Divisional Supervising Attorney Osarugue Grace Osa-Edoh (she/her) is a landlord-tenant attorney at CLS’s Medical-Legal Partnership. She works with doctors, social workers, and community health workers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Karabots Pediatric Center to combat health-harming housing conditions and improve health outcomes. Prior to coming to CLS, Osarugue represented students in special education and…
Divisional Supervising Attorney Tiffany Holland-McAnany is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services (CLS) where her primary focus involves providing legal representation to indigent tenants facing eviction or other landlord-tenant issues. In addition, her principal policy issue centers on the intersection of housing insecurity and domestic violence. Prior to joining…
Staff Attorney Tom Ferrant is a Staff Attorney in the CLS Housing Unit. He works as a lawyer of the day with the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project. Mr. Ferrant previously owned a criminal defense practice in Philadelphia and clerked for Judge Woods-Skipper during her tenure as President Judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. …
Paralegal Joan Belfus is a paralegal in CLS’ Housing Unit. She is part of the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Program (PEPP) which is a program that focuses on providing representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. She is based at the Tenant Landlord Help Center located in Municipal Court. Prior to joining CLS, Joan interned at the…
Divisional Supervising Attorney Holly Beck is a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the housing unit at Community Legal Services, where she focuses on providing advice and representation to tenants facing eviction and other forms of housing instability. She also leads the housing unit’s work on the inequitable impacts of eviction records and tenant screening practices. Before joining…
Eviction Diversion Program Coordinator Tony Abata is the Eviction Diversion Program Coordinator in the CLS Housing Unit.
Social Worker David Wengert (he/him) is a social worker in the Housing Unit who advocates for tenant rights and fights homelessness by connecting at-risk tenants to resources and services. During his tenure with the Housing Unit, he has developed expertise in subsidized housing, illegal evictions, reasonable accommodations and hoarding. He helped create CLS’ tenants’ rights…
