2010 Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2010

Expenditures

Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,498,362Fringe Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,968,715Contractors and Consultants . . . . . . . . . . 477,840Travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,332Space Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633,011Consumable Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,855Furniture & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,426Insurance & Bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,402Printing Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,855Dues to Professional

Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,140Tuition/Seminar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,176Relocation Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,539Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95,267Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,672Postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,406Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,639Court Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,059Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,022Interest Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,433

Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,447

Acquisition of PropertyLand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,868Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,064Construction in Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,125

Total Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,140,598

Support and Revenues

Access to Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,155,993Attorneys Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202,693Foundation and Law Firm

Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,712,420Individual Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73,636Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388,359IOLTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413,596Local Government

Funded Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,031,552State Government

Funded Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,480,226

Total Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,458,475

People in color photographsthat appear in this annualreport are clients ofCommunity Legal Servicesof Philadelphia.

Community Legal Services comprises

nine legal units specializing in partic-

ular areas of civil poverty law. Each

unit represents individual clients,

engages in advocacy concerning sys-

temic issues identified through direct

client work, and provides community

education on relevant legal issues to

clients, professionals, and advocates.

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Publ ic Benef i ts UnitCounsels clients, provides education and outreachservices, and advocates regionally and nationallyon welfare, disability, and healthcare issues. Theunit also includes the Advocating on Behalf ofChildren Project, which helps disabled childrenaccess medical care.

Employment Unit Represents clients with employment-related problems, including claims on fair wages, family and medical leave, discrimination, and barriers to employment. The unit advocates at the national and state levels on workers’ rights issues such as maintaining the protections of the unemployment compensation system.

Energy UnitProtects the rights of low-income utility custo-mers on service and payment issues, representsgroup clients on utility rate change cases andserves as the Public Advocate in representing allPhiladelphia Gas Works residential customers.

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ADR Options, Inc.Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan,

Feldman & Smalley, PCAnonymousBallard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLPBarrack, Rodos, & BacineBazelon Less & Feldman, PCThe Beasley Firm LLC*Berger & Montague, P.C.Blank Rome LLPBoni & Zack LLC*Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCCaesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen &

Pokotilow, Ltd.Chimicles & Tikellis LLPChristie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young, PCCohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez, P.C.Conrad O’Brien PCCozen O’ConnorDashevsky, Horwitz, Kuhn & Novello, P.C. Dechert LLPDilworth Paxson LLPThe Dispute Resolution InstituteDonovan Searles, LLC*Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPDuane Morris LLPDuffy & Partners*Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLCEisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg

& Jeck, P.C.Feldman & PintoFeldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner

Weinstock & Dodig LLPThe Ferrara Law FirmFox Rothschild LLPFrancis & Mailman, PCGay Chacker & Mittin*Gibbons P.C.Goldbeck, McCafferty & McKeever Golomb & Honik, PCHangley Aronchick Segal & PudlinHarper & PaulHoyle, Fickler, Herschel & Mathes LLPJeffrey S. Gross, Attorney at LawJosel, Feenane & Gaier, P.C.Kairys Rudovsky Messing & FeinbergKinsella Media, LLCKlehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg LLPKline & Specter, PCKohn, Swift & Graf, PC

Kovler & Rush, PCLanger, Grogan & Diver, PC*Langsam Stevens & Silver LLPLaw Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLCLaw Offices of Judy Greenwood, PC Law Offices of Maniaci, Ciccotta &

SchweizerLaw Office of Michael LiPumaLaw Offices of Arline Jolles LotmanLeventhal Sutton & Gornstein*Littler MendelsonMargolis EdelsteinMarshall, Dennehey, Warner,

Coleman & GogginMcCarter & English, LLPMcEldrew & Fullam, PC*Montgomery, McCracken, Walker

& Rhoads, LLPMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLPOgletree Deakins Nash Smoak

& Stewart, P.C.Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLPPansini & Mezrow*Pepper Hamilton LLPPost & Schell, PCRaynes McCarty*Reed Smith LLPReliable CopyRoss Feller Casey, LLP*Rust Consulting, Inc.Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky P.C.Sandals & Associates, PC*Saul Ewing LLPSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLPSeeger Weiss LLPSpector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, P.C.Stevens & Lee Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLPSwartz Campbell LLCThorp Reed & Armstrong, LLPWapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher &

Miller, P.C.Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires

& Newby, LLPWhite and Williams LLPWillig, Williams & DavidsonThe Winston Law Firm*Young Ricchiuti Caldwell

& Heller LLC* Donated at least $300 per Attorney

Bar Campaign

Community Legal Services thanks the following donors for their generous support of our 2010 Bar Campaign.

