Neighborhood Legal Services - Lockport Site
135 Main Street, 2nd floor, Lockport, NY 14094
Eligibility
Financial eligibility will be determined at intake.
Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm.
Closed December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026 and all major holidays.
Websitehttps://www.nls.org
Application process
Walk in, call for an appointment, or go online.
Fees
Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.
Service area
Genesee County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
Erie County, NY
Orleans 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
09/17/2025
What's Here
Will Preparation AssistancePersonal Financial CounselingDomestic / Family Violence Legal ServicesChild Support Assistance / EnforcementTenant Rights Information / CounselingVeteran Benefits AssistanceEviction Prevention Legal AssistancePaternity SuitsChild Custody / Visitation AssistanceAlimony AssistanceLandlord / Tenant Dispute ResolutionGeneral Benefits AssistanceGeneral Legal AidLoan CounselingHousing Discrimination AssistanceComprehensive Family Law ServicesHealth Insurance Claims Assistance for BeneficiariesDivorce AssistanceLegal RepresentationLandlord Rights Information / CounselingHealth Insurance Information / CounselingWelfare Rights AssistanceProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesLegal CounselingPublic / Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Providing organization
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.
