Risk Management
Know Your Liability Limits
Getting sued for malpractice and not having any professional liability insurance is not good. Not having enough coverage can be almost as bad. A cautionary lesson can be learned from the tra… Read More
Risk Management
Risk Management
Real Estate Rises to Top of Malpractice Charts
Some things – like real estate malpractice claims in North Carolina – never change. Take a look at Lawyers Mutual’s claims numbers for 2012. More than one in three malpracti… Read More
Risk Management
You Are Never Too Young and Healthy To Have A Firm Emergency Plan In Case Of Unexpected Death, Illness, Or Disability.
What happens to your law practice and clients when sudden tragedy strikes you, and your office is thrown into chaos and uncertainty because of your death, disability or acute illness? On many … Read More
Risk Management
“Reply to All” Is An Ethical Booby-Trap
Here’s yet another reason to fear the dreaded “Reply to All” email button. Clicking it might be unethical. That’s the upshot of a new ethics ruling from the N.C. Stat… Read More
Risk Management
2012 Claims Review
The 2012 calendar year results for claims exceeded our expectations. With continued declining frequency since 2010 and another year of very favorable development on prior years’ claims, … Read More
Risk Management
Dishing Dirt on Lawyer Disbarments
It is an accepted fact of legal journalism that the most popular sections of a law publication are the obituaries and disciplinary actions. Death and disbarments. That’s what sells. We … Read More
Risk Management
Responding to State Bar Grievances
Statistics show that attorneys should expect to receive at least one grievance letter from the State Bar if they practice long enough. The first step if you receive one is to not panic. Step … Read More
Risk Management
Working With Your Insurance Carrier When A Claim Occurs
You have a seriously unhappy client on your hands. Worse yet, you are served with a complaint by that client alleging legal malpractice. What do you do? Your first reaction might be to pick u… Read More
Risk Management
Are We Our Partner’s Keeper?
Ten percent of all lawyers have a problem with alcohol and drugs. That sobering fact – no pun intended - was gleaned from a recent CLE on the topic of impaired lawyers. To put this int… Read More
Risk Management
“Dirty” Dozen Tips to Keep Your Real Property Practice Clean
Following are 12 tips to keep your practice safe and profitable: 1. Don’t dabble. Real property law is no place for th… Read More
