During the week of October 21-27, 2018, the American Bar Association will celebrate its 10th Annual Pro Bono Week, and the focus of this year’s efforts is disaster resiliency.  As a part of this celebration, the ABA is encouraging lawyers, across the country, to do their part with assisting with disaster resiliency efforts by offering pro bono assistance to survivors or evacuees of disasters or  by helping communities to prepare for a disaster. Disaster survivors face countless legal issues, including health and education issues, and even before a disaster strikes communities need legal assistance with disaster preparedness including business continuity planning, meeting insurance needs, and so much more.

This webinar will offer an opportunity for public health attorneys, healthcare lawyers, and law students to learn about the most common legal issues that disaster survivors face, and how they can get involved in providing much needed pro bono assistance in the communities where they live and work. Speakers will also provide information on resources on public health emergency law, and information to assist with pro bono representation.

The content of this program does not meet requirements for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) accreditation.

Moderator:

Chauntis Jenkins Floyd, JD, Porteous, Hainkel & Johnson, LLP, Chair, ABA Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Response

Speakers:

• Keri Brown, JD, Baker Botts, LLP, Houston, TX
• Jessie Campbell, JD, Pro Bono and Outreach Director & Michael Hofrichter, JD, Operations & Compliance Director, Houston Volunteer Lawyers  (Co-Presenters)
• Tracy Figueroa, JD,  Disaster Assistance Group Coordinator & Linley Boone-Almaguer, JD, Disaster Assistance Team Manager, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (Co-Presenters)

Co-Sponsored by:

CDC’s Public Health Law Program
ABA Health Law Section
ABA Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Response
ABA Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Services