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Provides advocacy and mediation services for a variety of conflicts, such as early intervention programs, lemon law disputes, agricultural issues, probation issues, housing problems, special education programs, and more.

Offers a clinic that will represent asylum applicants in immigration proceedings before asylum officers, immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Individuals interested in learning more about the services of the Hofstra Law Clinic, or to inquire about representation should contact 516-463-5934 or [email protected].

Probono.net is a national online resource for legal aid and pro bono attorneys, law professors and students, and related social services advocates. The site promotes collaboration and makes it easier for pro bono attorneys to get involved, saving them time and connecting them with opportunities, training events, mentors, and searchable libraries of practice resources. The site is organized by topical "practice areas" and geographic regions, built and maintained by public interest legal organizations and law firms throughout the country. Probono.net has a total of 114,000 members nationwide.

A nonprofit law firm that provides free legal aid, including legal representation, advocacy, and other services, to low-income people in 14 counties of Western New York. Provides help with problems relating to housing/homelessness, evictions, foreclosure, domestic violence, orders of protection, family law issues (with referral from the family court), re-entry, unemployment insurance denials, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) denials, government benefits, public assistance, SNAP, and other legal problems. Can also provide community legal education presentations on the topics described above. The Olean Office of LawNY helps qualified clients in Cattaraugus County. ##REENTRY##

A virtual legal advice clinic. Qualifying users post their civil legal question to their state's website. Users will then be emailed when their question receives a response. Attorney volunteers, who must be authorized to provide pro bono assistance in their state, log in to the website, select questions to answer, and provide legal information and advice. Volunteer attorneys will not answer criminal law questions.

Provides representation to youths in special immigrant juvenile matters and child maltreatment cases. The clinic advocates in the Queens, Nassau and Suffolk family courts, as well as before immigration court judges and hearing officers in Manhattan, on behalf of youth in cases where the allegations range from physical and sexual abuse to educational neglect, abandonment and inadequate supervision. In addition, the clinic often represents their clients on related issues, such as delinquency, custody and school suspension matters. Individuals interested in learning more about the services of the Hofstra Law Clinic, or to inquire about representation should contact 516-463-5934 or [email protected].

Legal Hand, trained non-lawyer community volunteers provide free legal information, assistance, and referrals to help resolve issues that affect individuals, in areas like employment, housing, family, immigration, domestic violence, and benefits, and prevent problems from turning into legal cases.

Provides a safe home for women and single mothers ages 18-35 years of age and survivors of sexual exploitation. The Home accompanies these women in their own process through counseling, parenting skills, preparation for independent living, educational assistance, health guidance services, referral to legal services and other identified needs.

Provides representation to individuals fleeing gang and other violence in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. The Clinic seeks to obtain legal status for its clients by means of asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Representation is provided by upper-level law students, working under the close supervision of experienced lawyers who are clinical professors. There is no charge for clinic representation. However, the clinics have limited resources and cannot take every case, no matter how deserving. Clinic staff members meet with potential clients by appointment only. Please do not visit the Law Center unless you have first contacted the Office of Clinical Programs at 631-761-7080 to see if you are eligible.

Protects civil rights and offers legal assistance to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV.

Developed to have an impact on social justice, legal training and the lives of countless individuals in and beyond the local community. The Center provides furnished offices to local non-profit agencies. Call for detailed information.

Help veterans obtain disability (and thus, often, health care) benefits and apply for discharge upgrades. Students may help veterans submit disability claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs, work on appeals of denied claims, and help veterans obtain increases in disability ratings, for cases in which increases are justified by a veteran’s service record and health status. Students also may help veterans upgrade other-than-honorable discharges from the military so that these veterans become eligible for disability and health care benefits. Working alongside physicians, other clinicians and experienced attorneys, students help veterans with service-connected disabilities establish that their disabling conditions are service-connected. Individuals interested in learning more about the services of the Hofstra Law Clinic, or to inquire about representation should contact 516-463-5934 or [email protected].

