Resource Pages
Continuity Planning
These resources will show you how to maintain business continuity for your association and your members.
Sample Disaster/Continuity Plans
Advice & Guidance
Articles
- ABA Journal articles on COVID-19
- Weathering the storm: Recent hurricanes, other natural disasters require planning, coordinated effort Bar Leader, Nov-Dec 2019
- Superstorm Sandy pulls bar leaders together, gives disaster planning renewed focus Bar Leader, Jan-Feb 2013
- Additional information about Superstorm Sandy relief efforts Bar Leader, Jan-Feb 2013
- In New Orleans, bar leaders learn about disaster planning, recovery Bar Leader, Spring 2012
- Disaster preparedness a top priority for incoming ABA President Stephen N. Zack Bar Leader, Jul-Aug 2010
- Disaster response: Lessons—and an update—from Hurricane Katrina Bar Leader, Sep-Oct 2008
- Emergency planning: Voices of experience Bar Leader, Jul-Aug 2006
- Turning the tide: Bar associations and foundations battle Gulf Coast hurricanes Bar Leader, Jan-Feb 2006
- Planning for Disasters GP Solo Magazine (article adapted by the authors for bar associations)
Guides and Manuals
- Pandemic Preparedness Resources National Association of Bar Executives
- Guide to Disaster Planning for Bar Associations ABA Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness
Other
- Disaster Planning and Security Issues American Bar Association, 2003 presentation
- Disaster Legal Assistance Manual for Volunteer Attorneys Allegheny County Bar Association
Other Resources
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