Cases We Handle

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To apply for legal services please fill out this online form.

Housing

Cases include evictions, bad apartment conditions, termination of housing subsidies, illegal rent increases, discrimination claims and other unlawful landlord practices.

Public Benefits

Cases include denials, terminations or reductions in TAFDC, EAEDC, Food Stamps, Veteran’s Services, Medicaid, SSI Overpayments and Terminations, Emergency Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

Family Law

MVLS represents victims of domestic violence in divorce and custody cases.

Pro Bono (Free) Private Attorney Involvement Project

MVLS also coordinates a panel of private attorneys who donate their legal services (“pro bono”) in uncontested divorces, simple wills and unemployment.

Consumer Law

We provide representation in mortgage foreclosure and bankruptcies if you own your home.

Elderly

MVLS represents people 60 years old or older with any of the above-mentioned problems or whose problems concern nursing homes, physical abuse, or foreclosures.

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