• OnlineTnJustice.org: This new online service allows those in need of legal assistance to have their questions answered online by private attorneys volunteering their time.
• Disaster legal assistance hotline: Residents of counties that have been declaared a national disaster area can call this number -- (888)-395-9297 -- to have their legal questiones answered. Download a flyer for more information.
• Insurance Tips from the Tennessee Attorney General
• Consumer Flood Information Fact Sheet from the Tennessee Attorney General
• Price Gouging: Advice from the Tennessee Attorney General on how to deal with price gouging
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Sign up to provide volunteer assistance
-- Volunteer to help staff walk-in clinics in disaster areas or answer legal questions that come in through the Disaster Relief Hotline.
-- The new OnlineTNJustice.org website allows volunteer attorneys to offer pro bono assistance to those in need from their home or office. Sign up now!
Resources to help you help others
• A Disaster Assistance Manual for attorneys providing volunteer assistance to victims of disaster across the state is now available from the Tennessee Bar Association.
• Free training with CLE credit for lawyers providing legal services to flood victims:
Providing Pro Bono Legal Services After a Disaster. This one-hour free webcast, presented by the TBA Young Lawyers Division, provides an overview of disaster legal services in Tennessee and equips volunteer lawyers to handle disaster-related pro bono cases. Using the YLD-produced Disaster Assistance Manual as a guide, the presenters identify the types of legal issues that most frequently arise after a natural disaster, and highlight the resources available for lawyers who volunteer to help disaster victims.
FEMA: Facts, Forms & Follow-Up. This one-hour session provides information about the FEMA application process necessary for Tennesseans to be eligible for federal benefits as well as the appeals process for those dissatisfied with the assistance granted. Speaker Juli Gallup is an Advocate at Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC). After Hurricane Katrina, Juli became DLAC’s Project Manager and the Tennessee state lead for Katrina Aid.
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• Lawyers in need of help: If your office was damaged, the TBA is helping to coordinate relief and volunteer help from the legal community. Fill out this form to let us know your needs.
• Donate office equipment, supplies: Donate office equipment, supplies or other resources to help attorneys who have been hit by the storms.
• Disaster recovery: A guide is available on the TBA website to help lawyers with damage assessment and business continuation issues for their law firms. |
