Ethical Obligations of Lawyers

Lawyers affected by the fires who have questions about their ethical obligations, may contact the State Bar Ethics Hotline: 415-538-2150. The State Bar does not yet have a full assessment of the impact of the fires on lawyers and law firms.

"Helping Handbook" Available for Victims of California Wildfires Helping Handbook (1.5 Mb, PDF) Lawyers at Morrison & Foerster LLP, in conjunction with seven bar associations, have produced the "Helping Handbook", a 72-page overview of issues faced by people recovering from the 2007 Wildfires (overview of the publication)

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 2008 Summer Fires

FEMA wildfire emergency declaration 6/23/2008

• California Wildfires Resource Page

• LawHelpCalifornia.org

• American Red Cross - California Wildfires

• American Bar Association Katrina Disaster Relief

• Center for Pro Bono Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery

• Katrina Legal Aid Resource Center (A project of the American Bar Association, Legal Services Corporation, National Legal Aid and Defender Association and Probono.net)