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Surviving A Malpractice Fiasco: 10 Views

Recently I asked members of <i>A&amp;FP</i>'s Editorial Board and several new contributors for their thoughts on how a law firm might best deal with the financial blow of an unusually large settlement or penalty assessed against the firm. Last month, in Part One, we got our roundtable discussants' views on how to keep a firm from crumbling immediately after a malpractice disaster. Concluding the discussion, here are their views on professional liability insurance.

16 minute read March 16, 2005 at 02:31 PM
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A&FP Board members and new contributors
Surviving A Malpractice Fiasco: 10 Views

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Editor's Introduction

Recently I asked members of A&FP's Editorial Board and several new contributors for their thoughts on how a law firm might best deal with the financial blow of an unusually large settlement or penalty assessed against the firm.

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