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- SERVING ALLEGANY COUNTY:
Southern Tier Legal Services
A division of Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
104 East Steuben St. Bath, NY 14810
Phone: (607) 776-4126, toll free (877) 776-4126
Fax: (607) 776-4029
- SERVING CATTARAUGUS COUNTY:
Cattaraugus County Bar Association
c/o 604 Community Bank Building
Olean, NY 14760
Phone: (716) 372-0395
 Serving: Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County Department of the Aging
www.cattco.org
1 Leo Moss Drive, Suite 7610
Olean, NY 14760
Phone: (716) 373-8032
Serving: Cattaraugus County
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged - Cattaraugus County
www.lsed.org
Cattaraugus County Dept. of Aging
1701 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 7610
Olean, NY 14760
Phone:
(800) 462-2901
 Serving: Cattaraugus County
Southern Tier Legal Services
A division of Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
103 South Barry Street
Olean, NY 14760
Phone: (716) 373-4701, toll free (888) 767-1950
Fax: (716) 373-7771
- SERVING CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY:
Chautauqua County Public Defender
7 North Erie Street, Hall Clothier Building
Mayville, NY 14757
Phone: (716) 753-4376
Legal Aid of Chautauqua Region, Inc.
111 West Second Street, Suite 250
Jamestown , NY 14701
Phone: (716) 483-2116
Fax: (716) 664-9590
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged - Chautauqua County
www.lsed.org
Hotel Jamestown Building, 2nd Floor
110 West Third Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
Phone: (716) 664-2020
 Serving: Chautauqua County
Southern Tier Legal Services
A division of Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
Hotel Jamestown Building, Suite 507
110 W. Third Street
Jamestown, New York 14701
Phone: (716) 664-4535, toll free (866) 664-4567
Fax: (716) 664-7179
- SERVING ERIE COUNTY:
Assigned Counsel Program / Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society, Inc.
670 Statler Towers
107 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo , NY 14202
Phone: (716) 856-8804
Bar Association of Erie County
http://www.eriebar.org
438 Main Street, Sixth Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 852-8687
 Serving: Erie County
Bar Association of Erie County Lawyer Referral Service
438 Main Street , 6th Floor
Buffalo , NY 14202
Phone: (716) 852-3100
Client Advocacy Service
999 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 886-1242
Serving: Erie County
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 1000
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 847-0662 (ext. 318 for Amanda Warner)
Fax: (716) 847-0307
Erie County Department of Social Services Office of
Child Support Enforcement
(Erie County Social Services Child Support Enforcement)
 Rath Building, Room 728
95 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (888) 208-4485
Legal and Advocacy Services - Heritage Centers www.heritagecenters.org
2643 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 833-8603
 Serving: Erie County
Legal Aid Bureau
Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 1602
Buffalo NY 14203
Phone: (716) 853-9555
Fax: (716) 853-3219
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged -
Erie County
www.lsed.org
Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 1015
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 853-3087
Mental Health Association of Erie County, Inc.
