Offers free legal advice and direct representation to veterans in civil (non-criminal)legal matters, such as housing issues, eviction, foreclosure prevention, denied benefits, consumer protection, child support assistance, etc.

Provide legal representation in civil legal matters including housing, immigration, public assistance and discrimination for low income immigrants who are ineligible for representation by local, federally-funded legal services or programs because of immigration status or other resident restrictions.

Provides legal advice and representation on landlord/tenant problems, family matters, and unemployment problems for residents of Onondaga County who are unable to afford the services of private counsel. Matters involve evictions, divorce, separation, immigration, foreclosure, and unemployment insurance.

Free legal advice about civil (non-criminal) legal problems, including issues such as: consumer, including frozen bank accounts; debt problems; student loans; ID theft; car problems; utility shutoffs and other consumer problems; housing, including evictions, lockouts, security deposits, repair problems, subsidized housing, foreclosures and other housing problems; Special Education and other school ; access to healthcare; public benefits; divorce and other family matters, including child support, custody, child protective matters, and guardianship; domestic violence; elder law; employment; disability discrimination and other disability issues; unemployment benefits; welfare, Medicaid and food stamps.

Provides assistance to low and moderate income homeowners facing foreclosure and settlements.

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.

Provides legal information and advice for seniors in Lewis county. Assists seniors with simple wills, Health Care Proxies, living wills, and Powers of Attorney.

Provides free civil legal services to victims of domestic violence who cannot afford private legal counsel. Services include assistance with family court matters and legal problems related to public assistance, housing, divorce, and consumer and employment issues.

Provides advice, brief service, and referrals to veterans or active military. Services provided by other Veterans.

Provides assistance with completing custody, visitation, paternity, and child support petitions. Offers advice and information to drop-in clients regarding family court matters. Does not provide lawyers to go to court with clients, only assistance with filing and information regarding the court process. Offers lawyer referral service for individuals who can afford an attorney.

Provides assistance to low and moderate income homeowners facing foreclosure and settlements.

* Provide representation in housing cases, where clients' homes or access to housing are threatened: Eviction. Accessing subsidized housing. Systemic code enforcement problems. Water and utility shut-offs due to landlord failure to pay. Privatized municipal foreclosure on taxes. Property flipping schemes. Predatory mortgages. Mortgage scams. Housing discrimination. Equity stripping schemes. * Provide assistance to people who have been the victims of consumer fraud, scams, or deceptive practices: Predatory lending. Collection practices. Repossession. Garnishment. Harassment by creditors. Payday loans. Installment sales. Consumer loans. Rent to own. "Easy Payment" plans. Public utilities. Unfair and deceptive sales practices. Advice on bankruptcy. Advice on credit consolidation. Education about consumer rights. * Represents people denied public benefits or employment due to system-wide problems. Systemic benefit issues, such as county offices placing limits or obstacles to benefits applications. Denials of procedural rights in applying for or continuing public benefits. Systemic wage and hour issues. Discrimination in employment based on improper use of arrest records. * Help people who have been denied access to or full participation with government programs based on limited English proficiency. Law enforcement agencies. Access to health services. Access to government benefits and services.

* Provides legal advice and counseling on a number of issues including but not limited to Landlord/Tenant matters, Social Security issues, Conservatorship and preparing Advance Directives.

Provide legal representation to low income residents who are ineligible for representation by local, federally-funded legal services programs because of alien status or other restrictions. Offers representation in civil legal matters including housing, immigration, public assistance and discrimination.

Provide legal representation to low income residents who are ineligible for representation by local, federally-funded legal services programs because of alien status or other restrictions. Offers representation in civil legal matters including housing, immigration, public assistance and discrimination.

Provides social activities and education, recreation, nutrition, and health programs for seniors living in the Village of Baldwinsville, the Town of Lysander, or the Town of Van Buren. Other services include defensive driving classes, tax services, notary public, information and referral, transportation (B'ville Express), legal services, health and wellness screenings, meals on wheels, senior lunch programs, and a lending library for books, video, and audio.

Provides free civil (non-criminal) legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Services include family matters including orders of protection, divorces, separations, child custody, and child support as well as legal problems that keep victims from becoming independent from their abusers, including problems with finances, housing, public benefits, access to healthcare, and immigration.

Provides free legal representation to clients who are denied or cut off from SSD or SSI benefits.

Provides free legal information, advice and representation to seniors ages 60 and older on civil (non-criminal) legal matters including consumer problems, family matters, access to healthcare, public benefits issues, housing problems, future planning, and elder abuse.

Provides free civil (non-criminal) legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Services include family matters including orders of protection, divorces, separations, child custody, and child support as well as legal problems that keep victims from becoming independent from their abusers, including problems with finances, housing, public benefits, access to healthcare, and immigration.

* The attorneys and advocates of the Housing and Consumer Law Unit at the Legal Aid Society of Rochester assist clients with a variety of legal matters, including: Bankruptcy. Consumer Credit. Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure. Eviction prevention. Foreclosure Prevention. Loan modifications. Real Estate Transactions. Advanced Directives (Power of Attorney, Healthcare Proxy).

Provides free legal representation to clients who are denied or cut off from SSD or SSI benefits.

* Provides limited scope legal assistance during a brief meeting with a volunteer attorney to individuals who cannot afford an attorney. The program may assist if an individual already has filed a lawsuit, wants to file a lawsuit, or has been sued in the Federal US District Court for the Western District of New York. The volunteer attorney can provide: 1.) Information about federal court procedures and the law as it applies to the facts provided by the client; 2.) Advice about preparing pleadings, motions, or other court documents 3.) Advise about discovery and motion practice; 4.) Referrals to other services. This program may be able to help with non-criminal matters in federal court. The attorney will not go to court with the client.

Provides free civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence who cannot afford private legal counsel. Services include assistance with orders of protection, child and spousal support, custody and visitation and divorce.