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TLIE Newsletter Archive

Welcome to the TLIE Newsletter Archive where you can find historic versions of our industry leading newsletter. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter you can do so here.

• Issue Number 4, 2012
  • New Director, Executive Vice President at TLIE
  • The Truth About Conflict Waivers
  • Selecting Counsel in Legal Malpractice Cases
  • ABA Approves Changes in Model Rules
• Issue Number 3, 2012
  • Free CLE on Medicare Secondary Payers
  • Who's Your Client: How to Avoid Unintended Clients
  • TLIE CLE Articles of Interest
  • Texas Ethics Opinion 613: Should Defense Lawyers Follow TDI's "Strong Encouragement" or the Ethics Rules?
• Issue Number 2, 2012
  • Avoid Legal Malpractice: Medicare Secondary Payer Statute and Regulations
  • CLE on Medicare Secondary Payer Issues
  • Recent Texas Ethics Opinions on Contingent Fees, Non-Refundable Retainers
• Issue Number 3, 2011
  • Not My Office Mate's Keeper: Avoiding Liability in Office Sharing Environments
  • Sample Office Sharing Agreement
  • Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange at the State Bar Annual Meeting: Get LUCKY!
  • The TLIE Blog
• Issue Number 2, 2011
  • TLIE Announces Enhanced Coverage
  • Malpractice and Ethical Risks in Cloud Computing
• Issue Number 1, 2011
  • TLIE Declares 14th Consecutive Distribution
  • Why Should You Choose TLIE?
  • Chairman's Message to the Members
  • Referendum on Disciplinary Rules
• Issue Number 2, 2010
  • Unsolicited Email and Obligations of Confidentiality
  • Email Frauds on Lawyers
  • New Ethics Opinion on Law Firm Names
• Issue Number 1, 2010
  • TLIE Declares 13th Consecutive Distribution
  • Social Networking: Legal Ethics and Lawyer Liability Considerations
  • Law Firm Online Policies
  • TLIE Automates the Malpractice Advisory
• Issue Number 2, 2009
  • Chairman's Message
  • The Importance of Fee Issues
  • Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award
• Issue Number 1, 2009
  • Jim Lovell Steps Down As Chairman
  • The Notice/Prejudice Rule in Claims Made Insurance: When Late is Not Really Late
  • What To Do If Something Goes Wrong
• Issue Number 2, 2008
  • Entity Formation: Who Is The Client?
  • Legal Research of Conflicts of Interest
  • In Memory of Harry L. Marks
• Issue Number 1, 2008
  • It's Not Just the Lawyers...
  • In Memory of Robert Carter Sneed
• Issue Number 3, 2007
  • Chairman’s Annual Message
  • Arbitration Clauses in Fee Agreements
  • Marking Up: When Can You Do It, and How?
• Issue Number 2, 2007
  • Real Estate Closing Practice
• Issue Number 1, 2007
  • Breaking Up is Hard To Do: Problems in Ending Attorney Client Relationships
  • Preventing Fee Problems: A Preventative Approach
• Issue Number 3, 2006
  • Case Summary of Belt v. Oppenheimer: Estate Planner Malpractice Liability
• Issue Number 2, 2006
  • When Disaster Strikes
• Issue Number 1, 2006
  • The Effects of the Soldiers & Sailors Relief Act on Legal Malpractice Insurance
  • Do You Need Case Management Software?
  • Why You Should Seriously Consider TLIE Now
• Issue Number 3, 2005
  • Avoiding Malpractice with Proper Documentation
  • And When You Have Too Much Documentation…
• Issue Number 2, 2005
  • Professional Corporations, Professional Limited Liability Corporations and Limited Liability Partnerships: Are They Adequate Protection from Malpractice Liability?
  • Texas Ethics Opinion 557: Clients Considering Malpractice Claims Against You
  • Basic Considerations Regarding Lawyer Professional Liability Insurance
• Issue Number 1, 2005
  • The Relationship between Legal Fees and Legal Malpractice
• Issue Number 4, 2004
  • Law Firm Management of Mental Impairment
• Issue Number 3, 2004
  • Client Compatibility: Screening and (Sometimes) Firing Clients
• Issue Number 2, 2004
  • Conflict Avoidance Systems
  • What is a conflict?
