Rural Law Center of New York, Inc.

About Rural Law Center of New York, Inc.

The Rural Law Center of New York, Inc. is a not-for-profit legal services organization that serves low-income rural New Yorkers in 44 counties. It was incorporated in 1996 with support from the IOLA Fund and the New York Bar Foundation. Its stated mission is to address the civil legal issues that are unique to low-income rural residents of New York, and it describes itself as the only legal services program in New York State with that mission.

Its work includes family law assistance covering custody, support, divorce and kinship, along with consumer debt matters that include Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings. Housing work covers landlord-tenant and foreclosure matters, and services for older adults include wills, health care proxies and powers of attorney. The organization also runs pro se divorce clinics, a three-county mediation program, and a pro bono appeals program supported by appellate attorneys on staff. Its office is located at 22 US Oval in Plattsburgh, New York.

Practice areas

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