NYLAG provides free civil legal services to New Yorkers who cannot afford a private attorney.

NYLAG provides free civil legal services to New Yorkers who cannot afford a private attorney.

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Our Services

NYLAG has twelve core units with additional special programs.

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Video: Lawyers Changing Lives

Staff members share stories from the field.

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Mobile Legal Help Center

NYLAG operates New York’s first legal services office on wheels.

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News

Summer Days

Our jam-packed summer of 2017 has featured a host of gatherings — from karaoke and movie screenings to a panel discussion on health care reform and an incredible turnout at the NYC Pride march.
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ICE Arrests Escalating in NY Courts

Outrage against ICE’s presence in New York courthouses has been growing in recent months. Immigrant communities, advocates, and attorneys are banding together to speak out.
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Buyer Beware

Americans are being pushed into predatory auto loans, which have become the fastest-growing household debt in the U.S. There has been a pronounced increase in the delinquency rate for these subprime loans.
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Class Action Filed v. Dept of Health

NYLAG has challenged the failure of the Department of Health to protect disabled recipients of Medicaid-funded long-term home care services whose care was reduced or terminated without due process of law.
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