The New York Legal Assistance Group, which provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers who cannot afford attorneys, has published a report describing the work it has done, including insurance-related work, serving 16,335 New Yorkers impacted by Superstorm Sandy across New York City and Long Island.

The group's storm response unit provided legal services to help victims of the storm deal with a range of legal issues, including:

FEMA Claims

  • Filing for FEMA and other disaster program benefits
  • Appealing denied claims
  • Documenting damage to homes and small businesses
  • Disputing FEMA recoupment letters
Insurance Issues

  • Obtaining increase in insurance proceeds
  • Challenging coverage denials
  • Insurance mediation

Learn more: http://nylag.org/units/storm-response-unit; http://nylag.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Superstorm-Sandy-1-Year-Report-Summary.pdf.

Victoria Spears

Victoria Spears

Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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