Legal Resources

The JustCause mission is to improve the quality of life of low-income people in Monroe County by ensuring the existence of a readily available panel of skilled volunteer attorneys to resolve serious civil legal problems. 

Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.®  (LawNY®) provides free legal aid to people with civil legal problems. If you are having a legal problem with a person or agency, and it is not a criminal matter, LawNY® may be able to give you help or advice.

NVLSP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has worked since 1981 to ensure that the government delivers to our nation's 18 million Veterans and active duty personnel the benefits to which they are entitled.

The Veterans Defense Program provides training and legal assistance to attorneys defending Veterans and service members in the family and criminal court systems.

VA's Veteran Justice Outreach Program offers justice system navigation and community reentry from jail. This program falls under the homeless services umbrella at VA. Click the logo to the left to be taken to their website. 

We believe that our Veterans, our nation’s defenders, deserve the care, benefits and compensation that they were promised, and the best legal services, free of charge, to meet their challenges.

VOC has partnered with Just Cause and the Veterans Committee of the Monroe County Bar Association to offer free legal consultations. Registration is required. Click logo to the left to learn more.

Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC) connect justice-involved Veterans to appropriate services in a court setting, surrounded by an interdisciplinary team-all of whom work collaboratively to help Veterans. Locally, Monroe and Ontario counties both offer Veterans Treatment Courts.