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Her Justice

 
her_justice_logoHER JUSTICE
100 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10005
(718) 562-8181 (Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm)

 

Her Justice serves New York City women living in poverty with high-stakes legal needs. 
 
Services

  • Legal information, advice, and referrals
  • Brief services (for example, drafting documents required by courts)
  • Volunteer attorney representation in court free of charge

 
Areas HER JUSTICE cover

  • Family Court issues, including orders of protection, custody, and visitation, and child and spousal support
  • Divorce
    • Contested (litigated) divorces
    • Uncontested (non-litigated) divorces
    • Marital debt project (for divorcing clients only)
  • Immigration self-petitions, battered spouse waivers and U Non immigrant Status petitions under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

 
Call the live Legal Help Line and speak with a legal professional on Thursdays from 10AM to 1PM at (718) 562-8181.
You can also leave a voicemail on this line and someone will return your call within 24 hours.
 

Legal Services NYC

 
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Legal Services NYC
917-661-4500 (Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm)
Find a Legal Services NYC Office
LawHelp NYC (for online information about free legal services)

 
Legal Services NYC advocates are able to assist with matters related to public benefits, health law, eviction defense and illegal lockouts, emergency repairs, employment law, tax, disability, foreclosure prevention and Cares Act mortgage relief assistance, commercial lease assistance and COVID-19 related Chapter 11 bankruptcy, education, special education, immigration, and family law.
 

COVID-19 UPDATE: Legal Services NYC’s Access Line is OPEN and continue to serve clients and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Legal Services NYC physical offices are closed as of March 17, 2020, their dedicated staff are working remotely on behalf of new and existing clients.
Current clients should contact their advocate’s office or extension for more information about their cases.

 

Los defensores de Legal Services NYC tienen la capacidad para ayudarte con asuntos como: beneficios públicos, ley de salud, defensa de desalojo y desalojo ilegales, reparaciones de emergencia, ley de empleo, impuestos, discapacidad, prevención de ejecuciones hipotecarias y asistencia de alivio hipotecario bajo de la ley Cares Act; asistencia de arrendamiento comercial, Capítulo 11 de bancarrota por COVID-19, educación, educación especial, inmigración y derechos de familia.
 

NOTIFICACION COVID-19: La Línea de Acceso de Servicios Legal de Nueva York está operando y continúa sirviendo a clientes y comunidades durante la pandemia COVID-19. Aunque las oficinas han estado cerradas desde el 17 de marzo de 2020, el personal de Legal Services NYC trabaja desde casa para clientes nuevos y existentes.
 
Clientes existentes deberán contactar la oficina de sus defensores o llamar a su extensiones para obtener información acerca de sus casos.