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John Ries, Claims Attorney: May 20, 2021
On February 23, 2021, the Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion delivered by Justice Laurie McKinnon in ALPS Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Keller, Reynolds, Drake, Johnson & Gillespie, P.C., 2021 MT 46 (Mont. 2021) which upheld the lower court’s...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 18, 2021
When it comes to problem clients, we all have a story or two to share; but what if it becomes more than that? What if a lawyer comes to realize that...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 12, 2021
If you were to collect everything I (and many others like me) have written on risk management for lawyers, I suspect the collection would fill a...
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Kate Whitlock: Apr 28, 2021
Many states permit lawyers to include in their engagement agreements arbitration provisions which would require potential clients to arbitrate...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 7, 2021
I’ve been telecommuting for over a decade now, so when a COVID-19 stay at home order finally made its way to Montana, not much changed for me...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 25, 2021
In this episode of the ALPS In Brief podcast, Mark Bassingthwaighte offers some insights in the arena of estate planning that are commonly...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Mar 24, 2021
I recently read an article that was a Q & A with a wonderful meditation teacher/writer/thinker, Sharon Salzburg (also, a co-founder of the Insight...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Mar 9, 2021
As I stood, hip-deep in a snowdrift retrieving my dog’s poop, I heard a man start yelling and looked up to see that I had let go of the leash while...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 17, 2021
Difficult conversations can be, well difficult; particularly if the purpose of the conversation is to pass along bad news. After all, who looks...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Feb 9, 2021
“Dare to be idle”, advises Caroline Hamming — not as easy as it might seem. It sounds a bit like mindfulness, and it sounds a bit like meditation,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 6, 2021
Lawyers often share with us that, as they see it, they really don’t need a cyber liability policy. They seem to base this conclusion on the fact...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 2, 2020
Over the years I have visited more firms that I can remember; but no visit stands out more than the one that made me feel as if I had walked on to...
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ALPS Team: Dec 1, 2020
You’re right, COVID-19 has officially put a damper on most fun stuff for 2020. Holiday office parties included. While a major bummer, 2020 has...
