We are not well-suited to remedy lawyer shortages when struck by a flu pandemic, earthquake, catastrophic flood, or terrorist attack and many states (and now Minnesota) have considered or are considering measures in advance of such potentially chaotic times.
It’s a “Good Samaritan Law” variation for out-of-state lawyers, you might say.
Many see the idea of a “lawyer shortage” as a hilarious oxymoron — that is, until they need one and cannot obtain one.