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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 15, 2020
A lawyer called me wanting to discuss third-party payors because his representation of his client had just ended, and he didn’t know what to do with the excess funds that remained in trust. In light of that call, I thought it worthwhile to cover...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 1, 2020
The best risk management advice I will ever have to offer is simply this: Never minimize the importance of taking care of yourself. I know it sounds...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 17, 2020
I suspect more than a few law firms, particularly in the solo/small firm space, have yet to take the necessary time to draft and write up a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 10, 2020
Two calls that I recently took almost back to back really surprised me. The first came from an attorney who was retiring in another month or so. He...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 20, 2020
In many jurisdictions, commentary to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 Competency states that lawyers are to keep abreast of the benefits and risks...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 6, 2020
On this episode of ALPS In Brief, at the beginning of Lawyer Wellbeing Week and Mental Health Awareness month, Mark sits down with Liesel Brink,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 29, 2020
There are all kinds of finish lines in life. Some of those will be positive, and others won’t. So go ahead and feel what you feel, but remember the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 16, 2020
Do you feel like you’re living on another planet right now? There’s a reason. Humans are social animals and social distancing and isolation is not...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 15, 2020
Solo and small firm lawyers continue to occasionally call in wanting to discuss a business opportunity that has come to be known as a “license...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 25, 2020
During a recession, and for the three years following, there has historically been a huge spike in paid claims, which is a number that typically...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 23, 2020
While missed deadlines are always a risk management concern, the significant number of uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic only...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 18, 2020
Occasionally a lawyer will reach out to me wanting clarification on what should be covered in a letter notifying active clients, whose matters the...
