Disaster Law Training & CLE Programs

Kendall has developed and delivered practitioner-grade disaster law curriculum across 20+ national trainings — through PLI, Pro Bono Net, ABA Disaster Legal Services, and state bar associations in Oregon, Hawaii, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa. Custom training programs are designed for legal aid organizations, state and local bar associations, emergency managers, and corporate legal teams.

Formats: Half-day and full-day CLE workshops, conference presentations, webinar series, agency-specific training, and customized curriculum development.

Core Training Programs

FEMA Appeals Mastery

Full-day practitioner workshop on Individual Assistance and Public Assistance appeals — documentation, strategy, and success techniques drawn from $20M+ in recovered aid.

Disaster Housing Rights

Half-day CLE covering eviction moratoriums, tenant protections, title complications, and mobilehome park rights during and after declared disasters.

Spotting Legal Issues in Disaster

Training for non-attorney disaster responders on identifying and triaging legal issues among survivors — when to refer and what to watch for.

California Disaster Law in Practice

Full-day CLE for attorneys and government counsel on California’s disaster law framework: the three signed statutes (SB 455, AB 806, post-fire eviction moratorium), insurance bad faith and constructive total loss doctrine, FEMA IA and PA practice, and the federal practice exception under Sperry v. Florida. Designed for practitioners who need substantive expertise, not just awareness.

Where These Programs Have Been Delivered

• Practising Law Institute (PLI) — Disaster Law CLE — FEMA Appeals, Insurance, Disaster Recovery Legal Practice
• Pro Bono Net (PBN) — Disaster Legal Services — survivor intake, FEMA navigation, housing rights
• Pro Bono Training Institute (PBTI) — Disaster Legal Aid Training — field practice and clinic models
• American Bar Association — Disaster Legal Services (ABA DLS) — National Disaster Legal Symposium Presenter — disaster law practice, FEMA, survivor rights
• State Bar of Oregon / Legal Aid of Oregon — Disaster Law CLE — California model clinic replication, FEMA appeals
• State Bar of Hawaii — Maui Bar Association / Hawaii Legal Aid — Disaster legal services following the Maui wildfires — FEMA, insurance, housing
• State Bar of North Carolina — ABA DLS — Disaster Law CLE — survivor legal support frameworks
• State Bar of Puerto Rico — ABA DLS — Disaster legal services training — post-hurricane legal aid
• State Bar of American Samoa — ABA DLS — Disaster legal services training
• Disaster Legal Assistance Collaborative (DLAC) — Disaster Legal Symposium — DLAC presentations on statewide coordination and clinic models
• Sonoma County Bar Association — Disaster law practice, FEMA appeals, community recovery
• Golden State Manufactured Homeowners League (GSMOL) — Disaster rights for mobilehome residents — FEMA, insurance, housing protections
• Dixie Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) — Legal support in disaster response — spotting legal issues, survivor referral
• Santa Cruz VOAD — Spotting Legal Issues — community training for disaster response volunteers
• Public Broadcasting System (PBS) — 2017 Sonoma Complex Fires — FEMA process, survivor rights (news feature)