TRLA had their hands full doing free-of-charge legal cases for migrant farm workers, domestic-violence victims, and other people at or below 125% of federal poverty guidelines – when Hurricane Katrina happened. Enter a whirlwind of another kind: attorney Heather Godwin. She came to Austin because she was traveling with four cats and a dog, and Austin was the first place where a hotel would take her. Upon arriving here, she set aside her own disorientation and leapt full time into defending the poorest people of New Orleans. Now, she's the woman that everyone dealing with a FEMA legal battle turns to first. Her compassion and sense of mission are second to none. "I miss New Orleans," she says, "but Austin is second best." Well, we're glad to be second best for you, Heather.
