Divisional Supervising Attorney

Divisional Supervising AttorneyShe/Her Gillian Schaps is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services. She first worked with the FAU as a legal intern, and then was an Equal Justice Works Fellow and later Staff Attorney at the Support Center for Child Advocates before to returning to CLS in 2022.…

Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney David Huang is a Staff Attorney in the Employment Unit, where he represents low-wage workers on workplace justice issues as part of the Workers’ Rights and Advocacy Project. He also works on a variety of other employment matters, including unemployment compensation and reducing barriers to employment for people with criminal records. Prior to…

Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney Victor Urbaez is a staff attorney in the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services (CLS).

Paralegal

Paralegal Drew Miller is a paralegal in the CLS Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit.

Major Gifts Officer

Deanna Galer Major Gifts Officer CLS Center City Office 1424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 dgaler@clsphila.org Deanna Galer (she/her), CLS’s Major Gifts Officer, is responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with CLS’s major donors and corporate supporters. She uses a combination of fundraising strategy, data analysis, event planning and volunteer management to bring additional resources…

Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney Brandon DeShields is a Staff Attorney in Community Legal Services’ Employment Unit.

Paralegal

Paralegal Sabrina Geary (she/her) is a paralegal is CLS’ Housing Unit. She is part of the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Program (PEPP) which is a program that focuses on providing representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. PEPP is a multi-agency project that services tenants with and without rental subsidies who have housing related issues and court…

Paralegal Emily Mansfield is a paralegal in the CLS SSI Unit.

Paralegal Briana Johnson is a paralegal in Community Legal Services’ Housing Unit.

Paralegal Tiffany Turner is a paralegal in Community Legal Services’ Housing Unit.