What Every Lawyer is Terrible At, Except You. Right? Understanding the File Documentation Problem

February 5, 2021

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What Every Lawyer is Terrible At, Except You. Right? Understanding the File Documentation Problem

February 11, 2021 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

This presentation is intended to highlight and explore solutions to a common law practice misstep that is in play with a significant percentage of malpractice claims, namely poor documentation of the file. Key attendee takeaways will include an awareness of why documenting scope of representation is so important, how thinking about what must be communicated to clients in accordance with RPC 1.4 can dictate what should be documented, and identification of key times when documentation is necessary but often overlooked.

Speakers

Mark Bassingthwaighte

Since 1998, Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq. has been a Risk Manager with ALPS, the nation’s largest direct writer of lawyers’ malpractice insurance. In his tenure with the company, Mr. Bassingthwaighte has conducted over 1200 law firm risk management assessment visits, presented numerous continuing legal education seminars throughout the United States, and written extensively on risk management, ethics, and technology. Mr. Bassingthwaighte is a member of the State Bar of Montana as well as the American Bar Association where he currently sits on the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility’s Conference Planning Committee. He received his J.D. from Drake University Law School.

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