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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 to serve their state bar members. How did year one go? ALPS Executive Vice President Chris Newbold...
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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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 1, 2018
Client relationships can end for any one of a number of reasons, to include a matter has been resolved, the client no longer wishes to proceed, or...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 25, 2018
Regardless of size, any and every law firm is an attractive target for a cyber criminal. Think about it. Law firms serve clients of all shapes and...
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Chris Newbold, Chief Operating Officer: Oct 18, 2018
Jeff Bunn, lawyer, wellness expert and owner of the Mindful Law Coaching and Consulting Group, presents the business case for investing in attorney...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Oct 16, 2018
Your ALPS policy is a “Claims Made and Reported” insurance policy. What does that mean? It means that as a condition precedent to ALPS’ obligation...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 15, 2018
Under a claims made and reported policy, an insured would have coverage for any covered malpractice misstep that occurs and is reported during a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 4, 2018
For over 27 years now, I have worked for an insurance company that insures lawyers for their malpractice. Trust me when I say I get it. There are...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 27, 2018
At ALPS we talk a lot about what makes us different. We can say with confidence that it is because we recognize our people as our greatest asset....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 20, 2018
Some attorneys prefer working in an office share setting. And look, I get it. The reasons for doing so can be compelling. There’s the savings on...
