Planting Flowers for Profits and Protection

Jay Reeves

May is the month of flowers. The landscape explodes in color and fragrance, and again we marvel at the natural beauty of our state.

What about your law practice?

Is it growing or groaning? A blossoming wonderland or a barren wasteland?

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Internet Explorer Bug Squashes Browser Reliability

Samantha Cruff

Internet Explorer (IE) has for years been the bane of the web developer’s existence. It’s refusal to cooperate with standard rules of coding causes anyone who uses IE to see web pages differently – meaning with less features – than the rest of the world..

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The benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA)

Pat Murphy

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are a specialized, tax-favored account that you are only eligible for if you have a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).  The funds in your HSA can be used to pay for medical expenses before you have met your deductible.  Many people do not know that HSAs provide other benefits as well.

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Lawyers Mutual Annual Report 2013

How do our insureds benefit from the Lawyers Mutual community? Our annual report video shares stories of an employee, a Board member and a Community Board member. Through their testimony, you will see they believe participating in the community makes them better lawyers and better people.

View the annual report

Support for Your Staff

Practice management tips

Conflict Management

Sarah Levitt

Conflict strikes fear in the hearts of many of us, making us want to run in the opposite direction.  And others of us might find ourselves facing conflict head on, confronting it directly, although perhaps without the greatest skill.

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Lawyers Mutual Declares Dividend

Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina has declared a $1.28 million dividend, equal to approximately 7.5% of the premium charged on insurance policies issued in 2013. This dividend, which will be paid at policy expiration, represents the tenth time since 1999 that Lawyers Mutual has declared and paid a policyholder dividend.

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Lawyers Mutual Partners With Solo Practice University

Lawyers Mutual is excited to announce our new partnership with Solo Practice University a web-based educational and networking community serving solo lawyers and law students.

Solo Practice University combines the benefits of an educational community, legal blog, a professional network and a legal conference. Teachers who are well-known and highly regarded in their fields, including several North Carolina attorneys, teach through a variety of methods: video, podcast, and live lectures.

View video lessons on substantive law issues (Advanced PI Practice, Appellate Practice and Procedure), technology (Introduction to e-Discovery, Virtual Law Practice), marketing (Fixing Your Fees, Fixing Your Practice) and work-life balance (Conquering the Bar Exam, Freelance Lawyering). Learn through blogposts and articles, as well as participate in the virtual community through list serve discussions.

Learn more about how this Lawyers Mutual partnership can benefit you.