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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Feb 7, 2018
ALPS, a professional liability insurance provider, interviewed me about why it is so important for lawyers to find and to be champions. The discussion ranges from the need for more sponsorship of women in law firms to examining how solo attorneys...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 31, 2018
To this day I still get the occasional call from an attorney wanting to know how to go about purchasing a tail policy and my response is always the...
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Mark Bassingthwaighte, Risk Manager: Jan 24, 2018
Last week the ALPS team gathered for a discussion about the company’s vision this year and beyond. Afterwards Mark sat down with ALPS CEO, David...
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Stacey Smith Claims Manager: Jan 17, 2018
You have heard it many times before but it's worth repeating because we are still receiving claims from attorneys who first sued their clients for...
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Karen Thalacker: Dec 12, 2017
We all know that clients can be difficult at times. But do lawyers have to be difficult too? Here are a few reminders about what not to do when...
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Rob Tameler, Claims Manager: Nov 20, 2017
The short answer is yes. The common thought most law firms have is, “I’m too small a fish to worry about being hacked . . . there are bigger fish to...
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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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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...
