A 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 Calendar’s 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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