NYC Department of Social Services, Office of Legal Affairs

About NYC Department of Social Services, Office of Legal Affairs

The Office of Legal Affairs is a unit of the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), which comprises the Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services. It is a government legal office, not a private law firm. Its attorneys provide legal guidance and litigation support to the agency's program areas and represent the agency in state and federal courts and before administrative bodies, with the goal of delivering public benefits in line with federal, state and city law.

Published job postings describe work that includes paternity and child support proceedings in state court, recovery of liens against public assistance and Medicaid recipients' personal injury awards and estates, defense of lawsuits filed against the agency, and labor and employment matters handled by its Employment Law Division. The office also runs the agency's intake for subpoenas and legal papers and processes Freedom of Information Law requests. Official HRA pages give its address as 150 Greenwich Street in Manhattan, where subpoenas must be served in person, so the New York presence is that single location.

Practice areas

Areas of work that NYC Department of Social Services, Office of Legal Affairs 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 30, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with NYC Department of Social Services, Office of Legal Affairs.

Registered attorneys

Registration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.