AAJ Paralegal of the Year Award Presented to Adrian Martin
The winner of the 2024 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Paralegal of the Year Award, sponsored by Advocate Capital, Inc., was Adrian Martin, Director of Legal Services and Head Paralegal at Yaeger Law.
Watch the video below, which captures the moments from the award ceremony at AAJ's Annual Convention held on July 19-23 in Nashville. As part of the...
Women's Equality Day: Empowering Women in Law
Authored By: Candace Whitman
Monday, August 26th, is Women's Equality Day, a day that honors women's suffrage. The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920. Many women of color, however, were not granted their right to vote until much later. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 finally granted African American women the right to vote. These landmar...
Public Justice Wins Settlement and Compels Clean Water Act Permit in Suit Against the State of Florida and HRK Holdings
Authored By: Rob Mohr
In early July, the Florida Department of Environmental Protections (FDEP) agreed to draft a Clean Water Act permit for a retired phosphate facility near Tampa Bay, FL. The agreement allows for increased oversight and regulation regarding the water pollution from the facility into Tampa Bay. Although the mine has not been in operation...
Upcoming Webinar: Elevating Your Law Firm’s Professional Working Environment: Strategies for Success Amid Inflation and Cultural Shifts
Join Advocate Capital CEO and Chairman Paul Myers and Attorney and Founder Geoff McDonald of Geoff McDonald & Associates in our upcoming webinar exploring the critical challenges law firm leaders face in today's rapidly evolving landscape. As inflation impacts operating costs and workplace culture shifts and redefines team dynamics, law firms must ada...
Balancing Operational Costs and Case Expenses: Financial Strategies for Law Firms
In order to grow and succeed, contingent-fee law firms must constantly strive to balance operational costs and case expenses. Advocate Capital's case expense financing offers a specialized solution that enables law firms to manage their day-to-day operational expenses while still investing in the necessary resources for their cases.
The Challenge of Balan...
Advocate Capital, Inc. Client Management & Strategic Solutions Teams Meet at Nashville Headquarters for Annual Strategy Session
Partnership is one of our core values as an organization. How can we continue nurturing mutually beneficial relationships? We came together as a team and discussed our challenges and successes from the last year. Advocate Capital Inc. hosted its annual Account Owners meeting on July 19th in the Downtown Pinnacle Financial Partners building at Symphony Pla...
Oregon Courts Protect Marbled Murrelet Population from Logging Interests in Elliot State Forest
Authored By: Rob Mohr
An appellate court in Oregon upheld a previous decision to block the Scott Timber Company from logging in the Benson Ridge area of the Elliott State Forest. The June 2024 decision closes a decade long fight to protect marbled murrelet habitats in the area and is the culmination of work by Public Justice and several environmental advo...
Paoli and Purdy Make the Case for Preventative Traffic Reform in LA with $9.5 Million Settlement
Co-authored By: Rob Mohr
Los Angeles, the second largest city in the US, has long struggled with traffic safety, and recent data highlights the dire consequences of the city's struggle to make its streets safer for pedestrians. An LA-based traffic safety nonprofit, Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE), reported that 179 (53.3%) of the 336 traffic fatalities in...
Managing Cash Flow Challenges in Law Firms with Smart Financing
Managing cash flow can be a constant challenge for law firms, particularly those handling contingency cases. Irregular cash flows can present significant obstacles to smooth operations and sustained growth. However, these challenges can be effectively addressed with the right law firm financing solutions in place, such as those offered by Advocate Capital...
Public Justice Annual Gala
The Advocate Capital team joined Public Justice for their Annual Gala & Awards, held on July 22, 2024, in Nashville, TN, at the Four Seasons. During this wonderful Gala event, the Trial Lawyer of the Year award is presented.
Per the group’s website, “Every year, this award is presented to the attorney(s) who made the greatest contribution to the publi...
