Center for Elder Law & Justice

About Center for Elder Law & Justice

The Center for Elder Law & Justice is a nonprofit civil legal aid provider founded in 1978 and based in Buffalo, New York. Its stated mission is to use the legal system to help older adults, people with disabilities and low-income residents live independently and with dignity. Its services are offered free of charge, primarily in Western New York, and it also runs a statewide Senior Legal Advice Helpline staffed by attorneys for New York residents aged 55 and older.

Its work covers health care and insurance problems such as Medicare and Medicaid disputes, housing matters including eviction defense and foreclosure, and kinship care cases in which relatives raise children, including custody and guardianship. The organization also assists with powers of attorney, health care proxies, public benefits, elder abuse and consumer scams. Its About Us page states that its offices are located in downtown Buffalo, Dunkirk, Lockport and Olean, New York. The main office is at 438 Main Street, Suite 1200, Buffalo.

Practice areas

Areas of work that Center for Elder Law & Justice 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 Center for Elder Law & Justice.

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