Clyde Card – Chautauqua County Legal Services

Anne Erickson - Empire Justice Center

Robert Elardo – Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

Lew Papenfuse – Farmworker Legal Services

Susan Horn – Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society

Alex Burnsztein – Legal Aid of Rockland County

Paul Lupia – Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York

Lillian M. Moy – Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New
York

Alan Harris – Legal Aid Society of Rochester

David Schopp – Legal Assistance Bureau of Buffalo

Ken Perri – Legal Assistance of Western New York

Karen Nicolson – Legal Services for the Elderly, Disadvantaged or Disabled of Western NY, Inc.

Dennis Kaufman – Legal Services of Central New York

Barbara Finkelstein – Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

Jeffrey Seigel – Nassau/Suffolk Law Services

William Hawkes – Neighborhood Legal Services

Susan Patnode – Rural Law Center

Lisa Frisch – The Legal Project

Sheila Gaddis – Volunteer Legal Services of Monroe

Joe Kelemen – Western New York Law Center




 

Help Preserve New Yorker's Access to Justice

CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUNDING IS AT RISK OF ELIMINATION.  PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS TO ASK THEM TO SUPPORT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUNDING!

The Situation:  TWO OF THREE CORE FUNDING SOURCES FACE VIRTUAL ELIMINATION -

At the very same time, increasing numbers of New Yorkers are in need of civil legal services as their homes go into foreclosure, they lose their jobs are denied Unemployment Insurance or Public Assistance, they face eviction or seek an order of protection from an abuser and can't afford to hire a lawyer to help them.

We need your help to preserve these critical services!  Take Action Now!

About LSFA

Updated Chart Showing Civil Legal Services Funding Streams 1992 - 2009
February 23, 2010
Chart showing funding levels for civil legal services. Read More

Legal Services Funding Alliance Locations and Counties Served
February 12, 2010
A listing of members of the Legal Services Funding Alliance and the counties they serve. Read More

More About LSFA 

In the News 

NY State Bar Urges Vital Funding for Civil Legal Services to be Included in Emergency Budget Appropriations (NYSBA)

May 17, 2010
President Getnick Renews the Call to Ensure Access to Justice for all New Yorkers. Read More


The Right to, and Need for, Counsel (The New York Times)

May 16, 2010
New York Times editorial on the state's constitutional duty to provide counsel as affirmed by the State Court of Appeals and Chief Judge Lippman. Read More


More In the News

Articles

 

Status of Civil Legal Services Funding in 2010-11 State Budget
June 24, 2010
The Public Protection Budget Bills passed by the Legislature deal a devastating blow to legal services providers across the state. While the legislature was able to restore domestic violence funding and one core funding stream almost completely, two other core funding sources were left with less than 30% of last year’s funding level. Read More

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's Remarks at Law Day 2010
"Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions, Emerging Challenges"
May 3, 2010
A call for access to justice for all New Yorkers. Read More

More Articles

Testimony

Legal Services Funding Alliance Testimony at the Hearing on Public Protection in the 2010-11 Executive Budget
February 8, 2010
Alan Harris testifies before the Joint Committees on funding for civil legal services on the 2010 - 2011 Executive Budget. Read More

More LSFA Testimony