Bay Area Legal Services Disaster Relief

By Madison Arnold | October 18, 2024, 4:45 PM EDT * 

Less than a year after graduating from law school, Jason K. Susalla found himself in disaster relief work accidentally, starting in 2010 with Bay Area Legal Services Inc. in Florida as a part-time attorney on a phone intake team.

Nearly 15 years later, with Hurricane Milton roaring through the Sunshine State, Susalla was at the center of the relief efforts, exchanging messages with emergency management and other officials to provide assistance to those in need.