Onondaga County Services
If you live in Onondaga County (or if you have a legal problem in Onondaga County), contact our Syracuse office at:
472 South Salina Street, Suite 300
Syracuse, New York 13202
Phone: (315) 703-6600
Fax: (315) 671-0062
What cases are we taking in Onondaga County?
| Please note that we can only help you if you qualify for our services. |
An intake worker will talk to you first to see if you qualify. |
| Because our staff is limited, we still may not be able to take your case. In some cases, our services may be limited to advice only. |
If we can't take your case, we will try to give you information about other places that may be able to help you. |
Here is a list of cases we are taking in Onondaga County:
Landlord/Tenant Problems
We only handle evictions of subsidized housing tenants OR evictions of mobile home owners in Onondaga County. We also handle terminations from the Section 8 Housing Program. For all other kinds of evictions, please call the Hiscock Legal Aid Society at (315) 422-8191 or the Volunteer Law Project at (315) 471-3409.
Public Benefits
Some examples are: problems with Public Assistance, Food Stamps, Medicaid, Child Care, Unemployment and DSS collection.
Divorces
The Onondaga County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyer Project has a self-help divorce clinic. For information about how to sign up, call (315) 471-3409.
Consumer Problems
To learn more about our consumer law clinics, click on the link below:
Self-Help Consumer Law Clinics
At our consumer law clinics, we help with problems such as frozen bank accounts, debt problems, student loans, ID theft, car problems, utility shutoffs and other consumer problems.
SSD or SSI denials or terminations (adults and children)
To learn more, click on the link below:
Disability Advocacy Program
Seniors ages 60 and over
To learn more about our elder law services, click on the link below:
Elder Law Services