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Highlighting changes to the Power of Attorney statutes that take effect on January 1, 2018. Read More +

Information for discussing social media legal issues with clients. Read More +

Tips to avoid receiving unwanted phone calls on your cell phone. Read More +

A look at the impact of ransomware and tips to avoid becoming a victim. Read More +

Warning for attorneys advising clients regarding HIPAA business associate agreements. Read More +

Suggestions, from case law, to help attorney demand letters not run afoul of FDCPA standards. Read More +

A review of reasons to purchase rental car coverage from the rental agency. Read More +

Resources for those handling a domestic case involving military personnel. Read More +

A review at the common interest doctrine concerning communications with interested third parties and maintaining attorney-client privilege. Read More +

The discussion of a scenario where there is no coverage for a claim under a policy. Read More +

Tips to help a law firm defend against a variety of computer dangers. Read More +

Information to help maintain malpractice coverage so you're not exposed to a claim when leaving private practice. Read More +

Tips for testing a business continuity/disaster recovery plan to make sure it functions as anticipated. Read More +

Tips to avoid common traps in UM/UIM claims. Read More +

Trust Account Maintenance is an ongoing job. Below are 5 steps to assist with that process. Step 1:  Review all outstanding checks.  This must be done before you can truly evaluate the client ledger balances.  A ledger with a $0.00 balance listing checks that have not cleared the bank is a prob… Read More +

North Carolina’s constitutional ban on same sex marriage, Amendment One, was struck down on October 10, 2014 by Judge Cogburn in Gen. Synod of the United Church of Christ v. Resinger. 12 F. Supp. 3d 790, 791 (W.D.N.C. 2014). Not a full year later, after working its way to the Supreme Court, Obergefell v. … Read More +

We have all read articles about disciplinary action being taken against an attorney where the cause was listed as “clerical errors”.  We envision an unorganized desk, and a bookkeeper shopping online, or chatting on Facebook.   I know from experience that is not typically the case.&#… Read More +

Some of the most common practice management questions we receive at Lawyers Mutual relate to file retention and destruction.  New lawyers want to set up an organized, efficient document management system to meet the needs of their practice.  Retiring lawyers want to know what to do with all the paper … Read More +

Have you ever worried about the security of your email? If you have, you are probably not unlike many people who transmit sensitive data electronically. Some of the most widely used types of email services use Transport Layer Security (“TLS”) to encrypt your message (Gmail, Yahoo!, Outlook.com, Exc… Read More +

Consider this scenario: a client has retained your domestic law firm to help her plan for a future separation from her spouse. When you meet, the client makes clear that her spouse does not know of the separation plans and she does not want him to find it out. She makes it clear that she does not even want her … Read More +