Staff AttorneyStaff Attorney Rhiannon DiClemente is a Staff Attorney in the Employment Unit at Community Legal Services. Rhiannon represents clients facing a variety of employment issues, from wage theft to workplace discrimination, with a special focus on immigrant workers. She previously was an associate at the law firm of Dechert LLP, specializing in labor and…
Paralegal Sherlyn Martinez is a paralegal in the CLS Employment Unit.
Paralegal Jessa Boehner is a Paralegal in CLS’ Employment Unit. In her previous role as Special Project Coordinator, she managed the Clean Slate Screening Program (CSSP), which screened thousands of Pennsylvanians for eligibility for criminal record sealing under Pennsylvania’s new Clean Slate Law. As a paralegal, she helps clients access unemployment benefits, clear their criminal…
Paralegal Gigi Nikpour is a paralegal in the CLS Employment 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…
Supervising Attorney Seth Lyons (he/him) is a Supervising Attorney in the CLS Employment Unit. He began his work at CLS as a Berkeley Law Public Interest Fellow. Seth’s current work focuses on representing low-wage immigrant workers and reducing barriers to employer for people with criminal records through record clearing, individual representation, and systemic advocacy. He…
Senior Attorney Brendan Lynch started at CLS in 1998 as an Independence Foundation fellow in the Public Benefits unit. From 2000 – 2001 he clerked for the Honorable Petrese B. Tucker of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Following his clerkship, he returned to work at CLS. In 2006,…
Senior Attorney Nadia Hewka (she/her) is a Senior Attorney in the Employment Law Project, in the Workers Rights and Advocacy Project. She has developed specializations in representation of immigrant workers and particularly undocumented workers, sexual harassment, and retaliation. She has successfully argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Her advocacy work has centered on issues of…
Litigation Director Sharon Dietrich has been an attorney with the Employment Unit of Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, since 1987. She became CLS’ Managing Attorney for Public Benefits and Employment in 1997, and its Litigation Director in 2014. Ms. Dietrich represents low-income Philadelphians in employment matters, with the goals of removing employment barriers, preserving jobs, and…
