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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 4, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Believe it or not, file handoffs can lead to trouble if not properly managed. It doesn’t matter if the handoff is from a partner to an associate, from one firm to another post referral or purchase of a practice, or if it is sent to a new firm or...
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Karen Thalacker: May 23, 2018 12:00:00 AM
At the end of a case emotions and expectations are both running high. Guest Blogger Karen Thalacker addresses the importance of preparing your...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
1) Wire fraud fraudsters use spoofed email so learn to spot it. Although there are a number of ways to spoof email, it can be as simple as this. The...
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Staying relevant. Embracing technology to increase efficiency. Investing the time it takes to improve. Attorney and cultural ambassador at his firm...
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Mike Flaherty, Senior Claims Attorney: May 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM
With the daily grind of the practice of law we seldom take time to think about why we got into this business in the first place. With the exception...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 2, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Consider the following. A lawyer was approached by a family who owned and operated a daycare center. They needed a lawyer because their son was...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 26, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Back in 2015, I was one of over 23,000 people who made a donation to a Kickstarter campaign for the Planetary Society’s LightSail project. The...
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Karen Thalacker: Apr 24, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Sure, we wish that every day would result in good news delivered to a happy client. And we also know that just isn’t realistic. Delivering that good...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 5, 2018 12:00:00 AM
If you are not already aware, ALPS proudly partners with Clio, the easy-to-use cloud-based law practice management software company with over...
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Karen Thalacker: Mar 29, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Attorneys often wear many hats for their clients. In this short video, Guest Blogger Karen Thalacker looks at an attorney’s role as a counselor. She...
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Chris Fagan, Claims Attorney: Mar 27, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Could there be a better time than spring to think about engagement letters?! The birds are singing, the flowers are out, the sun is shining, and...
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Chris Newbold, Chief Operating Officer: Mar 22, 2018 12:00:00 AM
ALPS Executive Vice President, Chris Newbold, recently sat down with Doug Ende, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel at the Washington State Bar...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 21, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Some will find it difficult to swallow; but there may be potential conflict traps hiding somewhere on your network, particularly if you practice at...
