By Teresa Schiller Hurricane Harvey made landfall after days of weather reports and news updates in August 2017. Some of the preparation was last-minute as residents scrambled for safety. Other preparation had begun years earlier, based on lessons learned in responding to other disasters. When the rain subsided, we learned that families and businesses had … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas has established a disaster legal hotline - 800.504.7030 - to assist people with basic legal questions following the devastating plant explosion in West, Texas.… Continue Reading
The Austin Bar Association in partnership with the Bastrop County Bar Association is scheduling attorney volunteers for the free legal clinic in the FEMA Disaster Relief Center, 1602 Hill St., Bastrop High School 9th Grade Center.… Continue Reading
The Houston Bar Association and the Houston Young Lawyers Association are responding to the needs of our neighbors, and we are offering our members several ways to get involved in disaster relief.… Continue Reading
The Austin Bar Association's wildfire response seminar for volunteer lawyers is now featured on http://www.tenminutementor.com. Video segments are free to view or download.… Continue Reading
The Bell County Bar Association will be collecting items next week, specifically at the Bench Bar Conference on Sept. 22. The items will be delivered to victims of the Bastrop County fire.… Continue Reading
The Austin Bar Association is offering a free CLE training on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for attorney volunteers responding to legal questions and providing assistance to all those affected by the wildfires.… Continue Reading
State Bar staff are volunteering today at a legal clinic in Smithville. Volunteers are available to provide legal advice and disaster information to those who have been affected by the wildfires. The clinic is located on 210 Main St., Smithville and volunteers will be available from 10a.m. - 6p.m.… Continue Reading
The Austin Bar Association, in partnership with the Bastrop County Bar Association, has expanded the free legal clinics for wildfire evacuees to six shelters in Bastrop County.… Continue Reading
The Austin Bar Disaster Response Team is looking for more volunteers this week to serve at its Austin Bar Legal Clinic at two locations in Bastrop.… Continue Reading
