and positive. In column B, enter the formula =abs(A2) and then hit enter....

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Authored by: Ollie Lammers Advocate Cares teamed up with Monroe Harding to make Valentine’s Day goodie bags. Monroe Harding is a nonprofit organization in Nashville that provides resources for youths in foster care, foster care families, and those who have aged out of foster care. Our volunteers decorated and stuffed 60 goodie bags. These goodie bags will...

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