Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System

336 Lori Cohen
The office is located in Jackson Heights, Queens. New callers who contact
the office by telephone are usually scheduled for an in-person intake within
the following two to three weeks.
Sanctuary for Families, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services
(212) 349-6009, ext. 246
http://www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org
Leave a message on the intake voicemail. Indicate a safe number to which
your call can be returned. After an initial telephone screening, callers are
scheduled for an in-person intake.
OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY
Empire Justice Center
Albany: (518) 462-6831, nkrupski@empirejustice.org
Rochester: (588) 454-4060, mpeterson@empirejustice.org
White Plains: (914) 422-4333, nkrupski@empirejustice.org
http://www.empirejustice.org
Empire Justice is a statewide, non-profit law firm focused on poverty law,
including immigration and domestic violence. It provides direct client
representation as well as research and training, acts as an informational
clearinghouse, and provides litigation backup to local legal services programs
and community based organizations. Legal services are free for immigrant
victims of domestic violence, with no income eligibility requirement.
Hiscock Legal Aid
351 South Warren Street, Syracuse, New York 13202
(315) 422-8191, ext. 129
Toll-Free: (800) 963-5604, ext. 2 (Upstate New York Immigration Project)
http://www.hiscocklegalaid.org
Free legal services for income-eligible residents of the following counties:
Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer,
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Schuyler,
Tioga, Tompkins.
In addition, please see information regarding the Upstate New York
Immigration Project, listed under the Legal Aid Society of Rochester.