UNC law students to assist in offering free legal aid to those impacted by Helene in western NC

Eight law students from UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Law will volunteer at two free legal clinics to help those impacted by Helene in western North Carolina.

The law students will assist clients under the supervision of lawyers from Legal Aid of North Carolina during two days of their spring break. Meghan Moran, the director of pro-bono initiatives at UNC’s School of Law, said they will primarily focus on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) financial assistance appeals.

“If somebody applied for financial assistance from FEMA, then they got their decision back and they disagree with it, (we) will be helping them appeal that,” she said…

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