A client's past misdeeds are rarely a dealbreaker for a prospective attorney-client relationship. Every day lawyers help clients address the consequences of illegal conduct and analyze the legal aspects of questionable conduct.

How would your law practice fare if you disappeared tomorrow? Is there a plan in place that would permit an associate or colleague to address client and office needs or would they be left hopelessly digging through unmarked stacks of paper and scribbled notes?

This edition of Vantage Point^® addresses several central questions to help the reader understand why medical and clinical errors persist.

A lawyer's role and duty is to give advice - advice that might not be well received advice that when followed might not result in the best outcome advice that even when objectively correct ends up placing the lawyer in a defensive posture.

An attorney like anyone else looks toward retirement with mixed emotions. Retirement means bidding farewell to angry client phone calls and late night brief writing but it also means stepping away from your life's work.

While the statement that the world is getting smaller is something of a well used cliché it is true to sat that most large law firms now operate across many diverse borders and either have offices in or deal with local firms across a number of jurisdictions.

While acceptable response times were once measured in days modern communication channels have clients counting the hours or even minutes since they sent their email or text. File sharing also has accelerated with clients able to review revise and approve documents instantly.

Business owners can take several steps to increase return-to-work success even before a work-related injury occurs. Download to learn more about developing a comprehensive return-to-work process.

Driving in winter presents a variety of weather-related hazards. Preparing ahead of time and being alert are critical to safety amid weather changes, poor visibility, and wet or slippery road conditions.

As an area of practice family law includes all litigation and legal services related to antenuptial and domestic relationships separation and divorce alimony and child support child custody surrogacy and adoption.

Informed consent (IC) is a two-way educational and communication process intended to prevent patients from being treated without their permission and understanding.

We offer more than just a policy – we deliver distinctive insurance solutions and promise a superior customer experience.

Few attorneys were prepared to adapt to a pandemic. In today's environment lawyers have been required to chart a changing course in order to provide competent legal services to their clients. This information is intended to identify some potential effects of the pandemic on the legal profession.

CNA's Healthcare Claims professionals use experience from the medical and legal professions to provide superior technical expertise and outstanding customer service.

As part of our mission to educate our insureds and the healthcare industry at large, we are pleased to present our fourth physical therapy closed claim report.

This edition of Alertbulletin^® examines three major types of liability - privacy breaches, unauthorized social media posting and data spoliation claims - that may arise from unapproved technology use in the residential care setting.

This edition of AlertBulletin offers practical suggestions intended to help organizations maximize the productivity of temporary exmployees, while minimizing associated professional liability exposures.

CNA’s team of multinational Claims professionals ensures that you and your business receive a seamless claim-handling experience.

This edition of AlertBulletin(r) focuses on the essential elements of serious adverse event crisis management.

This AlertBulletin offers strategies to help draft effective policies and procedures for medical chaperones.

As attorneys we routinely litigate arbitrate and negotiate on behalf of our clients. With regularity we analyze synthesize and scrutinize certain facts precedent and regulations. Managing accounts receivable however seems to befuddle the best of us.

CNA’s Epack 3 (EP3) Fiduciary Liability insurance is designed to address exposures arising from the administration and management of employee benefit and retirement plans.

This edition of Professional Counsel(r) addresses incivility and what lawyers can do to minimize the uncivil behavior that has become all too pervasive.

To help facilities and providers prevent incidents related to diagnostic inaccuracies and minimize consequent liability, this issue of inBrief examines common sources of error and presents strategies designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy.

Lawyers and law firms must manage an increasing amount of data both physical and digital over a vast array of evolving devices and media. Download CNA's PROfessional Counsel guide to learn more about how to implement a Records Management Plan (RMP).

PrepWise is a suite of impactful tools and actionable risk management resources with customized service tailored to our policyholders' unique exposures and opportunities.

This edition of Carefully Speaking^® outlines strategies leaders can use to assess their organization's memory care strengths, limits and liability exposures.

This edition of Carefully Speaking® outlines strategies leaders can use to assess their organization's memory care strengths, limits and liability exposures.

Almost one million powered industrial trucks are operated in America by an estimated 1.5 million operators. Download this guide to learn about new operator training requirement regulations for powered industrial trucks.

ABA Model Rule 8.3 requires every lawyer to report certain professional misconduct by other lawyers to the appropriate disciplinary authority. So when do you report another lawyer's ethical misconduct and how do you do it?

This Professional Counsel® guide addresses the relevant rules, laws and practice management steps that an attorney should consider when a mistake has been discovered.

Courts uniformly have held that the attorney-client privilege survives the death of a client. Complex issues arise regarding the lawyer's duties to her former client when the personal representative seeks files that are unrelated to the administration of the estate.

In Practice with CNA discusses the potential challenges Wills Trusts and Estates practitioners face when a client representation involves the existence of an irrevocable trust which may influence eligibility for Medicaid.

Almost one million powered industrial trucks are operated in America by an estimated 1.5 million operators. Download this guide to learn about new operator training requirement regulations for powered industrial trucks.

In this Professional Counsel^®, CNA has developed this guide to assist attorneys in creating documents that will enable them to better manage their interactions with potential and actual clients.

Implementing and enforcing a file retention and destruction policy helps law firms safeguard client confidences and organize information to permit effective representation. Learn more about how to properly maintain client files to avoid disputes.

Use this checklist during the hands-on performance portion of your training program to evaluate the operator proficiency. This form can be used periodically to re-evaluate and ensure forklifts are being operated properly.

Download this guide to learn the basic safety rules of using Portable Ladders.

A workplace with a confined space that combines an oxygen-deficient flammable or toxic atmosphere can complicate work efforts as well as rescue operations if an emergency would occur. Download to learn more about best practices when working in a confined space.

This version of the guide is in Spanish. The purpose of a hot work program is to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent a fire from non-routine work involving open flames, sparks or heat.

This edition of Home Care Briefing offers a self-assessment checklist intended to assist home health providers improve their documentation practices and avoid common lapses and omissions.

As we approach a second year of remote law practice this is a good time to pause and reflect on what works and what doesn't work. While we are becoming comfortable in this new normal the circumstances have raised a number of practical and ethical concerns for attorneys.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA® discusses why law firms need to be aware of the types of conflicts that most often lead to disqualification and the types of attorneys who may be affected.

This edition of Carefully Speaking ^®focuses on five trends - from artificial intelligence (AI) to higher resident acuity levels, to shifting care and reimbursement models - that are shaping the aging services industry of the future.

This edition of inBrief® featured a readiness checklist designed to aid ambulatory care organizations in implementing a Speak Up/Stop the Line program or enhancing an existing one.

This edition of In Practice...with CNA addresses social media communications and the difficulties that come with social media practices during disputes.

"In Practice... With CNA" explains that when relying on an advance waiver, practitioners should be cognizant of the speficity of such waivers, and would be prudent to re-evaluate their scope as conflict arises.

This edition of In Practice with CNA...® emphasizes the importance of evaluating one's options and purchasing appropriate tail coverage before, and not after an attorney retires, changes firms and/or switches insurance carriers.

This inBrief explains how every healthcare facility must be vigilant in guarding against data breaches and system infiltrations, which can endanger both patient confidentiality and safety.

Lawyers should beware of a sophisticated new hacking scam the FBI refers to as Business E-mail Compromise. Lawyers in multiple states have recently reported being victimized by this scam.