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Make the Call
Karen Thalacker: Feb 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Guest Blogger Karen Thalacker advocates that sometimes a good, old-fashioned phone call makes the most sense.
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Learn to Laugh at Yourself
David Fratarcangelo, Claims Attorney: Feb 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a lawyer?A: An offer you can’t understand. Q: How does an attorney sleep?A: First he lies on...
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ALPS In Brief — Episode 42: 5 Things That Blur Your Company’s 2020 Vision
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 14, 2020 12:00:00 AM
ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte sits down with ALPS CEO David Bell to discuss David’s past, ALPS future, why every company should have a...
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Ethics and Disaster Recovery Planning
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 5, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The ABA’s issuance of Formal Ethics Opinion 482 in September of 2018 finally made it quite clear. Lawyers have an ethical duty to develop a disaster...
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Don't Leave Yourself Exposed - The New Year is the Perfect Time to Evaluate Your Professional Liability Coverage Limits
Kobi L Gibbs, Senior Claims Attorney: Jan 29, 2020 12:00:00 AM
January is a time for making new resolutions, setting goals and evaluating what works and what can be improved. Generally, a majority of these...
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ALPS In Brief — Episode 41: The Perils of Bad Follow Through
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 23, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In this episode of ALPS In Brief, ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte shares an insightful story of a dream cruise, a freak accident, and an...
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What Are They and Why Should Lawyers Bother with Them?
Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Jan 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
In the Claims world, we love closure letters. Unfortunately, we rarely see them in the files – perhaps that is because attorneys who send closure...
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What You Learn at the Office Stays at the Office — A Support Staff Confidentiality Primer
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 15, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Trust, which is built upon a lawyer’s ethical duty to keep all information relating to the representation of a client confidential, is the hallmark...
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Malpractice Insurance Basics: Part 2
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Prior Acts Coverage With the short history lesson of Part 1 behind us, we can now start to dig into the basics of malpractice insurance. In order to...
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Law Firms And Data Storytelling, Part 3
Jeffrey H. Bunn: Jan 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM
This is the third in a series of three blog posts on Law Firms and Data Storytelling. Last time banging this particular drum. And, yes, I’ll say it...
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I Am Not a Blogger
Rob Tameler, Claims Manager: Dec 19, 2019 12:00:00 AM
I have been asked to contribute to the ALPS Blog. I am not a blogger. As I tell people who will listen (or read), my first experience with a...
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How to Recognize When Rationalizations and Creative Lawyering Aren’t the Answer
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 18, 2019 12:00:00 AM
I’ve heard all kinds of crazy comments from lawyers over the years. For example, during a CLE event with a state bar’s ethics counsel sitting next...
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Law Firms And Data Storytelling, Part 2
Jeffrey H. Bunn: Dec 17, 2019 12:00:00 AM
This is the second in a series of three blog posts on Law Firms and Data Storytelling. Restating the central premise of this, the prior, and the...