Bar News - November 4, 2005
On-going Relief Efforts for Hurricane, Flood Victims
Injuries, damages and disruption have come to New Hampshire with the catastrophic floods in Southwest NH. The NHBA’s Pro Bono Program, along with NH Legal Assistance and the Legal Advice & Referral Center, have offered to coordinate legal services NH citizens may need
Meanwhile, relief efforts on behalf of victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita are still very much needed and New Hampshire attorneys continue to respond. Moved by the e-mails received from Attorney Tim Kerrigan’s sister Pat, a Houston lawyer who was volunteering at the Astrodome, Hamblett & Kerrigan employees raised $1,000. The firm matched this amount for a total contribution of $2,000 to Katrina relief.
The NHBA maintains a page of disaster relief resources and links at www.nhbar.org/publications/KatrinaRelief.asp
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