The Community Health Law Project (CHLP) is a non-profit legal and advocacy organization dedicated to serving the legal needs of persons with disabilities throughout New Jersey. Through negotiation, litigation and advocacy, the CHLP provides civil representation in areas such as public entitlements, consumers, and seeks to remove discrimination, protects rights, and preserves independence and quality of life. Visit their website at www.chlp.org.
Community Health Law Project
601 Grand Avenue, Suite 505
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Phone: 732-502-0059
Fax: 732-502-9089
E-mail: asburypark@chlp.org
Community Health Law Project
650 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 210
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone: 973-680-5599
Fax: 973-680-1488
E-mail: bloomfield@chlp.org
Community Health Law Project
Station House Office Building
900 Haddon Avenue, Suite 400
Collingswood, NJ 08108
Phone: 856-858-9500
Fax: 856-858-9545
E-mail: collingswood@chlp.org
Community Health Law Project
65 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 402
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Phone: 908-355-8282
Fax: 908-355-3724
E-mail: elizabeth@chlp.org
Community Health Law Project
185 Valley Street
South Orange, NJ 07079
Phone: 973-275-1175
Fax: 973-275-5210
E-mail: chlpinfo@chlp.org
Community Health Law Project
225 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 609-392-5553
Fax: 609-392-5369
E-mail: trenton@chlp.org
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The Education Law Center advocates on behalf of New Jersey’s public school children for access to an equal and adequate education under state and federal laws. Serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union an Warren Counties in special education cases.
Education Law Center
60 Park Place, Suite 300
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-624-1815
TDD: 973-624-4618
Fax: 973-624-7339
Website: www.edlawcenter.org
The Education Law Center-PA is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to insuring that all of Pennsylvania’s children have access to a quality public education.
Education Law Center – PA
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4717
Phone: 215-238-6970
Fax: 215-772-3125
TTY: 215-238-5892
E-mail: elc@elc-pa.org
Website: www.elc-pa.org
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New Jersey Protection and Advocacy (NJP&A) is the non-profit organization that serves as New Jersey’s designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities in the state. All disability legal rights issues, advocacy and legal services available.
New Jersey Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
210 South Broad St., 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 800-922-7233; 609-292-9742
TTY: 609-633-7106
Fax: 609-777-0187
E-mail: advocate@nipanda.org
Website: www.njpanda.org
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The Developmentally Disabled Offenders program develops alternatives to incarceration, and provides advocacy, and case management to individuals with developmental disabilities in the criminal justice system. They do not provide direct attorney representation. They work with the client’s attorney to get an appropriate sentence.
The Arc of New Jersey
The Developmentally Disabled Offenders Program
985 Livingston Ave.
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone: 732-246-2525 x26
Fax: 732-214-1834
Website: www.arcnj.org
E-mail: slustig@arcnj.org
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Legal Services of New Jersey strives to ensure equal access to justice under the law to all people of New Jersey, providing free legal assistance to low-income individuals in civil matters.
Legal Services of New Jersey
100 Metroplex Dr.
Suite 402
PO Box 1357
Edison, NJ 08818
Phone: 908-572-9100
1-888-576-5529
E-mail: legalhelp@lsnj.org
Website: www.lsnj.org
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The NJ State Bar Foundation provides a wide variety of free law-related education services to the public. Their seminars, publications, and video loan library offer information on many legal topics. They do not provide legal representation.
New Jersey State Bar Foundation
New Jersey Law Center
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-249-5000
Website: www.njsbf.org
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
Lawyer Referral Service
P.O. Box 32040
Newark, NJ 07102
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