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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 artificial intelligence. These synthetic media can convincingly mimic real people saying or doing things...
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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’...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 6, 2025
I have three stories to share, but first a reminder of what tail coverage is and isn’t. Sometimes after hearing good things about ALPS, a lawyer will...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 5, 2025
Years ago, an extended family member didn’t file his personal tax return yet again. Don’t misunderstand me, every year a tax return is prepared. He...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 18, 2024
Being an attorney is hard enough; but for some, it’s even harder during the winter months. In part this can be due to the reduced daylight, colder...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 12, 2024
In this episode of ALPS In Brief, our Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte sits down with University of Montana Professor Jeff Brandt to talk about...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 20, 2024
I have a confession to make. I am a procrastinator. If there is a Procrastinator’s Anonymous, I’m pretty sure they would accept me as a card-carrying...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 17, 2024
ALPS recently surveyed legal industry professionals to learn more about how solo and small firm lawyers feel about the use of generative AI in the...
