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Authored by: Ollie Lammers Our friends, Public Justice, recently launched a podcast called, JusticePod. The podcast will share information to consumers and attorneys on courts, legislatures, regulatory agencies, and corporate America developments. JusticePod highlights the importance of our right to a jury trial, consumer rights, and the work Public Justi...

Authored by: Ollie Lammers Our Advocate Cares team participated in our first virtual active minutes competition! For the competition, we worked to get active minutes each day! Our team could run, walk, practice yoga, go for a bike ride, meditate or participate in any activity that helps us take care of our mind and body. We worked together to raise money...

Today's guest blog comes from McElroy Parris Trial Lawyers.  A downtown Los Angeles jury returned a verdict for damages of $5,782,000 for an injured young man on July 23, 2021, after a three-week trial in a case entitled Brayan Resendez v Mulholland Tennis Club.  Brayan was 19 years old when he started his first job working for a painting company.  The co...

The Advocate Capital, Inc. Employee Spotlight Award recognizes team members who personify our Company Core Values: Professionalism, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork, and Service. Our 2021 Q-3 winner is Bryan Shorthouse. Bryan, a Senior Credit Compliance Manager in our Credit Department, has been with Advocate Capital since April 2018.  Our empl...

Authored By: Elizabeth K.Meet one of America's Top Trial Lawyers®, Ron Kramer of Kramer Law Group as he is interviewed by Michael J. Swanson, CEO and Chairman, to discuss how plaintiff lawyers make the world a safer and more just place. Kramer explains the importance of safety for organizations and talks about his case against Boy Scouts of America. The c...

Mike recently hosted Sam Dolce, Attorney of Milestone Consulting, for a live webinar, 3 Ways to Use QSFs. In this webinar, Sam Dolce dives into the 3 core types of QSFs, shares valuable information on how to use QSFs to grow your firm, and which of these QSFs are best for you and your firm goals. Sam Dolce primarily establishes and helps oversee Milestone...

Authored by: Ollie Lammers Forced arbitration is becoming a common practice with companies, including car rental companies. These arbitrations are in the terms and agreements and do not allow consumers to opt-out that will allow a consumer to use the product still. According to Public Justice, arbitrations are hidden deep in contracts and have legal jargo...

Authored by: Ollie Lammers The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted frontline food workers. Public Justice and other organizations have been working hard to change the working environment for frontline food workers, especially those working in the meatpacking factories.  According to Civil Eats, the USDA recently announced they are investing $700 millio...

As seen on Yahoo! Finance, MarketWatch, and Seeking Alpha.  Michael Cowen of Cowen Rodriguez Peacock recently settled a case for his client whose mother was tragically killed by an 18-wheeler truck. The plaintiff chose to focus first on holding the trucking company accountable and preventing similar incidents from occurring in the future. The plaintiff’s...

After a 10-day trial, the family of an 11-year old victim was awarded $38.8MM for compensatory damages in the case for the wrongful death of their child who was hit and killed at a crosswalk. Represented by Nevada’s Sean Claggett, William Sykes, and Geordan Logan of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm, this verdict is far greater than the original $250,000 sett...