Providing Equal Justice for All Since 1912
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The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc., is a charitable not-for-profit corporation founded in 1912 by community leaders to provide legal representation and advice to the poor of our community. The Bureau has served this vital role in the Western New York area for decades, and annually it has provided advice, representation, or referral to approximately over 20,000 persons in need. But for the Law Guardian Unit, where there are no applicable income guidelines, the Bureau’s services are available to low-income individuals in Erie County who are unable to afford counsel. The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc. is supported by funding from Erie County, the City of Buffalo, the State of New York, the federal government, and from the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, the IOLA Fund (Interest on Lawyer Account Fund of the State of New York), the Buffalo Urban League, and the contributions of members of the community. Additionally, we receive the services of numerous volunteers and interns from the community and its educational institutions. The Bureau’s Civil Legal Services Unit represents low-income individuals and families in a variety of civil matters that have a direct impact on their quality of life. Additionally, the Legal Aid Bureau accepts all cases assigned to it by the courts, without regard to number. These assigned cases include abused, neglected, and other children at risk, who are represented by the staff attorneys of the Law Guardian Unit; criminal defendants arrested in the City of Buffalo, who are represented by the attorneys of the Public Defender Unit; and persons convicted of crimes in Erie County superior courts, who are represented by the lawyers of the Appeals Unit. |
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