Risk Management
Auto-Reply Can Mean Auto-Trouble
You’re headed off for a well-deserved vacation. All your cases are covered. All loose ends are tied up. You start to turn off your computer – but before you do, you remember to le… Read More
Risk Management
Risk Management
8 Steps to a Perfect Password
It seems every day brings a new story of cyber-crime, data theft or computer hacking. Usually it turns out that the bad guys gained access to online accounts and information by stealing… Read More
Risk Management
Iowa Lawyer Suspended In Nigerian Scam
The infamous online scammer from Nigeria has claimed another victim – and this time a lawyer who got swept up in the scheme has been suspended from practice for a year. It happened in I… Read More
Risk Management
You Don’t Have To Be a Client to Sue a Lawyer
Most legal malpractice claims are brought by clients and former clients. But occasionally the claimant is a third party. In such cases, the duty of care extends beyond the strict confines of … Read More
Risk Management
9 Things To Do If Your Email is Hacked
Tech experts say it is only a matter of time before your email account gets hacked. And if you’re an attorney that time may come sooner rather than later. Lawyers are a prime target fo… Read More
Risk Management
Lawyer Commits Malpractice … In Malpractice Suit Against Lawyer
A lawyer in Tennessee committed what looks like obvious malpractice by filing a claim after the applicable statute of limitations had expired. Nothing particularly newsworthy there. What mak… Read More
Risk Management
A Look Back: Legal Malpractice Circa 1979
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Missed deadlines and unreturned phone calls get lawyers in trouble today – just as they did 35 years ago. And practice areas like r… Read More
Risk Management
5 Things You Should Know About Your Exposure to Computer Hacking
Did you know that 15 percent of law firms have reported a computer breach? Or that the threat of digital trespass is so great the FBI has issued a warning to lawyers: “Hackers see attor… Read More
Risk Management
Stop and Think Before You Dump That Difficult Client
Lawyers Mutual has warned us time and again that some prospective clients are bad news and should be politely turned away But just as important as avoiding rotten apples … Read More
Risk Management
5 Ways to Avoid A Costly Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest can be a difficult ethical concept to wrap your mind around. A conflict can arise from conditions inside or outside the firm. It can pop up in individual cases. It can h… Read More
