Providing Legal Assistance Following a Disaster Out of Stock

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About the Seminar
Hurricane season is upon us and this course will provide you with information you need to help your neighbors and yourself following a disaster, including instruction on the FEMA process and common legal issues victims face with employment, housing, insurance, and scams.

Seminar Agenda
The Roles of Government and the South Carolina Bar Following a Disaster
Sutania Fuller - Assistant Solicitor, 11th Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office
Casey Payton – Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc., Pro Bono Coordinator
Malorie Winne Diaz – Associate Attorney, Dudley Rich, LLP, U.S. Virgin Islands
FEMA – Understanding the Process for Applications and Appeals
Jon Ozolins, Staff Attorney, South Carolina Legal Services
Duties and Remedies of Landlords and Tenants in Residential Leasing When the Property Needs to be Secured in Advance of a Storm and Remediating Damage After a Disaster
Nicole Paluzzi, Housing Attorney, Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Chase Cooke, Housing Court Coordinating Attorney, Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Employment Issues Following a Disaster
Jack E. Cohoon, Special Counsel, Burnette Shutt McDaniel
Safekeeping of Documents Prior to a Disaster and Replacement of Documents Following a Disaster; Consumer Fraud Following Disaster
Susan Ingles, Consumer Unit Head/Senior Staff Attorney, South Carolina Legal Services

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This program qualifies for 4.5 MCLE credit hours.

 This seminar is a Basic to intermediate level program.

 Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in  2022, please use this course code: 223628ADO.

Note:  When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2023, please use this course code: 232009ADO.

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The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

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