The legal community was far from immune from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, which forced courts to close their doors, oral arguments to be canceled and law firms to shutter their offices up and down the East Coast.
In some respects, Sandy was no match for the technology and continuity plans firms and courts have in place, and, in some instances, the sheer will of attorneys to close a deal. But what Sandy did take was time, causing backlogs in cases and potential prison overcrowding, Pennsylvania’s chief justice said.
