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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 tome or two; but sometimes less is more. It is with this sentiment in mind that I offer this brief...
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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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 25, 2021
Accountability, integrity, commitment. These values provide the lens through which ALPS realizes its vision. To live these values requires a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 17, 2021
Difficult conversations can be, well difficult; particularly if the purpose of the conversation is to pass along bad news. After all, who looks...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 3, 2021
These days, most lawyers are taking appropriate steps to see that all work-related servers, computers, mobile devices, and cloud-based apps are...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 6, 2021
Lawyers often share with us that, as they see it, they really don’t need a cyber liability policy. They seem to base this conclusion on the fact...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 16, 2020
Two different companies, Pfizer and Moderna, are the first to have developed approved vaccines to fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). When I stop...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 10, 2020
It was January of 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama. Jeremy woke to a noise in the middle of the night and went outside to investigate. He could see...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 2, 2020
Over the years I have visited more firms that I can remember; but no visit stands out more than the one that made me feel as if I had walked on to...
