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…
Senior Attorney William Gibbons (he/him) started at CLS’ Law Center North Central in 1979 as a Managing Attorney. He then transferred to the Domestic Relations Unit and in 1981 co-founded the Dependency Unit, now known as the Family Advocacy Unit (FAU). He currently serves as a senior attorney in the FAU, working with the child…
Staff Attorney Caroline Buck is a staff attorney in the Family Advocacy Unit. She started as a legal fellow with a project focusing on improving family preservation efforts for families with teenaged children at risk of entering out-of-home placement in the child welfare system. Caroline was previously a legal intern in the Family Advocacy Unit…
Senior Attorney Wesley Allen is a senior attorney in the Family Advocate Unit at Community Legal Services. Mr. Allen works with a team of lawyers, paralegals, and social workers who, for more than 25 years, have been helping parents involved with the child welfare system maintain custody of or reunite with their children. Mr. Allen…
Kathleen Creamer Managing Attorney – Family Law Unit CLS Logan Square Law Center 100 N. 18th St. Ste 3400 Philadelphia PA 19102 kcreamer@clsphila.org 215-981-3799 @familyadvokat Kathleen Creamer is the Managing Attorney of the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services, which uses a holistic family defense model to help parents involved with the child welfare…
Divisional Supervising Attorney Joline Price (she/her) is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Energy Unit at Community Legal Services. Ms. Price represents low-income Philadelphians struggling to afford, restore and maintain access to their gas, electric and water service. She also engages in a wide variety of state and city policy and legislative work. As part…
