Legal Services NYC – Bankruptcy Assistance Project
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Description
Legal Services NYC – Bankruptcy Assistance Project
http://www.legalservicesnyc.org/index.php?Itemid=59&id=30&option=com_content&task=view
Who We Are
The NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project, part of Legal Services NYC, provides pro bono bankruptcy assistance to low-income New Yorkers. We give bankruptcy advice and counseling. Pro bono volunteers prepare and file bankruptcy petitions for debtors who need to file Chapter 7; those debtors then represent themselves once the case has been filed. We also assist certain debtors needing to file Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, preparing and filing their petitions and representing them throughout the bankruptcy process. We also find volunteer attorneys for parties with contested matters in the bankruptcy Court. Most of our assistance is provided by volunteer attorneys and law students, who are trained and supervised by the Project’s bankruptcy attorney.
New Yorkers who need assistance may call LSNYC’s Access Line at (917) 661-4500, Mon-Fri from 10am-4pm. Existing clients may call or email their advocates at their direct phone numbers.
Who We Serve
- Area(s): Bronx County, Kings (Brooklyn) County, New York (Manhattan) County, New York City (all 5 NYC boroughs), Queens County, Richmond (Staten Island) County
- Additional Service Area Info
- We provide volunteer attorneys for debtors with contested bankruptcy court hearings. We provide Chapter 13 bankruptcy advocacy where it would save the debtor’s housing. We assist debtors with consolidation and affordable payment options, as well as with obtaining discharge of student loans in bankruptcy.
- Language(s) Spoken
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- Spanish / Español
- Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
- Can provide interpreters for any language using the language line.
Our staff is Spanish bilingual, and we have resources for other languages, as well as sign language.
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: YES
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Description of Services
- Limited representation for contested matters in bankruptcy court. Full representation in some select Chapter 13 cases, such as bankruptcies to avoid foreclosure.
Attorney representation is available in adversary actions to discharge student loans pursuant to a bankruptcy.
We offer partial legal representation, where we represent people in bankruptcy disputes, but not for an entire case.
Assistance with Chapter 7 Bankruptcy petitions; Informational seminars; Bankruptcy Workshop; Information and Referral.
- Emergency Instructions
- What is an Emergency? People who need to file an emergency bankruptcy petition to stop an eviction, foreclosure, car repossession, or wage garnishment, should call the hotline and leave a message, AND pursue any other resources available in the meantime.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
Phone–
- Phone Number 646-442-3630
- Information
- Callers can call anytime and leave a message. A worker will get back to them within 48 hours.
General Contact Information
- Address Legal Services NYC – Bankruptcy Assistance Project
- Phone 646-442-3630
- Website http://www.legalservicesnyc.org/index.php?Itemid=59&id=30&option=com_content&task=view
- Email bankruptcy@ls-nyc.org
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