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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 13, 2019
Active shootings can happen anywhere, even in law firms. What can attorneys and their staff do to prepare and protect each other in these kinds of scenarios? Mark sits down with active-shooter response expert, retired U.S. army sniper, and...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 5, 2019
The belief that a computer or network breach is a ‘when,’ not an ‘if’ is practically dogma now. Given this reality, every law practice, regardless...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 3, 2019
Malpractice Insurance Claims made vs. Occurrence-based Coverage Before digging into the basics of legal malpractice insurance, I’m going to share a...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: May 29, 2019
Thoughts. Feelings. Emotions. They’re often compelling, and they’re with us all day, every day. But they are actually only visitors. Granted,...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: May 22, 2019
It’s an acronym created by Michelle McDonald and popularized by Rick Hansen, Ph.D. in a 2014 article published by Psychology Today magazine. ...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 21, 2019
Few law firms seem to fully appreciate the level of risk that attorneys and staff truly represent. Of course, the ultimate goal is to avoid having...
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Karen Thalacker: May 21, 2019
Guest Blogger Karen Thalacker digs deep into that short, little 4-letter word that we just don’t seem to have enough of these days.
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: May 16, 2019
You are working away in your office when out of the blue, you receive an email or telephone call from an attorney who represents a former client....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 15, 2019
As the general population becomes ever more skilled at spotting and avoiding the various email and phone scams cybercriminals perpetrate, scammers...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 30, 2019
As with any cyber threat, prevention starts with awareness of the risk. As a road warrior, I see people taking a particular and absolutely...
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Lauren Baptiste: Apr 30, 2019
Ready to make your health a priority in your law practice and daily worklife balance? Lauren Baptiste partnered with ALPS for a 1-hour wellness...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 25, 2019
Trying to establish an advocate or mentor relationship as a woman in law? Andrea Canfield, president of the Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers...
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ALPS Team: Apr 24, 2019
Asking an attorney not to “dabble” in an unfamiliar area of practice is an easy concept to grasp, but much more difficult to put in practice....
