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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2017 12:00:00 AM
(Updated May 19, 2023) The days when an attorney could send an unencrypted email without worry, remain blissfully ignorant about encrypting a laptop, or use the same easily remembered password for all accounts and devices are long since over. I...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 8, 2017 12:00:00 AM
I’m not sure why, but I’ve always had a fondness for the word patsy. While the word doesn’t seem to be in wide use anymore, I personally believe the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 12, 2017 12:00:00 AM
(Updated March 2024) Everyone makes a wrong decision now and again. Unfortunately, if the wrong decision was agreeing to take on a client that you...
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Last week I watched a trial. Usually, I do this from the “hotseat,” running the electronic trial technology and presenting exhibits. This time, I...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 27, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Over the years, numerous articles have been written on how to successfully manage attorney-client relationships. Typically, these articles emphasize...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 8, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Over the years, I have witnessed a few vigorous debates where the point of contention was whether the practice of law is a business or a profession...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 18, 2017 12:00:00 AM
(Updated March 2024) Please, can we just acknowledge that lawyers as a group are terrible when it comes to properly and thoroughly documenting their...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 14, 2016 12:00:00 AM
I will share that I can appreciate a well-crafted cocktail; but I can also assure you that when I am in a situation where such beverages are being...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 2, 2016 12:00:00 AM
Look, I get it. An opportunity to sit on the board of a local nonprofit is finally yours for the taking. Better yet, it’s a charitable cause you...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 13, 2016 12:00:00 AM
Updated 07/2023 Lawyers remain a high-profile target for scammers hoping to get away with wire fraud and the attack vectors they are using continue...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 17, 2016 12:00:00 AM
Updated August 2023 This question is the one question I’m asked more than any other and I get it. Although my wife is a physician, she had to deal...
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I continue to be quite concerned about how we got to this point (my 50th year in the legal profession and my 30th year providing career advice to...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 21, 2013 12:00:00 AM
I do believe as attorneys we all have a pretty good handle on the ins and outs of attorney-client privilege. It’s not been an issue for me. What...
