Legal Services
provided by Empire Justice Center
Empire Justice Center
Telesca Center for Justice, Suite 200
Rochester NY 14614
Staff is working remotely, so walk-ins are discouraged. Please call the office to make an appointment.
Yes.
Accessible.
* Offers free civil legal services to low-income residents:
- Education Law
- Foreclosure prevention
- Health care access
- Health care insurance
- Medicaid (for clients outside of the LawNY coverage area)
- Social Security Law & SSI/SSD
- Victims of crime
- Civil Rights/Discrimination
- Tenant Rights
Cultural Competency
Language Access
Eligibility: Resident of areas served. Meet income guidelines. Special education: Kindergarten-Grade 12.
Application Process: Call for an appointment.
Required Documentation: Call for information.
Fees: No fee for services.
Coverage Note: Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Wayne Counties.
Cultural Competency: Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion training for staff
Languages: American Sign Language, Spanish - Staff provides service in language offered, Staff provides in-person interpreter, Language line, Website can be translated
Empire Justice Center is a multi-issue, multi-strategy public interest law firm focused on changing the “systems” within which poor and low income families live.