Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

Erie County Bar Association – Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP)
438 Main Street, 7th Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716-847-0662
Website: https://ecbavlp.com/

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM

County Served: Erie

The Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. (VLP) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation which provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals and small not-for-profit groups in Western New York. VLP provides these important services by utilizing both its staff and volunteers to represent clients.

Services Include:

Eligibility: Income eligibility varies.

• Family Law: https://ecbavlp.com/familylaw
  •  Provides legal assistance with identifying petition forms and help with filing petitions with Family Court. Can represent callers in Family Court, but only to income eligible callers (varies).
•  Public Benefits
  •   Provides referral to Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) for support with this need.
•  Bankruptcy and Debt: https://ecbavlp.com/bankruptcy
• Divorce: https://ecbavlp.com/divorce/
•  Estates & Wills: https://ecbavlp.com/estates
•  Immigration Program: https://ecbavlp.com/immigration/
•  Housing - Eviction Defense: https://ecbavlp.com/housing
•  Low Income Taxpayer Clinic: https://ecbavlp.com/litc
•  Legal Services for Positive Families & Individuals: https://ecbavlp.com/doh
• Property Tax Foreclosure: https://ecbavlp.com/foreclosure/
• Tort Defense: https://ecbavlp.com/tort
•  Unemployment Benefits: https://ecbavlp.com/unemployment