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Are you attending the South Carolina Association for Justice Annual Conference next week? Jeff Glueck, Vice President of Strategic Solutions, and Kelley Pfeffer, Director of Strategic Solutions will be heading to Hilton Head, SC next week to attend the conference on August 5-7 at Marriott Resort and Spa on Hilton Head Island. Stop by the Advocate Capital...

Authored By: Candace Whitman According to Amanda Bronstad of Law.com, Johnson & Johnson recently voluntarily recalled sunscreens that contained low levels of benzene, which is a chemical that is known to be a carcinogen. All of the sunscreens were Aveeno and Neutrogena aerosol sprays. So far, there have been nine lawsuits filed against Johnson & J...

On July 15th Pfizer, the manufacturer for EpiPen, agreed to a proposed class action settlement for $345 million. The soaring price of the EpiPen has been the source of hot debate for the past few years, bringing a series of lawsuits and backlash with it. Pfizer manufactured the emergency allergy treatment for Mylan Pharmaceuticals. You can read about Myla...

We invite you to join our upcoming webinar: Law Firm Marketing. CEO and Chairman, Michael J. Swanson hosts Rocky McElhaney, Chief Executive Officer of Rocky McElhaney Law Firm, and Brian LaBovick, Founder & CEO of LaBovick Law Group. Attorneys McElhaney and LaBovick will share years’ worth of their own marketing tips from their successful personal inj...

Authored By: Candace Whitman According to an article from LexBlog, the Texas Supreme Court made the first revisions in over a decade to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. The order to approve and adopt the amendments was signed on May 25th and went into effect on July 1st. LexBlog states the...

Authored by: Ollie Lammers The American Association for Justice (AAJ) had its second annual “AAJ Move Challenge.”  The challenge encourages people to obtain as many steps as possible or work out to donate to a nonprofit organization. This year, AAJ encouraged participants to donate to The World Central Kitchen. The World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit org...

Often, when conducting zoom meetings, you may find that you need to share your screen so participants can view what you are viewing. In this blog, I will discuss the different options for screen sharing in zoom. To share your screen, you will notice a small green box at the bottom of your screen. Click it, and you see several screen-sharing options. You c...

Mike recently hosted John Fisher, Owner and Founder of John H. Fisher, PC, for a live webinar, The New Way to Do Business for Plaintiff Lawyers…in the Post Covid-19 Era. In this webinar, Attorney Fisher draws from his years of experience to discuss how law firms are changing in the post-COVID era, and how technology can be used to boost productivity and l...

Authored by: Ollie Lammers The Food & Water Watch, represented by Public Justice, recently filed a lawsuit against Smithfield Foods. Public Justice filed the lawsuit alleging the meat processing company lied to consumers during the pandemic to protect their bottom line at the expense of their workers. According to FoodandWaterWatch.org, Smithfield mou...

Advocate Capital, Inc. welcomes our friend, client, guest blogger, Russell Nicolet of Nicolet Accident and Injury Lawyers! Russell founded Nicolet Law Offices in 2007, serving those injured in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He and his staff guide people through some of the most stressful situations they will face in life. Russell’s goal in every case is to help...