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
Education & Careers
If you were asked what you value in a professional liability insurance policy, you’d probably start off with things like your coverage limits, deductibles, and premium costs. And while … Read More
Risk Management
Do you have a policy for responding to online reviews – both good and bad? If not, you could be missing an opportunity to defuse potential problems and attract new business. A huge num… Read More
Risk Management
If you get an email from a stranger wanting to join your LinkedIn network, you should think twice before clicking on it. The same goes for emails with LinkedIn subject lines like “See Y… 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
Continuing education is necessary if you want to keep your law practice safe and successful. It’s also necessary if you want to keep your law license. That’s why our insureds valu… Read More
Risk Management
October is a time of changing leaves, fresh apples, and children on a sugar-rush begging for candy door-to-door. It is also a great time to do a quick check-up of your cybersecurity post… 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
Risk Management
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
Education & Careers
It’s ethically permissible for a lawyer to access information that is publicly available on someone’s social media site, whether the person is represented by counsel or not. But i… 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.