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Cases We Handle

Housing

Cases include evictions, bad apartment conditions, termination of housing subsidies, unlawful 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, Emergency Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

Family Law

MVLS represents victims of domestic violence in divorce and custody cases. MVLS also coordinates a panel of private family law attorneys who donate their legal services (“pro bono”).

Disability

We provide specialized services to mentally or physically disabled people with SSI and/or Social Security Disability claims.

Consumer Law

We provide representation in bankruptcies.

Elderly

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

Education

Cases include special education, school discipline and quality of education.

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Merrimack Valley Legal Services
  35 John Street, Suite 302
  Lowell, MA 01852-1101
   Tel: (978)458-1465, 1-800-336-2262 (in MA only), For Hearing Impaired: (978)452-4740