  • Avoid Unintended Clients
• Issue Number 1, 2004
  • When Twice Is Not Nice: Defending Your Own Work
  • Scheduling Errors and Legal Malpractice
  • Time Management is Money: Beat the Clock & Save
• Issue Number 4, 2003
  • TLIE Directors Declare $1,000,000 Distribution
  • Texas Attorneys ... Pull Up Your S-OX
• Issue Number 3, 2003
  • House Bill 4: New Rules - Settlement Offers and Award of Litigation Costs
  • TLIE Nears 25TH Year of Service As Texas Malpractice Insurance Market Tightens
• Issue Number 2, 2003
  • Why You Should Seriously Consider TLIE Now
  • Do You Need Case Management Software?
  • The Effects of the Soldiers & Sailors Relief Act on Legal Malpractice Insurance
• Issue Number 1, 2003
  • SOS: The "Same Old Stuff" is Causing the Majority of Legal Malpractice Claims
  • FAQs About Carriers, provisions, Exclusions & More
• Issue Number 4, 2002
  • Proposed SEC Regulations on Attorney Professional Conduct
  • Additional Insurance for Texas Law Firms
  • TLIE Directors Declare $1,500,000 Distribution
  • Top 10 FAQ's About Suits for Legal Fees
• Issue Number 3, 2002
  • Federal Oversight of the Legal Profession: 2002 Legislative Developments
  • 12 Steps to Recovery from "Conflicts Denial"
  • Trying Times for the Insurance Industry
• Issue Number 2, 2002
  • 12 Steps in Overcoming Conflicts Denial
  • Some Malpractice Carriers Are "Outta Here"
• Issue Number 1, 2002
  • Zealous Representation: No Win Benchmark for Lawyers
  • Yes Virginia, We Are an Insurance Company
  • TLIE Achieves A.M. Best Rating of "A"
• Issue Number 5, 2001
  • OTHER INSURANCE AVAILABLE THROUGH TEXAS ASSOCIATES INSURORS
  • LEGISLATORS APPROVE ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES
  • TLIE ANNOUNCES A $1.5 MILLION DISTRIBUTION
• Issue Number 4, 2001
  • DO YOU KNOW YOUR MALPRACTICE INSURER?
  • ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MYTEXASBAR?
  • MORE EVIDENCE OF "HARD" INSURANCE MARKET
  • DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF A SOLO PRACTITIONER - PART 2
• Issue Number 3, 2001
  • TODAY AND TOMORROW
  • RECENT LEGISLATION CONCERNING ATTORNEYS
• Issue Number 2, 2001
  • DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF A SOLO
  • GUIDANCE FOR HANDLING A SBOT GRIEVANCE
• Issue Number 1, 2001
  • Grievance Defense and Adversariality
  • CAAP: The Frontline Approach to Public Complaints
• Issue Number 4, 2000
  • Taking Stock in Lieu of Fees: A Rapidly Changing Landscape
  • A. M. Best Affirms TLIE "A- (Excellent)" Rating
  • Board of Directors Declare $2,750,000 Policyholder Distribution
  • Investing in Clients: Highly Complex & Risky Business
• Issue Number 3, 2000
  • TLIE Introduces Online Malpractice/Ethics Seminar
  • TLIE Director Receives ABA Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Preliminary Proposal: Authorized "Practice of Law"
• Issue Number 2, 2000
  • Risks of Attorneys Investing in Clients
  • ONLINE LEGAL SERVICES: The Risks of Kits & Forms
• Issue Number 1, 2000
  • TLIE Director, James E. Brill Receives Professionalism Award
  • Keeping Trust Accounts Ship-Shape
  • Statutory Liens -- An Avoidable Trap for Lawyers
• Issue Number 4, 1999
  • Splinters from the Bench: Some Common Sense Observations
  • Negligent Misrepresentation Suits by Non-Clients
  • TLIE – HERE TODAY – HERE FOR THE MILLENNIUM
• Issue Number 3, 1999
  • Meet the New Directors of TLIE
  • Y2K Watch: Y2K Bug: It's All Over But the Shouting: No Extensions by Agreement
  • Home Alone: Solos Supporting Solos
• Issue Number 2, 1999
  • WebSites with Y2K Resources
  • Comprehensive Asset Protection a Must for Attorneys
  • Attorneys Sharing Fees with Other Professionals
  • Typical Business Insurance Package for A Small Law Firm
  • Y2K Watch: Advising Clients Down the Home Stretch
• Issue Number 1, 1999
  • "Y2K Standard of Care: Resources for Self-Education" - Y2K Watch
  • Imputed Representation: "I Must Have Been His Client"
  • Rules Compliance Not Enough for Defense of Claims
• Issue Number 4, 1998
  • TLIE Declares $3,000,000 Distribution to Members
  • Litigators Beware - New Rules of Discovery Part II
• Issue Number 3, 1998
  • Litigators Beware - New Rules of Discovery
  • Y2K Contracts: Define, Limit, Exclude, Document
  • TCLEP: An Ethics Resource for Texas Attorneys
  • Now Available: Limits to $20,000,000 and Beyond
• Issue Number 2, 1998
  • Are You Ready for the Year 2000?
