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Pace Law School Students to Provide
Legal Assistance to Victims of the World Trade Center Disaster
New York – More than 75 Pace University
School of Law students have volunteered to assist victims of the World
Trade Center disaster through the New York State Bar
Association’s (NYSBA) Committee on Mass Disaster Response.
Volunteers
will be available at the NYSBA booth located on 80
Centre Street New York, New York. The booth will be open Monday,
October 8th through Sunday, October 21st.
The hours are Mondays though Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and
Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the NYSBA
service is to help match up persons in need with appropriate referrals
and services.
Pace
law students will assist with intake screening of people who believe
that they may have legal problems or needs associated with the disaster.
Other entities also available at the site will include the City Bar,
the ABA, and the Red Cross.
The
New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Mass Disaster Response
enables the legal community to respond quickly to disaster related
situations. The NYSBA has
worked for a number of years very closely with SEMO and other disaster
related entities to help when needed and called upon. The
FEMA disaster relief phone number is 1-800-462-9029.
Founded in 1976, Pace
University School of Law has nearly 5,000 alumni/ae throughout the
country. It offers full- and part-time day and evening J.D. programs on
its White Plains, N.Y., campus. The
School also offers the Master of Laws in Environmental Law and in
Comparative Legal Studies.
The School, which has one of the nation's top-rated
environmental law programs, also offers the S.J.D. program in that
field. The School of Law is part of a comprehensive, independent and
diversified University with campuses in New York City and Westchester
County.
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