Disaster Legal Services
A free legal help hotline is now available for residents affected by the August 5-6 Juneau Mendenhall Glacier flooding through the Disaster Legal Services (DLS) program. This service is a partnership between the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Alaska Legal Services Corporation.
The hotline is available to connect residents in the City and Borough of Juneau to free legal services. Residents affected by the flooding who need legal services can call 1-888-478-2572.
Hotline callers may get help with legal issues like:
- FEMA and SBA financial benefits
- Property insurance claims and/or denials
- Property insurance claims and/or denials
- Re-doing wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the disaster
- Price gouging, scams, or identity theft
- Landlord or tenant problems, or threats of foreclosure
- Disability-related access to federal, state, and local disaster programs
- Help with insurance claims for doctor and hospital bills, loss of property, loss of life, etc.
- Drafting of new wills and other legal papers lost in the disaster
- Assistance with home repair contracts and contractors
- Estate administration, including guardianships and conservatorships
- Help with consumer protection matters, remedies, and procedures
- Preparation of powers of attorney and guardianship materials
- FEMA appeals support, such as identifying and gathering relevant documentation
Additional Information
The hotline is available from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday AKT.
Hotline partners cannot help in all cases. For example, we cannot take cases where a settlement could include legal fees or an award, but we can refer those cases to other legal help. For up-to-date information on free legal services for survivors, media members can contact our partners in these languages: English, Spanish.
Contact Information
For those with questions, please reach out to Amanda Brown, Director of Disaster Legal Services Program (DLS) with the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, at amanda@lagniappelawlab.