Paralegal Esther Alvarez is a paralegal in the CLS Intake Unit.

Paralegal

Paralegal Molly Strange is a paralegal in the CLS Housing Unit.

Co-Managing Attorney - Housing Unit

co-Managing Attorney Kadeem Morris is a Co-Managing Attorney in the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, where he co-manages a team of 40 lawyers, paralegals, social workers, and other staff members in litigation and advocacy to prevent evictions and homelessness. He also co-leads the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project (PEPP), which oversees the implementation…

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 Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit at CLS and is a member of the Economic Justice Team.  Prior to his current position, he was a staff attorney in the Housing Unit at CLS on the Common Pleas Team and had previously worked as a Lawyer of…

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 is a paralegal in the housing unit. She is a member of the Common Pleas Team and Co-Chair of the Habitability Team. Joan also focuses on eviction record advocacy and is on the Eviction Sealing Coalition. She graduated from Penn State University in 2010 and attended the Paralegal Studies Program at Community College…

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…

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…

Divisional Supervising Attorney

Divisional Supervising Attorney Elizabeth Larin (she/her) is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Family Advocacy Unit, which represents parents in all stages of dependency proceedings, including adjudication, permanency reviews, termination of parental rights trials and appeals. She joined CLS as a staff attorney in 2013. Prior to joining CLS, Elizabeth served for eight years as…