Business of Law
At a growing number of cities across the nation, lawyers don’t have to chase ambulances anymore – ambulances are bringing sick and injured patients directly to them. It’s pa… 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
Practice of Law
Are you a lark, an owl or a third bird? Knowing which one you are – and arranging your schedule accordingly – could make you more productive in the law office. It will also improv… Read More
Risk Management
How does a BigLaw giant with nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in annual revenue and a reputation as the “Rolls Royce of insurance firms” find itself in bankruptcy and tatters … Read More
Practice of Law
Many good lawyers are poor delegators, and their practices suffer as a result. Their quality of life takes a hit as well. It’s understandable, of course. Lawyers are doers. We’re… Read More
Risk Management
What does succession look like? Is “succession planning” a nice way of saying it’s time to hang it up? The conversation surrounding succession planning can sometimes be overw… Read More
Risk Management
Lawyers Mutual is excited to partner with ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences® to bring you this year’s seminar series, “The Accidental Lawyer: Terms of Engagement.” T… Read More
Risk Management
A law firm has been hit with a $1.8 million malpractice jury verdict – plus $125,000 in punitive damages – after an associate forged a signature on a client’s work visa. The… Read More
Risk Management
Hypothetical: You represent an individual in a personal injury case. The tortfeasor died six months after the accident. He had a minimum limits policy, but there are significant assets in his … Read More
Practice of Law
If you follow our blog, you know that we have been running an awesome series entitled the " Lawyers in Transition Toolkit." This series has provided great succession planning tips. The series … 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.