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Medical Legal Partnership - Neighborhood Legal Services

Resource Name:Medical Legal Partnership - Neighborhood Legal Services

address

47 Court St, Buffalo, NY 14202

Eligibility

Clients must be patients of one of NLS's local healthcare partners: Evergreen Health, Catholic Health/Catholic Charities, Roswell, or the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). Financial eligibility will be determined at intake. Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.

Hours

Monday-Friday, 9am-4:30pm. Closed December 25th - January 1st and all major holidays.
(716) 847-0650

Voice

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Main Phone

Application process

Call for an appointment or visit website.

Fees

Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs.

Service area

Orleans County, NY Niagara County, NY Genesee County, NY Erie County, NY Wyoming County, NY
A free legal service program which helps remove barriers to positive health outcomes by addressing social determinants of health and structural inequities facing patients and their care providers. Provides legal assistance in the following areas:
  • Housing (Eviction, Section 8, Habitability)
  • Family (Custody, Support, Orders of Protection, Divorce)
  • Public Benefits (SNAP, DSS, Temporary Assistance)
  • Disability (SSI, SSDI, Return to Work)
  • Estate Planning (Wills, POA, Healthcare Proxy)
  • Name Changes
  • Veteran Issues (Discharge Upgrades, Service-Connected Disabilities)
  • Referrals
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Last assured

06/15/2026

Providing organization

Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.