Does the Legal Aid Society represent defendants in all types of criminal cases out of Nassau County?
No. Our office represents criminal defendants facing charges in the Nassau County Court and Nassau County District Court. We do not represent defendants facing federal criminal charges. For assistance on a federal criminal case, please call the Federal Defenders at (631) 712-6500. We do not represent defendants facing charges in the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency at 16 Cooper Street in Hempstead, NY. If you are facing traffic violations that are returnable to that address, you are entitled to represent yourself at all proceedings or retain private counsel. We also do not represent defendants facing charges in Nassau County Village Courts or any other local courts. In order to receive legal assistance for criminal charges arising out of the local courts, please call the clerk’s office at the individual court and ask if you are entitled to free representation (and if so, how you can obtain it). Finally, we do not represent or provide legal advice to people charged wi
