HBA Calls for Volunteers - Your Help is Needed ,
 HBA Calls for Volunteers - Your Help is Needed

The HBA needs volunteer attorneys to help answer legal questions and provide
general guidance to members of the public dealing with the aftermath of
recent flooding.  Your help is needed to staff special LegalLine Sessions,
to respond to phone calls received through the SBOT/HBA hot line and to
provide information at relief centers.  The HBA is accepting volunteers with
hours or days to contribute.  Read on for further details about these
volunteer opportunities and to learn about training opportunities.

Special LegalLine:
When:
		Thursday, June 28, 2001  --  4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from
6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 12, 2001   --  4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 26, 2001   --  4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 9, 2001 --  4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.

		Thursday, August 23, 2001 --  4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and
from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

		 Attorneys may volunteer for one or more shifts.
Where:
HBA offices, 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300
Other:
Resource materials will be provided. Volunteers from past flood LegalLine
Programs have answered questions involving landlord/tenant issues, consumer
law, insurance matters and other areas of the law. Attorneys do not provide
their identities to callers.

To Schedule Volunteer Service or for further information:
E-mail the Elizabeth Patrolia at elizabethp@hba.org or contact Lucy Fisher
at
(713) 759-1133


1-800-540-7030 Assistance
When:
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Attorneys may volunteer for one or more hours during these periods.

Where:
Houston Volunteer Lawyer Program offices, 712 Main, 27th Floor

Other:
Resource materials will be provided. Volunteers have answered questions
involving landlord/tenant issues, consumer law, insurance matters and other
areas of the law.  Attorneys need not provide their identities to callers.

To Schedule Volunteer Service or for further information:
E-mail the HVLP at Barbara.Mcmahon@ehvlp.org or contact Barbara McMahon at
713/228-0735 ext. 111.


Information Booths and Town Meetings:
When:
As requested by FEMA and other relief agencies.  We anticipate a time
commitment of from 1-3 hours once the attorney is on site.

Where:
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers.  Locations will vary.

Other:
Resource materials will be provided. Volunteers should anticipate questions
involving landlord/tenant issues, consumer law, insurance matters and other
areas of the law.

To Schedule Volunteer Service or for further information:
E-mail kays@hba.org or contact Kay Sim at 713/759-1133

Training:
Information concerning the time and location of training sessions will be
posted on the HBA Web site at http://www.hba.org and  may be obtained by
calling the HBA at (713) 759-1133. Training will cover a variety of legal
issues including but not limited to landlord/tenant, consumer protection,
insurance, employment law and lost documents.  MCLE credit is being applied
for from the State Bar of Texas.



Thank you for volunteering,

Co-Chairs, HBA Disaster Relief Committee:

Lynette Fons		Telephone: 713/623-0887	E-mail: lfons@bmpllp.com
Andrew Strong	Telephone: 713/662-9083	E-mail: astrong@cg-law.com
Sharon Butcher	Telephone: 713/853-7224	E-mail: Sharon.Butcher@enron.com
elizabethp@hba.org