Nassau Volunteer Attorneys To Provide Virtual Legal Consultations

Press release from the Nassau County Bar Association:

April 21 2020

Mineola, NY—On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) President Richard D. Collins and NCBA Past President Martha Krisel announced the configuration of the NCBA COVID-19 Community Task Force; a group comprised of volunteer NCBA attorney members who will be available to assist the local community during these unprecedented times through virtual consultations.

The task force will serve as a means to connect Nassau County residents to skilled attorneys who will provide them with assistance and guidance related to the pandemic. The volunteer attorneys will be available on a consultation basis only, which means that the attorney is not able to represent the individual in court or in any legal proceedings. Rather, the attorney will provide information and initial guidance through the duration of the consultation.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran also announced the formation of the task force in a press conference on Tuesday, April 2 stating, “Another group that is stepping up is the Nassau County Bar Association. They are setting up a COVID-19 community resource task force to help residents with tutorials and virtual consultations. I want to thank the Bar President Rick Collins and Past President Martha Krisel for collaborating on this.”

Nassau County residents are encouraged to reach out to the NCBA by emailing covidhelp@nassaubar.org with their legal questions. A staff member will be in touch within two business days to direct them to a volunteer attorney skilled in that area of practice. Residents may also visit the NCBA COVID-19 resource web page at www.nassaubar.org for additional resources and helpful information.

About the Nassau County Bar Association

Founded in 1899, the Nassau County Bar Association is the leader in providing legal information and community service on Long Island. NCBA consists of private and public attorneys, judges, legal educators and law students who demonstrate their commitment to the community by offering a variety of services for the public, including lawyer referral services,mortgage foreclosure and Sandy recovery legal clinics; judicial screening and public education programs. The Nassau Academy of Law provides hundreds of seminars providing important continuing education for the legal community. We CARE, part of the Nassau Bar Foundation, NCBA’s charitable arm, assists children, the elderly and others in need,through countless projects and donations. For more information, call (516) 747-4070 (language translation available), email info@nassaubar.org, or visit nassaubar.org.

This press release was produced by the Nassau County Bar Association. The views expressed here are the author’s own.