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Legal Support for Seniors

We have partnered with Center for Elder Law & Justice to offer free civil legal services for those who self-identify as LGBTQ+, are age 50+, and meet income restriction guidelines.

Services include:

  • Advance Planning: Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Simple Wills
  • Name Changes
  • Gender Marker Changes
  • Discrimination Claims: Employment and Housing Discrimination
  • Long Term Care Resident  Advocacy
  • Legal Health "Check-ups"

For more information or to discuss representation, contact Christopher Phillips, Esq. at (716) 853-3087 ext.283 or via email at cphillips@elderjusticeny.org

The program is sponsored by the Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging.