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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 18, 2021
The number of times I’ve observed or heard about a problematic nonverbal interaction with a client (to which the involved lawyer or staff member was completely oblivious) probably wouldn’t surprise anyone. After all, who hasn’t walked away from an...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 30, 2021
Mark Bassingthwaighte: Hello, I’m Mark Bassingthwaighte, the risk manager here at ALPS. And welcome to another episode of ALPS In Brief, the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 21, 2021
The term “of counsel” has multiple meanings. It has been used as an honorary designation for retired partners, a special designation for firm...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 14, 2021
Market forces drive change and, at times, even bring about innovation. So, in response, when a lawyer or firm decides to adjust the business model...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 24, 2021
Call me crazy, but I simply don’t trust that Big Tech has my best interests at heart with everything they do. In fact, I think it’s quite the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 3, 2021
Missoula, Montana, June 3, 2021 —ALPS, the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ malpractice insurance, today launched a free virtual resource...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jun 2, 2021
In my experience, too many lawyers appear to be quite comfortable running with an assumption that their client’s understanding of what the scope of...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: May 20, 2021
On February 23, 2021, the Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion delivered by Justice Laurie McKinnon in ALPS Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Keller,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 18, 2021
When it comes to problem clients, we all have a story or two to share; but what if it becomes more than that? What if a lawyer comes to realize that...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: May 12, 2021
If you were to collect everything I (and many others like me) have written on risk management for lawyers, I suspect the collection would fill a...
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Kate Whitlock: Apr 28, 2021
Many states permit lawyers to include in their engagement agreements arbitration provisions which would require potential clients to arbitrate...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 7, 2021
I’ve been telecommuting for over a decade now, so when a COVID-19 stay at home order finally made its way to Montana, not much changed for me...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 25, 2021
In this episode of the ALPS In Brief podcast, Mark Bassingthwaighte offers some insights in the arena of estate planning that are commonly...
