Short update today, mostly to share an interesting statistic I just heard. And to highlight that when risk readers connect, good things happen.

In this instance, hat tip to Bill Freivogel for connecting me with Douglas Richmond, Managing Director at AON, for some of the latest industry data he keeps tally of. Doug shares:

• “Over the years, there have been 76 publicly-reported settlements by, or verdicts against law firms of $20 million or more.  Fifty of them are attributable in whole or part to the firm’s representation of an unworthy client. Other leading causes include what we label ‘mistakes,’ i.e., some sort of professional negligence on a lawyer’s part, and conflicts of interest.”