  • Attorneys Liable For Actions of Legal Assistants
• Issue Number 1, 1998
  • Avoiding Trouble with Electronic Communications
  • New IRS Reporting Requirements on Payments to Attorneys
  • Year 2000 and Law Office Computers
• Issue Number 3, 1997
  • Home Equity and Improvement Loans Warrant Caution
  • Home Equity Lending: Will there be HELs to pay?
• Issue Number 2, 1997
  • Hardball Tactics Can Backfire & Leave You Uncovered
  • Recent Decisions Limit Ability of Non-Clients & Adversaries to Sue for Legal Malpractice
• Issue Number 1, 1997
  • Arbitration Agreements With Clients
• Issue Number 3, 1996
  • TLIE's Top Ten List of Malpractice Claims
• Issue Number 2, 1996
  • Yet Another Malpractice Trap: Failure to Properly Discharge Client Federal Income Tax Liability
• Issue Number 1, 1996
  • "He Who Ignores the (Malpractice Lessons From the) Past is Doomed to Repeat It"
• Issue Number 3, 1995
  • Law Office Automation: The Pros & Cons of Legal Calendaring Software
  • Time Management is Money: How to Beat the Clock & Save
• Issue Number 2, 1995
  • Business Ties With Clients Still Perilous
  • Hospital Liens Sneak Up On Texas Attorneys
• Issue Number 1, 1995
  • What to Do if the Client Demands the File
• Issue Number 2, 1994
  • Changes in the DTPA
• Issue Number 1, 1994
  • Top Ten Ways to Attract A Malpractice Suit
  • Evaluate Your Docket Control An Excerpt from TLIE's "Legal Malpractice Self-Audit"
• Issue Number 2, 1993
  • Changing Law Firms Can Create Gaps in Coverage / Malpractice Hazards
  • Suits for Legal Fees Seldom Worth Risk of Malpractice
• Issue Number 1, 1993
  • Evaluate Your Firms Exposure to Legal Malpractice Claims with this Conflict of Interest Checklist
  • Texas Supreme Court Allows Equitable Subrogation Claim v. Insurance Attorney:
• Issue Number 1, 1992
  • Rule 76a and File Destruction
  • How to Protect Yourself in Office-Sharing Arrangements
• Issue Number 1, 1991
  • Malpractice Considerations in Your Firm's File Destruction Policies
• Issue Number 3, 1990
  • Concerned About Vicarious Liability? Consider Incorporating
• Issue Number 2, 1990
  • The Client Audit: One Approach to Partner Peer Review
• Issue Number 2, 1990
  • Client Screening
  • Don't Make This Mistake
  • Conflicts
• Issue Number 2, 1989
  • Director? To Be or Not To Be
• Issue Number 1, 1989
  • Prepare for Murphy's Laws - If Deadlines Can be Missed, They Will
  • Ten Commandments for Fee Dispute Avoidance and How to Repent Your Sins
• Issue Number 2, 1988
  • Selective Representation: Malpractice Prevention Through Client Screening
• Issue Number 1, 1988
  • Dot Those i's and Cross Those t's
• Issue Number 1, 1987
• Issue Number 4, 1987
  • Checklist for Malpractice Self-Protection
• Issue Number 3, 1987
  • Deciding to Take a Plaintiff Legal Malpractice Case
• Issue Number 2, 1987
  • Litigative Malpractice: The Problem Areas
• Issue Number 1, 1987
  • Nonengagement Documentation: Necessity of Legal Life
• Issue Number 2, 1986
  • Contingent Fees: A Trap in Structured Settlement
• Issue Number 1, 1986
  • An Ounce of Prevention: Client Selection
• Issue Number 1, 1984
  • Suit Defeated by Non-Engagement Letter
• Issue Number 1, 1983
  • Thorough Documentation: The First Line of Malpractice Defense