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Tuesday, December 1st marks the first day of the annual, month-long campaign, #GivingTuesday. During the month of December, supporters are asked to make a special, tax-deductible gift in support of Public Justice. During the holiday season, it is easy to get caught up in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday hustle and bustle, but Public Justice is urging peo...

Congratulations to Attorney Simona Farrise of the Farrise Law Firm of California for taking on pharmaceutical giant Janssen Pharmaceutical and holding them accountable for the death of 25 year old Leo Liu. Leo Liu was used in a human drug experiment in Janssen’s quest to develop Risperidone, an injectable form of Risperdal. Simona Farrise took the case in...

Congratulations to friend and client, Amy Witherite, owner of the Dallas, TX based personal injury law firm Eberstein & Witherite, LLP, on the Firm’s recent designation as a 2015 Top 100 Places to Work. After being nominated, Firm employees participate in a survey and responses are benchmarked against responses from employees of other nominees in the...

Congratulations to our friends at Brown, Moore & Associates, PLLC and their client on this outstanding jury verdict! The 50-year-old plaintiff sought treatment to remove a polyp in her colon. She underwent surgery and was released a day after the procedure despite reporting difficulty urinating, and labs indicating sepsis. The plaintiff returned to th...

Congratulations to Michael Guajardo of Guajardo & Marks, LLP on receiving the 2015 John Howie Award by the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association. The John Howie award is given to attorneys, and their clients, who face adversity during their pursuit of justice in a specific case. Attorney Guajardo and his client were recognized for their sexual assault case...

During the entire month of November, Advocate Capital, Inc.’s Team Hope will be collecting non-perishable food items to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Hunger impacts the lives of 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 4 children, and we are doing something about it! In addition to our food drive here in Nashville, we will be hosting a Virtual...

Advocate Capital has been voted Best Litigation Funding Company in the Daily Business Review’s Best of Awards. In over 52 categories containing several hundred eligible firms, Advocate Capital was voted number one! At Advocate Capital, it is our mission to help an ever-increasing number of plaintiff lawyers get even better results for their clients. We wo...

Advocate Capital, Inc. friend and client Matt Dubin, of the Law Offices of Matthew D. Dubin, has recently released his new book “Maximizing Your Injury Claims.” This book is written in non-legal language to help consumers learn what they need to know when dealing with insurance companies and the legal system to get the settlement they deserve. In an inter...

Click on the video to watch part 3 of Mr. Swanson’s interview with John Fisher of Kingston, New York, featured on Law Practice Channel®. Mr. Fisher shares why a book, like ‘The Power of a System’, is the world’s greatest business card for attorneys and business owners. Check out Law Practice Channel® for more marketing and management topics to “make your...

Recently, Advocate Capital’s Team Hope spent a few hours volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville. During our time there, we were inspired by the organization and all that they do for children and families afflicted by critical illness. The Ronald McDonald House is a “home away from home” for families, so that they can stay togethe...