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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM
As I often like to do, let me share two brief stories. The first involves a criminal defense lawyer. This lawyer represented a client who refused to allow the lawyer to call his girlfriend to testify at trial. There may have been other witness who...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 1, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Addiction, substance abuse and the resulting professional and personal fallout can destroy careers and lives. As another wonderful addition to our ...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Legal malpractice insurance policies are claims-made and reported policies. This means coverage is afforded if a malpractice claim is made and...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Being busy is often an excuse for not taking care of ourselves, whether that means long days in the office or racking up the airline miles for...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Public Wi-Fi networks are practically ubiquitous. They’re in airports, hotels, office buildings, coffee shops, restaurants, malls and many other...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 27, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Patrick R. Krill, JD, LLM shifted from the practice of law to addiction counseling at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. In partnership with the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 19, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Let me be very clear, two factor authentication (2FA) is an essential security tool that everyone should be taking advantage of when and wherever...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 14, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Mark Bassingthwaighte sat down with ALPS’ Executive Vice President Chris Newbold earlier this year to discuss the topic of Attorney well-being....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Two quick stories. Years ago, I had a plumbing emergency. The short version is I discovered a broken water line in my kitchen on a Thanksgiving eve....
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 4, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Believe it or not, file handoffs can lead to trouble if not properly managed. It doesn’t matter if the handoff is from a partner to an associate,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 30, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS recently released our 2017 Annual Report online. Mark Bassingthwaighte was able to sit down with ALPS CFO Sara Smith as she elaborated on a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
1) Wire fraud fraudsters use spoofed email so learn to spot it. Although there are a number of ways to spoof email, it can be as simple as this. The...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Consider the following. A lawyer was approached by a family who owned and operated a daycare center. They needed a lawyer because their son was...
