Legal Aid Society: Brooklyn Office for the Aging

Who We Are

The Legal Aid Society’s Brooklyn Office for the Aging provides free civil legal service to Brooklyn resident aged 60 and over on a wide range of matters with an emphasis on eviction prevention, maximization of government benefits, and urgent consumer law issues.

How to Get Help

At this time, The Legal Aid Society is offering remote services. Call this location directly via (718) 645-3111 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, or reach us via our Main Number (212) 577-3300 or Helpline (888) 663-6680, staffed Mon-Fri 10am-3pm.

Intake for new cases is by telephone (NOT by Walk-In), generally on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month beginning at 10 am and continuing until all available slots are filled.

Have all the papers about your legal problem and information about your income on hand when you call.

Who We Serve

Area(s): Kings (Brooklyn) County

Language(s) Spoken

• Amharic / አማርኛ
• Creole / Kreyòl
• Italian / Italiano
• Russian / Pусский
• Spanish / Español

Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided

Can provide interpreters for all languages.

Income Guidelines

Services are provided to individuals aged 60 and over in Brooklyn without regard to income. The office does consider income and resource issues in making priority decisions.

Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES

Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: YES

Eligibility Restrictions

For help, you must be: a senior (60 years or older)

This program does not serve: under 21 years old

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:

• Full Legal Representation
• Brief Advice