TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 6, 2020

To help meet the growing legal needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and RingCentral Inc. have launched a national toll-free hotline to connect its Disaster Legal Services Program with those seeking civil legal services. The hotline is available in every state and U.S. territory and will remain in place after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Having a “centralized, never-changing number means easy access for survivors and reduced administrative burden for our federal, state and local partners,” ABA President Judy Perry Martinez said about the effort. Those needing help can call 888-743-5749 and choose either English or Spanish, and then be directed to the appropriate state’s disaster legal services hotline. In Tennessee, calls are fielded by Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services.