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
New practicePRO resource: The family law malpractice claims fact sheet
With such a large amount of claims prevention information available in LAWPRO Magazine articles and practicePRO resources, we had the idea to create simple fact sheets that CPD providers and others could use in developing their program material for specific areas of law. The latest in our series of “malpractice claims fact sheets” covers family… Read More »
Categories: Family LawLAWPRO Magazine archive: Solo, small and large firms make the same errors
Without even trying, most lawyers could come up with dozens of ways in which big law firms are different from their small and solo firm counterparts. But despite all these differences, the most common malpractice errors at large, small and solo firms are virtually identical. This article illustrate the eight most common types of errors… Read More »
Categories: Biggest Claims RisksWhat to buy for the lawyer in your life, and some fresh thinking on firm Christmas cards
With a week to go until Christmas, this is the time for many procrastinators to start their panicked shopping trips. If you’ve got a lawyer on your list, and need some suggestions check out Monisha Yowell’s Tis the Season: Top 5 Gifts for the Lawyers in Your Life. The suggestions cover the techy, the traditional… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementCan you improve the “Contact us” page on your website?
What’s on your firm’s “Contact us” page? Is it just your phone number, address and maybe an initial intake email option? Erika Ritzer, writing in AttorneyAtWork.com says your page could be made much more inviting and dynamic; anything to make potential clients want to take the final step and get in touch. Below are some… Read More »
Categories: Practice Aids, TechnologyLawyers: Learn to speak with precision
Marsha Hunter, writing in AttorneyatWork (Stop “Rough Drafting” and Learn to Speak with Precision), asks why lawyers can teach themselves to write with great precision, but when it comes time to speak can often ramble on with run-on sentences, dangling prepositions and dead-end fragments of sentences. Three tips she gives to speak in a tighter,… Read More »
Categories: Communication ErrorsThings that go bump in the night: Disclosure of ghosts in Ontario
One of the stranger claims the TitlePLUS program has received over the years was for a haunted house. Unfortunately, while ghosts might cause sleepless nights they don’t affect the title to your property, so the situation wasn’t covered. But are the sellers of homes with a “stigma” required to disclose that to potential buyers in… Read More »
Categories: Real EstateTexas lawyer arrested in relation to email frauds targeting law firms
The ABA Journal has reported that a Texas lawyer was arrested in relation to email debt collection frauds that have been plaguing law firms in recent years. The lawyer appears to have been running the fraud as part of an international criminal gang targeting lawyers in several countries, which matches information we’ve seen from a… Read More »
Categories: Fraud PreventionFive Questions to Ask a New Client
Claims resulting from miscommunication or breakdowns in the lawyer/client relationship can often be traced back to the early stages of the retainer. Did the lawyer truly understand what the client wanted? Were the clients expectations reasonable? Merrilyn Astin Tarlton, writing in the Attorney At Work blog, gives five questions for new clients that lawyers should… Read More »
Categories: Communication Errors