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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In the context of a conversation between an attorney and a client, effective communication occurs when both the attorney and the client feel they have been heard. For example, at the outset of representation, a client is often looking for...
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Bree Buchanan & Chris Newbold: Aug 26, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Bree and Chris welcome lawyer well-being pioneer Anne Brafford to the podcast, best known for her roles as author of Positive Professionals,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Over the 3 years following this global recession spurred by COVID-19, we’ll see a spike in bankruptcies, business dealings gone south, divorces, and...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 19, 2020 12:00:00 AM
I will admit that, at times and with topics such as cyber security, I can come across as overbearing to some and as a fearmonger to others. Speaking...
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Tim Line, Claims Attorney: Aug 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
A jack is a tool with utilitarian value used for practical and beneficial purposes. We jack up a vehicle to change a flat tire. Or we jack up a...
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Bree Buchanan & Chris Newbold: Aug 12, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Podcast co-hosts Bree Buchanan and Chris Newbold, who also serve as co-chairs of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, introduce...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 6, 2020 12:00:00 AM
A lawyer was waiting on a fax with all the information she needed to complete a wire transfer. Fax received, money sent. What she didn’t know? Her...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 5, 2020 12:00:00 AM
More than a few lawyers who exclusively practice in the mediation or criminal defense space believe that purchasing malpractice insurance is a waste...
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Karen Thalacker: Jul 30, 2020 12:00:00 AM
There may be people in both your professional and personal lives who are at the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to the level of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Lawyers become lawyers to help people. To right wrongs, to champion for justice. While law school prepares you substantively for the legal issues...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Jul 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
As I sit at home working in relative isolation wondering when the second COVID-19 wave will crest (or is it part two of the first wave?), I have...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM
A lawyer called me wanting to discuss third-party payors because his representation of his client had just ended, and he didn’t know what to do with...
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Janel Chin: Jul 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Janel Chin, owner of Peaks and Valleys Legal Services, reflects on the undue pressures placed on her clients, particularly women, who end up with...
