Small Claims Resources

The legal counseling program, Monday Night Law – held at the New York City Bar Association on Mondays and at the New York County Lawyers Association on other days – has been cancelled until further notice. Please check back here for updates regarding future program dates. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Monday Night Law is a community service program providing free consultations with volunteer lawyers. The consultation is a chance for you to discuss questions you may have about a legal issue or process, and an opportunity to have a lawyer help you figure out what to do next.

Volunteer lawyers can only help you with advice related to the following legal topics:

• Employer and Employee Law
• Divorce, Matrimonial and Family Law
• Bankruptcy
• Consumer Law
• Landlord-Tenant
• Small Business Matters

Call 212-626-7373 (Español 212-626-7374) to discuss your legal issue with an Attorney Referral Counselor at the New York City Bar Legal Referral Service.

NYPIRG (The New York Public Interest Research Group) is a non-profit organization that offers free information, assistance and counseling on consumer problems and in using the small claims courts. Counselors are college students and NYPIRG staff supervised by attorneys. NOTE: Legal advice and courtroom representation ARE NOT provided through this program. Counseling is provided in English and Spanish.

To reach NYPIRG, call and leave a detailed message: 1-800 566-5020. Information on this program also is available in English and Spanish at https://www.nypirg.org/sccac/.