Don't Drown, Don't Wreck, Don't Puke: Kathy Scourby on Real Resilience

What does it actually take to keep a law firm running when everything goes wrong? On this episode of The Mostly Legal Podcast, Amanda Koplos and Rob Joyner sit down with Kathy Scourby, founder of K&S Consulting and one of the most quietly fearless people you will ever meet. Kathy spent more than three decades inside a global law firm, holding seven different roles along the way, before launching her own consulting practice focused on business continuity, disaster preparedness, and operational resilience. She is also a Team USA triathlete who has competed at the national and world level, and she has a survival story that will make you rethink open water swimming forever. We cover the mindset it takes to finish a triathlon, the September 2024 race weekend that turned into a fight for her life, why judges are now issuing sanctions to firms that are not prepared, how to get leadership to take active assailant planning seriously, and what real resilience looks like when the day you hoped would never come actually arrives. It is candid, it is occasionally uncomfortable, and it is one of our favorite conversations yet. In this episode: What CBCP and CCRP actually mean The triathlete's rule for getting through anything: don't drown, don't wreck, don't puke Surviving flesh-eating bacteria and what it taught her about resilience Why clients, insurers, and courts now demand a written continuity plan How to talk to law firm leadership about the threats nobody wants to discuss Pitch Your Passion with Kathy The Mostly Legal Podcast is proudly sponsored by Centerbase, the cloud-based legal practice management platform built for the way modern firms work. Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and let us know your favorite moment in the comments.