Community Legal ServicesPhiladelphia’s Top Work Places RecognitionPresented by the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News

Catherine C. Carr, Esq.Dom Vetri “Champion of the Public Interest” AwardPresented by the University of Oregon School of Law, Public Interest/Public Service Program

Catherine C. Carr, Esq.2009 Philadelphia Bar Foundation AwardPresented by the Philadelphia Bar Foundation

Katherine Gomez, Esq.2010 Next Generation of Leadership: Rising StarsPresented by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia City Council

Elizabeth Goodell, Esq.Housing Alliance Leadership AwardPresented by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

Louise E. Hayes, Esq.2010 Excellence AwardPresented by the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network

Louise E. Hayes, Esq.Senior Attorney Sabbatical FellowshipPresented by the Independence Foundation

Carol Horne Penn, Esq.Community Design Award 2010 – Conceptual Design for a Community Law CenterPresented by the Community Design Collaborative

Brenda L. Marrero, Esq.2010 “Unsung Hero” AwardPresented by the Legal Intelligencer

Beth Shapiro, Esq.PennDot Advocacy Team AwardPresented by HIAS and Council

Kerry Smith, Esq.2010 Next Generation of Leadership: Rising StarsPresented by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia City Council

Richard P. Weishaupt, Esq.Bernard White Community Service AwardPresented by Planned Lifetime AssistanceNetwork of Pennsylvania

Awards and Honors 2009–2010

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In 1966, The Philadelphia Bar

Association established CLS as an

independent, 501(c)(3) organization

to provide free legal services, in civil

matters, to low-income Philadelphians.

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Housing UnitRepresents private, public, and subsidized housingtenants in matters involving eviction, illegal lock-outs, and substandard housing. The unit also usessystems advocacy and litigation to address issuesranging from lead paint elimination, to federalhousing policy changes, to tenant eviction laws.

Family Advocacy UnitAdvocates for parents to keep their children athome or have them returned from foster care to a safe home, and provides assistance and trainingto other family advocates. The unit monitors andadvocates for improvements in dependency court and foster care.

Consumer/Housing UnitRepresents homeowners in disputes, residentialmortgage foreclosures, fraudulent consumer prac-tices, and issues with banking or check-cashingagencies. The unit uses systems advocacy and litigation to address the predatory lending crisisand other fringe banking issues.

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Providing quality legalservices to more than one million clients.

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1. CLS’ Law Center North Central at3638 North Broad Street.

2. Andre Dennis, William Klaus,Amanda Coleman, and DavidToomey.

3. Louis Rulli, executive director of CLSat the time, presents the Hon. BruceKauffman with the 1995 Championof Justice Award.

Cover photos clockwise, from top left, by:Leandre Jackson, Harvey Finkle,Harvey Finkle, Leandre Jackson,Harvey Finkle, Harvey Finkle, Harvey Finkle

Incorporators, Founding Trustees (May 4, 1966)

William R. KlausRobert D. AbrahamsCharles W. BowserHerman I. PollockRobert L. Trescher

CLS Board ChairsWilliam R. Klaus: 1966 to 1980David C. Toomey: 1980 to 1982Ronald J. Harper: 1983 to 1986John U. Coates: 1987 to 1995A. Michael Pratt: 1996 to 1999Sharon M. Wilson: 1999 to 2004Wendell E. Pritchett: 2004 to 2008 Barbara T. Sicalides: 2008 to present

CLS Executive DirectorsRobert D. Abrahams: 1966 to 1967 Harvey N. Schmidt: 1967 to 1970Laurence M. Lavin: 1971 to 1979 Ernest E. Jones: 1979 to 1983 Jonathan M. Stein: 1983 to 1986 Louis S. Rulli: 1986 to 1995 Catherine C. Carr: 1995 to presentDeborah L. Freedman: 2008 to 2009 (Acting, 6 months)

