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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In many jurisdictions, commentary to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 Competency states that lawyers are to keep abreast of the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. With that language in mind, do you actually do so? I ask because...
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Jenny Kruschke: May 6, 2020 12:00:00 AM
During the nation-wide stay at home directive to combat the spread of Covid-19, we’ve all missed some of the luxuries we are used to. One such...
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Karen Thalacker: Apr 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM
WFH – Work From Home. Are you doing it? Do you love it or hate it? I’m doing it right now. Here are 3 suggestions for staying on track during...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Solo and small firm lawyers continue to occasionally call in wanting to discuss a business opportunity that has come to be known as a “license...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
During a recession, and for the three years following, there has historically been a huge spike in paid claims, which is a number that typically...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM
While missed deadlines are always a risk management concern, the significant number of uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic only...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Occasionally a lawyer will reach out to me wanting clarification on what should be covered in a letter notifying active clients, whose matters the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM
I’ll admit that advertising missteps rarely garner much attention from those who enforce the Rules of Professional Conduct. This shouldn’t be much...
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Karen Thalacker: Feb 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Guest Blogger Karen Thalacker advocates that sometimes a good, old-fashioned phone call makes the most sense.
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 5, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The ABA’s issuance of Formal Ethics Opinion 482 in September of 2018 finally made it quite clear. Lawyers have an ethical duty to develop a disaster...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In this episode of ALPS In Brief, ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte shares an insightful story of a dream cruise, a freak accident, and an...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Jan 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In the Claims world, we love closure letters. Unfortunately, we rarely see them in the files – perhaps that is because attorneys who send closure...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Trust, which is built upon a lawyer’s ethical duty to keep all information relating to the representation of a client confidential, is the hallmark...
