Disaster Planning for Law Firms
From Law Practice Today by The Law Practice Division
April 20, 2026 · 11 min · Season 3 · Episode 29
About this episode
The episode discusses disaster planning for law firms with insights from Shawn L. Holahan's experience during Hurricane Katrina.
In this episode of the Law Practice Podcast, the host interviews Shawn L. Holahan about disaster planning for law firms, drawing on her experience as a New Orleans litigator displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Holahan explains how a simple laminated wallet card with key phone numbers helped him reconnect with her firm when power and communications failed, underscoring that low-tech tools can be critical when “the power’s out.” She outlines a practical disaster recovery approach centered o...
People in this episode
Guest: Shawn L. Holahan
Topics covered
- disaster planning
- law firms
- recovery strategies
- Hurricane Katrina
- communication tools
Keywords
- disaster recovery
- law firm planning
- Hurricane Katrina
- communication failures
- low-tech tools
Mentioned in this episode
Places: New Orleans
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