Advocate Capital, Inc. Law Firm Financing Blog

  In December, 2011, Stewart Lee Kreinke, 63, was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a tractor-trailer truck making a left turn into a driveway.  The Plaintiff’s theory was that the defendant driver negligently turned into the driveway without stopping or ensuring there was no oncoming traffic.   The Defendants argued that the driver did look for tr...

The important work that trial lawyers do cannot be overstated as five former employees of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, (LLNS) found out on May 10, 2013 after an Alameda County jury returned a verdict of $2.7MM in their favor following two months of trial.  These five individuals, all long-time employees, were Wrongfully Terminated in 2008 ac...

Click on the video to watch part three of Mr.Swanson’s recent interview with Phillip Miller of Phillip Miller & Associates in Nashville, TN.  

Click on the video to watch part three of Mr.Swanson’s recent interview with Phillip Miller of Phillip Miller & Associates in Nashville, TN.

Today’s guest blogger is Jason D. Lazarus, Esq. of Synergy Settlement Services.  I invited Jason to explain a few techniques that I’ve seen many successful contingent-fee lawyers use to help manage their income stream, tax burden and even plan for retirement.  I hope this is helpful to you.  – Mike Swanson. ________________________________________________...

Click on the video to watch part three of Mr. Swanson’s recent interview with John A. Lancione of Lancione and Lancione PLL in Cleveland, Ohio.

Click on the video to watch part three of Mr. Swanson’s interview with David Hoey of The Law Offices of David J. Hoey, P.C. in North Reading, Massachusetts.

Advocate Capital, Inc. friend and client Simona Farrise will accept the Loren D. Miller Lawyer of the Year award this Saturday,  April 27, 2013.  Ms. Farrise has been a SuperLawyer™ since 2004.  While her law practice has included various add types, she has represented those suffering from mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer, for over 20 years. Congratulatio...

Click on the video to watch part three of Mr. Swanson’s recent interview with Gary Gwilliam of Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer in Oakland, California:

Personal Injury attorneys are all too familiar with the delays and complications in settling a case that involves Medicare liens. The Smart Act – Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act – was signed by President Obama on January 10, 2013 and changes Medicare’s secondary payer rules and processes.  In an attempt to improve efficiency Medicare wil...