CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar designed to provide practical legal training on common legal issues that have arisen in the wake of Hurricane Ike and other natural disasters. This seminar also provides information on how to assist those who have FEMA related issues as well.
This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association (HBA) on September 22, 2008. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 2.0 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "Hurricane Ike Legal & FEMA Training for Disaster Relief"
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects and speakers for this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Utility Related Issues
- Randy Champan, Executive Director, Texas Legal Services
- FEMA Related Issues
- Lewis Kinard, Lone Star Legal Aid
- Introduction of Materials
- Travis Sales, President, Houston Bar Association
- Andrew Strong, Chair, HBA Standing Committee on Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters
- Consumer Issues
- Richard M. Alderman, Associate Dean and Director, Consumer Law Center, University of Houston Law Center
- Homeowners/Landlord Tenant Issues
- Bob Sohns, Lone Star Legal Aid
- Food Stamps-TANF-Medicaid and School Enrollment and Conservatorship in the Wake of Disaster
- Bruce Bower, Deputy Director, Texas Legal Services Center
- Family Law Matters in the Wake of Disaster
- Diane McManus, Lone Star Legal Aid
- The Role of the Attorney General's Office in the Wake of Disaster
- Scott Clinton, Consumer Protection and Public Health Division, Texas Attorney General's Office
- Unemployment Issues
- Jeff Larson, Lone Star Legal Aid
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Mr. William K. Kroger, who is a partner in the Litigation Section of the Houston office of Baker Botts LLP where he concentrates on energy litigation, commcercial disputes and personal injury matters. He represents clients in the oil and gas, electric utility, real estate, banking and other industries. Mr. Kroger also handles a wide range of matters involving warranty, indemnity and insurance disputes. He earned his undergraduate degree in accounting (B.B.A., 1985) and an M.B.A. (1989) from the University of Texas at Austin, and he earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1989). Mr. Kroger is a director of the State Bar of Texas and a past chair of the Houston Bar Foundation. A more extensive biography for Mr. Kroger may be found at his firm's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $50. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the HBA, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $40. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 2.0 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
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