MFY Legal Services, Inc.

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Causes: Adoption, Children & Youth, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Legal Services

Mission:

MFY’smission is to ensure that no New Yorker is denied access to justice because heor she cannot afford an attorney. Founded in 1963 as part of a largecommunity-based organization, MFY works in concert with neighbor­hood socialservice providers and community advocates to provide legal assistance—fromadvice to full representation—to low income New Yorkers on housing, publicbenefits, health care, disability rights, employment, consumer rights,foreclosure and family matters. MFY also initiates impact litigation, conductscommunity-based legal education, and promotes policies and programs thataddress the underlying inequities affecting our clients.

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mel31451 Client Served

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09/13/2020

Housing Court: Botched My Case. Took what was straightforward and made it endlessly complicated. This case was only about money landlord claimed i owed. Recently i was told by them how much better off i am. Im not better off at all. They accomplished nothing. They resolved nothing. I found the attorney to be very difficult to work with. She was arrogant and uninformed. Imho, i believe her to be just not very bright. . I am older, low income and fairly knowledgeable about L & T issues. However i would never represent myself in a case where my home is at stake. I know enough to realise that theres a lot i don't know. Now, they want to withdraw from my case, leaving me in a far more vulnerable position than before. I tried to keep attorney focused on the one issue To be resolved. Yes, there were other issues that i could raise, but they were irrelevant to this case. Against my wishes they brought all these other issues into the case which were not necessary or helpful to me. These issues involved harassment and repairs. This case was only about money landlord claimed i owed. Now, after talking to many people about housing issues, this firm has a very poor reputation. Look elsewhere..

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