Are You Prepared for Sudden Death?

A neighbor and friend—who was also a lawyer—died abruptly this week in a car accident/heart attack scenario.  His sudden passing is a cogent reminder that firms simply have to keep a well-updated master calendar and also have a disaster preparedness plan in place. If one of the lawyers in your firm were to die without notice, would you know what appearances she was supposed to make this afternoon? Does someone in your firm have her up-to-the-minute schedule? If a health crisis were to happen in your own law firm office, would you know whom to alert within your firm and who to call on behalf of the lawyer, such as a spouse or close friend or family member? Would you know what to do?  If your firm does have a disaster preparedness plan, do you know where it is? Do you know who is supposed to implement it?

Just wondering.