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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 10, 2018
ALPS is rolling out three new policy forms this year, offering legal malpractice insurance coverage options to fit your firm’s needs. No one is more excited it seems to talk policy features than our General Counsel, Brad Dantic. Listen as Brad and...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 3, 2018
No one enjoys hearing feedback about themselves that is critical in nature; but don’t get me wrong. Sometimes we need to hear that we’re not meeting...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 13, 2017
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Karen Thalacker: Dec 12, 2017
We all know that clients can be difficult at times. But do lawyers have to be difficult too? Here are a few reminders about what not to do when...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 7, 2017
I’ve taken numerous calls over the years from attorneys seeking assistance as they try to work through a conflict situation. These are the calls...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 29, 2017
There are a number of common questions that policyholders ask in regards to reporting claims. In this episode, ALPS Claims Attorney John Ries talks...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 9, 2017
Let’s review the basics. ABA Model Rule 1.2 (c) allows a lawyer to limit the scope of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 7, 2017
Mark sits down with Julie Patterson, a longtime ALPS Business Development Representative, bringing with her two decades of experience helping law...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 26, 2017
ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte. While in Missoula, Libby Benet, U.S. Lead...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 29, 2017
I’ve always been curious about why some attorneys never take the time to make sure that at least the name of every declined prospective client makes...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2017
(Updated May 19, 2023) The days when an attorney could send an unencrypted email without worry, remain blissfully ignorant about encrypting a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 8, 2017
I’m not sure why, but I’ve always had a fondness for the word patsy. While the word doesn’t seem to be in wide use anymore, I personally believe the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 12, 2017
(Updated March 2024) Everyone makes a wrong decision now and again. Unfortunately, if the wrong decision was agreeing to take on a client that you...
