Staff Attorney Ari Schoenburg (she/her) is a staff attorney in the Health and Independence Unit and assists individuals with maintaining and accessing public benefits. Ari began her career at CLS as a law student intern in the Homeownership and Consumer Rights and the Family Advocacy Units. Prior to law school, Ari worked at the Urban…
Tue Ho Attorney / Duffy Fellow Tue Ho is a Duffy Fellow in CLS’s Medical-Legal-Partnership Unit. He works on site at the Wyss Wellness Center in South Philadelphia, where he helps health center patients in a diverse and underserved community access medical assistance and SSI, and addresses utility issues. Because of his range of practice,…
Staff Attorney Lauren Davis is a staff attorney in the Health and Independence Unit at Community Legal Services. Previously she held an Independence Fellowship in the CLS Housing Unit. Her fellowship involved increasing access to safe, healthy housing for the most vulnerable Philadelphians, focusing primarily on affirmative litigation against problematic landlords who neglect to make…
Paralegal Nicole Quiñones is a paralegal in the CLS Health and Independence 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…
Supervising Attorney Maripat Pileggi joined Community Legal Services Inc. in 2007 as a staff attorney in the Health and Independence Unit. She works with clients to resolve legal problems that arise in many different government benefit programs run by the Social Security Administration, Department of Public Welfare, and the Department of Insurance. Ms. Pileggi worked…
Supervising Attorney Louise Hayes (she/her) has been an attorney at CLS’s North Philadelphia Law Center since 1997, when she joined CLS as an Independence Foundation Fellow. While helping CLS clients get and keep a range of public benefits, her expertise is in SNAP and cash assistance programs, including programs to help clients move toward self-sufficiency. …
Supervising Attorney Pamela Walz is a Supervising Attorney in the Health and Independence Unit at CLS. Ms. Walz’s practice includes representation of older adults and younger individuals with disabilities in matters involving nursing home and personal care home residents’ rights, access to home and community based long term services and supports, public benefits and guardianship,…
Of Counsel Amy Hirsch is Of Counsel at Community Legal Services. Prior to her retirement, she served as the Managing Attorney for the CLS Health and Independence Unit. In her positions at CLS, Ms. Hirsch has worked on state and federal civil litigation and policy advocacy with particular concentrations on welfare, health, and food stamps;…
