• Hiscock Legal Aid Society
351 S. Warren St., Syracuse, NY 13202 • 315-422-8191
mail@hlalaw.org • www.hiscocklegalaid.org
Hiscock Legal Aid Society is a nonprofit charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to the residents of Onondaga County whose families are unable to afford private counsel. No age restriction.
• Legal Services of Central New York
CNY Legal HelpLine: 1-877-777-6152
The organization represents clients in civil cases, fighting for for economic, housing, health and cultural and community justice. They provide legal advice, counsel, and representation; policy advocacy; community education; and support for community organizing throughout a 13-county region of Central New York, including Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, and Oswego, fighting for justice and opportunity for all.
• Legal Aid Society of Mid-NY
CNY Legal HelpLine: 1-877-777-6152
The organization handles cases involving family law, housing, income maintenance/public benefits, consumer and finance, employment, immigration, health, personal planning, and school/education.
• Road to Emmaus Ministry of Syracuse, Inc.
127 E. Glen Ave., Syracuse, NY 13205 • 315-928-5191
Road to Emmaus Ministry of Syracuse, Inc., a 501 (C) 3, is a comprehensive faith-based outreach ministry, providing meals; a food pantry; children/family activity packs; shower access; haircuts; a caseworker; vision and hearing screening with Aurora of CNY; and legal assistance in collaboration with the Volunteer Lawyers Project of CNY, Inc.
• Syracuse University College of Law — Law Clinics
Dineen Hall, 950 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244-6070 • 315-443-4582 • 1-888-797-5291 weekdays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
https://law.syracuse.edu (type “legal assistance” in the search menu)
The Office of Clinical Legal Education provides representation to individuals and groups in Syracuse and neighboring communities who cannot afford private attorneys or who cannot obtain other available legal assistance. Clinics offer assistance in such areas as bankruptcy, veterans issues, tax matters, criminal defense, and housing. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
• Volunteer Lawyers Project of CNY, Inc.
221 S Warren St., Suite 200, Syracuse, NY 13202 • 315-471-3409
info@vlpcny.org • www.vlpcny.org
A free legal aid organization with a team of staff, volunteer attorneys and law students who offer free legal information, assistance, and representation in civil matters to low-income people, including housing, family law, and more. Attorneys assist with estates and elder law matters for low-income clients with limited assets, including help with pro se filings for safe deposit boxes, small estates, and 17-A guardianships, as well as consultations regarding other estate planning and elder law issues, among other matters.