Mary Berst Celebrates 5th Anniversary at Advocate Capital, Inc.

August 17, 2020 by Michael J. Swanson

Today marks the 5-year anniversary of Mary Berst being a member of the Advocate Capital team! She joined us back in 2015 as Director of Finance. One year later, she was promoted to Vice President – Operations and Accounting. Earlier this year, Mary was promoted to Senior Vice President – Operations and Accounting.

Mary came to us after a 24-year, impressively successful career in executive management at auto manufacturer, Nissan North America, Inc.

The entire Advocate team has benefited from Mary’s calm, reassuring leadership (especially in 2020!) She is helpful to all and displays uncommon integrity and dedication. Read more about Mary by clicking here.

Happy anniversary, Mary! We are so glad you are on the Advocate Team!

About Michael J. Swanson

2000-2022, Mr. Swanson served as Chief Executive Officer, a member of the Credit Committee, and a Member of the Board of Directors of Advocate Capital, Inc. He also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Swanson retired on March 4, 2022. Mr. Swanson is the author of How David Beats Goliath: Access to Capital for Contingent-Fee Law Firms. This book is a definitive, common-sense read that explains how contingent-fee law firm funding works, who provides it, what it costs, and how law firms can acquire and use it efficiently.

* In most jurisdictions, a law firm can recover finance charges related to funding case expenses from case awards, but the compliance requirements can be too expensive to implement. Only Advocate Capital, Inc. has the proprietary AdvoTrac^® expense tracking system and service team that allows firms to easily comply with allocation and reporting requirements. So, for example, if a firm recovers at least 90% of its advanced case expenses, like most of our clients, the annual net cost of funds is very small-typically less than 1%. Contact us to discuss how our program can work for your firm. All loans are subject to credit approval, and terms and conditions may vary.

Financial Services provided through Pinnacle Bank, a Tennessee Bank, which is a Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. Loans may be subject to credit approval.

About Michael J. Swanson

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