A group of University of Calgary law students have coordinated a series of pro bono legal sessions in Okotoks and Calgary for victims of recent flooding in southern Alberta.
The sessions will allow victims access to brief legal consultations with members of Calgary Legal Guidance, Pro Bono Law Alberta, Legal Aid Alberta, Pro Bono Students Canada and Student Legal Assistance
The sessions are being organized by Ben Leung (student director-Student Legal Assistance U of C), Kevin Stenner (president – Society of Law Students) and Eleanor Carlson (program co-ordinator – Pro Bono Students Canada).
“With many people displaced from their homes due to the flooding, questions related to landlord-tenant, employment, mortgage, family and insurance laws have come up,” says Leung. “We want to help people understand what laws apply and what they can do from a legal standpoint.”
The consultations are available to all flood victims. Additional pro-bono sessions will be scheduled for a later date for which flood victims will need to meet search financial criteria requirements.
The information sessions are scheduled for:
Calgary
- Wednesday, July 3 2013
- University of Calgary Downtown Campus, 906 8 Ave. S.W.
- First session: 12:30 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.
- Second session: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Okotoks
- Thursday, July 4, 2013
- Okotoks United Church - 43 Riverside Drive, Okotoks
- First session: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Second session: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The meetings will be followed by a general question and answer session for flood victims.
For additional information on these sessions and Southern Alberta Flood Legal Help, visit Pro Bono Law Alberta.
