Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Entrepreneurial Legal Lab and Legal Services Vermont are working in collaboration to assist Vermonters affected by the summer 2023 floods. Together, they will host a clinic in Barre where volunteers will be available to assist with information and questions regarding FEMA and/or SBA applications, unemployment insurance or Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
The extended Oct. 31 deadline to submit FEMA and SBA applications for businesses and individuals is quickly approaching.
The clinic will provide legal information, answer legal questions, and assist with other paperwork, including communications with landlords or insurance claims for homeowners, renters, and businesses.
Barre Clinic:
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Date: Monday, Oct. 30
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Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
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Location: Milne Common Room at Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington St., Barre, VT 05641
Individuals can come prepared to the clinic with the following items:
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Pictures of before and after the flood if accessible
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Receipts of repairs, replacement items and lodging if displaced from flooding
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Insurance information, including a reply or settlement from insurance after claim was submitted
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Household income information
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Any additional notes about damages, losses and impacts from flooding
This effort serves as a lifeline for affected individuals and businesses and reinforces Vermont Law and Graduate School’s dedication to fostering practical legal education and community engagement.
About Vermont Law and Graduate School:
Vermont Law and Graduate School, a private, independent institution, is home to a law school that offers ABA-accredited residential and online hybrid JD programs and a graduate school that offers master’s degrees and certificates in multiple disciplines, including programs offered by the Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment, the Center for Justice Reform and other graduate-level programs emphasizing the intersection of environmental justice, social justice and public policy. Both the law and graduate schools strongly feature experiential clinical and field work learning. For more information, visit vermontlaw.edu, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Source: SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont (Oct., 24, 2023) – Vermont Law and Graduate School
