2016 Paralegal of the Year, Patti Birdsall
It was recently my special privilege and honor to present the Advocate Capital, Inc./American Association for Justice Paralegal of the Year Award to the 2016 honoree, Patti Birdsall. The presentation was made in Los Angeles during the American Association for Justice Annual Convention.
Ms. Birdsall is “the linchpin of our office” as noted in the outstandi...
Patti Birdsall Named 2016 Paralegal of the Year
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Patti Birdsall, litigation paralegal at VB Attorneys in Houston, Texas is this year’s recipient of the Advocate Capital, Inc. / American Association for Justice (AAJ) Paralegal of the Year Award. Birdsall was nominated by Attorney Brian Beckcom, a founding partner at the firm. Beckcom says, “In the si...
Mike McLachlan Victorious in Historic $58M Groundwater Case
Congratulations to Advocate Capital, Inc. friend and client Mike McLachlan of the Law Offices of Michael D. McLachlan on the recent victorious judgment providing his clients with permanent water rights valued at $58M, awarded to thousands of litigants in the Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases.
This judgment has been 17 years in the making, originally filed...
Nashville Client Rocky McElhaney
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the Rocky McElhaney Law Firm as they celebrate being named one the 2016 Best Places to Work by the Nashville Business Journal…for THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW!
Rocky and his firm joined our family of clients late last year and we could not be happier or prouder to have them aboard. Not only is Rocky a Nashvi...
Landmark Birth Injury Settlement for Attorney Laura Kalur
You learn you’re having your first baby and you’re excited that you’ll be a mother. Your pregnancy goes smoothly - except your due date comes and goes. Fifteen days later, your doctor induces labor.
Then the worse-case scenario begins…trouble during the 11 hour delivery. The 11 pound, unborn baby is in distress. His heart rate dips below 60 beats per minu...
2015 Paralegal of the Year – Christine Flynn
Michael J. Swanson and I had the great pleasure of presenting the 2015 Advocate Capital, Inc. / American Association for Justice Paralegal of the Year Award to this year’s winner, Christine Flynn. The ceremony took place in Montreal, Canada during the American Association for Justice Annual Convention.
Ms. Flynn is the senior litigation paralegal at Hagge...
Christine Flynn is the 2015 Paralegal of the Year
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Christine Flynn, senior litigation paralegal at Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith, P.C., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been named the recipient of the 2015 Advocate Capital, Inc. / AAJ Paralegal of the Year Award.
Ms. Flynn was nominated for the award by Atto...
Capretz & Team Secure Changes to Proposed NFL Concussion Settlement
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...
Banys, P.C. Secures $5.4 Million Settlement in Class Action Against Technology Giant
Congratulations to Christopher Banys and his team at Banys, P.C. on securing this $5.4 million settlement on behalf of over 1,800 technology workers in a class action against a major Silicon Valley employer.
The plaintiffs, all high-income earning employees, were denied vacation benefits by their employer. Although the benefits were earned through years o...
2014 Paralegal of the Year – Regina Valenti
Michael J. Swanson and I had the great pleasure of presenting the 2014 Advocate Capital, Inc. / American Association for Justice Paralegal of the Year Award to this year’s winner, Regina Valenti. The ceremony took place in Baltimore, Maryland during the American Association for Justice Annual Convention.
Ms. Valenti is a senior trial paralegal at Herman,...
