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Do you ever find yourself wanting to take a picture of your screen, or even just a portion of your screen, and save it? Did you know that Windows comes with a built-in “snipping” tool? In Windows 10, you can search for “Snipping Tool” from the start button. Once you have the snipping tool open, you can select the drop-down arrow next to Mode to choose whi...

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Authored by: Alicia Lammers From hip replacements and birth control implants to vaginal mesh products, man-made technologies meant to improve the lives of patients are part of our everyday life. Netflix’s documentary, “The Bleeding Edge” goes into detail about the disastrous system associated with these man-made products including FDA regulations and doct...

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If you are a regular follower of our daily blogs, you know that we like to love on our employees at least once per month. G.O.A.T. has come to mean many things…from the ‘greatest of all time’ to actual furred little friends who have 4 stomachs, love to be held and eat 2/3’s of their body weight per day! For us, it was BOTH:  best Bingo ever AND some baby...

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Our friend and client, Steven Rubin of Rubin Law Corporation was recently awarded Top Verdict for his work on an employment case. Each year, this award recognizes lawyers and law firms who have obtained high jury verdicts in their individual state and practice area. In this case, Rubin won $474,004 in compensation for his client. The plaintiff, was laid o...

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Authored by: Candace Whitman Research is a crucial step in the legal process that can affect the overall outcome of a case. That is why it is so important for lawyers to have strong research skills to find all the information and documents needed to win a case.  Jeff Asjes and Brock Foley of Clio provided a few tips for smarter legal research in their blo...

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It was recently my special privilege and honor to present the Advocate Capital, Inc./American Association for Justice Paralegal of the Year Award to the 2018 honoree, Alesia Emison.  The presentation was made in Denver, CO during the American Association for Justice Annual Convention. Ms. Emison personifies what a paralegal professional should be in every...

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Authored By: Iris Garrett If you’ve taken a road trip recently, or are planning to take one this summer, you will most likely want to lean your seat back at some point to rest. Of course, this seems perfectly safe (and well deserved) as you ride in the passenger seat after completing your turn behind the wheel, but it can actually be deceptively unsafe. T...

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My colleague Brenda Bunkers and I had the pleasure of traveling to The Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri for MATA’s 60th Annual Convention. Missouri has wonderful plaintiff attorneys and we have enjoyed exhibiting and supporting MATA for several years. This year’s conference did not disappoint. We met so many clients who braved stormy summer w...

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Authored By: Krista Kemmerly As seen on Yahoo!, MarketWatch and Markets Insider. Paralegal Alesia Emison of Langdon & Emison has been named the 2018 winner of the American Association for Justice Paralegal of the Year Award Sponsored by Advocate Capital, Inc. Emison was nominated for this prestigious award by Attorney Bob Langdon, who has been recogni...

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Our friend, Sean Claggett, of Claggett & Sykes Law Firm, recently obtained another outstanding jury verdict on behalf of his client. The jury returned a $3,382,000 verdict after a top pretrial offer from the lead Defendant of $20,000. On October 1, 2013, a tow truck driver pulled up to a gas station, parked his tow truck and entered the station. The t...

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