Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 4, 2026
First, do no harm: The imperative of post-disaster lawyering
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That maxim is usually associated with medicine, but it applies equally to post-disaster and crisis lawyering. In the wake of a wildfire, flood or public-health emergency, lawyers are expected to act quickly, project confidence and guide clients through systems under strain. Those conditions place extraordinary pressure on judgment. Clients are traumatized, uncertainty is unavoidable and decisions made in the moment can carry lasting consequences. Thus, in post-disaster lawy...
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