Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo Site at 237 Main Street
237 Main St, Ste 400 (4th floor), Buffalo, NY 14203
Eligibility
Financial eligibility will be determined at intake.
Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm by appointment only.
Closed December 25th - January 1st and all major holidays.
(716) 847-0227
Fax·
Fax
(716) 847-0650
Voice·
Main Phone
Website
https://www.nls.orgApplication process
Clients can meet with their advocates by appointment only.
Fees
Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.
Service area
Wyoming County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Genesee County, NY
Erie County, NY
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)
Last assured
09/02/2025
What's Here
General Benefits AssistanceLandlord / Tenant Dispute ResolutionAlimony AssistanceChild Custody / Visitation AssistancePaternity SuitsEviction Prevention Legal AssistanceLegal CounselingWelfare Rights AssistanceTenant Rights Information / CounselingChild Support Assistance / EnforcementComprehensive Family Law ServicesHousing Discrimination AssistanceWill Preparation AssistanceDomestic / Family Violence Legal ServicesLoan CounselingPersonal Financial CounselingVeteran Benefits AssistanceDivorce AssistanceUtility Disconnection ProtectionHealth Insurance Claims Assistance for BeneficiariesLandlord Rights Information / CounselingSpecialized Information and ReferralProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesHealth Insurance Information / CounselingLegal RepresentationPublic / Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceGeneral Legal Aid
Providing organization
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.