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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager

Since 1998, Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq. has been a Risk Manager with ALPS, an attorney’s professional liability insurance carrier. In his tenure with the company, Mr. Bassingthwaighte has conducted over 1200 law firm risk management assessment visits, presented over 600 continuing legal education seminars throughout the United States, and written extensively on risk management, ethics, and technology. Mr. Bassingthwaighte is a member of the State Bar of Montana as well as the American Bar Association where he currently sits on the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility’s Conference Planning Committee. He received his J.D. from Drake University Law School.

ALPS In Brief Podcast - Episode 75: What is the Corporate Transparency act...and More, image of woman lawyer with her hand out, toughing the screen

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ALPS In Brief Podcast - Episode 75: What is the Corporate Transparency Act

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 2, 2023 9:52:01 AM

A Brief Statement of Correction from Mark: “During this podcast I stated that under the Corporate Transparency Act, BOI reports were to be filed annually. That statement was incorrect. The correct requirement is that reporting companies have 30...

ALPS In Brief Podcast

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ALPS In Brief - Episode 74: Why Cyber Liability Insurance is an Essential

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 19, 2023 8:00:00 AM

ALPS In Brief Podcast Cybersecurity

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Lawyers engaged in conflict resolution

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Why It’s Important to Have Attorney Accountability Built Into Your Firm’s Conflict Checking Process

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 18, 2023 10:00:00 AM

What happens in your firm if there’s a hit during a conflicts check? Hopefully, the conflict concern is immediately brought to the attention of the...

Solo and Small Firm Resources Law Practice Management

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Open hands displaying a small yellow flower, podcast title overlay In Brief Episode 73: The Ethical Obligation of Succession Planning

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ALPS In Brief - Episode 73: The Ethical Obligation of Succession Planning

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 20, 2023 10:58:09 AM

ALPS In Brief Podcast Law Practice Management

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Why the Use of an Engagement Letter Should Never Be Considered Optional

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 20, 2023 8:00:00 AM

Engagement letters seem to be one of those documents most lawyers intellectually appreciate the value of but often underutilize. This letter simply...

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Attorney realizing a misstep has occurred

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How to Avoid Common Co-Counsel Relationship Missteps

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 7, 2023 10:00:00 AM

Co-counsel relationships are sometimes formed “on the fly,” meaning no thorough discussion as to who will be responsible for whatever occurs. This...

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ALPS In Brief - Episode 72: Do Legal Subscription Services Really Work?

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 24, 2023 11:09:57 AM

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Rio Peterson with ALPS

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ALPS In Brief - Episode 71: Meet Rio!

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 3, 2023 11:04:09 AM

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Man caught in a trap.

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How to Avoid Common Conflict of Interest Traps

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 2, 2023 10:25:00 AM

Particularly in the solo and small firm setting, conflict missteps are often not a “whoops, we missed that name” kind of thing. More often the...

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Why It’s Important to Document Scope of Representation

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 1, 2023 10:24:57 AM

I know lawyers get tired of hearing it and risk folk like me get tired of always having to say it; but there is real value in documenting scope of...

Solo and Small Firm Resources Law Practice Management

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Making a decision

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What Non-Engagement Letters Really Do

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 31, 2023 10:24:34 AM

Over the years I have found a real disparity among attorneys as to their willingness to write non-engagement letters. You know the one. It’s that...

Solo and Small Firm Resources Law Practice Management

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Why Your Law Firm Needs Social Engineering Awareness Training

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 19, 2023 8:00:00 AM

Some time ago I had a conversation with a few lawyers who had come close to being scammed out of several hundred thousand dollars. While I was...

Cybersecurity

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Don't let these coverage concerns surprise you

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ALPS In Brief - Episode 70: Don’t Let These Coverage Concerns Surprise You

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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 13, 2023 1:31:01 PM

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