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Presenters
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Robert W. Minto, Jr.
Bob has served as President and CEO and Director of ALPS Corporation since 1987. He also serves as President and CEO of Attorneys Liability Protection Society, Inc., A Risk Retention Group. Bob received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1973. He served as an Associate, a Principal, and Of Counsel with the law firm of Worden Thane & Haines in Missoula, Montana. He has been a member of the State Bar of Montana and the American Bar Association since 1973. Bob serves on the State Bar of Montana Lawyers Fund for Client Protection; the State Bar of Montana Law Practice Management Committee; and the Montana Justice Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), formerly the Alliance of American Insurers. He speaks and publishes nationally on a variety of subjects including the future of the legal profession, bars and professional liability insurance, legal ethics and assorted practice management related topics.
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Mark Bassingthwaighte
Mark is the Risk Management Coordinator with the Attorneys Liability Protection Society, Inc., a Risk Retention Group, in Missoula, Montana. Currently Mr. Bassingthwaighte’s responsibilities include developing and delivering new risk management and CLE products and services, risk management training, team development and publishing the company’s e-newsletter, the ALPS Risk Management Report. In his tenure with the company, Mr. Bassingthwaighte has conducted over 700 law firm risk management assessment visits, presented numerous continuing legal education seminars throughout the United States and written extensively on risk management. Mr. Bassingthwaighte received his J.D. from Drake University Law School. Prior to joining ALPS, he practiced with the firm of Patterson & Bassingthwaighte as a general practitioner with emphasis in estate planning, taxation, contracts and business formations.
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Chris Newbold
Chris is Director of Bar Relations for the ALPS Enterprise Marketing Group as well as President of ALPS Foundation Services, a bar foundation fundraising and philanthropic management consulting firm, and has been with ALPS since 2002. Before joining ALPS, Chris served as a law clerk for the Hon. Terry N. Trieweiler of the Montana Supreme Court. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993 and his J.D. from the University of Montana in 2001.
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Jordan Lind
Jordan joined ALPS in 2002 and is Vice President of Client Services. He provides direct management and oversight of the ALPS Enterprise Marketing group that consists of sales, brand management and client support. Prior to joining ALPS, Jordan spent several years in the financial services industry after which he initiated a successful entrepreneurial start-up. He received his B.A. degree from The University of Montana in 1998 and his MBA magna cum laude from the same institution in 2004.
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Quick Links
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An Out of the Box Disaster Recovery Solution
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq.
In this Post 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina world in which we live, RPC Rule 1.3 Diligence is beginning to be interpreted as requiring that law firms create a disaster recovery plan.
You Don’t Get it Both Ways: The Problem with the Use of Waivers in Joint Representation
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq.
I was recently asked to review several different sample “Consent to Joint Representation” forms that a firm was using with their estate planning clients and I was troubled by what they had written.
Ethics and Flash Drives
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq.
I was in a hotel in Maine recently and while there decided to turn off my firewall and scan for wireless networks just to see what would happen.
When Bad Things Happen – Managing Other Exposures to Risk
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq.
I know it’s not pleasant to think about, and it’s easy to dismiss, but bad things do happen in life, even to attorneys.
Staying Ahead in the Communications Game
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq.
I have to admit that I was not an early adopter of text messaging (SMS) or instant messaging (IM) as I initially viewed both tools as something of a novelty.
General Guidance on Closing a Law Practice
Mark Bassingthwaighte, Esq.
Law practices close for any number of reasons.
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Join us for
WSBA 3rd Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference
July 17, 2008
Join us for
ALPS/SCBA: Learn N' Lounge On The Lake Cruise
August 22, 2008
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