Tag Archives: Superstorm Sandy
The City Bar Justice Center’s Response to Superstorm Sandy
by CBJC StaffNovember 20, 2013
The Justice Center’s work is to mobilize the legal community to respond to unmet legal needs. As exemplified by the pro bono programs it developed following 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Haiti, the Justice Center has a history of training and mobilizing pro bono volunteer attorneys to meet those needs when disasters strike.
Read moreSuperstorm Sandy: Lessons Learned for the Legal Profession
by CBJC StaffMay 14, 2013
On April 12th, City Bar Justice Center Managing Attorney Alice Morey testified before the ABA Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness. Her testimony follows.
Read moreSandy Response Update: Contractor Issues Emerge — by Victor Tello
by CBJC StaffFebruary 6, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center legal clinic is now firmly in place at the Arverne Restoration Center in the Rockaways.
Read moreVictor Tello Joins Justice Center as Coordinating Attorney for Sandy Disaster Relief
by CBJC StaffJanuary 10, 2013
The City Bar Justice Center has hired Victor M. Tello as its Coordinating Attorney for Disaster Relief. Tello will centralize the Justice Center’s various activities in training and mobilizing volunteer attorneys to assist in Superstorm Sandy relief.
Read moreJustice Center Now in Rockaway Restoration Center for Superstorm Sandy Response—by Alice Morey
by CBJC StaffDecember 21, 2012
After three clinics on two cold weekends, sitting in make-shift quarters on the street and in an unheated dusty store-front in the Rockaways, the Justice Center’s Superstorm Sandy volunteers landed plush quarters by comparison in one of New York City’s Restoration Centers.
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