About Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. describes itself as a not-for-profit public interest law firm that offers free legal aid to low-income individuals. Its stated mission is to give people who face financial hardship, disability, discrimination, or abuse access to legal advice, representation, and education about their civil legal rights, and it has served Western New York since 1976.
The organization's work covers housing matters such as evictions, unsafe conditions, and landlord/tenant concerns, family matters including domestic violence, custody, visitation, divorce, and support, and public benefits. Its listed areas also include disability law and basic estate planning. Its listed funders are the Legal Services Corporation and IOLA. Its office locations in New York State are in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport, and Batavia. It serves Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming counties.
| Type | Nonprofit legal services |
|---|---|
| New York offices | Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport, Batavia |
| Phone | (716) 847-0650 |
| Website | nls.org |
| Registered NY attorneys | 41 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that Neighborhood 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 Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc..
Registered attorneys
John Zonitch Currently registered Katherine Anderson Suspended Grace Andriette Currently registered Kim Murphy Currently registered Jennifer Dillon Currently registered William O'Connell Currently registered Todd Schiffmacher Currently registered John Hocieniec Currently registered Diana Proske Currently registered Mary Hanson Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.