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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 18, 2020
Occasionally a lawyer will reach out to me wanting clarification on what should be covered in a letter notifying active clients, whose matters the lawyer will be unable to complete in time, that they are closing their practice. Here’s my response. ...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Mar 4, 2020
I’ll admit that advertising missteps rarely garner much attention from those who enforce the Rules of Professional Conduct. This shouldn’t be much...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 15, 2020
Trust, which is built upon a lawyer’s ethical duty to keep all information relating to the representation of a client confidential, is the hallmark...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Dec 18, 2019
I’ve heard all kinds of crazy comments from lawyers over the years. For example, during a CLE event with a state bar’s ethics counsel sitting next...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Nov 6, 2019
Common reasons lawyers close their practices include a medical disability, wanting to retire, a move out-of-state, or a career change. While the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Oct 2, 2019
I took a call worth sharing because the learning it provides serves as a good reminder about the perils that can arise from a failure to follow...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Sep 4, 2019
ABA MRPC Rule 1.4 Communication seems clear on its face. Attorneys are to keep clients reasonably informed about the status of their matters as well...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Aug 27, 2019
I recently asked several of our claims attorneys to identify the top habits they felt new lawyers should develop from day one. With one exception,...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 17, 2019
In light of my 60th birthday celebration soon becoming a memory, my wife and I have been spending a fair amount of time of late reviewing our...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 2, 2019
I have yet to read an insurance policy that I would consider a great read. So let’s admit it, insurance policies are rather boring. I suspect few of...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jul 2, 2019
Sometimes married couples see things differently and the only way to resolve the tension is by finally deciding to agree to disagree. That’s how...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 11, 2019
Sometimes things change as matters progress, like the legal needs of the client, your ability to continue to provide competent representation, the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Apr 3, 2019
Boundaries are important. In sports, they define the area of play. In real estate, they designate what one owns. And in personal relationships, they...