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Champions of JusticeRobert D. AbrahamsIrv AckelsbergMark A. AronchickThe Hon. Edward R. BeckerEdward F. ChackerDavid L. CohenDrew S. Days IIIThe Hon. Chaka FattahLawrence J. FoxRosetta FrankRobert C. HeimThe Hon. Leon HigginbothamIndependence FoundationThe Hon. Bruce KauffmanWilliam R. KlausLeventhal Sutton & GornsteinThe Hon. Kathy M. ManderinoLeslie Anne MillerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPThe Hon. Dennis M. O’BrienWendell E. PritchettHenry T. ReathEstelle RichmanThe Hon. Annette M. RizzoThe Hon. Harvey N. SchmidtJerome J. ShestackBarbara T. SicalidesThe Hon. Arlen SpecterThe Hon. Mayor John StreetDavid C. ToomeyKenneth I. TrujilloPaul A. TufanoDeborah R. WilligJoanne Zack

Equal JusticeAltman Weil Pensa, Inc.Esther AlvarezAlfred J. AzenMichael A. BloomMichael J. BoniLouise BrookinsThomas BurkeJudith Bernstein-BakerLisa BrennanJohn U. CoatesJohnie Mae ColesDoreen S. DavisDechert LLPAndre L. DennisFrancis P. Devine, IIIEdward DiverChristopher C. Fallon, Jr.Alan FeldmanStephen A. FeldmanFine, Kaplan & Black R.P.C.Ethan Fogel and the Dechert LLP

Landlord/Tenant Pro Bono TeamJon D. FoxDeborah L. FreedmanDavid E. FrancisNancy H. FullamSylvia J. GoldsmithJordana L. GreenwaldMartin and Dianne GreitzerJohn J. GroganClifford E. HainesRonald J. HarperAmy E. HirschVincent J. HughesMarjorie Jackson-CrowderErnest E. JonesLeon A. King IIEve Biskind KlothenSeth F. KreimerHoward I. LangerPeter H. LeVan, Jr.

Howard LesnickRoberta D. LiebenbergCharisse R. LillieArline J. LotmanPriscilla Hamilton MunroeLinda Wright MooreGerald A. McHugh, Jr.James F. MundyPatricia M. PattersonPepper Hamilton LLPPhiladelphia Trial Lawyers

AssociationA. Michael PrattGene E. K. PratterCheryl Ransom-GarnerRenee ReeseAbraham C. ReichThomas B. RobertsMarcene W. RogovinMichael RuffinAnita Santos-SinghDavid A. SearlesKenneth ShearWilliam A. SlaughterJanet F. StotlandDennis R. SupleeDavid T. SykesWalter TaggartJoseph A. TorregrossaSuzanne E. TurnerPam WalzJoyce WilkersonBeverly A. WilliamsDavid J. WolfsohnSuzanne J. Young

IOLTA Award David Unkovic

Hall of Fame AwardCarl “Tobey” Oxholm III

CLS Past AwardeesThe Champion of Justice and Equal Justice awards are given annually by

Community Legal Services to recognize those who have made extraordinary efforts

to ensure equal access to justice for all, regardless of income.

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1. CLS’ Law Center South.

2. Receptionists at CLS’ Law CenterGirard. Law Center South and LawCenter Girard were two of CLS’ fiveoriginal neighborhood law centers.

Photos by: Leandre Jackson.

1962 American Bar Association gives Award of Merit to thePhiladelphia Bar Association for its leadership in making legal services available to all regardless of their ability to pay.

1965Philadelphia Bar Association publishes Law and the War on Poverty in Philadelphia by William R. Klaus in response to the growing and overwhelmingneed for legal services.

1966Judge Raymond Pace Alexander, of the Court of Common Pleas,grants CLS’ charter over objection.The new organization places attorneys in existing anti-povertyprogram offices in neighborhoodsthroughout Philadelphia.

