NEW YORK Free Legal Help

BANKRUPTCY

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Here's a list of New York Free Legal Help resources and contact information on:

Bankruptcy

Bronx
The Legal Aid Society Bronx Neighborhood Office - 953 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10459 Tel: (718) 991-4600 Fx: (718) 842-2867

Bronx AIDS Services, Inc. - Legal Advocacy Services - 540 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458 Tel: (718) 295-5598

Legal Services NYC-Bronx - 579 Courtland Avenue Bronx, New York 10451 Tel: (718) 928-3700 Fx: (718) 402-7566

Brooklyn - New York Free Legal Help
Bushwick Housing & Legal Assistance - 217 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 Tel: (718) 366-3800

The Legal Aid Society Brooklyn Neighborhood Office - 111 Livingston Street, 7th Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 722-3100 (718) 722-3093 (fax)

Brooklyn Legal Services, Corporation B Tel: (718) 237-5500

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A - Predatory Lending/Consumer Fraud Project - Domestic Violence/Family Law 256-260 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (718) 487-2300

Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 624-3894

Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services Corporation - Unemployment Insurance Advocacy Project - 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 301, Brooklyn, NY 11216 Tel: (646) 442-3332

Free Legal Help NEW YORK CITY

Criminal Justice Helpline - assists battered women Tel: (212) 683-0605

New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) - from 9:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Tel: (212) 750-0800

Legal Services for New York City - 350 Broadway 6th Floor New York, NY 10013-9998 Tel: (212) 431-7200

William Z. Kransdorf Coordinator, NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project Legal Services for New York City - 350 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10013-9998 Tel: (646) 442-3646 Fx: (646) 442-3647

Apellate Representation Project - appeals domestic violence, child custody and visitation cases New York Legal Assistance Group 450 West 33rd St. New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 613-5000

Sanctuary for Families - legal services to victims of abuse. (Se habla espanol.) Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services - Tel: (212) 349-6009

Domestic Violence Project of the Urban Justice Center Tel: (718) 875-5062 Office Tel: (718) 875-9400

Family Violence Prevention Program - education, training, and technical assistance to the child welfare system Tel: (212) 683-0015 Ext. 216

Break the Cycle - Provides free and confidential legal services to young people who have been abused (ages 12-22). PO Box 6270 New York, NY 10150 Toll Free: (800) 214-4150 Tel: (212) 848-4600

Main Street Legal Services, Battered Women’s Rights Clinic, CUNY Law School - Tel: (718) 575-4300

Urban Justice Center - 666 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY10012 Tel: (646) 602-5600

inMotion, Inc. (formerly Network for Women's Services) - Cases: contested & uncontested divorces, orders of protection, child support and custody/visitation. Tel: (212) 695-3800

Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project - Tel: (212) 577-3220 x109 (Monday-Friday from 9:30AM-5:30PM)

SHIELD (Self-Help Information, Education and Legal Defense) - Tel: (212) 626-7383

Economic Empowerment Program - representation and advocacy for unemployment insurance issues & public benefits Tel: (212) 683-0015 Ext. 222

Albany
Center For Law and Justice, Inc. - Pine West Plaza, #2 Washington Ave. Extension, Albany, NY 12205 Tel: (518) 427-8361

Capitol District Women's Bar Association Legal Project - 6 Executive Park Drive, Albany, NY 12203 Tel: (518) 435-1770

Disability Advocates, Inc. - 5 Clinton Square, 3rd floor, Albany, NY 12207 Tel: (518) 432-7861

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Inc. - 55 Columbia Street Albany, NY 12207 Toll Free: (800) 462-2922

Amityville
Catholic Charities Immigrant Services - 143 Schleigel Blvd, Amityville, NY 11701 Tel: (631) 789-5210

Bath
Southern Tier Legal Services - 104 East Steuben Street Bath, NY 14810 Toll Free: (800) 774-2355

Steuben County Public Defender - 3 East Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810 Tel: (607) 664-2410

Binghamton
Legal Aid for Broome and Chenango 30 Fayette Street P.O. Box 2011 Binghamton, NY 13902-2011 Tel: (607) 723-7966

Broome County Public Defender - 229-231 State Street, 5th floor, Binghamton, NY 13901 Tel: (607) 778-2403

Buffalo - New York Free Legal Help
Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York - 741 Delaware Avenue, Suite 100 , Buffalo, NY 14209 Tel: (716) 881-5222

Neighborhood Legal Services Inc. Ellicott Square Building - 295 Main Street, Room 495 Buffalo, NY 14203-2473 Tel: (716) 847-0650

Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. Main-Seneca Building - 237 Main St., Suite 1000, Buffalo, NY 14203 Tel: 716-847-0662

Carmel
Putnam County Legal Aid Society, Inc. - 19 Fair Street, Carmel, NY 10512 Tel: (845) 225-8466

