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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 Professional Liability Coverage” on our Blog. Not only did she do an excellent job of explaining what’s...
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Stacey K. Smith, Esq. Director of Claims: Feb 13, 2026
Understanding Why Coverage Placement Has Become More Difficult If your firm handles cases for insureds on behalf of an insurance company, you may...
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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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Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Dec 17, 2025
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Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Dec 3, 2025
ALPS Director of Partnerships Rio Laine joins host Adriana Linares to learn how to build a profitable law practice and unpack why business training,...
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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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Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Oct 29, 2025
Starting your solo firm means building good habits from day one and that begins with your intake process. In this episode of New Solo: First Flight,...
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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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Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Oct 9, 2025
What does it look like when two solos run completely independent practices—but still share staff, expenses, and even office celebrations? In this...
Rio Laine, Director of Strategic Partnerships: Sep 11, 2025
When is the right time to rebrand your legal practice and how do you actually pull it off? In this episode of New Solo’s First Flight series, Adriana...
