State Bar offers free training to help attorneys respond to legal
issues faced by natural disaster victims
May 13, 2009 – In response to last
year’s widespread flooding in Wisconsin and the need for more
lawyers to be trained to handle a disaster, the State Bar of
Wisconsin’s Young Lawyers Division is teaming up with
professionals from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and private
practitioners to offer a free disaster legal services training
program.
Helping Victims of a Natural Disaster
will educate lawyers about common legal issues
faced by victims of a natural disaster.
“We all witnessed the devastation caused
by last year’s floods. It is important that State Bar members
acquire the skills and tools they need to make a difference and help
their communities address any future disasters,” said State Bar
President Diane Diel. “I commend the State Bar’s Young
Lawyers Division for its initiative and leadership in helping prepare
attorneys to respond to legal issues faced by victims of natural
disaster, and strongly urge our members to attend this free
training.”
The program will take place at the State Bar
Center in Madison on the afternoon of Thursday, May 21, 2009.
Topics include FEMA and other federal assistance, municipal liability,
landlord/tenant disputes, insurance law, common fraud schemes and
consumer protection issues. This program will be submitted to the Board
of Bar Examiners for 3.5 credits.
Sign up today online or by calling
(800) 728-7788.
The State Bar also has disaster information and
resources for State Bar members and the public on its Disaster Resources
Page at www.wisbar.org/disaster.
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