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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. That line needed to be repaired immediately or Thanksgiving was going to be a bust. Trust me, that...
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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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 26, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Back in 2015, I was one of over 23,000 people who made a donation to a Kickstarter campaign for the Planetary Society’s LightSail project. The...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 19, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Professor Heidi K. Brown is a former construction litigator, author and self-described introvert. Mark was able to connect with Heidi, who is based...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Remember the good old days when it was pretty easy to recognize a phishing attack? Who couldn’t determine that an email asking for verification of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM
If you are not already aware, ALPS proudly partners with Clio, the easy-to-use cloud-based law practice management software company with over...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 4, 2018 12:00:00 AM
As a risk manager for the past 20 years, I’ve had more conversations with lawyers than I can keep track of and that were about more topics than I...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Some will find it difficult to swallow; but there may be potential conflict traps hiding somewhere on your network, particularly if you practice at...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
There are two types of businesses – those that have been hacked and those that don’t know they’ve been hacked. This may sound like hyperbole, but...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 7, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS, a professional liability insurance provider, interviewed me about why it is so important for lawyers to find and to be champions. The...