Client Advocacy Services
999 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
Phone: (716) 886-1242
Serving: Erie County
Neighborhood Legal Services
Main-Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 400
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 847-0650
Fax: (716) 847-0227
- SERVING GENESEE COUNTY:
Oak Orchard Legal Services - a division of Neighborhood Legal Services
5073 Clinton Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020-1126
Phone: (585) 343-5450
Fax: (585) 343-5503
Regional Action Phone: “The Place to Call When You Don’t Know Where to Call”
http://www.geneseeny.com/rap/
(585) 343-1212 or
1-800-359-5727
Tipline/MICA Support Line
(585) 343-1932
1-800-851-1932
- SERVING NIAGARA COUNTY:
Mental Health Association in Niagara County
www.mhanc.com
Legal Advocacy
36 Pine Street
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 433-3780
Niagara County Legal Aid Society - a division of Neighborhood Legal Services
P.O. Box 844
775 Third Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14302-0844
Phone: (716) 284-8831
Fax: (716) 284-8040
Niagara County - Public Defender
www.niagaracounty.com
175 Hawley Street
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 439-7071
Niagara County District Attorney
www.niagaracounty.com
175 Hawley Street
Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 439-7085
- SERVING ORLEANS COUNTY:
Oak Orchard Legal Services - a division of Neighborhood Legal Services
5073 Clinton Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020-1126
Phone: (585) 343-5450
Fax: (585) 343-5503
Regional Action Phone – “The Place to Call when You don’t Know Where to Call”
http://www.geneseeny.com/rap/
(585) 345-9406 or
1-800-889-1903
Tipline/MICA Support Line
(585) 343-1932
1-800-851-1932
- SERVING WYOMING COUNTY:
Oak Orchard Legal Services - a division of Neighborhood Legal Services
5073 Clinton Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020-1126
Phone: (585) 343-5450
Fax: (585) 343-5503
Regional Action Phone – “The Place to Call when You don’t Know Where to Call”
http://www.geneseeny.com/rap/
(585) 343-2942
1-800-786-3300
Tipline/MICA Support Line
(585)343-1932
1-800-851-1932
- SERVING MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK:
Eighth Judicial District Court Resource Center
92 Franklin Street, 1st Floor, Room 105
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 845-1816
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 1000
Buffalo , NY 14203
Phone: (716) 847-0662 (ext. 318 for Amanda Warner)
Fax: (716) 847-0307
Primarily serves Erie County, but also provides additional limited services to other counties in Western New York (the 8 th Judicial District).
International Institute of Buffalo
864 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo NY 14209-2093
Phone: (716) 883-1900
Serving: Western New York
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged
of WNY
www.lsed.org
Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 1015
Buffalo NY 14203
Phone: (716) 853-3087
Serving: Erie , Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Niagara, Allegany Counties, Seneca Nation of Indians (mortgage foreclosures and Medicare Part D only in Niagara). Service level differs by county depending upon funding provided.
Mental Hygiene Legal Services
438 Main Street, Suite 400
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone:
(716) 845-3650
Serving: Western New York & the 8th Judicial District
Neighborhood Legal Services
Main Seneca Building
237 Main Street, Suite 400
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 847-0650
Fax: (716) 847-0227
Serving: Erie , Niagara, Orleans, Genesee and Wyoming Counties & Western New York for handicapped rights program.
New York Civil Liberties Union
712 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone:
(716) 852-4033
Serving: Western New York
Prisoners Legal Services of New York Buffalo Office
107 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1360
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone:
(716) 854-1007
Serving: All state prisons in Western New York
United States Attorney
www.usdoj.gov/usao/nyw
138 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone:
(716) 843-5700
 Serving: 17 counties of Western New York
Vive Inc
www.vivelacasa.org
50 Wyoming Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215
Phone:
(716) 892-4354
Serving: Western New York
- INTERNET RESOURCES:
www.lawhelp.org/NY - this web site has links to information about free legal services in your community. Learn about your legal rights, get information about the courts, and more.
www.211wny.org - this website provides information on health and human service programs, including legal services, available in Western New York.
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/litigants/index.shtml - this is the litigants section of the New York State Unified Court System’s web site. It provides information for the public on lawyers, areas of law, law libraries and legal forms.
NYS Bar Association's Public Resources - this is the New York State Bar Association’s Public Resources web site page. You can find contact information for lawyers, learn about client rights, access pamphlets and legal forms, watch videos about the law and much more.
http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PublicResources/
ThePeoplesLawSchool/The_Peoples_Law_Scho.htm – information on the New York State Bar Association’s free videos on different legal subjects.
http://dictionary.law.com/ - online legal dictionary.
http://www.generalcode.com/webcode2.html#newy - municipal codes on the internet (by city/town). Not all towns have an online code.
www.abanet.org/public.html - the American Bar Association is a nation wide association of lawyers. This web site provides a wide variety of information about the law for the public.
[Information accurate as of June, 2008]
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