Managing Attorney of Intake and NPLCManaging Attorney for NPLC and Intake Dawn is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She began her career at Philadelphia Legal Assistance where she was a Staff Attorney in the PLA Consumer Unit. Specializing in consumer bankruptcy ( both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13), mortgage foreclosure defense and anti- predatory…
Paralegal Michael Ruffin is a paralegal in the CLS Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit.
Paralegal Gigi Nikpour is a paralegal in the CLS Employment Unit.
Divisional Supervising AttorneySenior Staff Attorney Rachel Gallegos is a divisional supervising attorney in the CLS Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit. Prior to joining CLS, Ms. Gallegos was a law clerk to the Honorable John T. McNeill, III, in the Camden County Superior Court. From there, she went to clerk for the Honorable Annette M. Rizzo…
Paralegal Michelle Harper Brix is a paralegal in the CLS Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit.
Social Worker Allison Schilling (she/her) is a social worker in the CLS Health and Independence Unit where she helps preserve income and independence for older adults. Before CLS, she worked as a Victim Advocate at CARIE, interned at the ACLU, and served with the National Health Corps at a health center in Germantown. She has…
Paralegal Dennisse Bones-Santiago is a paralegal in the CLS Health and Independence Unit.
Senior Attorney Katie Svoboda-Kindle (she/her, “KAY-tee suh-BODE-uh KIN-dul”) is an attorney in the Employment Unit at Community Legal Services. Ms. Svoboda-Kindle represents clients facing a variety of employment issues, from workplace discrimination to Childline Registry appeals, with a special focus on criminal record barriers to employment. Ms. Svoboda-Kindle supports work to break down these barriers…
Li Clavijo Chief Financial Officer CLS Center City Office 1424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 lclavijo@clsphila.org Li Clavijo has been the Chief Financial Officer of Community Legal Services (CLS) for over three years, bringing over 19 years of experience in finance and administration to the role. He has a proven track record of accomplishments and…
Brenda L. Marrero Chief Operating Officer Brenda (she/her/ella) is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS). As CLS’s first COO, Brenda works closely with the Executive Director, Deputy Director and CFO in furthering important strategic initiatives and operations systems. Brenda also directly manages the IT and human resources (HR) departments…
