Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York – Canton Office

Who We Are

The Canton office of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York provides civil legal services to low income residents of St. Lawrence County and the portion of St. Regis Indian Reservation within Franklin County.

We provide free advice, brief service, referrals, community legal education, and full representation in a variety of legal matters.

We also provide services through our many special projects including the

• Disability Advocacy Project
• Homelessness Prevention Projects,
• Domestic Violence Legal Assistance Project
• Crime Victims Attorney Project
• Senior Legal Services Program
• Foreclosure Prevention Project
• Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
• Upstate New York Immigration Law Project.

Additionally, our Private Attorney Involvement program works with local private lawyers who volunteer to represent our clients without charge on cases such as name change, divorce, bankruptcy, wills and advance directives, evictions or consumer defense.

Please call our Canton office (local) 315-386-4586 or (toll-free) 1-800-822-8283 or visit our website at www.lasnny.org for more information about our services, special projects, self-help resources, and how to contact each office.

Legal Aid of Northeastern New York has offices in Albany, Amsterdam, Canton, Plattsburgh, and Saratoga Springs and serves 16 counties. Special projects vary by office and county.

Who We Serve

Area(s): Franklin County, Saint Lawrence County

Additional Service Area Info

St. Regis Indian Reservation ONLY within Franklin County.

Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided

We have access to interpreter services for all languages.

Income Guidelines

Some special projects have income caps at 150% or 200% of the federal poverty guidelines or no income caps at all. Additionally, households with incomes up to 200% of poverty may be eligible for services depending upon their fixed debts and obligations, employment-related or medical expenses, and other factors.

Your family’s income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level

200

Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES

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

Eligibility Restrictions

Must reside in St. Lawrence County or in the portion of the St. Regis Indian Reservation within Franklin County.

Type of Help

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

• Full Legal Representation
• Brief Advice