Resources to help Kansas lawyers continue to competently serve their clients during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kansas Supreme Court Orders
2020-PR-13: Kansas Judicial Branch Policy on Pandemic Disease
2020-PR-015: Restrictions to mitigate COVID-19 spread
2020-PR-016: Imposing Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations Due to COVID-19 Emergency
2020-RL-027: Order Suspending Certified Copies Requirement Under Supreme Court Rule 2.04
2020-PR-032: Order Amending 2020-PR-016
To view the complete list of Kansas Supreme Court Orders visit the Kansas Courts Response to COVID-19
Practicing Law During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: Awareness, Response, and Workplace Plans/Policies – Catherine Sanders Reach, NCBA Center for Practice Management
COVID-19: Law Firm Operations – Catherine Sanders Reach, NCBA Center for Practice Management
COVID-19: Serving Clients – Catherine Sanders Reach, NCBA Center for Practice Management
Loving the Luddites: Serving Tech Averse Clients – Annie Arbenz and Shantelle L. Argyle, ABA TECHSHOW 2020
Coronavirus: Tech Issues for Lawyers Working From Home – Sharon D. Nelson, John W. Simek, and Michael Maschke, Sensei Enterprises, Inc.
Free Legal Tool Helps Employers Create Key COVID-19 Employment Policies – Bob Ambrogi, LawSites Blog
Preparing for the Unknown – Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning for Law Firms – Heidi Alexander, LexBlog
A listing of products and resources being offered for free to support the work of legal professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak – LawSites Blog
Steps to Prevent “Zoom Bombing” at Your Next Virtual Meeting – Danielle M. Hall, Kansas Bar Association LPM Tech Tips Blog
A Guide to Managing Your Newley Remote Workers – Harvard Business Review
A COVID-19 Message from the Kansas Disciplinary Administrator
Online AA/NA Meetings
If your NA/AA in-person meetings have been canceled due to the recent COVID-19 CDC recommendations relating to public gatherings and you are in search of meetings that are online or conducted by phone, please see the available resources to learn more about your options:
SMARTRecovery.org – Online Community and Online Meetings
https://na.org/?ID=virtual_meetings – Online and Phone Meetings
http://aa-ksdist23.org/wp/online-meetings/ – KS District 23 Online Meetings
https://www.intherooms.com/home/ – 12-Step Online Meetings
Lawyer Well-Being
American Bar Association COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
KDHE Toolkit for At-Home Physical Activity During Isolation
How to Handle Trauma During a Pandemic According to a Therapist – Business Insider
Coping with Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic – Roger Whittler, LPC, Missouri Lawyers Assistance Program
Helping Remote Workers Avoid Loneliness and Burnout – Harvard Business Review
Don’t Catastrophize: A Simple Exercise To Stay Calm in the Face of Coronavirus Uncertainty – Positive Psychology founder Dr. Martin Seligman
Looking After Your Mental Health During The Coronavirus Outbreak – Beyond Blue.org
Building Relationships Amidst Social Distancing – Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan
FACE COVID: How to Respond Effectively to the Corona Crisis – free eBook by Dr. Russ Harris, a leading authority on psychological flexibility as defined by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and author of The Happiness Trap