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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 7, 2026
Solo and small firm lawyers continue to receive offers to participate in what is commonly called a license rental business model. These offers can come from out of state law firms, nonlawyer owned companies, and AI enabled legal service platforms....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 23, 2026
Don't miss our July 8 CLE, Business Relationships Between Lawyers, available on-demand after it airs! Assumptions make daily life possible. We assume...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 13, 2026
Truth be told, I’ve been there myself sitting on the client’s side of an attorney’s desk. At the time, it felt like my legal matter simply wasn’t...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 3, 2026
Our Director of Claims, Stacey Smith, recently posted an insightful article entitled “Why Insurance Defense Firms Are Struggling to Secure...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 6, 2026
For years a postmark would reliably document the date you mailed something, but not anymore. As of December 24, 2025, those glory days have passed...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 24, 2025
Entering into an office sharing arrangement can be quite beneficial for all involved, particularly if all the associated ethical, malpractice, and...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 3, 2025
Let’s start by defining the word deepfake. A deepfake is a hyper-realistic image, video, or audio forgery that was edited or generated using...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 11, 2025
Let me be clear, cybersecurity isn’t just a “big firm” problem. Solo and small firm lawyers are targeted by bad actors because they know that smaller...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 28, 2025
For lawyers in practice today, convenient digital communication tools such as email, text messaging, instant messaging apps, social platforms (e.g.,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 14, 2025
For years, criminals have been using phones to try to scam people out of money or into disclosing personal information and they have tended to find...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 21, 2025
I am one who can admit when I’m wrong. A few years ago, I was convinced the Metaverse was going to be a big deal, eventually even significantly...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 11, 2025
Over the past 27 years as a risk manager here at ALPS, I’ve had more conversations with attorneys and discussed more concerns than I will ever be...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 8, 2025
A report entitled “Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims 2020-2023,” published in 2024 by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’...
