585-343-5450
Fax
585-343-5503
Toll Free/Intake
800-724-7544
Primary Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement, Comprehensive Family Law Services, Consumer Law, Divorce Assistance, Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services, Eviction Prevention Assistance, General Benefits and Services Assistance, General Legal Aid, Landlord Rights Information/Counseling, Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution, Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities, Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance, Tenant Rights Information/Counseling, Welfare Rights Assistance
Description
Provides civil legal services in the following areas:
- Family Law: Assists with domestic violence cases, as well as with child support and divorce cases on a limited basis.
- Housing: * Until further notice, the Housing Unit can only provide assistance with ERAP application issues and illegal lockout emergencies (ex: landlord changed locks, stopped a utility, etc. without going to court); cannot assist with any other housing-related issues at this time.* Typically assists with evictions, housing conditions, Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) issues, public and subsidized housing applications, terminations, illegal lockouts, landlord/tenant matters, and other issues.
- Disability: Assists with SSI Appeals, SSI/SSD applications, advocacy for disabled individuals, benefits counseling, and funding of medical equipment.
- Public Benefits: Assists with public assistance, food stamps/SNAP, Medicaid, denial of emergency rental and/or utility assistance, and homeless benefits.
- Consumer Law: Assists with unfair debt collection practices and wage garnishment.
Does not handle criminal cases, traffic tickets, money damage actions, estate work and real estate closings, torts, small claims court cases, worker's compensation cases, or unemployment.
- Family Law: Assists with domestic violence cases, as well as with child support and divorce cases on a limited basis.
- Housing: * Until further notice, the Housing Unit can only provide assistance with ERAP application issues and illegal lockout emergencies (ex: landlord changed locks, stopped a utility, etc. without going to court); cannot assist with any other housing-related issues at this time.* Typically assists with evictions, housing conditions, Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) issues, public and subsidized housing applications, terminations, illegal lockouts, landlord/tenant matters, and other issues.
- Disability: Assists with SSI Appeals, SSI/SSD applications, advocacy for disabled individuals, benefits counseling, and funding of medical equipment.
- Public Benefits: Assists with public assistance, food stamps/SNAP, Medicaid, denial of emergency rental and/or utility assistance, and homeless benefits.
- Consumer Law: Assists with unfair debt collection practices and wage garnishment.
Does not handle criminal cases, traffic tickets, money damage actions, estate work and real estate closings, torts, small claims court cases, worker's compensation cases, or unemployment.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.
Eligibility
Service Area: Genesee, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.
Intake Process
Call.
Program Fees
None, but may be responsible for court expenses.
Languages
Multiple languages; call for information.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Date of Official Change
Mar 01, 2021
Contacts
John Zonitch (Primary)
Managing Attorney
jzonitch@wnylc.com
585-343-5450
Lauren Breen
Executive Director
lbreen@nls.org
716-847-0650