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Introduction
This handbook provides an overview of some of the legal issues that individuals and small businesses may face as a result of the wildfires that swept Southern California in the fall of 2007.
It may not answer all of your questions. Rather, this handbook is designed to set out some of the legal issues you may need to consider, to help you understand the basics about each issue, and to point you in the right direction for help.
You may feel overwhelmed when considering the legal issues you face, and may determine that it would be helpful to have the assistance of an attorney. If you do not have an attorney, legal advice and referrals are available to those in need who have been affected by the wildfires; some of this legal assistance is available at no charge to fire victims. To help you get started, a county-by-county listing of State Bar-certified lawyer referral agencies and several legal aid providers can be found under the heading “Lawyer Referral Services & Legal Aid.”
Morrison & Foerster LLP makes available the contents of this handbook for information purposes only. Although we hope and believe the handbook will be helpful as background material, we cannot warrant that it is accurate or complete, particularly as circumstances change after publication. Moreover, the handbook is general in nature and may not apply to particular factual or legal circumstances. In any event, the handbook does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. Morrison & Foerster LLP renders legal advice only after compliance with certain procedures for accepting clients and when it is legally and ethically permissible to do so. Readers seeking to act upon any of the information contained in this handbook are urged to seek individual advice from their own legal counsel.
Morrison & Foerster LLP would like to thank the following bar associations for support of this Helping Handbook: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, North County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Riverside County Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, San Bernardino Valley County Bar Association, and San Fernando Valley County Bar Association.
We would like to acknowledge the generous contribution of the San Diego office of RR Donnelley for donating printing services. In addition, we are grateful to Transperfect Translations for donating their services and translating this handbook into Spanish.
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