What We Do

Want to bring these free workshops to your community? Please call or email Sarah A. Steckler, Senior Law Day Collaborative Program Coordinator. (914) 946-4777 Ext. 338

The Senior Law Day Collaborative’s services can be tapped several ways:

• Review the printed and video content on our site.
• Submit a question using the ASK US feature.  We will respond via email or by phone if preferred.
• Register for an educational event. Our live webinars are offered throughout the year and typically include the opportunity for Q&A.
• Register for a consultation. Consultation events, held 3-4 times each year, generally take place online via Zoom – we also will do consultations by phone duing these events. Registration for in-person events happens the day of the event; ome early to register and to attend educational programs.

For those who do not have access to a computer to register for our programs, please call and leave your name, contact number, and best times for a call back at (914) 231-3227.

About Free Legal Services

The Senior Law Day Collaborative provides free 15-min consultations intended to answer specific questions for Westchester seniors and their families that provide direction on how to take informed actions to address their legal and financial needs. This type of service is referred to as a limited scope consultation – a free consultation by a professional that does not imply a client relationship.  When you register for a consultation, you will be asked to confirm your understanding of this relationship as detailed in this SLD Collaborative Waiver and Consent for Free Consultation.

Our ASK US service offers an ongoing opportunity to ask a specific question of our Collaborative members.  The Westchester Library System manages the intake for these questions, referring you to existing content on the Senior Law Day Collaborative website and/or making a referral to a Collaborative team member for a breif response.

Additionally, you are welcome to connect directly with any member of the Collaborative for legal or financial services; we can assist in finding a Collaborative member who might specialize in your area of interest.  As with all such relationships, be sure to clarify rates for service before you commit to engage any professional.

The Collaborative is not a legal clinic, which is a type of organization that may be able to represent you for free or on a sliding scale.  However, we can make a referral to one should that be appropriate to your interests and needs.

In addition to seniorlawday.info, several websites provide information on legal topics that can support you in taking independent action.  We encourage you to explore these resources and to exercise appropriate caution.  In our educational programming, we provide information on when you may wish to engage a professional.  Typically, for documents such as a power of attorney or establishing a trust, i.e., where significant funds or authority is granted to an individual or entity, we recommend you work with a licensed professional.

Feel free to ask our Collaborative members about what actions you can take on your own with confidence and where additional guidance may be both most cost effective and most needed to assure your goals.