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This podcast is part of a coordinated project between Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid aimed at improving access to justice for those affected by disasters. Our project allows both disaster survivors and pro bono attorneys to access critical resources in one place while at the same time making it easier to connect disaster survivors needing legal help with volunteer attorneys willing to provide it. This podcast will provide critical education for volunteers so that they are ready to help if and when the next disaster strikes. You'll hear from volunteer attorneys and get a real sense of what it is like to provide this kind of service. Stay tuned and be sure to check out our website at texasdisasterlegalhelp.org!
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The Texas Disaster Legal Help Podcast is part of a coordinated project between Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, aimed at improving access to justice for those affected by disaster. In this episode, Pablo Almaguer of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Jessie Campbell of Lone Star Legal Aid, and Amy Allen of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, welcome Trish McAllister, Director of the Legal Access Division of the State Bar of Texas and Executive Director ...
The Texas Disaster Legal Help Podcast is part of a coordinated project between Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, aimed at improving access to justice for those affected by disaster. For this episode, Pablo Almaguer of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Jessie Campbell of Lone Star Legal Aid, and Amy Allen of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas were joined by Tim Gilpin of the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office Post-Conviction Unit and Brittany Moore of ...
The Texas Disaster Legal Help Podcast is part of a coordinated project between Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, aimed at improving access to justice for those affected by disaster. For this episode, Pablo Almaguer of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Jessie Campbell and Trevin Ware of Lone Star Legal Aid, and Stuart Campbell of Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center, provide an evictions update for the summer of 2022.
Surface water drainage and stormwater management are critical factors in safeguarding the health and surroundings of disaster survivors in emergencies. Effective surface water drainage is vital in emergencies in which the risk of flooding is high, as it addresses a fundamental need to avoid exacerbating the effects of the disaster. Under-investment in building and maintaining drains can trigger bigger disasters. Learn more with our guest speakers Ana Laurel and Carey Buxton from Texas R...
The podcast is about current updates to FEMA policy and what they may mean for future FEMA policy. Recent updates to FEMA policy are intended to increase equity in how FEMA distributes some forms of financial assistance to individuals. Our guests describe those changes, some related history, and how we hope they will prove helpful for FEMA applicants. Also. the way FEMA decided to share the policy updates marked a change that we hope signals a greater commitment to transparency in agency prac...
Join TDLH for our first Pro Bono Spotlight featuring Jack Fan of the Fan Law Office. Hear why he volunteers and how our volunteer attorneys change lives.
Listen to our guest speakers from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid discuss the various legal issues that affect a family after a disaster. Also in this Podcast: How to spot Domestic Violence and how to help your client. Guest Speakers: Maricarmen Garza Coordinator for the Victim’s Rights Group and Amber VanSchuyver Deputy Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Family Law Group. Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit: Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio ...
New Podcast from Texas Disaster Legal Help (TDLH)! After natural disasters, salespeople often go door-to-door in damaged neighborhoods offering cleanup or repair services. While many of these individuals are honest and reputable, others are not. Listen to our guest from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, Fred Lohmann, speak on what to look for in a legitimate contractor, the most common scams, and the number one red flags that tell you to run from a company. Learn more at www.nicb.org...
Some of our volunteer attorneys have not worked with legal aid clients before. It may be their first time to use an interpreter or work with disabled clients. Since our project is aimed at disaster survivors, our clients are often dealing with homelessness, and intense financial stress. This podcast will go into how to get the information you need to represent your client while accommodating their needs. Guest Speakers:...
TDLH Podcast welcomes Claude DuCloux, former Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Texas Center of Legal Ethics and Professionalism. He will cover topics such as the new conflict of interest rules for legal aid and pro bono attorneys, attorney-client relationship, and barratry issues. CLE Ethics Hours Available! &n...
Tune in to our Disability Rights podcast. This episode covers what a volunteer attorney needs to know to represent clients with disabilities effectively and make sure they received equal access to disaster resources.Guest Speakers: Stephanie Duke and Rachel Cohen-Miller from Disability Rights Texas Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit:Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/o-rpK...
Every lawyer needs a disaster plan for their practice. Not only to save their livelihood but also to continue to meet their ethical obligations to the clients. Winter Storm Uri taught that no area in Texas is truly safe from the danger posed by disasters. It’s not a matter of if your office is affected it’s when your office is affected. Listen to our very own hosts from LANWT, LSLA, and TRLA to learn everything you need to know to be prepared.Visit our website at https://texasdisasterle...
Tune in to hear about who qualifies for unemployment during a disaster, the unemployment application process, and how to appeal if your client is denied rightfully owed benefits. Guest Speakers: Dave Mausch and Katy Youker from the Labor and Employment Group at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit: Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSY...
Tune in as TDLH discusses consumer debt issues and how to fight debt collection lawsuits for those affected financially by a disaster. Guest Speakers: Paige Hoyt, Attorney of Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit: Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSY Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/travel-us
Tune in to hear tips on how to prep a client for a remote hearing, handling exhibits during the trial, and how to look your best at virtual hearings. Guest Speakers: Heather Keegan, Litigator Director at Lone Star Legal Aid.Guest Speakers: Heather Keegan, Litigator Director at Lone Star Legal Aid.Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit:Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSYFre...
Join Texas Disaster Legal Help (TDLH) for their new podcast on title clearing. Listen as Speaker Dina Hardwick delves into the effects of an uncleared title on a disaster survivor. Learn quick ways to clear the title without probate. Find out how to deal with manufactured homes transfers of ownership, and how to determine if the mobile home is personal property or real property. Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit:Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio L...
Join the TDLH Podcast team as they talk with Christina Brown and Chase Porter about common oversights in the initial FEMA application and how to appeal a decision. Visit our website https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit:Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSYFree Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/travel-us
Join the Texas Disaster Legal Help team as they talk about the most recent evictions law related to disasters and the COVID-19 crisis.Special guest speakers Fred Fuchs and Christina Trejo.Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit:Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSY Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/travel-us
Texas Disaster Legal Help goes into depth regarding the COVID-19 forbearance protections against foreclosure and what homeowners are facing after they expire.Guest Speakers Lauren Masullo and Molly Rogers from the Foreclosure Unites at Lone Star and Texas Rio Grande legal aids.Visit our website at https://texasdisasterlegalhelp.org/Music Credit:Track: Travel With Us — Vendredi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch: https://youtu.be/o-rpKzt4KSY Free Download / Strea...
Welcome to the Texas Disaster Legal Help PodcastThe Texas Disaster Legal Help project, a joint project of Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, is hard at work, creating resources and integrating advanced technology, to ensure that volunteer attorneys are prepared to effectively respond to the legal needs of disaster survivors - before the next disaster occurs. In the coming months, we will be hosting a series of podcasts on a wide variety of legal ...
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