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<h1>Disaster Resources for Attorneys</h1>
<h2>Disaster Assistance</h2>
<p>The State Bar is connecting Texas lawyers who have been adversely  
affected by the storm with other lawyers who are able to assist them 
with needs  including temporary housing, office space, and cleanup 
services.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>If you have been adversely affected or wish to assist a 
colleague,  please take a moment to&nbsp;<a 















































































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target="_blank">complete our Hurricane Harvey assistance 
survey</a></strong><a 















































































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target="_blank"></a>.</p>
<p>Here are some tips for <a 

















href="/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Disaster_Resources_for_Attorneys&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=38253">Salvaging 

















Water-Damaged Law Office Records</a>.</p>
<br>
<iframe width="500" height="350" 
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LgIppFNeYmM" frameborder="0" 
allowfullscreen></iframe>
<p></p>
<h2>Volunteer  Information</h2>
<p>The State Bar of Texas helps to  connect attorney volunteers to 
  disaster-related service opportunities. If you   want to volunteer, 
  please fill out this&nbsp;<strong><a 




















































































href="https://texasbar.informz.net/survistapro/sn.asp?gid=33C39C17-6637-4B2E-A7CE-997B1226A528" 




















































































									   target="_blank">online  form</a></strong>. </p>
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	  <p><strong>Free CLE Opportunities</strong>  </p>
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<ul>
<ul>
  
    <li><p>Online Class: <a 

























href="http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/AABuy0.asp?sProductType=EV&lID=16442" 

























target="_blank">Counseling  the Landlord and Tenant in the Wake of a 
		Hurricane</a> </p>   </li>
    <li><p>Online class: <a 




















































href="http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/AABuy0.asp?sProductType=EV&lID=16379" 




















































target="_blank">Handling  Hurricane and Catastrophe 
      Claims</a> </p>   </li>
    <li><p>Online class: <a 
href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/8539148535144162051" 
target="_blank">Providing  Legal Assistance to Disaster Survivors: An 
      Overview</a>: Presentation materials <a 





































href="https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/f9b47557-8566-4ce0-8722-ad15c33032fb" 





































target="_blank">here</a>
      </p>
    </li>
    
    <li><p>Online class: <a 


href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3577094340430950402" 


target="_blank">Representing Individuals Seeking Assistance  from 
      FEMA</a>: Presentation materials are <a 





































href="/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Disaster_Resources_for_Attorneys&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37965">here</a> 






















      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      and <a 





		   
































href="/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Disaster_Resources_for_Attorneys&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37964">here</a>. 






















      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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    <li><p>Online class: <a 























































href="https://www.lawline.com/course/federal-disaster-relief-and-the-national-flood-insurance-program-2?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=disasterrelief" 























































target="_blank">Federal  Disaster Relief and the National Flood 
      Insurance Program</a>   </p> </li>
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Harvey: Comments on Statutes of Interest to Help  Hurricane Victims 
[PDF]</a></p></li>
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	    Attorney Guide to FEMA</a>&nbsp;[PDF]:  Download this guide which 
	    has 
	    information about what type of assistance is  available, who is 
	    eligible, the process for obtaining assistance, and  frequently 
	    asked 
		  questions.</p></li>
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	    Disasters</a>&nbsp;[PDF]: This  manual was prepared to better 
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	    volunteer lawyers regarding the provision  of pro bono legal 
	    services 
	    to 
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    
	    victims of natural disasters. Once in the PDF, click the bookmark 
	    icon 
	    to see  and quickly move through the table of contents.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2>Donations</h2>
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  in Texas,<strong> click&nbsp;<a 















































href="https://www.texasbar.com/harveyfund" 














































>here</a>.</strong>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Emotional and Mental  Health Assistance</h2>
<p>The Texas Lawyers&rsquo; Assistance Program can help law students,  
lawyers, and judges with issues such as stress and anxiety, depression, 
bipolar  and other mental health concerns, including suicide prevention 
and overall wellness. </p>
<p>If you or a colleague need assistance, please reach out. The  service 












is 100 percent confidential. You can call 24/7 at 800-343-8527. Learn  
more at <a href="https://www.tlaphelps.org/" 
target="_blank">Tlaphelps.org</a>.</p>
<p>A new video from the&nbsp;Texas Lawyers&rsquo; Assistance Program, 
featuring TLAP Director  Bree Buchanan and Austin psychiatrist Robert 
Cantu, focuses on identifying  post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, 
after Hurricane Harvey. </p>
<iframe class='sproutvideo-player' 
src='//videos.sproutvideo.com/embed/7c9addb9141ae2c5f4/0c0ed961075f70c5' 












width='500' height='350' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>
<p></p>
<h2>Disaster planning</h2>
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	<li><p><a 




















































































href="http://texaslawpracticemanagement.com/how-to-brochures/topics-maintaining-practice/creating-disaster-readiness-plan/" 




















































































target="_blank">Creating  a Disaster Readiness Plan</a></p></li>
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href="/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Disaster_Resources_for_Attorneys&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=37698">Disaster 




















































































