Kristen DamaManaging Attorney – SSI Unit and Medical Legal Partnership Kristen Dama is the Managing Attorney of SSI and Medical-Legal Partnership at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS). In that role, she oversees CLS’s work connecting disabled people and their families to federal income supports and fighting for federal policies that promote disability economic justice.…
Co – Managing Attorney – Housing Unit Rachel Garland (she/her) is the co-managing attorney of the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services, where she where she co-leads a team of 40 lawyers, paralegals, social workers, and other staff members in litigation and advocacy to prevent evictions and homelessness. Under Ms. Garland’s leadership, CLS’s Housing Unit…
Staff Attorney Ian Charlton is an Attorney in the Homeownership and Consumer Rights unit at Community Legal Services. Ian was previously an Attorney, Attorney Fellow and a legal intern in the Landlord-Tenant Unit at Community Legal Services, the Consumer Housing Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance, and the Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project. Ian received the Public…
Senior Attorney Monty Wilson is a senior attorney with CLS’s Consumer Housing Unit. His practice focuses largely on municipal tax foreclosure & mortgage foreclosure defense in both state and federal court. He has also worked extensively with local community organizations and the City of Philadelphia to aid Philadelphia homeowners faced with real estate tax lien…
Divisional Supervising Attorney Kerry Smith (she/her) is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia where she leads the economic justice practice group. The team represents low-income Philadelphians facing debt collection lawsuits and other predatory financial practices and helps student loan borrowers obtain discharges and affordable…
Divisional Supervising Attorney Jonathan Sgro is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit where he leads the Unit’s property tax work, including individual representation and systemic advocacy on behalf of low-income Philadelphia homeowners at-risk of property tax foreclosures. Jonathan also represents homeowners in mortgage foreclosure, Chapter 13 bankruptcy, and other matters aimed…
Peter SchneiderSupervising Attorney Peter D. Schneider (he/him) is a supervising attorney at Community Legal Services Inc., in Philadelphia. Since 2003, he has been a member of the CLS Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit, where he presents low-income homeowners and consumers, primarily defending them against mortgage foreclosure. Mr. Schneider was a supervising attorney in the…
Divisional Supervising Attorney Rachel Labush has been an attorney at Community Legal Services since 2006. Since 2008, she has been a member of the Consumer and Homeownership Unit, where her practice focuses on defending low income homeowners from foreclosure, and suing mortgage companies for servicing abuses, predatory lending and fraud. With the National Consumer Law…
Managing Attorney – Homeownership and Consumer Rights UnitManaging Attorney Michael Froehlich (he/him) joined CLS in 2006. Since 2013, he has served as the Managing Attorney of Community Legal Service’s Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit. He leads CLS’s work on behalf of homeowners and victims of predatory consumer scams. He represents clients in court and advocates…
Social Work Supervisor Maggie Potter (she/her) is a Social Work Supervisor in the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services, where she has worked since 2012. Her role includes client casework, supervising FAU Social Workers and MSW student interns, community outreach, and policy advocacy. Some of her particular areas of interest include teen or young…
