Managing Attorney – Energy Unit Vikram Patel (he/him) is Managing Attorney of the Community Legal Services (CLS) Energy Unit. Prior to joining the Energy Unit, Vikram was a Divisional Supervising Attorney in the CLS Housing Unit, where he focused on representation related to Philadelphia’s Eviction Diversion Program. Prior to his time at CLS, Vikram primarily…
Nate Vogel Director of Law and Technology Nate Vogel is Director of Law and Technology at Community Legal Services (CLS) in Philadelphia. His work focuses on integrating data and technology into CLS’ legal and policy advocacy. Before joining CLS, Nate served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Gerald Austin McHugh of the Federal…
co-Managing Attorney Kadeem Morris is a Co-Managing Attorney of the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services . Prior to joining Community Legal Services, Kadeem was a Martin Luther King Jr. Fellow and Staff Attorney with The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project where he worked on maintaining access to affordable utility service for low income Pennsylvanians. Mr.…
Director of Supervision and Professional DevelopmentDirector of Supervision and Professional Development Jenna Collins (she/her) is the Director of Supervision and Professional Development at Community Legal Services and an attorney in the housing unit. She oversees and supports CLS’s supervision and training systems to ensure all staff have access to excellent supervision and training necessary to…
Managing Attorney of Intake and NPLCManaging Attorney for NPLC and Intake Dawn is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She began her career at Philadelphia Legal Assistance where she was a Staff Attorney in the PLA Consumer Unit. Specializing in consumer bankruptcy ( both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13), mortgage foreclosure defense and anti- predatory…
Li Clavijo Chief Financial Officer CLS Center City Office 1424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 lclavijo@clsphila.org Li Clavijo has been the Chief Financial Officer of Community Legal Services (CLS) for over three years, bringing over 19 years of experience in finance and administration to the role. He has a proven track record of accomplishments and…
Brenda L. Marrero Chief Operating Officer Brenda (she/her/ella) is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS). As CLS’s first COO, Brenda works closely with the Executive Director, Deputy Director and CFO in furthering important strategic initiatives and operations systems. Brenda also directly manages the IT and human resources (HR) departments…
Katherine J. Gomez Deputy Director of Legal Practice Professional Experience Katherine J. Gomez is the Deputy Director of Legal Practice for Community Legal Services Inc. (CLS). The Deputy Director of Legal Practice works as a member of a team of legal managers, ensuring CLS’ legal work is of the highest quality. In that role, she…
Managing Attorney – Health & Independence Unit Lydia Gottesfeld is the Managing Attorney of the CLS Health and Independence Unit. In that role, she oversees CLS’s work keeping low-income people connected to critical safety net public benefits–including health insurance, nutrition support, and cash assistance–as well as CLS’s work advocating for older adults and disabled people…
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.…
