FREE LEGAL HELP STILL AVAILABLE TO TORNADO SURVIVORS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230614/free-legal-help-still-available-tornado-survivors]


Release Date: 
6월 14, 2023 

MADISON, MISS. – FEMA and the Mississippi Emergency Management
Agency want survivors of the March tornadoes to know that free help
remains available for legal needs related to the disaster.

Survivors with unmet legal needs can call the special DISASTER LEGAL
SERVICES (DLS) HOTLINE AT (877) 691-6185. They may be prompted to
leave a message, but a specialist will call them back.

The DLS hotline got fewer than a dozen calls from April 3 to June 6,
and FEMA is urging eligible survivors to take advantage of this
special service. The hotline will operate only through the end of
June.

DLS lawyers can help survivors with:

 	* Unpaid or underpaid insurance claims for loss of property, loss of
life, doctor and hospital bills, etc.
 	* New wills, powers of attorney, or other legal papers lost in the
tornadoes.
 	* Problems with home repair contracts and contractors.
 	* Advice on problems with landlords, including land lease
agreements.
 	* Estate administration, including guardianships and
conservatorships.
 	* Consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures.
 	* FEMA appeals and other disaster-related actions.

Homeowners and renters whose primary residence is in Carroll,
Humphreys, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola or Sharkey counties with
unresolved and storm-caused legal issues should consider calling.
Callers should identify the storm-related issue they need legal help
with, and the county where their storm-damaged property is located.

DLS attorneys are volunteers who provide survivors with free legal
counseling and advice and may provide legal representation for cases
that will not generate fees. They are not FEMA employees. Any services
or conversations between a survivor and one of the attorneys are
confidential and will not be shared with FEMA.

If the volunteer attorneys are unable to assist survivors with their
legal needs, callers will be referred to independent attorneys who can
provide pro-bono or low-cost services through the lawyer referral
network in the affected area.

DLS is a partnership between The Mississippi Bar, The Mississippi Bar
Young Lawyers Division, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers
Division and FEMA.

For the latest information on recovery from Mississippi tornadoes,
visit March 24 2023 Severe Weather Disaster Information - MEMA
(msema.org)
[https://www.msema.org/march-24-2023-severe-weather-disaster-information/]
and www.fema.gov/disaster/4697 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4697].
On Twitter follow MEMA @MSEMA [https://twitter.com/MSEMA] and FEMA
Region 4 @femaregion4 [https://twitter.com/femaregion4]