Pro bono volunteers are needed to help with Hurricane Ida cases
(December 2021)
The storm may have passed, but legal problems stemming from Hurricane Ida continue.
Legal Aid of Southeastern PA needs pro bono attorneys to assist low-income survivors in the Hurricane Ida recovery effort.
Specific case types where pro bono assistance is needed include:
insurance claims
legal problems related to home repair contracts and contractors
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Legal Services Corp., and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are working with LASP to coordinate disaster legal aid, through the Disaster Legal Services program. Since 2007, the program has helped with more than 200 disasters in 45 states and five U.S. territories.
Trainings and presentations
Free trainings are available to help pro bono attorneys learn about disaster legal aid.
Free National Disaster presentations & trainings are available at disasterlegalaid.org/trainings/
Sign up, or learn more
If you can volunteer or would like more information: please connect with LASP’s Pro Bono Program. Contacts include:
Jennifer Pierce, Pro Bono Director, at 610-756-7264 or jpierce@lasp.org
Sign up to volunteer on our website: lasp.org/pro-bono-volunteer-registration
Contact any of our county pro bono coordinators:
Bucks County - Megan Reinprecht, 484-206-8101 or mreinprecht@lasp.org
Chester County - Brian Doyle, 484-416-4259 x5210 or bdoyle@lasp.org
Delaware County - Thomas Kerstan, 484-206-7808 or tkerstan@lasp.org
Montgomery County - Kathryn Palladino, 484-209-0892 or kpalladino@lasp.org
Additional resources:
Disaster Legal Services program through the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division