Put Into Practice Newsletter

February 2020

Features

The Attorney Who Said "I Don't Know" It’s said that knowledge is power, but sometimes not knowing is even more powerful. Plus it makes for a happier Law Life. Read more

Keep Your Firm Prepared for a Storm Sometimes we aren’t ready for what comes our way. In winter months, we expect an occasional snowstorm to cause issues for us. Just like we plan for hurricanes in summer and fall. But what about those storms that pop up when you least expect them? Read more

Practice Points with Mark Scruggs: Rule 36 Request for Admissions Today’s practice point is on Rule 36 Request for Admissions. Not a month goes by that we don’t have an insured call to report that they’ve missed the deadline for responding to a Request for Admissions. That’s bad because if a Request for Admissions is not timely responded to, the requested admissions are deemed admitted. Read more

Law Firm Leaders Worried About Economic Future Even though revenues in recent years have been robust, law firm leaders are expressing a surprising degree of pessimism about the future. Their confidence in the U.S. and global economy is waning, according to a recent survey. As is their confidence in the legal industry as a whole. Read more

Never going to give you up, never let you down, . . . (but I will run around and foreclose on you) – the Purchase Money Deed of Trust We are seeing a number of “true” purchase money deeds of trust (“PMDT”), over the past few months, where the current owners of the property convey to a new owner in one deed, and simultaneously record a PMDT taking back a lien for the balance of the purchase price.  Read more

Book Review: Twitter in One Hour for Lawyers by Jared Correia There was a time when law firms disregarded social media and wrote it off as “child’s play.” My how the tables have turned. Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of marketing strategies. Read more

Data Breach Incident Response Plan Toolkit - Infographic Data breaches are constantly making the news. Scammers target businesses large and small using phishing scams designed to snare the unwary. Is your firm prepared if it happens to you? View the infographic

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