Advocate Capital, Inc. Law Firm Financing Blog

Our friend and colleague Michael Cowen of The Cowen Law Group convinced the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a probe into why defective Chinese-made tires were recalled by one importer but not another, even though the tires share the same U.S. distributor. As reported by PR Newswire, the agency opened the investigation on...

In a recent meeting with a key client, the topic of ‘driverless vehicles’ came up as a future threat to his personal injury practice.  This presented an opportunity for his firm to proactively look toward new practice lines to diversify the types of cases they pursue, minimizing any future revenue gaps and risk. This got me thinking, how will driverless v...

I have blogged a number of times in this space about how the lack of funding for the Federal court system is impacting consumers’ rights to be heard at trial. Apparently, this issue persists today. The Wall Street Journal reports that civil suits are backlogged in Federal courts, which is leading to delays in cases involving Social Security benefits, pers...

Watch this video to hear from Public Justice’s Membership Manager Maggie Barr as to why you should join me in being a member of Public Justice. If you sign up with my team, the “White Sox”, before April 9, Advocate Capital will pay your first month’s dues! Click here for details. Michael J. Swanson President and Chief Executive Officer

President and CEO Michael J. Swanson recently interviewed Attorney Kay Van Wey of Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, PLLC about her experience with Advocate Capital, Inc. and why she loves being our client. 

Congratulations to San Francisco bicycle accident attorney Sally Morin of Sally Morin Law Firm for securing a settlement of $70,000 for her client due to an electric bicycle accident. While riding his electric bicycle to work in San Francisco, a 36-year old cinematographer was suddenly hit by a vehicle making an illegal left turn. The outcome of this acci...

Advocate Capital, Inc. friend and client James T. Capretz, of Capretz & Associates, in representing former NFL quarterback Preston Jones and others similarly situated, successfully argued to a federal judge to issue a ruling that the proposed NFL concussion settlement should incorporate changes including credit for seasons played in the NFL Europe lea...

Congratulations to Matt & Dee Dee Biren as Attorney Andrew “Drew” Biren not only joins the Biren|Katzman Trial Lawyers team, but continues a life-long legacy.  Drew grew up watching his father fight tirelessly for justice on behalf of Plaintiffs suffering catastrophic injures.  He knows the scales of justice are not balanced & the commitment it ta...

  Congratulations to Laureen F. Bagley of Sloan, Bagley, Hatcher & Perry Law Firm for the exceptional work in securing a judgment for her young client, in the amount of $681,735.34 from a low speed motor vehicle accident. Laureen and her client faced a huge hurdle overcoming causation when the plaintiff admittedly suffered not only from a pre-existing...

Advocate Capital, Inc. friend and client Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers are proud to announce the recipient of the First Annual Survivor’s Scholarship. Marissa Ierna was chosen as the $1,000 scholarship recipient because of her efforts to raise more than $12,000 for the oncology unit at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. Marissa was diagnosed with a rare fo...