1969CLS opens its own small neighborhood offices around the city.

Shapiro v. Thompson, welfare residency laws declared unconstitutional because they deny an individual the right to travel.

1970Fox v. HUD, attempts to gain housing assistance for racial minorities removed from their former neighborhoods.

Gurmankin v. Costanzo, strikes down the Philadelphia SchoolDistrict’s bar against employingblind teachers.

1971CLS helps Congress to adopt nation’s first Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Act.

Graham v. Richardson, SupremeCourt holds citizenship require-ments in welfare programs areunconstitutional.

Brown v. Phila. Housing Authority,federal court order establishes grievance procedure process forpublic housing tenants.

1972Swarb v. Lennox and Fuentes v. Shevin,Supreme Court holds confession ofjudgment and replevin proceduresunconstitutional.

Dotson v. Redevelopment Authority,race discrimination litigation resultsin more low-income housing inSociety Hill.

1973Nicholson v. Pittenger, institutes a federally-funded, free school breakfast program.

City-wide Coalition Against ChildhoodLead Paint Poisoning v. HUD and City of Phila. v. Page, federal courtrequires de-leading of federallyowned properties and public housing units.

Goosby v. Osser, Supreme Court overturns Election Code provisionsdenying unconvicted pretrialdetainees the right to vote.

David v. Romney, Third Circuit holds that properties sold under FHA mortgage insurance programsmust comply with local housing codes.

Right: George Gould, managing attorney ofthe Housing Unit, withJudith Bernstein-Bakerand members of theFairmount community.

Photo by: LeandreJackson.

1974Buckles v. Weinberger, at the outset of the SSI program CLS successfully protects 5,000 disabled Pennsylvanians.

1975Washington Square East litigation,CLS successfully concludes long litigation with the building of low-income units in this urbanrenewal area.

CLS expands and reorganizes intofive neighborhood law centers with a main office in Sylvania House.

1976Whitman Park public housing project is ordered to be built in the southern tip of Philadelphia;this will be an ongoing and verypublic project of CLS.

Resident Advisory Board v. MayorRizzo, federal court finds racial discrimination by the City ofPhiladelphia, RDA, PHA, and HUDand orders Whitman Park publichousing to be built.

CLS helps draft PennsylvaniaProtection from Abuse Act, a national model for state domestic violence legislation.

Dawes v. Phila. Gas Commissionand Koger v. Guarino, federal court holds due process protectionsapply to water and gas consumers,leading to the appointment of CLS as the Public Advocate before theGas Commission.

1977CLS seeks an injunction to prevent afare hike by SEPTA for the first time.

Alexander v. Polk, Third Circuit rules that cutoff of WIC benefits by the City violates due process;damages awarded.

Liberty Alliance of the Blind v.Califano, Third Circuit requires payment of Social Security benefitsto over 2,000 blind beneficiarieswhose rights had been ignored bythe Social Security Administration.

CLS establishes the Energy Unit to address utility related needs oflow-income Philadelphia residents.

CLS reaches peak staffing of 99 attorneys.

1978Bankruptcy Reform Act is passed byCongress, CLS develops nationallyrecognized practice in consumerbankruptcy.

Davis v. Bucher, Federal Court holdsthat federally funded employers maynot refuse to hire or fire individualssolely on the basis of past drug use.

Griffin v. HUD, Third Circuit rulesthat HUD violated the law in itsoperation of the rent supplementprogram in subsidized housing.

Finburg v. Sullivan, Third CircuitCourt of Appeals strikes down State rules that allowed creditorsto seize consumers bank accountscontaining Social Security benefitswithout notifying them of anyrights they may have, or providingany procedures to promptly returnthe seized goods.

Bolden v. PA State Police, one of the first ever race discrimina-tion suits against a state police department. This long, bitterlyfought case led to a sweeping victory and the integration of thepolice force by African Americans.

Cooper v. Califano, court holds portions of Social Security Actunconstitutional because of gender discrimination.

Willing v. Mazzocone, PennsylvaniaSupreme Court protects the right of indigents to picket.

Vecchione v. Wohlgemuth, federal court enjoins seizure of Social Security benefits from institutionalized people.

