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Jeffrey H. Bunn: Dec 26, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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 number of levels, for a number of things. One of the things I learned, however, is that the life of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 19, 2018 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
(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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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 12:00:00 AM
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...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 6, 2018 12:00:00 AM
You’ve given it your all and your client has been pleased with how the matter progressed. However, now that things are wrapping up, this client...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 1, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Some may view this as me being nitpicky, but there is a difference between disengagement letters and letters of closure. Yes, while both serve to...
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Karen Thalacker: Oct 31, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Have you ever had someone propose an idea that you felt was wrong but couldn’t, in that moment, articulate what you didn’t like about it or what...
