As part of our legal work, WNYLC engages in direct representation of homeowners facing foreclosure as well as in fair lending advocacy and education and outreach to community residents and real estate professionals. We also file class action litigation on behalf of our clients. Two of our recent cases are Martin v. Weiner, 06-CV-00094E, a class action case filed on behalf of Erie County NY residents whose applications for public assistance were not being processed in a timely manner. We litigated that case with the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, http://www.nclej.org, and are monitoring the settlement. Kari C. and April M. v. Muller, 6:09-CV-06367 is a class action case filed on behalf of residents in Steuben County and dealt with the timely processing of public assistance applications. That case was also litigated with the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and we are monitoring the settlement provisions in that case.
As part of our legal work, we supervise a consumer walk-in clinic in the community, where consumers can come in and receive legal advice and often draft papers which they can file in court. In connection with this clinic, we appear twice weekly in Buffalo City Court to represent any consumer who needs our assistance. More information can be found on another of our websites, http://clarobuffalo.org/
