Neighborhood Legal Services - Buffalo Site at 237 Main Street
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
Clients can meet with their advocates by appointment only.
Fees
Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.
Service area
Genesee County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
Erie 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)
- Student Loan/Debt Counseling
- Health Insurance Navigators (New York State of Health)
Last assured
06/12/2026
What's Here
Alimony AssistanceChild Support Assistance / EnforcementLegal CounselingHealth Insurance Claims Assistance for BeneficiariesUtility Disconnection ProtectionDivorce AssistanceLegal RepresentationLandlord / Tenant Dispute ResolutionProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesLoan CounselingPublic / Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceSpecialized Information and ReferralChild Custody / Visitation AssistanceGeneral Legal AidHousing Discrimination AssistanceWill Preparation AssistancePaternity SuitsEviction Prevention Legal AssistanceVeteran Benefits AssistanceTenant Rights Information / CounselingComprehensive Family Law ServicesDomestic / Family Violence Legal ServicesPersonal Financial CounselingWelfare Rights AssistanceGeneral Benefits AssistanceLandlord Rights Information / Counseling
Providing organization
Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.