Video: Preserving Homes and Changing Lives

May 26, 2016
4:36 pm

Meet three remarkable people…people who worked hard, paid their bills, cared for their children, and in two cases, served their country — only to be faced with the devastating possibility of losing their homes. Their stories have happy endings because they had a smart and dedicated NYLAG lawyer by their side.

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