1979Pugh v. Holmes, CLS assists in obtaining a PennsylvaniaSupreme Court ruling establishing an implied warranty of habitabilityin residential leases.

Philadelphia Legal Services Union founded by CLS attorneys.Paralegals and support staff join District 1199C.

Ferrell v. Pierce, Federal courtorders HUD to provide housing to homeowners whose mortgageshad been improperly foreclosed upon and to operate a national program providing foreclosure relief.

1980CLS’ Dependency Unit (now the Family Advocacy Unit) is formed to expand representation of parents fighting to preserve and reunite their families.

CLS’ Community Reinvestment Act challenges to bank mergers lead to community reinvestmentagreements and lifeline bankaccounts.

Hines v. Pettit, series of cases ends practice of entering judgments in amounts higher than originally sought without notice or hearing.

CEPA v. SEPTA, court enjoins SEPTA fare increase.

1981Shadis v. Beal, federal court reinstates Medical Assistance benefits to elderly and disabledSocial Security beneficiaries. Over $1 million in damages distributed.

TAG v. Paulken, federal court vacates decision which denied VISTA refunding for Tenants’ Action Group.

Doe v. Colautti, class action leads to statewide regulations protecting the confidentiality of mental health information.

Business Assoc. of University City v. HUD, Third Circuit upholds building of subsidized housing in University City.

CLS and the Philadelphia BarAssociation create PhiladelphiaVolunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP) to coordinate the private bar’s pro bono legalrepresentation of low-incomePhiladelphians.

1982Youngberg v. Romeo, holds that adevelopmentally disabled individualhas liberty interests in receiving minimally adequate treatment.

PA v. Local 452, federal court orderends racial discrimination againstminority engineers.

Kuehner v. Heckler, Third Circuitenjoins illegal termination of disability benefits which leads to passage of amended statute.

Henderson v. PHA, federal courtorders hearing prior to terminationof Section 8 housing benefits.

1983Court stays sheriff’s sales on allPhiladelphia mortgage foreclosuresfor more than a year. CLS is instru-mental in the establishment of statemortgage foreclosure assistance programs.

USA v. Catherine Street Close, federalcourt enjoins sale of subsidizedhousing in Queen Village.

James v. O’Bannon, Third Circuitrequires the eligibility standard forwelfare supplements for working custodial parents to be based on net, not gross, income.

Lease Purchase Class Actions, CLSsues landlords who offer deceptivelease/purchase or installment salescontracts for homes. Hundreds of tenants obtain titles and repairs totheir homes. CLS suits continuethrough 1996.

1984Social Security Disability BenefitsReform Act passed in answer to massive litigation strategy, includingKuehner v. Heckler, halting disabilitypurges of the Reagan administration.

McCloud v. Saks, federal court order ends landlord/tenant officers’ assessment of fees before judicial determination.

1985Mayhew v. Cohen, federal courtholds reduction of welfare benefitsto collect overpayments unconstitu-tional without adequate notice and hearing.

Above: Family Advocacy Unit attorneys Wesley Allen, Katherine Gomez, Peter Schneider, Marjorie Janowski and William Gibbons.Photo by: Harvey Finkle.

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1986Suong Phan v. DPW, administrativecivil rights complaint leads to thehiring of Vietnamese and Khmer-speaking welfare caseworkers andtranslation of materials sent to welfare recipients.

Harley v. Lyng, federal court requires state to properly issue expedited food stamps to poor persons in exigent situations.

Warren v. Hascher, court holds that residents of personal careboarding homes in Pennsylvania are entitled to the same legal protection as tenants.

Fifty Residents of Park ResidenceNursing Home v. DPW, Common-wealth Court requires, for the firsttime, that nursing home residentsmust be given notice prior tochanges in their level of care.

1987Mass tax sale by the City ofPhiladelphia is stopped; thousandsof low-income homeowners getindividual payment agreements and save their homes.

Hendrickson v. PGW, federal courtrequires PGW to give notice and a hearing in denials of service forreasons other than nonpayment.

Bennet v. White, successful litigationand ensuing monitoring results in $6 million of improperly divertedsupport payments returned to former welfare recipients.

