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Our Legal Assistance Hotline is staffed Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 4pm. Call to speak to an intake officer in any language.
Project Director: Michelle Burrell
Queens Legal Services provides high-quality civil legal services, social work support and advocacy to low-income communities in Queens. Founded in 1967, our staff of over 65 today assists over 5,000 individuals each year and reaches thousands more through outreach and community legal education. QLS advocates practice in many areas, including:
- Access to Education
- Civil Rights & Language Access
- Consumer Rights
- Disability Advocacy Project
- Disaster Recovery
- Elder Law
- Employment Law & Workers' Rights
- Family Law & Domestic Violence
- Government Benefits
- HIV Advocacy
- Housing & Tenants' Rights
- Foreclosure Prevention & Homeowner Rights
- Immigration & Immigrants' Rights
- LGBT Advocacy
- Taxpayer Assistance
- Veterans’ Justice Project
QLS also works with our clients and community partners to identify and challenge the systemic inequalities faced by low-income communities in Queens and throughout New York City. We rely on our deep community partnerships to guide our work and to enable us to identify and quickly address issues specific to Queens, one of the most diverse communities in the world. The QLS Community Law Center is based in downtown Jamaica. We also operate programs throughout the borough. You can find us at the Family Justice Center, through court clinics and on-site at neighborhood-based social service and grassroots organizations. If you’d like QLS to schedule a legal clinic or workshop in your neighborhood, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
QUEENS LEGAL SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS:Mark A. Robertson, Esq., Chair
Malvina Nathanson, Esq., Secretary
Parth Chowlera, Esq., Treasurer
David Louis Cohen, Esq.
Philip Fortino, Esq.
Michael Garvey, Esq.
Kaming Lau, Esq.
Joseph A. Rosenberg, Esq.
Diana S. Sen, Esq.
Our Location
89-00 Sutphin Blvd.. 5th Floor map
Jamaica, NY 11435
