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Few Simple Risk Management Tips
By Mary C. Nevius, Esquire, Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society
of Maryland
A Great Lawyer Resource for LPL Issues
By Walter E. Stewart, Jr.,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
A View of Risk Management from the Plaintiff's Side
Lawyer Who
Specializes In Suing Lawyers Gives Advice On How To Stay Out Of
Trouble
By Jaclyn Jaeger, Lawyers Weekly USA, Nov.
2003
Reprinted with permission.
AN
OUNCE OF PREVENTION
By Mary C. Nevius, Supervising Claims Counsel, Legal Mutual
Attorney
Grievance Commision Inquiries...October 2001
By Alvin I. Frederick, Esq., Eccleston and Wolf
AVOIDING
MALPRACTICE CLAIMS AND GRIEVANCE COMPLAINTS
By Thomas D. Murphy, Esquire, Murphy & Mood, P.C.
Burn
Bright But Don't Burnout: ...Balancing Your Legal Career with The
Rest of Your Life...June 2000
By Kay G. Kenny
Claims
Reporting...May 2001
By Philip R. Zuber, Esq., Sasser, Clagett & Bucher
Closer
Than You Think: Getting Ready to Retire From the Practice of Law-Lawyers
Professional Liability Insurance Issues That Must Be Considered
By Kay G. Kenny, Assistant General Manager & Marketing Coordinator
Computer Related Issues...October 1999
By Patricia Yevics, Law Office Management Administrator, MSBA
Conflict
Issues
By
Thomas D. Murphy, Esquire, Murphy & Mood,
P.C.
Conflicts
Of Interest Issues...May 2001
By Robert W. Hesselbacher, Jr., Wright, Constable & Skeen,
LLP
Contributory Negligence
By Karen Saks Shrager, Esquire
Dealing
with Malware: Taking Care of What Antivirus Programs Miss
By Mark Bassingthwaighte,
Esquire, Attorneys Liability Protection Society
Discovery
Rule Applies to Breach of Contract Cases
By Stephen W. Thibodeau, Esquire
Docketing Do's and Dont's
By Dan Pinnington, Director of Practice PROLawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, Toronto, Canada
Duty to Client Extended Beyond Firm's Closing
By Anthony Linn as reported in the New York Law Journal, March 6, 2006 and Law.com
Engagement
Letters...February 1996
Adapted from an article published in the Illinois Bar Journal and
written by Anne E. Thar, Vice President and Corporate Counsel, ISBA
Mutual Insurance Company
ETHICS:
DUTY CALLS
By Kathleen Maher, Esquire
Georgia
Supreme Court Clarifies Lawyers’ Duty in Transactional Case
Reprinted courtesy of the ABA lpl eAdvisory
Editors Kathleen Ewins and Glenn Fischer
Giving
Notice of Claims and Potential Claims: How Your Policy Works...Winter
2000
By: Kevin F. Arthur, Esq., Kramon & Graham P.A.
HIRSHMAN’S
39 TIPS FOR AVOIDING GRIEVANCES BASED ON FEES
IDENTITY
THEFT: Fishing is legal, Phishing is not
By Walter E. Stewart, Jr., Executive Vice President & COO
Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
Illinois
Court Holds That Material Misrepresentation on Renewal Application
Makes Policy Voidable, Not Void
Reprinted courtesy of the ABA lpl eAdvisory
Editors Kathleen Ewins and Glenn Fischer
Injury
Law Proves Risky
By Brian C. Anderson, Claims Counsel
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company
IRS
Helps Heirs Find Intestate’s Assets
Buffamante
Whipple Buttafaro, P.C.Screen
Shot
Knowing
When to Say Good-bye...Retiring From the Practice of Law...Fall
1999
Adapted by Kay G. Kenny, with permission of the author, Edward J.
Hutchins
Laptop
Computers: Protecting Confidential Client Information
Reprinted from the October 2004 issue of “In
Brief”
Legal
Malpractice Caused By a Spam Filter?
By Walter E. Stewart, Jr., Executive Vice President & COO
Managing
the Security and Privacy of Electronic Data in a Law Office
By
Walter E. Stewart, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer
Legal Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
MSBA Tips on Identity Protection
By Alexander Gordon, IV
Reprinted from the MSBA with permission
(Original date of publication not provided)
Office Sharing...October 2000
Excerpted with permission from an article in Malpractice Alert! a publication of the Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company
On Risk Management: Stress Is an Attitude...August 2000
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Client Screening as a Risk Management Technique...September 2000
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Heading Off Client Unhappiness...October 2000
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Think Twice Before You Sue for Unpaid Fees...November 2000
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Office Sharing...December 2000
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Docket Control: Avoiding the Calendars Malpractice Traps...January 2001
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Lower Your Risk of Conflict of Interest...February 2001
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Questions and Answers on Professional Liability Insurance...April 2001
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Loss Prevention Tips for Electronic Communications with Clients...May 2001
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: Risk Management for Office and Support Staff...June 2001
By Kay G. Kenny
On Risk Management: How Areas of Practice Affect Malpractice Insurance Rates...July 2001
By Kay G. Kenny
Paper
– From Archive to Information Gateway
By Jordan Lind, Vice President
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT TIPS
By Kay G. Kenny
PRACTICE
STRATEGIES – Professional Liability “TELL-ALL POLICY”
Bad Things Can Happen if You Don’t Keep Your Carrier Informed
BY: Richard D.
Hoffman
PROTECTING SENSITIVE COMPUTER FILES
(File Encryption Software)
Protecting Yourself From the 'Costs' of Malpractice
By Nancy Byerly Jones
Reprinted from Lawyers Weekly USA,
November 21, 2005, with permission
REAL ESTATE CLAIMS CONTINUE TO TROUBLE LAWYERS
By Sally E. Anderson, Director of Risk Management and Claims,
Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company (WILMIC)
Reflections
By Alvin
I. Frederick, Eccleston and Wolf, P.C.
Reputation
Management
By Roger White, Director, Communication First Limited and Senior
Associate, Jaffe Associates Europe
REVISIONS
TO TITLE 16, CHAPTER 700, OF THE MARYLAND RULES:
Tax
News:FUTA Minimum Threshold Increased;Social Security Number On-line
Verification; andSocial Security Administrative Wage Garnishment
Reprinted from the SSA/IRS Reporter, Spring 2005
Tail Coverage Issues...August 1994
By James P. Kreider, Underwriting Manager of Legal Mutual
Ten Ways To Decrease Stress...And Avoid Legal Malpractice...Fall 1994
By Jeanne Trudeau Tate, Esq.
Tips
for Starting Your Practice Right
By Karren Jo Pope-Onwukwe, Esquire
THE
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCESS MAY BE FASTER, BUT IS IT BETTER?
By
Kathleen H. Meredith, Esquire, Iliff & Meredith, P.C.
THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURE
By
Monte Fried, Esquire, Managing Partner,
Wright, Constable & Skeen, L.L.P.
The
IRS is Making it Easier for Retirement Plan Sponsors
Excerpted from the SSA/IRS Reporter, Fall 2003
Publication 1693 (Rev. 9-03) Catalog Number 15060W
Tripartite
Relationship...Winter 1997
By Robert W Hesselbacher, Jr., Partner, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
Winning Plaintiffs May Lose Tax Battle over Attorneys Fees
Reprinted
with permission from the BWB Monthly Newsletter
Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro P.C. – October 2003
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