Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo Site at 237 Main Street
Resource Name:Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo Site at 237 Main Street
address
237 Main St, Ste 400 (4th floor), Buffalo, NY 14203
Eligibility
Financial eligibility will be determined at intake.
Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm by appointment only.
Closed December 25th - January 1st and all major holidays.
(716) 847-0227
Fax
·Fax
(716) 847-0650
Voice
·Main Phone
Website
https://www.nls.orgApplication process
Walk in, call for an appointment, or request intake online at: https://nlswnyoi.legalserver.org/modules/matter/extern_intake.php?pid=129&h=daa817&
Fees
Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.
Service area
Erie County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Genesee County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
A not-for-profit public interest firm providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families in Western New York. NLS aims to create the greatest access to the justice system for low-income individuals and those living with disabilities to pursue goals that will increase both the stability and the quality of their lives.
Offers services in the following areas:
- Housing (evictions, unsafe conditions, housing choice vouchers, discrimination, landlord/tenant concerns)
- Family (DV, family offense petitions, custody, visitation, divorce, child and spousal support, paternity)
- Public Benefits (temporary assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, utility shutoffs, emergency assistance, fair hearings, overpayments)
- Medical-Legal Partnership (temporary assistance, SNAP, wills, SSI, Veteran services)
- Disability (health insurance coverage issues, denial of services and equipment, SSI, SSDI, benefits advisement, overpayments, Medicaid/Medicare)
- Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health)
Last assured
09/29/2026
What's Here
Alimony AssistanceVeteran Benefits AssistanceGeneral Legal AidWill Preparation AssistanceHousing Discrimination AssistanceComprehensive Family Law ServicesLegal CounselingEviction Prevention AssistanceUtility Disconnection ProtectionDivorce AssistanceLegal RepresentationLandlord Rights Information/CounselingProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesPublic/Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceSpecialized Information and ReferralLandlord/Tenant Dispute ResolutionWelfare Rights AssistanceChild Custody/Visitation AssistancePaternity SuitsPersonal Financial CounselingGeneral Benefits and Services AssistanceDomestic/Family Violence Legal ServicesChild Support Assistance/EnforcementTenant Rights Information/CounselingHealth Insurance Claims Assistance for Beneficiaries
Providing organization
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.
