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LawHelp/NY (www.LawHelp.org/NY) is an on-line tool for helping low-income New Yorkers solve their legal problems.  It is the only comprehensive source of legal referral information in the state and includes:

¨ More than 600 free legal service projects & organizations with their contact & intake information.

¨ Over 3,000 Know Your Rights and self-help resources covering 15 areas of law. 

¨ Extensive links to social service, advocacy and government organizations, information about the Court system.

¨ Spanish mirror website and legal rights resources in more than 30 languages.

LawHelp/NY is a collaborative project of:

 

Lawhelp NY Editorial Board:

Disability:
Barbara Samuels, former Social Security/SSI Coordinator, Legal Services NYC

Immigration:   
Walter Ruehle, Legal Aid Society of Rochester

Health:               
Valerie Bogart, David Silva,  Selfhelp Community Services, Inc. Evelyn Frank Legal Resources

Public Benefits:
Project Fair

Seniors:
Karen Nicolson, Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western NY

Housing:           
Louise Seeley, City Wide Task Force  on Housing Court

Up State Resources:    
Jeff Hogue, Legal Assistance  of Western NY, Inc.

Consequences of Criminal Charges:
Kate Rubin, Reentry.net      

Family & Juvenile:
Anne O' Grady, Lawhelp Content Manager

Workers Rights:
Members of the NYC Bar Labor Committee

Consumer:
Anne O'Grady, LawHelp Content Manager

Education:
Cara Chambers and Susan Horwitz, Legal Aid Society (NYC)

Internet Fraud: Crimes & Prevention:               
Emma Greenwood, Esq., Developer of  Internet Fraud topic

Individual Rights:
TBD

Taxes:
Sarah Dranoff, South Brooklyn Legal Services

Veterans:
Under development: Phil Daily, Legal Assistance of Western NY Inc.

 

LawHelp/NY Staff:

Leah Margulies: Project Director (lmargulies@nycbar.org)

Wilneida Negron: Program Associate (wnegron@ls-nyc.org)

Anne O'Grady: Content Manager (ao'grady@nycbar.org)

Jeff Hogue: Upstate Coordinator (jhogue@lawny.org)

Lindsay Case: Organizational Listing Coordinator (lcase@nylawhelp.org)

Molly Coe: Outreach Consultant (NYC) (lawhelp@nycbar.org)

Nathan Treadwell: Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow (ntreadwell@nylawhelp.org)

 
LawHelp/NY has received generous support from:
 
 
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