| Name: | City of Las Vegas Senior Citizens Law Project |
| Brief Description: | Provides legal advocacy/assistance to person 60 years and older in civil areas of law including simple wills, long-term health care planning issues, consumer disputes and small claims instructions, intervention in elder abuse, landlord/tenant and mobile home problems, homesteads, social security problems and other government benefits problems. Also helps with preparation of documents for handling medical/legal issues in the event that the client is unable to do so. |
| Website Address: | http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/ Click on "Resident" along the top of the page; then scroll down to "Senior Services" and click on "Senior Law Project". |
| Services: | Preparation of simple wills, advance directives & power of attorney (documents for handling medical/legal issues in the event that the client is unable or does not want to do so), long term health care planning issues, consumer related issues, consumer disputes and small claims instructions, intervention in elder abuse, landlord/tenant and mobile home problems, homesteads, social security problems and other government benefits, termination of joint tenancy, legal advice, information and referrals. Please see web page or call our information line (229-6596 choice 3) for issues that the office does NOT handle http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/. If you need an auxiliary aid, language assistance or special arrangements, please notify the agency when making an appointment. Senior Citizens Law Project counselors make visits to home-bound seniors when necessary |
| Target Population: | Low-income, minority, and disabled senior citizens over 60 years of Clark County |
| Address: | 310 S. 9th Street, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 (In the Downtown Senior Services Center) Parking is available on the street or in our parking lot behind the building |
| Mailing Address: | 310 S. 9th Street, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 |
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| Eligibility: | Must be 60 years of age or older and Clark County resident |
| Appointment Needed: | Yes, call (702) 229-6596 to make an appointment |
| Phone: | (702) 229-6596, TDD: (702) 386-9108; Fax: 384-0314 |
| Hours: | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday - Friday |
| Service Area: | Clark County |
| Counties: | Clark County |
| Provides Language Services: | Yes |
| Languages: | Spanish, French |
| Language Service Arrangements Needed: | When making an appointment, request language assistance. |
| Subjects: | Consumer/Business Law, Government Benefits, Property Law, Senior Law |
| Mission: | To provide quality legal services to Clark County residents 60 years and older. |
