Go to:  Winter 2005 - Volume 16, Issue 1 for following articles:                                                  Risk Managing Representation of Clients with IRS Tax Problems Computer Assisted Legal Research - CALR - Are You on Board?
Do You Know How to Do the Pro Hac Vice and Add a Malpractice Claim?
Immigration and Naturalization Law Malpractice - Duty to Determine Client's Immigration Status A Checklist for Risk Managing Settlements

 Directory of Lawyer’s Mutual Newsletter thru Dec. 2004          

Directory of Lawyer’s Mutual Bench & Bar Articles thru 2004

NEWLETTERS

Fall 2004 - Volume 15, Issue 4
The Check 21 Act and Client Trust Accounts Environmental Law Malpractice
Warning Flags Know Your Opinions in Divorce Breaching Client Confidentiality-Duh?
If Old Age Isn't for Sissies, Representing Older Adults Isn't for Wimps

Summer 2004 - Volume 15, Issue 3
New and Improved Web Site-www.lmick.com
Nonclient Liability
Bank Failure Exposes Lawyer to Liability for Trust Fund Loss Taking on Someone Else's Dissatisfied Client

Spring 2004 - Volume 15, Issue 2
Looking for an Ethics CLE Program?

Winter 2004 - Volume 15, Issue 1
Avoiding Malpractice When Making Claims Against US Government Agencies

Fall 2003 - Volume 14, Issue 4
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Expanded to Cover National Guard Members Responding to a National Emergency
Limited Scope Representations Must Be Carefully Risk Managed

Summer 2003 - Volume 14, Issue 3
Another One Bites the Dust!
(Civil Rule 8.01 Takes out Plaintiffs and Their Counsel)

Spring 2003 - Volume 14, Issue 2
The Three Most Important Words in Real Estate
Immigration Information Checklist

Winter 2003 - Volume 14, Issue 1
Malpractice Risk in Divorce Matters

Fall 2002 - Volume 13, Issue 4
Risk Managing Maternity Leave

Summer 2002 - Volume 13, Issue 3
Cyberspace, Malpractice and You

Spring 2002 - Volume 13, Issue 2
National Conference Studies Malpractice & Risk Management Trends
Advising Real Estate Broker Clients
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Now Permit Electronic Service

Winter 2002 - Volume 13, Issue 1
2001 Malpractice Review

Fall 2001 - Volume 12, Issue 4
Hard Economic Times Mean a Surge in Real Estate Malpractice Claims

Summer 2001 - Volume 12, Issue 3
The Increasing Malpractice Risk in Medicare and Medicaid Matters
Assisting Pro Se Representations can be Risky Business

Spring 2001 - Volume 12, Issue 2
Malpractice Trends
Nationwide Family Lawyers Struggle with Marital Assets Settlements

Winter 2001 - Volume 12, Issue 1
QDROs, Pensions, and Malpractice
New and Recent Legal Malpractice and Professional Responsibility Publications

Fall 2000 - Volume 11, Issue 4
HUD Issues New Lead-Based Paint Hazard Regulation
What Should You Do If Your Client Asks for Return of Files in Computer Disk Form?
Risk Management Lessons Learned from other Jurisdictions

Summer 2000 - Volume 11, Issue 3
Settlement Malpractice - Proving Actual Settlement Authority
Fielding Telephone Inquires
Don't Pay for Another's Error

Spring 2000 - Volume 11, Issue 2
Risk Managing Limited Liability Forms of Practice

Winter 2000 - Volume 11, Issue 1
Supreme Court Approves Limited Liability Forms of Practice for Kentucky Lawyers
Bull Markets and Malpractice

Fall 1999 - Volume 10, Issue 4
Avoid this Underinsured Motorist Malpractice Trap
The Hot Potato Client - Want to Drop a Current Client to Avoid a Conflict of Interest with a Lucrative new matter.
Risk Managing a Firm Merger

Summer 1999 - Volume 10, Issue 3
Future Shock - Automated Federal Docket Tracking
Consumer Report Malpractice
The Problem for Lawyers
Risk Managing the Hazard

Spring 1999 - Volume 10, Issue 2
Developing Malpratice Issues
Judgmental Immunity
Settlements
Does Your Client Have Insurance for Litigation Expenses??

Winter 1999 - Volume 10, Issue 1
Divorce and Taxes - Innocent Spouse Elections
Firm's Internal Memoranda on Potential Malpractice Claim not Privileged
Adequate Preparation in the Age of Computer Assisted Legal Research - CALR
Recent Change to Client Trust Account Rules: Overdraft Notification
Beware of the Easy Stuff

Fall 1998 - Volume 9, Issue 4
Consumers Protection Laws and Lawyer Liability
Y2K-Year 2000 Computer Problem & Lawyers

Summer 1998 - Volume 9, Issue 3
New Law Limits Sale of Structured Settlements
Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations and Lawyer Liability
The Perils of Splitting Fees

Spring 1998 - Volume 9, Issue 2
Choosing the Right Amount of Coverage
Follow Up... Limited Liability Forms of Practice - The Sound of Silence
Want to Serve as Corporate Director

