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A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Offers services in the following areas: - Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns) - Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity) - Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments) - Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services) - Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Alimony Assistance
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
General Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Public / Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Legal Representation
Divorce Assistance
Legal Counseling
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Provides walk-in consultations for people seeking assistance with civil legal matters, including: - Divorce/Post-Divorce Matters - Landlord/Tenant/Housing Matters - Credit/Debtor Issues - Reentry Matters - Employment Matters Available every other Friday, 10am-3pm; call for dates. ##REENTRY##

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Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Life Care Planning
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Divorce Assistance
Legal Counseling
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Wage / Benefits Garnishment Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Trust Preparation Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Advance Medical Directives
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Offers free legal services for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in cases regarding access to health care services, HIV/AIDS-based discrimination, housing matters, assistance with denials or termination of benefits, health care proxies, powers of attorney, simple wills, family court matters, and divorce.

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Reverse Paternity Actions
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Insurance Claims Assistance
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Counseling
Paternity Suits
Personal Health Care Advocate Services

Offers free legal services for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in cases regarding access to health care services, HIV/AIDS-based discrimination, housing matters, assistance with denials or termination of benefits, health care proxies, powers of attorney, simple wills, family court matters, and divorce.

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Paternity Suits
Legal Counseling
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Reverse Paternity Actions
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Insurance Claims Assistance
Living Wills
Provides free legal advice, counseling, advocacy and representation for low income individuals in civil (non-criminal) matters.

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General Legal Aid
Disability Rights Groups
Legal Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Lawyers provide free civil (non-criminal) advice, counseling, advocacy, and representation to low-income individual clients/groups.

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General Legal Aid
Legal Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Social Security Disability Insurance
Advance Medical Directives
Will Preparation Assistance
* Provides legal services and counseling for civil matters to low-income people. Legal education and information. Health care advocacy. Elder Law advocacy. SSI disability advocacy. Domestic violence/victims of a crime. Medicare and Medicaid legal problems and denials. Fair housing enforcement/ housing discrimination and education. Public benefits such as SNAP. * Provides legal information to people who are homeless, at risk of losing their housing, or have a public benefits termination or denial; this includes: Evictions. Foreclosures. * Provides information for referrals for civil legal needs that are not listed. Resources can oftentimes link people with a source of assistance.

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Elder Law
General Benefits and Services Assistance
General Legal Aid
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Food Stamps/SNAP Applications
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Legal Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Health Law
Helps low-income people obtain an uncontested divorce, with assistance from volunteer attorneys and law students

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Living Wills
Will Preparation Assistance
Uncontested Divorce Assistance
Offers legal services for non-criminal matters and non-fee generating cases only. An attorney provides advice on estate planning, wills, Power of Attorney (POA) and Health Care Proxy documents, assists with consumer issues and assists with landlord/tenant disputes. The attorney does not provide court representation.

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Medicaid Appeals / Complaints
Will Preparation Assistance
Grandparent Rights
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Elder Law
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Helps low-income people obtain an uncontested divorce, with assistance from volunteer attorneys and law students

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Living Wills
Will Preparation Assistance
Uncontested Divorce Assistance
Legal services are provided by advisors affiliated with the Center for Elder Law and Justice. Legal advisors may assist with issues such as advance directives, will preparation, elder abuse, scams, Medicare rights, pension benefits, landlord/tenant disputes, and consumer problems.

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Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Advance Medical Directives
Elder Law
Legal Information Services
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Pension Benefits Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Consumer Law

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Self Advocacy Support
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Life Coaching
Special Education Advocacy
Will Preparation Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Certificates / Forms Assistance
Mediation

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Specialized Information and Referral
Military Family Service / Support Centers
In Person Crisis Intervention
Military Records
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Will Preparation Assistance
Post Disaster Mental Health Services
Lawyer Referral Services
Veteran Benefits Assistance

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Real Estate Law
Labor and Employment Law
Ex-Offender Legal Assistance
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Name Change Assistance
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Advance Medical Directives
Life Care Planning
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
GI Rights Counseling
Immigration / Naturalization Legal Services
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Public Defender
Employment Discrimination Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Support Wage Assignment Assistance
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Legal Representation
Divorce Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Consumer Law
Bankruptcy Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Trust Preparation Assistance
Criminal Law
A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Provides civil legal services in the following areas: - Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns) - Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity) - Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments) - Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services) - Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

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Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Legal Representation
Divorce Assistance
Legal Counseling
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
General Legal Aid
Personal Financial Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Public / Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Paternity Suits
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Welfare Rights Assistance
A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Offers services in the following areas: - Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns) - Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity) - Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments) - Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services) - Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

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Personal Financial Counseling
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
General Benefits Assistance
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Paternity Suits
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Utility Bill Payment Plan Negotiation Assistance
Utility Disconnection Protection
Divorce Assistance
Legal Representation
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Public / Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers legal counseling, information, and assistance with such concerns as Health Care Proxy, wills, guardianship, power of attorney, living wills and trusts, consumer fraud, contractual disputes, tenant-landlord disputes, home ownership questions, neighbor disputes, Social Security questions, Medicare and Medicaid related problems, SSI application, and eligibility questions.

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Living Trust Preparation Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Advance Medical Directives
Elder Law
General Benefits Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Legal Counseling
Health Insurance Claims Assistance for Beneficiaries

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General Legal Aid
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Paternity Suits
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
General Benefits Assistance
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Will Preparation Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Divorce Assistance
Legal Representation
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Public / Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Provides free civil legal services for individuals who are HIV positive or who have an HIV positive family member, including but not limited to: end of life planning, care and custody planning, unemployment, social security, public benefits, child support, custody, visitation, family offenses, divorce, discrimination, bankruptcy, housing problems, and name change.

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Ex-Offender Legal Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
General Legal Aid
General Benefits Assistance
Legal Representation
Living Trust Preparation Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Name Change Assistance
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Club Membership Discrimination Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Education Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives. Offers services in the following areas: - Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns) - Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity) - Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments) - Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services) - Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare) - Student Loan/Debt Counseling - Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health) ##RENTRY##

Categories

General Legal Aid
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Alimony Assistance
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Paternity Suits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
General Benefits Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Legal Counseling
Divorce Assistance
Legal Representation
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Public / Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Provides free advice and information about small estates, 17-A Guardianship, Power of Attorney, wills, and other trust and estate issues. May be able to provide on-the-spot assistance with filling out petitions for Surrogate's Court.

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Will Preparation Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Do Not Resuscitate Orders
Legal Counseling
Trust Preparation Assistance
Life Care Planning
Durable Power of Attorney for Mental Health Care
Living Wills
Elder Law
Lawyers provide free civil (non-criminal) advice, counseling, advocacy, and representation to low-income individual clients/groups.

Categories

General Legal Aid
Will Preparation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Advance Medical Directives
Offers free legal services for individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in cases regarding access to health care services, HIV/AIDS-based discrimination, housing matters, assistance with denials or termination of benefits, health care proxies, powers of attorney, simple wills, family court matters, and divorce.

Categories

Reverse Paternity Actions
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Legal Representation
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Insurance Claims Assistance
Health Care Discrimination Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Counseling
Paternity Suits
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Offera advice and assistance in completing end of life legal documents including wills, living wills, health care proxies, and powers of attorney on a one-on-one basis. Notaries and witnesses are provided to execute the documents at the end of the client's session.

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Living Wills
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Will Preparation Assistance
Provides free workshops for seniors, and others, regarding the issues of elder law and financial, life, and estate planning.

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Life Care Planning
Elder Law
Will Preparation Assistance