Name: Beyond Natural Disasters: Expanding Legal Aid's Role in Crisis Response Session
Start: 2025-08-29T11:30:00-0500
End: 2025-08-29T12:30:00-0500

Friday August 29, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT

Room 415

Legal aid organizations across Texas have long been at the forefront of providing essential legal services to low-income clients impacted by natural disasters. However, their expertise is increasingly sought after to address the legal needs arising from non-weather-related crises such as mass shootings, apartment fires, and industrial accidents. This session will explore how disaster legal aid providers pivot their experience and adapt their response strategies to assist individuals and communities facing these new types of crises. Attendees will learn how legal aid programs can develop scalable models to respond effectively, collaborate with stakeholders, and provide holistic support to clients in the wake of life-altering tragedies.

Speakers

Amanda Bosley

Managing Attorney - Disaster Relief Unit, Lone Star Legal Aid

Amanda Bosley is a Supervising Attorney and manages the Disaster Relief Unit at Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) in Houston, Texas. She also serves as Content Manager for the Advocates for Disaster Justice website, which provides legal help information to survivors and facilitates connections... Read More →