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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 29, 2017
I’ve always been curious about why some attorneys never take the time to make sure that at least the name of every declined prospective client makes it into the firm’s conflict database. Perhaps there is a belief that since no attorney-client...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2017
(Updated May 19, 2023) The days when an attorney could send an unencrypted email without worry, remain blissfully ignorant about encrypting a...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 8, 2017
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
(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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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...
