Florida Bar steps up Irma relief efforts | Law school center barred from litigating | Workshop predicts cybersecurity threats

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Florida Bar raises income cap for Free Legal Answers website to help Hurricane Irma victims

September 11, 2017, 8:31 am CDT

'Goliath' shows legal TV works best with only a hint of law practice reality

September 11, 2017, 8:30 am CDT

A person who locks himself in another's car can be guilty of vehicle theft, top state court rules

September 11, 2017, 8:00 am CDT

Some Facebook ads bought by Russian company may have violated US election law

September 11, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Experts 'threatcast' potential cybersecurity risks in 2027

September 8, 2017, 4:49 pm CDT

Law school's civil rights center is barred from litigating cases

September 8, 2017, 4:32 pm CDT

First responders sue chemical plant owners for failing to warn of dangers from fire

September 8, 2017, 12:40 pm CDT

Those with outstanding warrants at Florida shelters will be escorted to jail, sheriff's office warns

September 8, 2017, 11:58 am CDT

Florida Bar Foundation allocates up to $500K for civil legal aid after hurricane, establishes fund

September 8, 2017, 10:55 am CDT

In the Magazine

From the September 2017 Issue

Forgotten Allies, Broken Promises

Afghan and Iraqi interpreters for the U.S. are caught in a deadly immigration waiting game.

Making It Work

How working women give 100 percent every day.

Question of the Week

Do you have clients or know anyone affected by the wind-down of DACA? What will they do now?

On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration would be phasing out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. According to a statement from President Donald Trump, no new applications will be processed, but existing work permits will be honored until they expire, and applications in the government’s hands will continue to be processed.

This week, we'd like to ask you: Do you have clients or know anyone affected by the wind-down of the DACA program? What will they do now?

You can share your stories in the comments, but we encourage you to email your responses to daca@abajournal.com.

Read the answers to last week's question: Have you ever had to cope with a natural disaster?

Featured answer:

Posted by Michael: "In August of 2015, our island was devastated by Typhoon Soudelor. Most of the island (including my office) was without electrical power for nearly two months. My office suffered a few broken windows—two-by fours from the hotel across the street blew right through our aluminum storm shutters—and a few files suffered water damage, but fortunately nothing more. We're used to typhoons here, so my office has a backup generator, which supplied power 20 hours per day. My house had no power or water, so my wife and I slept on an air mattress in the office library, and showered in the office bathroom. Our local and U.S. District courts took about a week off, and filing deadlines were extended. As far as my practice is concerned, I'm not sure what I could have done differently, other than making sure that all of my files were in a filing cabinet instead of being on someone's desk. When Mother Nature comes after you, you just have to fix what broke and move on."