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If none of these organizations can help, you may want to hire a lawyer. Contact the New York City Bar's Legal Referral Service at 212-626-7373. Outside New York City, contact the New York State Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service. Referral services charge a small fee for a legal consultation.
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 | | New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | NYLAG provides consultation to all callers.NYLAG accepts matters on a case-by-case basis using many factors, including financial status. |  |  |  |
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 | | Pace Law School - Immigration Justice Clinic | | White Plains, NY | | For Help, you must be: | financially eligible and legally indigent, that is,the totality of yourcircumstances (including dependents, livingsituation, illness or disability, inability to work due to immigrationstatus, etc.) and youravailable income and resources must make youunable, as a practical matter, to obtain or afford a private lawyer |  |  |  |
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 | | Gay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Department | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | AIDS person, individuals seeking legal services must first register with the Palm Center (for intake hours, call 212 367 1500). | HIV positive |  |  |  |
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 | | HIV Law Project, Inc. | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | at or below 125.0% of poverty level; | While most of our clients live at or below 125% of the poverty level, we do not have strict income caps and will consider (on a case-by-case basis) handling legal matters for those living above 125% of the poverty level. | HIV positive | or related to an HIV positive individual |  |  |  |
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 | | New York Center for Law and Justice, Inc. | | New York, NY | | For Help, you must be: | at or below 125.0% of poverty level; | Must be within 125% of the federal poverty guidelines to acquire services. When calculating your household income, we will exclude cost of a household's principle residence, vehicles used for transportation to work, and assets used in producing income. | Must be deaf or hard of hearing |  |  |  |
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 | | Covenant House New York - Legal Services Office | | New York, NY | | This group does not provide legal representation in court. | | For Help, you must be: | homeless | and residing in one of the group's shelters | | This group provides only brief advice in this area of law. |  |  |  |
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