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I have been fortunate enough to have great mentors over the years across a variety of legal-related fields, including a legislator, a lobbyist, judges, and other attorneys. They have guided me through decisions and hard times; they have trained me...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 9, 2019
Start the new year off on the right foot, or the left foot. Incorporating wellness into your everyday workplace routine can be as easy as putting...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 2, 2019
During a presentation at the ABA’s 44th National Conference of Professional Responsibility last year, a CLE panelist threw out the following. Given...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Dec 26, 2018
Before my recent retirement at the ripe old age of 65, I was a lawyer—a commercial litigator—practicing for almost 40 years. And I’m grateful, on a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 19, 2018
An invitation to speak on the topic of lawyer civility came my way recently and two things about the request caught me a bit off guard. One was that...
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David Fratarcangelo, Claims Attorney: Dec 17, 2018
The holiday season is once again upon us and businesses across the land are gearing up for their annual office holiday parties. These gatherings...
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Janel Chin: Dec 13, 2018
The following is a guest post by Missoula, MT attorney Janel F. Chin. As an attorney in my late thirties, I can assuredly say that I have...
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Chris Newbold, Chief Operating Officer: Dec 6, 2018
Last year, Idaho became the second state to require malpractice insurance for private practitioners — and the first to adopt an open-market model...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 5, 2018
(Updated March 2024) In my experience, almost all lawyers have redundant calendars in place. Often there’s a primary master calendar and some sort...
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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Nov 28, 2018
As one of my favorite bands, Pink Floyd, once asked in a curious but compelling song (“Comfortably Numb”), “Just nod if you can hear me. Is there...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 27, 2018
Criminals have been using phones to try to scam people out of money or into disclosing personal information for years and they have tended to find...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 21, 2018
In this episode of the ALPS in Brief podcast, ALPS claims attorney Kobi Gibbs sits down with ALPS Risk Manager Mark Bassingthwaighte to offer...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: Nov 16, 2018
A lot of legal malpractice claims come down to a he-said-she-said between the lawyer and the client and, despite ethical obligation of candor...
