• JustCause NY
Telesca Center for Justice, 1 W Main St., Rochester, NY 14614 • 585-232-3051
Provides free legal help for low-income Monroe County residents who are facing non-criminal legal problems. Attorneys volunteer their time in order to make sure that low-income people can access the legal system when serious issues arise. The attorneys handle cases involving family, consumer and health law.
• Lawyers Serving Warriors
National Veterans Legal Services Program, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22209 • 202-265-8305
info@nvlsp.org • https://shorturl.at/uUeKm
The Lawyers Serving Warriors program offers free pro bono legal help on disability claims regarding discharge upgrades, medical retirements, combat-related special compensation and the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (TSGLI). Serves veterans from all eras who are located anywhere.
• The Legal Aid Society of Rochester
1 W Main St., Suite 800, Rochester, NY 14614 • 585-232-4090
Nonprofit organization that provides direct civil legal services to eligible adults and children in situations that involve education, family, housing, consumer and immigration law. Will also represent children in family court. Covers Monroe, Wayne, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario and Orleans counties. Seeks to make sure that those seeking justice receive full and fair hearings.
• Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY)
Rochester: 1 W Main St., Suite 400, Rochester, NY 14614 • 585-325-2520
Geneva (serves Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Yates and Wayne counties): 361 S Main St., Geneva, NY 14456
315-781-1465 • 866-781-5235
A nonprofit law firm that provides free legal advice or assistance to people across Western New York who have civil legal problems, including those arising from evictions, unemployment disputes, foreclosures and other issues.
Lifespan Guardianship Program: 1900 S. Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14618 • 585-244-8400 • 866-454-5110
www.lifespan-roch.org/
A court can appoint Lifespan as a guardian for an older adult who has been deemed incapacitated. In that role, the nonprofit might make financial, legal, medical and housing decisions on behalf of that individual. The court might reimburse Lifespan for its services, using the individual’s assets.
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program: 2101 L St. NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20037 • 202-628-8164 • Toll Free: 888-838-7727
This program offers the services of attorneys free of charge to veterans and their qualifying family members who have an appeal pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Appellants who have filed an appeal with the Court can request assistance from The Veterans Consortium.