Estate Planning Traps
Common estate planning errors Lawyers Mutual is seeing and how to avoid them. Read More +
Break Some Crayons to Brighten Your Law Life
A lesson on coping with change in a creative way. Read More +
Avoiding Equitable Distribution & Alimony Claims
Equitable distribution and alimony claims review. Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: Alias or Pluries Summons – A Mistake Waiting to Happen
Preventing Alias or Pluries summonses mistakes. Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: The Intake Interview - One Path to a Satisfied Client (And Lawyer)
A solid intake interview will go a long way to making sure the cases you choose to work on are fulfilling for you and your clients. Read More +
Three Books for Every NC Lawyer’s Holiday List
Book recommendations for every lawyer on your list. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Starting Fresh in the New Year
File removal, a cybersecurity resolution for 2021. Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: The Trustee’s Duty of Neutrality
Do you ever serve as trustee of a client’s trust? Read More +
Giving Thanks for an Astonishing Law Life
Being thankful and looking back on a law career. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Being Thankful for a Plan
Tips for creating a plan for cybersecurity. Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: What Should I Tell My Client about Social Media?
Social media, clients and ethics Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Tales from the Crypt(ography)
Cybersecurity Awareness Read More +
The Lawyer Who Was Totally Unfiltered
There was once a lawyer who had a habit of starting sentences with, “I hope this doesn’t offend you, but ….” Read More +
Practice points with Mark Scruggs: Get It Outta There!
Don’t let affirmative defenses that you deem meritless remain in the Answer and a part of the case. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Setting You Up For Success
As we enter October, consider a goal of taking a little time each week to think about cybersecurity. Read More +
From Barrister to Barista: A Lawyer’s Journey
The secret to a happier and more successful Law Life is as simple as a cup of coffee. Read More +
Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: Suing the Wrong Defendant
One of the most common errors we see at Lawyers Mutual is the failure to sue the right defendant before the statute of limitations expires. Read More +
Cybersecurity Tips: Data Is / Data Are / Data Where?
Just as you would not design a fire evacuation plan without knowing what the building looks like and where the offices and people are, we need to first know what data we have and where data might be found. Read More +
Law Lessons from Baseball in a Pandemic
There’s an important Law Lesson to be learned when baseball is played in empty parks, in front of cardboard cutout fans, by players who are not allowed to spit. Read More +
Mindfulness Without The “Meditation”
Meditation has been proven to manage stress and anxiety, increase focus, and interrupt negative thought patterns. Read More +
