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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 21, 2021
The term “of counsel” has multiple meanings. It has been used as an honorary designation for retired partners, a special designation for firm attorneys who are neither a partner nor an associate, and to describe part-time attorneys who have created...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 14, 2021
Market forces drive change and, at times, even bring about innovation. So, in response, when a lawyer or firm decides to adjust the business model...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 24, 2021
Call me crazy, but I simply don’t trust that Big Tech has my best interests at heart with everything they do. In fact, I think it’s quite the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 3, 2021
Missoula, Montana, June 3, 2021 —ALPS, the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ malpractice insurance, today launched a free virtual resource...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 2, 2021
In my experience, too many lawyers appear to be quite comfortable running with an assumption that their client’s understanding of what the scope of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 25, 2021
As the world re-opens and you begin to stretch your legs, ALPS Risk Manager Mark B tells some true tales and offers some tips for safeguarding your...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 18, 2021
When it comes to problem clients, we all have a story or two to share; but what if it becomes more than that? What if a lawyer comes to realize that...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 12, 2021
If you were to collect everything I (and many others like me) have written on risk management for lawyers, I suspect the collection would fill a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 21, 2021
I have been a risk manager here at ALPS for well over two decades now, which helps explain why I personally view the purchase of legal malpractice...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 7, 2021
I’ve been telecommuting for over a decade now, so when a COVID-19 stay at home order finally made its way to Montana, not much changed for me...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 25, 2021
In this episode of the ALPS In Brief podcast, Mark Bassingthwaighte offers some insights in the arena of estate planning that are commonly...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 17, 2021
Given how difficult it can be to try and take a planned absence, such as a long vacation or maternity or paternity leave, it’s no wonder that having...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 3, 2021
A lawyer and non-lawyer business partner own a business. These two have a falling out and litigation ensues. The non-lawyer business partner and...
