A Lawyer Helps: Here, There, & Everywhere
When it rains, help pours in. Use your legal skills to help flood victims in Michigan and Texas.
In Michigan: Midland, Isabella, Bay, and Gladwin Counties, Michigan Flood Disaster Relief Legal Services
Low income flood victims are in need of legal services for:
- Counseling on landlord-tenant problems
- Replacement of wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the disaster
- Assistance in consumer protection matters, remedies, and procedures
- Counseling on mortgage-foreclosure problems
- Assistance with securing FEMA and other government benefits
- Assistance with life, medical, and property insurance claims
- Help with home repair contracts and contractors
Volunteer Now
Submit your completed Volunteer Agreement Form to michigandisasterlegalservices@gmail.com.
For more information, see the FAQs.
In Texas: Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Legal Services
The Texas emergency order permits out-of-state lawyers to provide legal services on a temporary basis in a variety of practice areas ranging from brief advice to full representation.
Volunteer Now
The Supreme Court of Texas emergency order, which permits out-of-state lawyers to provide legal services for a 6 month period beginning August 30, 2017, serves as a national call for action to the legal profession, and another opportunity to show Michigan lawyers in action.
Submit the form to the State Bar of Texas, which serves as a clearinghouse for out-of-state lawyer volunteers. Out-of-state lawyer volunteers must also submit the State of Texas Registration for Temporary Practice of Texas Law form before or shortly after providing legal services to Hurricane Harvey victims.