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Neighborhood Legal Services - Lockport Site

Resource Name:Neighborhood Legal Services - Lockport Site

Eligibility

Financial eligibility will be determined at intake. Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.

Hours

Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm. Closed December 25th - January 1st and all major holidays.
(716) 847-0650

Voice

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Main Phone

(716) 201-0046

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Main Phone

Application process

  • Currently closed to walk-ins due to relocation; call for an appointment or visit website. Walk-ins resume August 17th at new location. *

Fees

Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.

Service area

Niagara County, NY Erie County, NY Orleans County, NY Genesee County, NY Wyoming County, NY
  • Office closed August 13th-16th, 2026, due to relocation. Phone lines remain open, and the office will re-open August 17th at its new location: 175 Walnut Street, Suite 7, Lockport, NY 14094 *
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)
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Last assured

08/12/2026

What's Here

Welfare Rights AssistanceLandlord Rights Information/CounselingChild Custody/Visitation AssistancePaternity SuitsEviction Prevention AssistanceVeteran Benefits AssistanceTenant Rights Information/CounselingHealth Insurance Information/CounselingDomestic/Family Violence Legal ServicesGeneral Benefits and Services AssistancePersonal Financial CounselingGeneral Legal AidWill Preparation AssistanceHousing Discrimination AssistanceComprehensive Family Law ServicesLegal CounselingHealth Insurance Claims Assistance for BeneficiariesUtility Disconnection ProtectionDivorce AssistanceLegal RepresentationChild Support Assistance/EnforcementProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesLandlord/Tenant Dispute ResolutionLoan CounselingPublic/Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceAlimony Assistance

Providing organization

Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.