Provides legal assistance and information, conflict resolution services, advocacy, and educational programming to individuals, and their families.

Provides business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations serving the disadvantaged or enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods. Mobilizes attorneys from major corporations and law firms to donate their time and expertise on behalf of nonprofit clients, enhancing their ability to improve conditions in their communities.

The Nassau County Bar Association provides one-on-one legal consultation with an attorney on any issue regarding mortgage foreclosure. Call for more information or to make a reservation for the next clinic.

Members of the public receive free legal consultations for COVID-19 related issues and are directed to resources as needed. Public inquiries related to COVID-19 are sent to the Nassau County Bar Association via the email [email protected]. Inquiries are forwarded to member attorney mentors by bar association administrative staff.

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Provides free legal advice about civil (non-criminal) legal issues (including consumer problems, housing problems, divorce and other family matters, special education and school issues, domestic violence, employment, disability issues, unemployment benefits, welfare, Medicaid, food stamps, and other public benefits).

Provides assistance with LGBTQ legal issues including name change, birth certificate amendments, housing discrimination, healthcare and insurance denials, harassment, and employment discrimination.

LawHelpNY is a legal information internet portal covering all of NYS, providing referral information to all the free legal services available covering 11 areas of law. Offers a library of more than 4,000 legal fact sheets on civil legal issues including housing foreclosures, evictions and landlord-tenant issues, divorce, consumer protection, debt, immigration rights and more. Also provides LiveHelp, an online chat option staffed by trained volunteers who can provide legal referrals. Program offers free legal information only, not legal advice. Special bi-lingual Spanish website available at www.ayudalegainy.org

Dedicated to assisting community groups and non-profit organizations. These entities provide a large and important array of services in any community: charitable, civic, health care, education, children's programs, senior citizens' services, advocacy for disadvantaged groups, recreational and entertainment projects, and much more. Whether long-established or recently formed to address an emerging problem, both the organizations and their staff and board members need sound legal advice to function properly, fulfill legal requirements, and carry out their purposes. They also provide ongoing legal services in matters such as the creation of corporate structure and by-laws; application for tax-exempt status; compliance with federal, state, and local laws; government filings; fundraising; advice on board and volunteer liability; restrictions on lobbying and other actions of the organization. Representation is provided by upper-level law students working under the close supervision of experienced lawyers who are clinical professors. There is no charge for clinic representation. However, the clinics have limited resources and cannot take every case, no matter how deserving. Clinic staff members meet with potential clients by appointment only. Please do not visit the Law Center unless you have first contacted the Office of Clinical Programs at 631-761-7080 to see if you are eligible.

Provides full deportation defense services for clients most at-risk of deportation. The Clinic defends clients in need of motions to reopen prior removal orders, facing false gang allegations, seeking release on bond, and victims of trafficking seeking relief. The clinic provides legal screenings for relief, responds to ICE raids, represents clients detained in ICE jails, litigates in immigration court (such as master calendar, bond, and individual hearings), administrative advocacy with USCIS and at asylum interviews, and appellate litigation before the Board of Immigration Appeals and in Federal Court. Also provide Impact litigation. We challenge policies and practices that harm the immigrant community on Long Island and in New York. In addition we provide Community advocacy. We advocate for human, civil, and constitutional rights for immigrant communities on Long Island and in New York through collaborations with legal service providers, legal trainings, professional development, legislative and administrative advocacy, and community organizing. Individuals interested in learning more about the services of the Hofstra Law Clinic, or to inquire about representation should contact 516-463-5934 or [email protected].

Provides representation to taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service concerning the determination, collection or refund of any tax, additions to tax, penalties or interest under the Internal Revenue Code. Representation may take place at any stage of a tax controversy, including, but not limited to, examination (audit), collection, IRS Appeals, and litigation in the United States Tax Court. Individuals interested in learning more about the services of the Hofstra Law Clinic or to inquire about representation should contact 516-463-5934 or [email protected].