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From client forms and calendaring tips to checklists and resources for starting your solo practice, ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte and other industry leaders set you up for success with fun, bite-sized content made just for you.
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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 due to recent USPS operational changes, and the USPS has formally acknowledged this. These changes...
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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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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: 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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John Horrell: May 21, 2025
Attorneys, and especially solo and small-firm attorneys, are highly resilient and self-reliant professionals. But that resilience and self-reliance...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 8, 2025
A report entitled “Profile of Legal Malpractice Claims 2020-2023,” published in 2024 by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Lawyers’...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 6, 2025
I have three stories to share, but first a reminder of what tail coverage is and isn’t. Sometimes after hearing good things about ALPS, a lawyer will...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 5, 2025
Years ago, an extended family member didn’t file his personal tax return yet again. Don’t misunderstand me, every year a tax return is prepared. He...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 20, 2024
I have a confession to make. I am a procrastinator. If there is a Procrastinator’s Anonymous, I’m pretty sure they would accept me as a card-carrying...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 17, 2024
ALPS recently surveyed legal industry professionals to learn more about how solo and small firm lawyers feel about the use of generative AI in the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 7, 2024
If you're hesitant to do pro bono work based upon a belief that this type of work is risky, I'm here to say "not necessarily!" To understand why,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 19, 2024
I’m sure this will come as no surprise; but as a risk manager with a law degree who works for a malpractice insurance company, I’m not one who...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 5, 2024
My experience consulting over the years with thousands of attorneys who practice in firms of all shapes and sizes across the U.S. has taught me that...
