VETERANS ADVOCACY PROJECT

Again, from the website of the Nassau County Bar Association: "In 2007, the Nassau County Bar Association, working closely with the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, launched the Veterans Advocacy Legal Project, a program to provide free legal assistance for returning veterans who face legal challenges resulting from their current military service. NCBA attorneys have volunteered to provide free (also known as pro bono) legal assistance to any returning veteran who may be facing such legal issues as discrimination in the workforce, credit penalties incurred during military service, or even eviction or foreclosure issues that may be a result of their military service. Returning veterans wishing legal assistance may contact the Nassau County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Office at 516-747-4832 or email LawyerReferral@nassaubar.org."

NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION BANKRUPTCY CLINIC

Again, from the website of the Nassau County Bar Association: "NCBA members provide pro bono legal assistance to indigent individuals who cannot afford attorneys and who meet income guidelines. The clinics are held bi-monthly at the NCBA headquarters, where attorneys review the individual’s financial situation to determine if bankruptcy is the best course of action. For more information, contact
Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, One Helen Keller Way, Hempstead, NY 11550-3903
(516) 292-8100"

NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION SENIOR CITIZEN CONSULTATION CLINIC

Again, from the website of the Nassau County Bar Association: "Each month, attorneys provide free 30-minute private consultations to Nassau County residents 65 years of age and over. The consultation does not provide free legal service. The Clinics are held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Nassau County Bar Association, 15th and West Streets, Mineola, NY. Advance telephone registration is required. Please call NCBA: (516) 747-4070. The next clinic will be held in September 2009."

FREE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CLINIC JULY 14 - NASSAU COUNTY

This is from the Nassau County Bar Association: Nassau residents caught in the growing mortgage foreclosure crisis can have their questions answered by attorneys at a free clinic sponsored by the Nassau County Bar Association on July 14, 4-6 p.m. at the NCBA headquarters, 15th and West Streets, Mineola, NY. Attorneys have volunteered to provide one-on-one guidance, advice and direction to any Nassau County homeowner who is concerned about foreclosure matters or is already in the foreclosure process involving property in Nassau County. “Attorneys have volunteered to review individual foreclosure issues with Nassau homeowners, help them sort things out, and give advice or refer them to agencies and programs, right in the same room, that may be able to help. This is not legal representation,” cautioned NCBA President Peter Levy. “We will help the homeowner find out if indeed, they need a credit counselor or a lawyer, and get them in touch with available resources.” In addition to meeting one-on-one with a volunteer attorney, housing counselors from the Nassau County Homeownership Center and representatives from Nassau/Suffolk Law Services -- which provides free legal services for those who meet certain income guidelines -- will be on hand to provide assistance. Reservations are required by calling the Bar Association at 516-747-4070 between 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.