FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2017
Contact: Amy Starnes
Public Information Director, State Bar of Texas
(800) 204-2222, ext. 1706, or (512) 427-1706
astarnes@texasbar.com
State Bar offers legal hotline to help Texans affected by Tropical Storm Harvey
AUSTIN — Due to dangerous conditions predicted in advance of Tropical Storm Harvey’s imminent landfall, the State Bar of Texas is reminding residents of its legal hotline — (800) 504-7030.
The hotline — answered in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese —
connects low-income people affected by a disaster with legal aid
providers in their area who can help with such issues as replacing lost
documents, answering insurance questions, helping with landlord-tenant
problems, and handling consumer protection concerns such as
price-gouging and contractor scams during the rebuilding process.
Callers can leave a message at any time. People who qualify for
assistance will be matched with Texas lawyers who have volunteered to
provide free, limited legal help.
Additional resources are available at texasbar.com/disasters,
texaslegalanswers.org, and texaslawhelp.org.
The State Bar of Texas reminds the public that solicitation of a potential legal case is a crime unless the lawyer has a family relationship with you or you have been a client of the lawyer in the past or are currently a client. Solicitation of you is also a crime if perpetrated by a non-lawyer employee or representative of the lawyer, unless the previous conditions exist. Please report any prohibited contacts by lawyers or their representatives, whether in person, telephone, or otherwise, to your local law enforcement authority or the State Bar of Texas at (877) 953-5535.
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The State Bar of Texas is an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Texas that provides educational programs for the legal profession and the public, administers the minimum continuing legal education program for attorneys, and manages the attorney discipline system. For more information, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @statebaroftexas, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/statebaroftexas, or visit texasbar.com.
