Legal Defense

The Legal Defense Committee of the Northeast Anarchist Network exists to amplify the work of existing legal defense groups across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

While we ourselves can be valuable resources, none of us are actually lawyers. Interspersed with the contact information for Anarchist Black Cross chapters across the Northeast, whether affiliated or not, below is contact information for some groups and individuals in the Northeast who do have lawyerly credentials if you are seeking legal guidance or legal representation.

Resources, listed alphabetically by city:

[Note: the Northeast Anarchist Network is not affiliated with the National Lawyers Guild or the American Civil Liberties Union, nor do they necessarily represent the views of the Northeast Anarchist Network. To find out which Anarchist Black Cross chapters are affiliated with NEAN, check the Affiliated Groups page]

State sponsored repression got you down?

The National Lawyer's Guild has a hotline to answer any questions you may have if you've been visited by the FBI. It was initially set up for those who get arrested or subpoenaed for offenses related to environmental or animal activism. It has now been expanded to include all questions relating to political repression. 1.888.NLG.3265 (you can also dial 1.888.NLG.ECOLAW) This service has been underutilized thus far, so spread the word to whoever might find it useful!

Albany, New York NLG
msmishler at yahoo dot com

NLG Binghamton, New York
mjlong at clarityconnect dot com

Boston ABC
PO Box 230182
Boston, MA 02123-0182
bostonabc at riseup dot net

The Massachusetts Chapter of the NLG
14 Beacon St. Suite 407
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227 7335
nlgmass at igc dot org

ACLU of Massachusetts
211 Congress Street, Third Floor
Boston MA 02110
617-482-3170
info at aclum dot org

New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union
18 Low Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-3080

NLG, D.C.
1322 18th Street NW 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20036
info at dcnlg dot org
(240) 605-1045

ACLU-National Capital Area
1400 20th St. NW, Suite 119
Washington, D.C.
202-457-0800

NLG, Hartford, Connecticut
860-570-4638
pdgoselin at lapm dot org

ACLU of Connecticut
32 Grand Street
Hartford, CT 06106
860-247-9823
info at acluct dot org

Hyde Park, New York and Mid-Hudson NLG
robertselcov at verizon dot net

Lebanon, New Hampshire NLG
ttrunzo at quest-net dot com

ACLU of Vermont
137 Elm Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-223-6304
info at acluvt dot org

NYC ABCF
Post Office Box 110034
Brooklyn, New York 11211
nycabc at riseup dot net

NLG, New York City Chapter
113 University Place, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
212-679-6018
nlgnyc at igc dot org

New York Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212-607-3300

ACLU of New Jersey
P.O. Box 32159
Newark, NJ 07102
973-642-2084
info at aclu-nj dot org

Shoelacetown ABC
P.O. Box 8085
Paramus, NJ 07652
sabc at riseup dot net

Pawtucket, Rhode Island NLG
amy_rayack_tabor at uri dot edu

Philadelphia ABCF
PO Box 42129
Philadelphia, PA 19101
timABCF at aol dot com

Philadelphia NLG
phillynlg at gmail dot com
215-604-1730

ACLU of Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 40008
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-592-1513
info at aclupa dot org

Black Bird Legal Collective
Portland, ME
207-615-4457
blackbirdcollective at gmail dot com

Portland, Maine NLG
207-879-1556
jbeal at maine dor rr dot com

Maine Civil Liberties Union
401 Cumberland Avenue, Suite 105
Portland, ME 04101
207-774-5444
info at mclu dot org

Rhode Island ACLU
128 Dorrance St, Suite 220
Providence, RI 02903
401-831-7171
riaclu at riaclu dot org

Syracuse, New York NLG
arosenthal at communityalternatives dot org

Vermont NLG
dsaffold at vermontlaw dot edu
wmallari at vermontlaw dot edu