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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 original goal was to raise $200,000 to be used for the continued development of a solar sail that would...
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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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Truth be told, I’ve been there as a client. It felt as if my legal matter wasn’t progressing as fast as I thought it should and it seemed to me that...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 31, 2018 12:00:00 AM
To this day I still get the occasional call from an attorney wanting to know how to go about purchasing a tail policy and my response is always the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 24, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Last week the ALPS team gathered for a discussion about the company’s vision this year and beyond. Afterwards Mark sat down with ALPS CEO, David...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 18, 2018 12:00:00 AM
I have given a number of presentations on the general topic of cybersecurity that always include a discussion of password best practices. You know...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 10, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS is rolling out three new policy forms this year, offering legal malpractice insurance coverage options to fit your firm’s needs. No one is...
