Risk Management
A good engagement letter can help you avoid a malpractice claim, but a poorly worded one can cause trouble. That happened recently in Georgia, where an appellate court struck down a key claus… Read More
Education & Careers
Knowing help is available when you need it most is an everyday value of being insured with Lawyers Mutual. Lawyers Mutual’s HELP team is expert at Handling Emergency Legal Problems. Led… Read More
Business of Law
Millennial lawyers say the traditional law practice model is broken beyond repair – but even so, many say making partner at their present firm is their number one goal. And three-quarte… Read More
Practice of Law
Two little words – Thank You – can make a big difference in your law practice. Just ask Vinny Gambini. In the cinematic classic “My Cousin Vinny,” the defense lawyer p… Read More
Risk Management
I Value Lawyers Mutual Because of its Claims Attorneys: Uta Zacharias, Senior Claims Counsel Sometimes all you need is to talk to somebody. When you’re insured with Lawyers Mutual, the… Read More
Risk Management
A Missouri lawyer accused of taking 22,000 electronic data files on a USB flash drive from her former law firm has been held in contempt, jailed for two days, and ordered to pay the firm more … Read More
Risk Management
A Navy SEAL who was acquitted of war crimes has sued his former lawyers and a military legal defense nonprofit for malpractice. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Texas, Eddi… Read More
Practice of Law
Why do you value Lawyers Mutual? Is it the peace of mind that comes from knowing you and your law practice are protected? The security of having an experienced claims attorney by your side wh… Read More
Risk Management
Even though an attorney’s name was listed on her husband’s law office letterhead, she can’t be held liable for his alleged malpractice when there was no actual partnership ag… Read More
Education & Careers
For new NCBA president LeAnn Neese Brown, it’s all about roots and wings. The Chapel Hill attorney was installed in June as the 125th president of the NC Bar Association. She previously… Read More
Lawyers Mutual has published previous alerts regarding the new filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that went into effect January 1, 2024. After reviewing additional resources, we want to emphasize concerns that we have about the risks and increased potential liability for lawyers undertaking the reporting requirements. This is especially true for the continuing reporting requirements after entity formation and initial reporting.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) recently announced additional go-live plans for counties transitioning from paper files to Enterprise Justice (Odyssey), which currently serves Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Mecklenburg and Wake counties. Twelve northeastern counties comprising Track 3, as previously announced, will go live on February 5, and 10 counties comprising Track 4 (Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Vance and Warren) will go live on April 29.