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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 18, 2018
Legal malpractice insurance policies are claims-made and reported policies. This means coverage is afforded if a malpractice claim is made and reported during the policy period contingent upon the wrongful act giving rise to the claim having...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 11, 2018
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
In today’s world, people frequently work outside of their offices. They may be working while visiting a coffee shop, sitting at an airport, staying...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 27, 2018
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 14, 2018
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
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
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
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
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
In the legal profession, failing to properly manage conflicts of interest with prospective clients can lead to ethical dilemmas, compromised client...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 19, 2018
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 5, 2018
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: Feb 21, 2018
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...
