Traps for the Unwary, the Massachusetts Bar
Association's award-winning handbook on legal malpractice
prevention and ethics, will be published in November. The sixth
edition is the first revision of the popular member benefit in
seven years. A generous contribution from the MBA Insurance Agency
Inc. has enabled the MBA to publish Traps and mail one copy to each
member.
James E. Harvey Jr., managing partner at O'Malley and Harvey LLP
in Boston, served as editor-in-chief. He states it is the best
edition yet, containing over two dozen new traps and numerous,
updated citations.
"We are grateful to the over 100 lawyers whose suggestions for
traps have been included in Traps for the Unwary. Their
combined wisdom should help all of us avoid the many hazards that
lurk in wait for even the most conscientious lawyers," Harvey
said.
Terence J. Welsh, president of the MBA Insurance Agency Inc.,
says that Traps for the Unwary is a very important
benefit.
"We believe that Traps for the Unwary will help lawyers
recognize the 'traps' that attorneys face on a daily basis by
providing them practical information to avoid malpractice. We view
our support as a public service to help lawyers and their clients
avoid the pain and expense of a malpractice claim," Welsh said.
"It also makes good business sense for us to help our
members/policyholders reduce their risk of malpractice as the good
loss experience they then will produce, supported by risk
management information like Traps, allows us to continue
to offer a comprehensive malpractice policy at a competitive
price," he said