Thomas Sukowicz Co-author IICLE Chapter on "Attorney Liability Risk Management"

Thomas P. Sukowicz authored "Attorney Liability Risk Management," which appears as Chapter 16 in "Attorneys' Legal Liability 2012 Edition."

Topics addressed include:

• Accepting/Declining Representation — Engagement Agreements and Nonengagement Letters
• Alcohol, Drug, and Stress-Related Problems
• Billing and Collections
• Client Communications
• Conflicts of Interest
• Confidentiality
• Disaster Planning
• Docket and Calendar
• Information Management
• Law Firm Names and Sharing Office Space
• Malpractice Insurance/Claims Management
• New Business Screening and Intake
• Outside Activities and Investments with Clients
• Professional Development
• Referrals
• Terminating the Attorney-Client Relationship (Including Disengagement Letters)
• Trust Accounts
• When a Lawyer Needs a Lawyer
• When Mistakes Happen
• Work Control and Supervision

This chapter was first published by IICLE Press.