Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

About Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

The Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Western New York that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and small not-for-profit groups. It began in 1983 as a joint project of the Erie County Bar Association and Neighborhood Legal Services, and the bar association incorporated it as a separate not-for-profit corporation in 1988. Its model pairs staff attorneys with volunteer lawyers who take cases on a pro bono basis, and it also offers limited-scope legal advice clinics.

The organization's practice coverage includes family law and divorce, bankruptcy and debt, eviction defense, immigration, wills and estates, and tax help through a low-income taxpayer clinic. It states that it does not provide assistance in criminal matters. Its main office is at 438 Main Street in downtown Buffalo, and it also has a branch office in Batavia. Prospective clients are asked to call for a telephone intake, and the Buffalo office does not accept walk-ins.

Practice areas

Areas of work that Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, 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 Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc..

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