Planning for  Lawyers: Preparing, Reacting &amp; Resuming Life</a></p>
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href="http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/TYLA/MentorResults.asp?sSearch=C#CAT39" 




















































































target="_blank">Ten Minute Mentor  videos on Disaster Preparedness and 
Relief</a></p></li>
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href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/committees/disaster/resources.html" 




















































































target="_blank">here</a>.</p></li>
  <li><p>Additional resources can be found on State Bar&rsquo;s Law 
Practice  Management <a href="http://texaslawpracticemanagement.com/" 
target="_blank">website</a>.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2>Court Closures</h2>
<p>Here is <a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/court-closures-delays/" target="_blank">a 
	  list of  court closures</a> and delays.</p>
<h2>Court Orders</h2>
<p>The Texas  Supreme Court has amended orders relating to problems 
created by Hurricane Harvey  and its aftermath, amending one to allow 
out-of-state lawyers to practice  temporarily in Texas and adding others 






































































(1) to permit the Aransas County court  at law to sit in San Patricio 
County and (2) extending the August 31 deadline  to pay State Bar 
membership fees for attorneys whose principal offices are in  areas 
subject to disaster declarations.</p>
<p>The following orders have been issued and posted to the 
Court&rsquo;s&nbsp;web page:</p>
<p><a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438987/179126.pdf">Extension</a> of 






















Certain Emergency Orders</p>
<ul>
  <li>
    <p>Miscellaneous Docket Orders Nos. 17-9098, 17-9111, and 17-9114 
are extended through October 25, 2017, unless further extended by the 
Court.</p>
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</ul>
<p>Extension  of Emergency Order <a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438986/179125.pdf">Authorizing 
Modification and Suspension of Court Procedures</a> in  Proceedings 
Affected by Disaster</p>
<ul>
  <li>
    <p>
      The Courtsâ Order dated August 28, 2017 is extended through      
October 25, 2017, unless further extended by the Courts.</p>
  </li>
</ul>
<p>Joint Order with Court of Criminal Appeals to&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438759/179091.pdf" 
target="_blank">Modify and Suspend Court Proceedings</a></p>
<ul><li><p>All courts in  Texas should consider disaster-caused delays 
as good cause for modifying or  suspending all deadlines and 
proceduresâwhether prescribed by statute, rule, or  orderâin any case, 
civil or criminal.</p> </li></ul>

<p> Emergency  Order&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438804/179098.pdf" 
target="_blank">Resetting Limitations</a>&nbsp;in Civil Cases </p>
<ul><li><p>Because statutes of limitations are not  subject to a 
good-cause exception, the Supreme Court orders, pursuant to  Government 
Code Section 22.0035(b), that any applicable limitations statute is  
suspended for any civil claim if the claimant shows that the disastrous  






































































conditions resulting from Hurricane Harvey prevented the timely filing 
of the  claim despite the party&rsquo;s and counsel&rsquo;s diligent 
efforts. Any such suspension  extends only to the date on which it 
becomes reasonably possible to file the  claim despite the disastrous 
conditions, taking into account the circumstances. </p></li>
	<li><p>Expires  September 28, 2017, unless the Court extends it. 
</p></li></ul>
  <p>Order Permitting&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438805/179099.pdf" 
target="_blank">Out-of-State Lawyers to Practice</a>&nbsp;Temporarily in 






































































Texas </p>
<ul><li><p>Affects attorneys in good standing  where they are licensed 
to practice law outside Texas and either (1) are  displaced because of 
Hurricane Harvey and are practicing in Texas remotely as  if the 
practicing in their home jurisdictions or (2) are retained by a  
legal-aid or pro bono program or a bar association providing services to 






































































 Hurricane Harvey victims. Attorneys must register for temporary 
practice (form  attached to order) with the State Bar of Texas and agree 






































































to abide by the Texas  Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and to 






































































submit to Texas disciplinary  jurisdiction.</p> </li></ul>
<p>Amended&nbsp;Order Permitting&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438820/179101.pdf" 
target="_blank">Out-of-State Lawyers to Practice</a>&nbsp;Temporarily in 






































































Texas </p>
<ul><li><p>References to practicing law in Texas have been changed  
to&nbsp;<em>practicing Texas law</em>&nbsp;and language requiring an 
attorney to  register with the State Bar of Texas changed to as soon as 
possible&nbsp;<em>after  beginning to provide services under this 
order</em>.</p></li>
	<li><p>Language referring to an attorney retained by a legal-aid or 
similar  organization has been changed to&nbsp;<em>providing services 
under this order</em>&nbsp;to  assure the order applies to attorneys who 






































































provide pro bono services for no  compensation. </p></li></ul>
<p>Joint Order with Court of Criminal  Appeals Authorizing the&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438818/179100.pdf" 
target="_blank">Aransas County County Court at Law to Conduct 
Proceedings Temporarily  in San Patricio County</a> </p>
  <p> Order&nbsp;<a 
href="http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438819/179102.pdf" 
target="_blank">Extending Deadline for Payment of State Bar 
Membership</a>&nbsp;Fees  by Certain Attorneys Affected by Hurricane 
Harvey </p>
<ul><li><p>For Texas  attorneys whose principal offices are counties 
declared disaster areas, the  deadline for paying State Bar membership 
fees is extended to October 31, 2017.  Failure to meet that deadline 
will result in automatic suspension November 1,  2017.</p>
    </li>
</ul>

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