LegalHealth, a division of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), provides onsite free legal services at hospitals and community-based health organizations in New York. We have a staff of more than 55 lawyers and paraprofessionals.
Our Medical-Legal Partnership Model
Attorneys work alongside healthcare professionals to provide a wide range of legal services to inpatient and ambulatory clients. Each new patient appointment begins with a comprehensive legal intake which affords the patient an opportunity to share their legal problem. The attorney assists the patient with on-the-spot advice or maps out a plan for full representation, brief service, or referrals. LegalHealth trains healthcare professionals to identify social determinants of health that have legal solutions. As the largest medical-legal partnership in the nation, LegalHealth advocates for social justice reform through legislation and policy.
Legal issues shouldn’t stand in the way of better health outcomes.
Our lawyers and paraprofessionals:
Handle immigration matters
Secure government benefits
Fix housing problems
Solve insurance disputes
Plan ahead (e.g., will, healthcare proxy, power of attorney, standby guardianship)
Assist in family matters
Provide employment advice
Address consumer issues
Help us provide free legal services in healthcare settings.