Winter 1998 - Volume 9, Issue 1
Y2K and Malpractice
Incidents of Potential Malpractice Are Not Incidental
The Advantages of Purchasing Insurance Directly From An Insurance Company

Fall 1997 - Volume 8, Issue 4
Follow Through On Federal Law Developments:
Are Bad Checks Covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act?
Medicaid Fraud: Putting Grandma's Lawyer in Jail
I Can't Find My Client

Summer 1997 - Volume 8, Issue 3
It's back!!! 'The Appearance of Impropriety'
Weighty Mail

Spring 1997 - Volume 8, Issue 2
Legal Malpractice In Kentucky: How Are We Doing?
Top Ten Malpractice Claims by Area of Practice
Significant Observations From the 1996 ABA-NABRICO National Legal Malpractice Data Study

Winter 1997 - Volume 8, Issue 1
S Corporations
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992
Medicaid Fraud - Putting Grandma In Jail
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Bad Checks
Boilerplate In Wills Continues to Cause Problems
Computer Malpractice

Fall 1996 - Volume 7, Issue 4
A.M. Best Rates Lawyers Mutual 'Very Good'
Divorce Malpractice Style
Collecting Debts? Watch Out For The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act!

Summer 1996 - Volume 7, Issue 3
Client Files Part II: How to Properly close and Destroy Client Files
When To do Conflicts Checks

Spring 1996 - Volume 8, Issue 2
Settlement Negotiations and the 'Apparent Authority' Doctrine
Client Files Part I: How Long Should You Keep Client Files?
Negligent Referral To Other Lawyers & Malpractice Liability

Winter 1996 - Volume 7, Issue 1
Structured Settlements
Computation Of Time And Leap Year 1996
Nonclient Liability: The Beat Goes On And On!!
Ten Commandments of Real Estate Closings

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BENCH AND BAR ARTICLES BY DEL O'ROARK OF LAWYER'S MUTUAL

 Del O'Roark's Loss Prevention Articles Republished with permission from the KBA Bench & Bar

September 2004 - What Happens To Your Clients If Something Happens To You?

May 2004 - Getting Physical – Are You Ready for an Office Catastrophe?

November 2003 - Credit Cards, Firm Trust Accounts, and Thou

May 2003 - Prospective Clients • Neither Fish Nor Fowl
The Ethics and Risk Management of Casual Contacts, Cold Calls, and Preliminary Consultants

January 2003 - The Secret Life of Client Files

September 2002 - Shredded Any Good Documents Lately?

May 2002 - Sharing Offices
The Ethical, Risk Management and Practical Considerations

January 2002 - Appealing Ethics
Professional Responsibility and Risk Management for Appellate Lawyers

May 2001 - How To Fire A Client
The Client From Hell, Dog Cases and Escape Clauses

January 2001 - Movin' On Redux
Lawyer Mobility Professional Responsibility and Risk Management Developments

September 2000 - Investing In Client.Com
The New Economy or the Same Old Moral Hazard?

May 2000 - Limited Scope Representation
Where L.A. Law Meets Home Improvement

January 2000 - Crossing State Lines Into The Unauthorized Practice Jungle
The Myth Of The Single State Practitioner

September 1999 - MDP
Multidisciplinary Practice Or Mass Destruction Of The Profession?

May 1999 - Lawyers Consulting Lawyers On Ethics And Malpractice Problems
Can We Talk? Part II

March 1999 - Lawyers Consulting Lawyers On Ethics And Malpractice Problems
Can We Talk? Part I

January 1999 - Of Counsel
If It Looks Like A Parrot, Walks Like A Penguin, And Quacks Like A Duck It May Be An--

November 1998 - Confidential Settlements
Kiss And Don't Tell

September 1998 - Judge Bashing Telling It Like It Is v. Telling It Like It Ain't

Spring 1998 - L + C³ = RM²
A Formula For Malpractice Risk Management

Winter 1998 - Movin' On
Professional Responsibility, Risk Management, And Lawyer Mobility

Fall 1997 - Golden Oldies
The Graying Of Professional Responsibility

Spring 1997 - Barrister In A Box
An Overview Of How Contract Lawyers Fit Into The System.

Fall 1996 - Unsettling Settlements
And It's MALPRACTICE Down The Home Stretch!

Spring 1996 - What Your Paralegal Always Wanted To Tell You But Didn't Dare Because She Needed The Job
A Paralegal Gets A Chance To Talk Back

Winter 1996 - In Kentucky The Insured Is Your Client - Not The Insurer!
An Awkward Fix To An Awkward Problem

Fall 1995 - Negligence Liability To Nonclients
The Bermuda Triangle Of Lawyer - Client - Nonclient

Fall 1994 - The Kentucky Malpractice Statute Of Limitations
The Supreme Court Clears The Air

Winter 1994 - Malpractice
So You've Been Accused Of Legal Malpractice? Well, Don't Just Do Something - Sit There!

Fall 1993 - What Your Office Support Staff And You Need To Know About Your Professional Responsibility For Nonlawyer Assistants

 Additional Resources

LPL Advisory Newsletter The newsletter of the Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability

ABA Journal Articles on Professional Liability

ABA Professional Liability Publications 

Selected Model Rules of Professional Conduct Last Updated: 10/11/02