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Authored By: Amanda Unterreniner Mike recently hosted Don Baham, President of Kraft Technology Group, on his webinar, 7 Important Steps to Improving IT Security at Your Law Firm. In this webinar, Mike Swanson and Don Baham gave useful, relevant tips on how to improve the security of your firm's network and email system. They discussed administrative privi...

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Our friend and client, John K. Zaid of John K. Zaid & Associates has used a paperless system since the start of his law firm over 17 years ago. In today’s video, Micheal J. Swanson interviews Attorney Zaid about his experience with going paperless. Check out the video below for some helpful tips on how your firm can go paperless.

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In part three of President and CEO, Michael J. Swanson's interview with America’s Top Trial Lawyer, John K. Zaid of John K. Zaid & Associates, learn about the difference between accident cases that involve commercial vehicles and accidents that involve only non-commercial vehicles.    

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Who doesn’t enjoy a nice bowl of hot chili during the winter? Recently, the Accounting and Operations team held our annual Chili Cook-off. The event invites team members to put on their chef hats and prepare a chili or soup for a peer voted contest. It was a stiff competition, because we have some delightful cooks! The team voted and Marketing Coordinator...

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Authored By: Amanda Unterreiner We invite you to join our upcoming webinar, 7 Important Steps to Improving IT Security at Your Law Firm. President and CEO Michael J. Swanson hosts Don Baham, IT expert and President of Kraft Technology Group, next Thursday. During this webinar, Mike Swanson and Don Baham will explain how to improve the security of your fir...

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The Employee Spotlight Award congratulates team members who personify our Company Core Values:  Professionalism, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork and Service. This distinction has been awarded to Lynn Malone. Lynn is Advocate Capital’s Credit Compliance Coordinator and is being recognized for her commitment to teamwork and service.  Lynn is alw...

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Authored By Ollie Lammers Advocate Capital, Inc. is proud to say we have been an A+ rated company by the Better Business Bureau® of Middle Tennessee & Southern Kentucky for 16 years. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) rates companies on a 100-point scoring scale and uses letter grades from A+ to F. Companies must at least score 97 points out of 100 to b...

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Our friends at The Law Offices of Booth & Koskoff recently achieved what may be the largest settlement in California history on behalf of a single victim of sexual abuse. The mentally challenged minor Plaintiff found herself in a situation where she was being abused by a live-in boyfriend of the mother. Upon reporting the situation to a trusted teache...

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Our friend, Thomas H. Peyton of Peyton Law Firm, PLLC, recently obtained a fantastic jury verdict on behalf of his client. The $7.6M verdict handed down by the Monongalia County jury included $1,250,000.00 in punitive damages. On January 17, 2016, the defendant struck and killed a young woman walking to her friend’s apartment. The victim had pelvic fractu...

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President and CEO, Michael J. Swanson recently sat down with America’s Top Trial Lawyer, John K. Zaid of John K. Zaid & Associates  to discuss why it is important for attorneys to be involved in trial lawyer associations. Watch the video below. Click here to watch part one of the interview.    

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