The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.

About The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.

The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc. is a nonprofit legal services organization that provides free legal representation to low-income people, children and families in Western New York. Its stated aim is to secure access to justice and due process for vulnerable residents of the region. The organization dates its origins to 1912 and is structured into four units: Civil Legal Services, Attorneys for Children, Criminal Defense, and Appeals and Post-Conviction.

The Civil Legal Services unit handles housing, consumer, employment and family law matters, while the Attorneys for Children unit represents minors in Erie County Family Court and in certain education matters. The Criminal Defense unit represents people who cannot afford counsel and face charges in the City of Buffalo, and the Appeals and Post-Conviction unit handles indigent criminal appeals in several Western New York counties. The Bureau's office is located at 290 Main Street in Buffalo, and its service area generally covers eight Western New York counties.

Practice areas

Areas of work that The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, 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 The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc..

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