Canton
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York - Canton Office 17 Hodskin St, P.O. Box 648, Canton, NY 13617 Tel: (315) 386-4586

Elizabethtown
Essex County Public Defender - 7551 Court Street, P.O. Box 217, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Tel: (518) 873-3880

Elmira
Chemung County Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (A Division of LAWNY) - 215 East Church Street, Suite 301, Elmira, NY 14901 Tel: (607) 734-1647

CARECEN (Central American Resource Center) - 91 N. Franklin Street, Suite 211, Hempstead, NY 11550 Tel: (516) 489-8330

Chemung County Public Defender - 163 Lake Street, P.O. Box 588, Elmira, NY 14902 Tel: (607) 737-2969

Hudson
Columbia County Public Defender - Criminal Defense 610 State Street, Hudson, NY 12534 Tel: (518) 828-3410

Hempstead
Hofstra University School of Law - Community Legal Assistance Corp. - 108 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549 Tel: (516) 463-5934

Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee Inc. - 1 Helen Keller Way 5th Floor Hempstead, NY 11550 Tel: (516) 292-8100

Ithaca - New York Free Legal Help
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York - 114 Prospect Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 Tel: (607) 273-2283

Jamestown
Chautauqua County Legal Services Inc. - 7 West Third Street 2nd Floor Jamestown, NY 14701-5103 Toll Free: (800) 322-9928

Southern Tier Legal Services- Jamestown office (A Division of LAWNY) - 110 West Third Street, Hotel Jamestown Building, Suite 507 Jamestown, NY 14701 Tel: 716-664-4535

Kew Gardens
The Legal Aid Society Queens Neighborhood Office - 120-46 Queens Boulevard Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Tel: (718) 286-2450 Fx: (718) 263-4234

Lake Pleasant - New York Free Legal Help
Hamilton County Assigned Counsel Program - PO Box 205, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108 Tel: (518) 548-6651

Niagara Falls
Niagara County Legal Aid Society Inc. - 775 Third Street P.O. Box 844 Niagara Falls, NY 14302-0844 Tel: (716) 284-8831

New City
Legal Aid Society of Rockland County Inc. - 2 Congers Road New City, NY 10956-0314 Tel: (914) 634-3627

Olean
Cattaraugus County Public Defender - 175 North Union Street, Olean, NY 14760 Tel: (716) 373-0004

Plattsburg - New York Free Legal Help
Clinton County Assigned Counsel Program - 178 Broad Street, Plattsburg, NY 12901 Tel: (518) 561-9251

Rural Law Center of New York, Inc. - 56 Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Tel: (518) 561-5460

North Country Legal Services Inc. - 100 Court Street P.O. Box 989 Plattsburg, NY 12901-0989 Tel: (800) 722-7380

Rochester - New York Free Legal Help
Monroe County Legal Assistance Corporation - 80 St. Paul Street Suite 700 Rochester, NY 14604-1350 Tel: (716) 325-2520

Legal Aid Society of Rochester - 1 West Main St, Suite 800, Rochester, NY 14614 Tel: (585) 232-4090

Farmworker Legal Services of New York Free Legal Help - 1187 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14609 Tel: (585) 325-3050

Empire Justice Center - One West Main Street, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14614 (585) 454-4060

Rego Park
Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens (part of JASA) - 97-77 Queens Blvd., Suite 600, Rego Park, NY 11374 Tel: (718) 286-1500

Syracuse - New York Free Legal Help
5th Judicial District's Pro Bono Program - 472 S. Salina St., Suite 300, Syracuse, NY 13210 Tel: (315) 703-6500

Legal Services of Central New York Inc. - 472 South Salina Street # 300 Syracuse, NY 13202 Tel: (315) 475-3127

Staten Island
Project Hospitality, Inc. - Legal Advocacy Program 100 Park Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10302 Tel: (718) 720-8172

Staten Island The Legal Aid Society Staten Island Neighborhood - Office 60 Bay Street Staten Island, NY 10301 Tel: (718) 273-6677 (718) Fx: (442) 2679

Utica
Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York - Utica office 255 Genesee St, 2nd Floor, Utica, NY 13501 Tel: (315) 793-7000 and Tel: (315) 732-2131

White Plains
Westchester/Putnam Legal Services Inc. - 4 Cromwell Place White Plains, NY 10601 Tel: (914) 949-1305

Empire Justice Center - Immigration New York Free Legal Help - 80 North Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 Tel: (914) 422-4329

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley - White Plains/Westchester County Main Office 90 Maple Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 Tel: (914) 949-1305

My Sisters' Place - 1 Water Street, White Plains, NY 10601 Tel: (914) 683-1333

Watertown
Legal Aid Society: Watertown Office - 44 Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601 Tel: (315) 955-6700

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