About CAMBA Legal Services, Inc.
CAMBA Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) is the legal services arm of CAMBA, Inc., a New York City nonprofit community organization. It operates as a community-based law practice staffed by lawyers and paralegals and provides free civil legal assistance to low-income New Yorkers. Its casework centers on people facing eviction or foreclosure, victims of domestic violence, immigrants and refugees seeking U.S. residency, and people dealing with consumer debt.
The legal program covers anti-eviction representation for tenants in housing court and administrative hearings, foreclosure prevention advice for owner-occupied homes, consumer matters such as debt-collection proceedings, and immigration matters including citizenship, TPS, DACA and VAWA petitions. Its services for crime victims include domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. Its Legal Services for the Working Poor program does not use the federal poverty standard to determine eligibility. CLS states that it has offices in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and that its services are provided by appointment.
| Type | Nonprofit legal services |
|---|---|
| New York offices | Brooklyn, Staten Island |
| Phone | 718-287-0010 |
| Website | camba.org |
| Registered NY attorneys | 36 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that CAMBA Legal Services, Inc. describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with CAMBA Legal Services, Inc..
Registered attorneys
Frances Weinstock Currently registered Leah Margulies Currently registered Matthew Hawkins Currently registered Alfred Toussaint Currently registered Matthew Schedler Currently registered Nicholas Klein Currently registered Janice Edwards Currently registered Jeffrey Austin Currently registered Lesel Spencer Currently registered Renee Murdock Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.