Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. — Rochester, NY

Specialties

• Landlord/Tenant (evictions, housing discrimination)
• Foreclosures
• Consumer Law (debt collection, credit reports, scams, student loans, identity theft, bankruptcy, auto fraud, lemon law, predatory lending, wage garnishments, frozen bank accounts)
• Family Law (for survivors of domestic violence/sexual assault, uncontested divorce, custody/visitation, support, name/gender marker changes)
• Education Law (student services, student loan issues, special education, school disciplinary matters)
• SSI/SSD (Social Security Disability/Supplemental Security Income)
• Elder Law (Power of Attorney/Advanced Care Directives, healthcare, evictions, nursing home rights, Social Security overpayments, public benefits, simple wills, debtor/creditor, elder abuse/neglect/exploitation)
• Public Benefits (SNAP, Public Assistance, Medical Assistance, Child Care, HEAP, unemployment insurance benefits, veterans benefits)
• Health Law (barriers to enrollment, denials of services, medical debt, Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance)
• Employment Rights (discrimination, re-entry issues, criminal records, employment clearance for background checks, certificates of relief from civil disabilities/good conduct)
• Wills, Health Care Proxy, Power of Attorney
• Re-Entry (for former offenders)
• Civil Legal Services for Crime Victims