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Hurricanes, riots, pandemics, other disasters? Call a lawyer
New book outlines legal profession s response to growing number of crises
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Two Capitol region educators, Ray Brescia and Eric Stern, have edited a lawyers guide to crises.University at AlbanyShow MoreShow Less
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Eric Stern is a professor at the University at Albany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity.Times Union file photoShow MoreShow Less
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ALBANY When you call 911 in the future, you won t find an attorney rather than a police dispatcher on the line.
But attorneys are proliferating across the emergency services, playing an increasingly important role in dealing with disasters and emergencies along with traditional responders like firefighters, EMTs and National Guard members.
Local evidence of rise in domestic terrorism and white supremacy | The Daily Gazette
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The headlines made it clear this year.
The past 12 months saw a rise in how often local residents heard about events that could be deemed hate crimes, hate speech or acts threatening to minorities or people of certain religious beliefs or ethnic backgrounds.
Some were difficult to forget: A group of men allegedly bringing weapons to a Black Lives Matter protest in Troy. KKK supporters meeting at a park in Fort Plain. A suspect fire-bombing a woman’s car in Schenectady after she broke up an altercation. A neighbor posting racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic signs on his lawn in Schoharie County.