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Joseph DiNardo, Esq., founder and director of Counsel Financial, went “Bald for Big Bucks” on Monday, June 18, 2018 in honor of his late wife, Marcia, who battled stage IV pancreatic cancer with absolute strength and spirit. $100,000 in donations have been pledged to date, with additional commitments still pouring in.

Pictured from left to right: Melissa Ruggiero, Jessica Literman, Stephanie Duerr, Matt McCormick, Kim Gomlak and Ashley Smith

Counsel Financial’s team of employees laced up their running shoes and took part in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge^® in Buffalo, New York on June 14, 2018. The event, held annually to promote corporate teamwork and camaraderie in the local business community, drew a record field of over 14,000 employees from companies in the Western New York region. The local race is one of 13 worldwide, across seven countries and five continents.

The team at Counsel Financial recently returned from yet another great Mass Torts Made Perfect™ conference in Las Vegas, NV. To kick off the week, they channeled their inner Mario Andretti and hit the Las Vegas Motor Speedway!

You have a plan ready-to-go for your law firm. Now, you need the funds to implement it. Case fees are unpredictable with respect to timing, so what do you do?

Many law firm owners first turn to a bank to get a loan. Banks are a reliable source of financing with generally low rates. However, there is one major problem—qualifying for the amount you want.

You’re considering financing for your firm, but where do you start? It’s first important to identify what type of funding will best work for you. Start with the basics—what’s the difference between taking out a loan and obtaining a line of credit?

One of the biggest distinctions between a loan and a line of credit is how you acquire the funds. A loan is typically delivered in a one-time lump sum. Most often, loans are taken out to complete large purchases that would otherwise not be affordable or to consolidate pre-existing debt.

Counsel Financial, the nation’s leading law firm financing company, is proud to announce its continued role as the National Sponsor for TrialSmith. TrialSmith houses the largest online litigation bank with more than 600,000 depositions, available only to plaintiffs’ attorneys, and provides critical information to trial lawyers nationwide.

The team at Counsel Financial recently revved their engines at another great Mass Torts Made Perfect™ seminar (MTMP) in Las Vegas. Along with a group of colleagues and friends, they took to the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway road course in exotic supercars including the coveted Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and more. The 1.2-mile course was designed by professional racecar drivers and features hairpin and banked turns, chicanes and is the only track that features an in-ground LED lighting system.

Counsel Financial announced this week that it will host the largest annual fundraising event for the Mikey’s Way Foundation again in 2017. The law firm financing company has pledged its support of the Drive for Dreams benefit for eight successive years and is proud to be heavily involved in the pediatric cancer foundation.

The two-day Drive for Dreams affair, comprised of a gala and golf tournament, will kick off on Sunday, August 6. Over 400 guests will enjoy a night of high-end auctions, a moving presentation on the mission and achievements of the Foundation and comedy by NYC-comedian, Chris Monty. Then, on Monday, August 7, golfers will take to the course at Brookfield Country Club in Clarence, New York for 18 holes of fun, food and drinks. All proceeds from the event go directly toward funding “Mikey’s Way Days,” which cost an average of $5,000 to fully stock the Mikey’s Way Connection Cart for each visit.

Counsel Financial is proud to announce the recent promotion of two of its long-time employees. Paul Cody, MBA, CPA was recently named Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Cody has been with the company since joining as president in 2008 and has 25 years of experience in the private equity and financial services arenas.

The company also promoted Ryan Kagels, MBA to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kagels has fifteen years of experience in specialty finance and has been involved in the growth of the company since shortly after inception, previously working in various capacities, including as Vice President of Finance and Controller.

Counsel Financial was pleased to host a panel discussion—Emerging Mass Torts: Latest News from the Experts—during the American Association for Justice Annual Convention. We were honored to host some of the nation’s top trial lawyers, who lead discussions on cutting-edge mass torts including talc, hernia and physiomesh, Mirena pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) and opioids. Thank you to our speakers and all who joined us.

In case you weren’t able to attend, the presentation is available for download by clicking here.

The team at Counsel Financial continues to foster its charitable spirit with Rockin’ the Runway for Roswell to benefit an endowment in honor of Marcia DiNardo. The fashion-show fundraiser will take place at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens on October 1, 2017, with all proceeds raised going directly to the Marcia DiNardo Endowment Fund through Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The funds will be used to further research surrounding pancreatic cancer and its treatment.

Pictured from left to right: Jessica Schreiber, Melissa Ruggiero, Erin Delaney, Kim Gomlak, Mari Schuckhardt, Matt McCormick, Paul Cody, KC Mullet, Ryan Kagels

The team of runners from Counsel Financial braved the heat and humidity last night to complete the 3.5-mile JP Morgan Corporate Challenge race that began at Delaware Park. The event is one in a multi-continent series of 13 races, and attendance in Buffalo exceeded that of the Singapore, Sydney and San Francisco Corporate Challenges. Almost 13,000 runners came out in support of the local business community and of the 2017 recipient of the charitable proceeds from the race, The Strong Community Schools initiative of the Buffalo Public Schools.

WILLIAMSVILLE, NY (PRWEB) June 13, 2017 -- Counsel Financial, the nation’s leading trusted source for law firm lending, proudly announces its participation in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge® in Buffalo, New York on June 15, 2017. The event, held annually to promote corporate teamwork, camaraderie and local businesses, will draw over 13,000 participants from close to 400 companies in Western New York. The 3.5-mile Buffalo race is one in a series of 13, which covers seven countries and five continents.