Building Community Among Experienced Practitioners

Hello everyone. Rainstorms have caused substantial flooding and damage. Some of the damage has been huge and made the news. Many other damage results are smaller and more personal to individual homes or apartments. Government assistance is available for some of the larger damage, but many times families or individuals find themselves having to deal with damage themselves. Sometimes it’s clean up, disposal of damaged belongings, and drying things out with fans. Other times, repairs or other actions are needed to prevent further damage in the next storm. Many senior members in our communities have children or younger relatives to help them after the storms. But many older people don’t have family to call upon. An elderly widowed neighbor who has water leaking into her home from a missing roof shingle, and no one to call to help her fix it. A retired couple whose home is threatened by a massive overgrown tree next door where a long-empty house is owned by someone on the mainland. Or just a lot of soaked, ruined things in a garage too heavy and bulky for the elderly homeowner to throw out. As lawyers, we can use our hands to help our neighbors with simple things like replacing a shingle or tossing trash, or we can write letters (for free) to absentee property owners asking for maintenance to be done on their property so that our neighbors don’t have to fear the untrimmed 30-foot mango tree next door will topple over onto their bedroom. And we can help our neighbors get connected with their insurers when needed. This rainy season, lets all help our neighbors, no charge.