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Neighborhood Legal Services - Lockport Site

Resource Name:Neighborhood Legal Services - Lockport Site

Eligibility

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) 201-0046

Voice

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Main Phone

(716) 847-0650

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Main Phone

Application process

  • Currently closed to walk-ins due to relocation; call for an appointment or visit website. Walk-ins resume August 17th at new location. *

Fees

Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs. Some services are free for everyone.

Service area

Wyoming County, NY Erie County, NY Niagara County, NY Orleans County, NY Genesee County, NY
  • Office closed August 13th-16th, 2026, due to relocation. Phone lines remain open, and the office will re-open August 17th at its new location: 175 Walnut Street, Suite 7, Lockport, NY 14094 *
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)
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Last assured

08/12/2026

What's Here

Health Insurance Information/CounselingLandlord/Tenant Dispute ResolutionLoan CounselingVeteran Benefits AssistancePublic/Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceAlimony AssistanceTenant Rights Information/CounselingLegal RepresentationHealth Insurance Claims Assistance for BeneficiariesDomestic/Family Violence Legal ServicesGeneral Benefits and Services AssistanceUtility Disconnection ProtectionDivorce AssistancePersonal Financial CounselingGeneral Legal AidWill Preparation AssistanceProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesWelfare Rights AssistanceHousing Discrimination AssistanceComprehensive Family Law ServicesChild Support Assistance/EnforcementLandlord Rights Information/CounselingChild Custody/Visitation AssistancePaternity SuitsEviction Prevention AssistanceLegal Counseling

Providing organization

Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.