About Tim Lemieux
Tim Lemieux is the CPSR and Claims Analyst at LAWPRO. He investigates TitlePLUS title insurance claims, and analyses LAWPRO claims data to aid in the creation of the practicePRO initiative risk management presentations, articles and web content for lawyers.
Tim Lemieux's Posts
Does your firm have a social media policy?
So your firm has one or more social media accounts they use to deliver its message. But do you have a social media policy for your employees to use? In this day and age, many of your employees have personal (Facebook) and professional (LinkedIn) accounts that may be effectively associated with the firm, based on… Read More »
Categories: Legal TechnologyLAWPRO is hiring a Claims Prevention and practicePRO Counsel
LAWPRO is looking for a lawyer who is passionate about helping Ontario lawyers and paralegals avoid malpractice claims and succeed in the practice of law. This is a high profile opportunity for a dynamic individual who wants to bring change to the legal profession. You will become the public face and engine behind the practicePRO… Read More »
Categories: AnnouncementsChanges to LAWPRO’s Risk Management Credit program
Convocation’s approval of the 2015 LAWPRO insurance program on September 25 has brought two changes to LAWPRO’s Risk Management Credit (RMC) program that will affect the 2016 premium credit. These are summarized as follows: 1. Paralegal licensees who work in partnership with lawyers are now eligible, as of September 16, 2014, to earn the Risk… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageBusiness loan collection scam using the name Erica Mills
A Texas firm notified us that they received an email from the purported Erica Mills looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud WarningsBusinesss loan collection scam using the name Frank Goodena
Fifteen U.S. firms have notified us that they received an email from the purported Frank Goodena (or Goodana) looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will… Read More »
Categories: Business Loan Fraud, Fraud WarningsFive new documents released by the OBA Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate
The Working Group on Lawyers and Real Estate is tasked with focusing on issues facing the real estate lawyer and creates tools for lawyers to become more efficient and better serve their clients. One of its latest projects is to create a set of province-wide precedent materials which lawyers can use and adapt for their… Read More »
Categories: Real EstateLAWPRO defends lawyers: Lawyer owed no duty of care to non-client intermediary that paid out funds against client’s forged instrument
LAWPRO defends a wide variety of cases in any given year. In almost 80 per cent of the claims files we handle, there is ultimately no finding of negligence against the lawyer that was the subject of a claim. Occasionally, our work on a lawyer’s behalf is made easier by having compelling facts on our… Read More »
Categories: LAWPRO Errors and Omissions CoverageTitle Company May Appeal Ruling in Cyber Crime Case to U.S. Supreme Court
The American Land Titles Assocation reported on a case invovling a U.S. escrow company that had its bank account hacked by cyber criminals. While Canada doesn’t have escrow companies of this kind, it still serves as a lesson in what can happen if law firms don’t take adequate steps to protect against cyber attacks on… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Prevention