Free Legal Service Providers - New York

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1 Legal Orientation and Pro Bono Program Orientation and Pro Bono Program Free Legal Service Providers - New York The following organizations and attorneys provide free legal services and/or referrals for such services to indigent individuals in immigration removal proceedings, pursuant to 8 CFR Some of these organizations may also charge a nominal fee for legal services to certain low income individuals. Buffalo, New York Michael Berger, Esq. Berger & Berger 5530 Sheridan Dr., Ste. 1 Buffalo, NY (716) Anne E. Doebler, P.C. 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1800 Buffalo, NY Phone: (716) Fax: (716) Annick T. Kololo, Esq. Law Office of Annick T. Koloko 266 Elmwood Avenue, #161 Buffalo, NY (716) Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Inc. One West Main Street, Rm. 800 Rochester, NY (585) (within Monroe County) (800) (outside Monroe County) Represents aliens seeking Asylum Representation limited to persons residing in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates Counties Will not represent detained aliens Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project 237 Main Street, Suite 1000 Buffalo, NY (716) ext 301 for non-detained individuals and detained women (716) for men detained at BFDF Jonathan C. Litwin, Esq. Practicing Attorney 492 Crescent Avenue Buffalo, NY (716) , Ph/Fax Will only represent individuals who qualify as low-income

2 Allen W. Farabee, Esq. Law Office of Allen W. Farabee 1272 Delaware Ave. (716) (716) , Fax Allen W. Farabee, Esq. Law Office of Allen W. Farabee 1272 Delaware Ave. (716) (716) , Fax Alejandro Gutierrez, Esq. Law Offices of Alejandro Gutierrez PLLC Main Office 745 Englewood Avenue Buffalo, NY (716) Sarah E. Murphy, Esq. Serotte Reich Wilson 300 Delaware Avenue Tel: (716) Fax: (716) Sarah E. Murphy, Esq. Serotte Reich Wilson 300 Delaware Avenue Tel: (716) Fax: (716) Parmanand L. Prashad, Esq. 259 Traders Blvd. East, Unit 13 Mississauga, Ontario Canada L4Z 2E5 (905) or (416) Branch Office 110 Wall Street, 11th Floor New York, NY International Institute of Buffalo 864 Delaware Avenue (716) Will notrepresent Canadian citizens who do not have family ties in the United States Eric W. Schultz Hiscock & Barclay, LLP 1100 M&T Center 3 Fountain Plaza Buffalo, NY (716) (716) , fax Robert Kolken, Esq. Matthew Kolken, Esq. Julie Kruger, Esq. Kolken & Kolken, Attorneys at Law 135 Delaware Avenue, Ste. 101 (716) (716) immigration@kolkenandkolken.com Stephen K. Tills, Esq. P.O. Box West Quaker Road Orchard Park, NY (716)

3 New York, New York CAMBA Legal Services, Inc. 885 Flatbush Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY (718) (Phone) (718) (Fax) HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST(online only) 333 Seventh Avenue 13th Floor New York, NY (212) (212) Detention Hotline (open 2-5pm Monday-Friday) (212) , Fax Contacts: Sara Faust and Claudia Toloza Represents individuals seeking asylum Language(s): Spanish, French, others as needed Represents detained and non-detained individuals before the New York and New Jersey Immigration Courts. Catholic Charities of New York Department of Immigrant and Refugee Services 1011 First Ave., 12th Floor New York, NY (212) Language(s): Spanish, Haitian-Creole, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Russian, Polish, Albanian, Greek, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Amharic, Italian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjab, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Thai May Charge Nominal Fee Bhanu B. Ilindra, Esq. Pasricha & Patel, LLC 1794 Oak Tree Road Edison, NJ (732) (732) , Fax Central American Legal Assistance 240 Hooper Street Brooklyn, NY (718) Language(s): Spanish Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) New York City Office c/o Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 767 Fifth Ave. New York, NY Phone: (KIND serves children under age 18 only)

4 City Bar Fund 42 West 44th Street New York, NY (212) Language(s): Spanish, French Limited to individuals seeking asylum, domestic violence survivors seeking legal status, and human trafficking The Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit 199 Water Street New York, NY (212) (212) Will accept collect calls from detention facilities. Language(s): Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Represents detained and non-detained cases before New York City Immigration Courts (except Wackenhut), including persons with criminal convictions Also coordinates the Juvenile Immigration Representation Project for persons aged 18 and under in removal proceedings Immigration Detention Hotline open Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. Comite Nuestra Senora De Loreto Sobre Asuntos De Inmigracion Hispana 1 Adelphi Street Brooklyn, NY (718) ; (718) ; (718) (718) , Fax Language(s): Spanish, French, Italian Migration Office of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Rockville Centre 143 Shleigel Blvd, Amityville, NY (631) Serving Nassau and Suffolk counties, Long Island Representation available for VAWA, Cancellation of removal, Asylum, NACARA, TPS, U and T visas Language(s): Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Rhonda dejean, Esq. 60 Broadway # 10H Brooklyn, NY (718) Deborah M. Ferdinand, Esq. Law Office of Deborah M. Ferdinand, Esq. Attorney At Law 233 Seventh Street, Suite 300A Garden City, NY (516) (tel) (516) (fax)

5 Annette Esliker-Kabia 2080 Barnes Avenue, Apt. 1 B Bronx, New York (786) annkay0407@yahoo.comor annkay555@gmail.com Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights 665 W. 182nd Street New York, NY (212) (212) , Fax Attn: Mayra Angelica Rios Asylum: No Limited to: Non-Detained Cases Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc. 119 West 24th Street New York, NY (212) Language(s): Spanish, French, Creole Limited to: Represent HIV positive individuals only Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project 50 Court Street, 8th floor Brooklyn, New York (718) Language(s): Spanish, Russian Limited to: Priority for survivors of domestic abuse, persecution, and/or torture Can represent those with non-violent criminal offenses Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) 333 Seventh Avenue New York, NY (212) (212) (This number for Wackenhut Detainees Only) Language(s): Russian, Spanish, Polish, French May Charge Nominal Fee HIV Law Project 15 Maiden Lane, 18th Floor New York, NY (212) x226 Limited to: Represent HIV positive individuals only Disclaimer As required by 8 C.F.R , the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (OCIJ) maintains a list of organizations and attorneys qualified under the regulations who provide free legal services. The information posted on this list is provided to OCIJ by the Free Legal Services Providers. The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) does not endorse any of these organizations or attorneys. Additionally, EOIR does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of these organizations or attorneys.