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An educational space for lawyers to discuss issues of legal malpractice, legal ethics and other sources of risk.
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What type of law do you practice? Do you know if it’s risky?

Save your luck for #powerball! Protect your law firm.

Let’s chat about better practice, less stress in 2024!

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What are your 2024 law firm risk management resolutions?

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Any thoughts on new ABA Formal Opinion 505 regarding nonlawyer assistance?

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Anyone on a pro bono board not as an attorney? Do you put in writing you’re not their lawyer?

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Are you more concerned with a potential legal mal claim or an ethics complaint?

Did you know 1 out of 5 legal mal claims are from personal injury cases?

What’s your biggest legal mal or ethics concern for 2023?

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Any thoughts on the new cyber security CLE requirement in NY?

I figure it’s better than nothing…

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Do you think required ethics CLEs are worth anything? Any good recommendations?

Lawyers it’s cybersecurity awareness month.

Come up with a plan today.

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Who do I contact for guidance on how to handle a partner’s suspected fraudulent billing practices?

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Too true…

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Any thoughts on including an allocution in your settlement agreements, where the settling parties say they’re satisfied with counsel’s work, etc. as a way to bar later legal mal claims related to the … more

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I have a good belief to believe I, and others of my kind are being systemically discriminated against at work. There was a particular incident recently that affected me. I am the in house employment c… more

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Do you use “turn down” or “non-engagement” letters or anything else for prospective clients you don’t take on?

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Is there any mistake you would consider legal malpractice per se?

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Do you think your firm’s internal emails discussing a possible mistake are discoverable in a later legal mal case?

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What do you think the odds are of a legal malpractice claim against Alex Jones’ attorneys for the inadvertent text turnover?

55% of legal mal and ethics issues involve attorney mental health or substance abuse (or both).

Those numbers are definitely under reported.

Most firms talk about attorney wellness without much follow through.more

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If you knew a lawyer at your firm had 500 cases on their docket and no assistance, would you have an ethical duty to report?

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So much of a lawyer’s risk is connected to:

1. The size of their firm; and
2. The type of their practice.

Im at a 500ish lawyer firm and do legal mal defense and act as outside General Counsel to law firms.
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