Thomas Sukowicz Co-author IICLE Chapter on "Attorney Liability Risk Management"
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Aug 8, 2012
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.
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