Through the Disaster Legal Services Program, the ABA Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provide immediate temporary legal assistance to disaster survivors at no charge.
About the - ProgramYour generous gift to the YLD will be combined and leveraged with other donations to further such initiatives as the YLD Disaster Legal Services.
The YLD Disaster Legal Services Program and Paladin have launched the first national disaster relief pro bono portal. This free centralized, sortable database will list opportunities to serve those impacted by COVID-19 and other natural disasters.
Find Your - OpportunityLearn what triggers the DLS program and how it's implemented. Plus, take a closer look at the current federal restrictions on the DLS program in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss how states can implement their own state-wide COVID-19 hotline.
Watch - NowThe ABA Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness has gathered links to articles, FAQs, and continuity information related to the Coronavirus to guide lawyers, law firms, and law students on implications and obligations during this pandemic.
Has your business been impacted by COVID-19? To help you understand what you need to do to qualify for and receive assistance from the IRS, we've developed this Economic Impact Payment Navigator. This tool was created through a collaboration between Lagniappe Law Lab, attorneys Amanda Brown and Andrew Van Singel, the Community Lawyer platform, and the ABA Center for Innovation, the ABA Section of Taxation, and the ABA Diversity and Inclusion Center.
The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having significant legal implications across the sector. The ABA is pleased to be able to offer a variety of CLE webinars and on-demand products that specifically address some of your questions on the effects of this outbreak.
Alena Uliasz, Joann Lee, and Ana Paula Noguez Mercado, co-authors of Language Justice in Legal Services published in the Management Innovation Exchange (MIE) for Legal Aid Journal, talked with DLS' Casey Payton to offer tips for ways lawyers can use language justice principles in everyday practice and during COVID-19.
We've gathered all of our DLS resources related to the coronavirus pandemic on one mini site.
The ABA Young Lawyers Division has teamed up with RingCentral Inc. to create a national hotline to connect the Disaster Legal Services Program with those seeking civil legal services. From tornadoes to COVID-19, disaster survivors can call 888-743-5749 to connect to legal assistance in every state and U.S. territory as the relief efforts are implemented.
Read More - About ItA toll-free legal help hotline is now available to survivors impacted by Puerto Rico’s recent Tropical Storm Isaias in the following municipalities: Aguada, Hormigueros, Rincon and Mayaguez.
A toll-free legal aid hotline is now available to victims of Alabama’s recently declared disaster areas in Baldwin, Escambia, and Mobile Counties.
A toll-free disaster legal advice hotline is available to Linn County survivors of the recent Iowa derecho who may need legal assistance.
A toll-free legal aid hotline is available to South Carolina victims of storm-related damage as a result of tornadoes and strong storms on April 12 and 13 in recently declared disaster areas.
Legal aid information regarding the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that affected Mississippi in April 2020.
Legal aid information regarding the severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides that affected Oregon in April 2020.
Legal assistance organizations and bar associations have joined forces to support people affected by the tornadoes that moved through Middle Tennessee overnight between March 2 and 3, 2020.
A toll-free legal help hotline is now available to survivors impacted by Puerto Rico’s recent earthquakes.
Andrew VanSingel, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness, details the history of the Disaster Legal Services program in "The Calm After the Storm: 45 Years of the ABA Young Lawyers Division Division’s Disaster Legal Services Program" for the Touro Law Review.
Read the - ArticleThe Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) is the first national hotline dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 via telephone (1-800-985-5990) and SMS (text 'TalkWithUs' to 66746) to residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or man-made disasters.
Thousands of new lawyers provide free legal advice and representation to hundreds of thousands of disaster survivors in the United States and its territories. Read about what they do and why it's important.
