Storm Surge — Jef Henninger had no power or phone service in his Tinton Falls law office last week in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but he was already volunteering his firm’s services for free to those whose homes had been destroyed.

On Monday, while Sandy was still raging, he set up a Facebook page for his five-lawyer, eponymous firm, which has three staffed offices and eight other by-appointment-only locations in the state. He made the pro bono offer in a Facebook posting on Tuesday that asked those who were interested to call the office and leave a message because the power was out. In lawyerly fashion, he included a disclaimer, saying “we reserve the right to offer these services [at] our discretion.”

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