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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Jul 16, 2020
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 some additional time to ponder some of the whys of the claims currently on report.You have no doubt...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 15, 2020
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
Janel Chin, owner of Peaks and Valleys Legal Services, reflects on the undue pressures placed on her clients, particularly women, who end up with...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 1, 2020
The best risk management advice I will ever have to offer is simply this: Never minimize the importance of taking care of yourself. I know it sounds...
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Sharon D. Nelson Esq., Sensei Enterprises: Jun 30, 2020
Bob Ambrogi’s LawSites blog reported on May 21 that Boston law firm Sarrouf Law LLP got scammed in 2015, depositing a counterfeit check to its trust...
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Martha Amrine, Senior Claims Attorney: Jun 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic forced most law firms to conduct business in ways they had not done before. Many firms were forced to transition to work from...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 17, 2020
I suspect more than a few law firms, particularly in the solo/small firm space, have yet to take the necessary time to draft and write up a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 10, 2020
Two calls that I recently took almost back to back really surprised me. The first came from an attorney who was retiring in another month or so. He...
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Karen Thalacker: Jun 8, 2020
We’ve all had difficult clients. In the best of times, they can be a challenge but in the times we’re living in right now they can be even more...
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Laura Churchman, Marketing Communications Manager: May 21, 2020
Effective at the May 2020 ALPS Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the addition of Sherri Davidoff to its ranks. Sherri is the CEO of LMG...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 20, 2020
In many jurisdictions, commentary to Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 Competency states that lawyers are to keep abreast of the benefits and risks...
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Shea Sammons, Claims Attorney: May 14, 2020
Attorneys are fixers. This characteristic may be natural for some or was instilled and molded through law school for others but, however it came to...
