Paralegal

Paralegal / Case WorkerParalegal Jason Sanchez (he/him) started his career at CLS as the 2018 Haverford House Fellow in the Housing Unit. After having worked at Legal Aid of Marin in California, Jason knew he wanted to pursue a career in public interest law. He is passionate about affordable housing, equitable urban development, and helping…

Divisional Supervising Attorney

Divisional Supervising Attorney Osarugue Grace Osa-Edoh (she/her) is a landlord-tenant attorney at CLS’s Medical-Legal Partnership.  She works with doctors, social workers, and community health workers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Karabots Pediatric Center to combat health-harming housing conditions and improve health outcomes.  Prior to coming to CLS, Osarugue represented students in special education and…

Co-Managing Attorney - Housing Unit

co-Managing Attorney Kadeem Morris is a Co-Managing Attorney of the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services . Prior to joining Community Legal Services, Kadeem was a Martin Luther King Jr. Fellow and Staff Attorney with The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project where he worked on maintaining access to affordable utility service for low income Pennsylvanians. Mr.…

Divisional Supervising Attorney

Divisional Supervising Attorney Tiffany Holland-McAnany is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services (CLS) where her primary focus involves providing legal representation to indigent tenants facing eviction or other landlord-tenant issues. In addition, her principal policy issue centers on the intersection of housing insecurity and domestic violence. Prior to joining…

Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney Tom Ferrant is a Staff Attorney in the CLS Housing Unit.  He works as a lawyer of the day with the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project.  Mr. Ferrant previously owned a criminal defense practice in Philadelphia and clerked for Judge Woods-Skipper during her tenure as President Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. …

Director of Supervision and Professional Development

Director of Supervision and Professional DevelopmentDirector of Supervision and Professional Development Jenna Collins (she/her) is the Director of Supervision and Professional Development at Community Legal Services and an attorney in the housing unit.  She oversees and supports CLS’s supervision and training systems to ensure all staff have access to excellent supervision and training necessary to…

Paralegal

Paralegal Joan Belfus is a paralegal in 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. She is based at the Tenant Landlord Help Center located in Municipal Court. Prior to joining CLS, Joan interned at the…

Divisional Supervising Attorney

Divisional Supervising Attorney Holly Beck is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the housing unit at Community Legal Services, where she focuses on providing advice and representation to tenants facing eviction and other forms of housing instability. She also leads the housing unit’s work on the inequitable impacts of eviction records and tenant screening practices. Before joining…

Eviction Diversion Program Coordinator

Eviction Diversion Program Coordinator Tony Abata is the Eviction Diversion Program Coordinator in the CLS Housing Unit.

Paralegal

Paralegal Lili Smack is a paralegal in the CLS Family Advocacy Unit (FAU). In the FAU, Lili assists parents who have children in DHS dependency cases. Previous to joining CLS in 2003, Lili worked as a Mental Health Tech at Misericordia Hospital, a Job Coach/Special Service Advisor at Educational Data Systems, and a Case Manager…