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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 6, 2019
In the middle of a conversation with one of our insureds on the topic of the difficulty of learning to say no, the fine gentleman I was conversing with did a jump shift on me. For whatever reason, he felt it was important to acknowledge that he was...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 31, 2019
When our behaviors become destructive and start to negatively impact our health or relationships, we’re motivated to make a change, but change is...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Jan 23, 2019
Inclusion is all about shared experience, and it’s really important — especially in our law firms, our law schools, and our judiciary, where shared...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 16, 2019
In the good old days, plaintiff lawyers hoping to find a few new clients would place ads on billboards located near hospitals. From an ethical...
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I have been fortunate enough to have great mentors over the years across a variety of legal-related fields, including a legislator, a lobbyist,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 9, 2019
Start the new year off on the right foot, or the left foot. Incorporating wellness into your everyday workplace routine can be as easy as putting...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 2, 2019
During a presentation at the ABA’s 44th National Conference of Professional Responsibility last year, a CLE panelist threw out the following. Given...
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Janel Chin: Dec 13, 2018
The following is a guest post by Missoula, MT attorney Janel F. Chin. As an attorney in my late thirties, I can assuredly say that I have...
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Chris Newbold, Chief Operating Officer: Dec 6, 2018
Last year, Idaho became the second state to require malpractice insurance for private practitioners — and the first to adopt an open-market model...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 5, 2018
(Updated March 2024) In my experience, almost all lawyers have redundant calendars in place. Often there’s a primary master calendar and some sort...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 21, 2018
In this episode of the ALPS in Brief podcast, ALPS claims attorney Kobi Gibbs sits down with ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte to offer...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Nov 16, 2018
A lot of legal malpractice claims come down to a he-said-she-said between the lawyer and the client and, despite ethical obligation of candor...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 6, 2018
You’ve given it your all and your client has been pleased with how the matter progressed. However, now that things are wrapping up, this client...
