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JustCause (Formerly, Volunteer Legal Services Project)

  • Location:
    1 W. Main St.
    Suite 500
    Rochester, NY 14614
  • Phone:
    (585) 232-3051
  • Fax:
    (585) 232-5103
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

JustCause provides free legal advice and representation to eligible individuals in Rochester by pairing them with a volunteer attorney. They assist in immigration matters, family preparedness and other civil legal problems.

Counties served: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Prisoners, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Malay-Indonesian, Spanish, Tamil
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No