When Lawyers Become Targets: Protecting Law Firms from Scams and Fraud

Attorneys and law firms are increasingly being targeted by sophisticated scams, including phishing schemes, fraudulent check scams, wire fraud, and even identity theft. These scams can cause devastating financial losses, erode client trust, and damage professional reputations.

In today’s episode host Jamie Moore welcomes Steve Weisman, lawyer and nationally recognized expert on scams, to discuss why lawyers are such attractive targets and what can be done to protect the legal profession from these threats.

Steve Weisman is a lawyer and nationally recognized expert on scams, identity theft, and cybersecurity. Steve holds a JD from Boston College Law School and a BA from the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is also a professor at Bentley University and is the author of more than ten books, including The Truth About Avoiding Scams, which Smart Money Magazine recognized as one of the year’s ten best money book. Steve earned a Certificate of Merit for excellence in legal journalism from the American Bar Association and he has written columns for USA Today, Bankrate.com, the American Institute of Economic Research, and the Saturday Evening Post.

This podcast has been approved by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Department for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit including 1.0 hour of Technology CLE credit. Course # 9386.

REFERENCED RESOURCES:

• Scamicide
• About Steve
• All Books – Steve Weisman - Amazon
• Beware of Scam Emails Targeting Lawyers [Florida Bar News]
• FBI Issues Alert on Fake Lawyers Scamming Crypto Victims [Florida Bar News]
• Scams and Phishing Attacks Powered by AI [American Bar Association]
• What we know about the cybercrime group Scattered Spider [Cybersecurity Dive]
• State-of-the-art phishing: MFA bypass [Talos Intelligence]
• SIM Card Swap Scams [National Cybersecurity Alliance]
• LegalFuel: The Florida Bar’s Practice Resource Center