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Welcome to the National Disaster Legal Aid website!

Alert! Hurricane Sandy Resources

For Legal Help: In NY, please call 1-800-699-5636. In NJ, please call 1-88-541-1900. In CT, please call 1-866-864-4464. Visit www.LawHelp.org to find local legal services organizations that might be able to help and information about your rights. LawHelp/NY also maintains a calendar of free disaster legal aid clinics in the New York City area.

To apply for FEMA benefits, go to www.disasterassistance.gov.

Other helpful resources for victims and their legal advocates can be found on our Hurricane Sandy page.

How This Website Can Help You

Persons affected by a disaster who are looking for legal assistance and resources, visit For People Who Need Help to find helpful legal resources for dealing with the aftermath of a disaster.

Attorneys and advocates who are helping people in the aftermath of a disaster, visit For Legal Aid Attorneys.

If you are here on behalf of a LSC-funded program, visit LSC Program Specific Information.

Attorneys who want to help will find helpful information about volunteering and donating to legal aid programs in need under For Pro Bono Volunteers.

Our Goals for this Website
  • To serve as a centralized national resource for legal aid, pro bono and criminal defender attorneys across the country on legal issues related to all types of disasters
  • To recruit and help mobilize pro bono attorneys in the aftermath of a disaster
  • To provide accurate and timely information on legal issues related to disasters to the low and moderate income public

Please let us know how we are doing. Send your feedback and suggestions to info@probono.net.

Hurricane Sandy

New York Hotline:
1-800-699-5636

  • NY Dept of Financial Services: 800-339-1759

New Jersey Hotline:
1-888-541-1900

  • Legal Services of New Jersey Sandy Hotline: 1-888-222-5765
    Monday - Friday, 8 am to 5:30 pm

Connecticut Hotline:
1-866-864-4464

  • Insurance questions: 1-866-209-5099

Maryland Hotline:
866-858-0039

Google Crisis Map for Hurricane Sandy
http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy

Recent State Disasters

Participating Organizations

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Pro Bono and legal aid attorney resources - Pro Bono Net

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