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"Several of the state's legal aid organizations are offering a variety of free services to help victims of Hurricane Ike deal with legal problems.

Lone Star Legal Aid is hosting weekly legal help clinics on Galveston Island.

According to a press release, residents can ask for help with legal problems including Federal Emergency Management Agency denials and appeals, public benefits problems, home repair and contractor scams, insurance claim denials, school enrollment for children of evacuated families, hurricane property rights and tax problems, public housing matters, landlord-tenant disputes and hurricane-related evictions.

The free help clinics will be held 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Classroom 6, XXXX XXXX XX., Galveston.

Those who plan on attending should bring any helpful information such as FEMA paperwork or insurance policy information.

The group also held a series of help clinics in the Houston area in November.

Lone Star Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to individuals and families who have immediate needs but cannot afford an attorney.

It is the fourth largest legal organization of its type in the United States, and provides services to 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas and portions of southwest Arkansas.

According to a press release, the Lone Star teams of disaster recovery experts have traveled thousands of miles across the state, advising and helping Texans wherever possible through mobile offices at FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs), through help centers in community organizations and churches and through the Hurricane Hotline,(800)733-8394."

Edited by RayAnswers on 8/27/2009 at 12:21 AM

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