O’Dell v. O’Bannon, District Courtorders DHS to provide a range ofservices for families whose childrenhave been placed in foster care.

1988In re St. Mary’s Hospital, Bankruptcy Court prevents closure of community hospital.

CLS is instrumental in passage of City ordinance making pro se evictions illegal.

1989Whitaker v. Phila. Electric Co., ThirdCircuit holds that bankruptcydebtors are entitled to immediaterestoration of utility service withoutpayment of deposit.

West v. Brown, Third Circuit holds that public housing utilityallowances cannot be used in the calculation of food stamps.

Robinson v. Dawes, Third Circuitholds improper the rules whichreduce food stamp awards to adult siblings who live together.

CLS successfully challenges a series of SEPTA fare hikes saving low-income riders millions of dollars; ongoing through 1991.

1990CLS takes lead in confrontingscourge of fraudulent trade schoolsand obtains millions of dollars ofstudent loan cancellations.

Elderly Law Project (now the Agingand Disabilities Unit) is launched. CLS does pioneer work for rights of poor residents of nursing andboarding homes to quality care.

DPW v. Davenport, Supreme Courtupholds discharge of criminal restitution orders as debts.

Sullivan v. Zebley, Supreme Court holds that the method of determining disability for children under the SupplementalSecurity Income program is illegaland orders the Social SecurityAdministration to rewrite regula-tions. The case is the largest class action ever won against the SSA.

CLS establishes the Advocating on Behalf of Children Project to address the needs of disabled children.

Vance v. Sullivan, federal court invalidates “Essential Persons” provision of the Social Security Act, resulting in increased welfare awards.

Baksalary v. Smith, federal courtrules that worker’s compensationbenefits can no longer be terminatedor reduced without prior notice to recipients and a hearing.

CLS and Philadelphia VIP collabo-rate to help form the HomelessAdvocacy Project (HAP). Bothorganizations provide office space and support for the project.

1991Hastings Constitutional LawQuarterly, after national reviewof legal services programs, concludes that CLS is the most successful legal servicesprovider in the nation.

1993Williams v. PHA, federal courtrequires hearing procedure for ten-ants denied eligibility for Section 8.

Brooks v. PHA, federal court ordersPHA to provide additional moniesfor public housing tenants who pay for utilities in common areas.

Rosetti v. Shalala, Third Circuit decision leads to Social SecurityAdministration’s adoption of newstandards for assessing disabilitycaused by HIV and AIDS.

Bonds v. White, federal court orderimproves child support collectionand distribution in interstate andintercounty cases.

Bozzi v. Shalala, court orders redeterminations of eligibility forhundreds of widows improperlydenied Social Security disabilitybenefits.

CLS and Philadelphia VIP collabo-rate again to form the ConsumerBankruptcy Assistance Project(CBAP) to address economicissues plaguing low-incomePhiladelphians.

1994Averly v. City of Phila., court orderreforms City of Philadelphia’s psychological examination of policecandidates. 250 African Americansare given new opportunities tobecome police officers.

Action Alliance v. Snider, federalcourt orders sweeping revision tothe administration of the MedicareBuy-In Program leading to 12,000new beneficiaries and $6.2 million in refunds.

1995CLS plays key role in passing Cityordinances requiring lead hazarddisclosure and prohibiting retaliatoryeviction of tenants after a lead hazard has been found.

CLS and the Philadelphia BarAssociation create PhiladelphiaLegal Assistance (PLA) in thewake of new regulations limitinguse of federal funding for legalservices. PLA accepts federalfunding and works within itsrestrictions, while CLS forgoesfederal funding to continue abroader range of activities.

1996Welfare “reform” results in passageof Temporary Aid to Needy Familieslegislation; CLS leads advocacyimproving implementation ofPennsylvania welfare policies andprocedures, preserving benefits forentire groups of clients, such ascash and medical assistance forimmigrants and food stamps for single childless persons.

1997Success Against All Odds v. DPW,Court order prevents elimination of the Child Support Pass-Through,after CLS and the Women's LawProject convinces the state legisla-ture that children in families gettingwelfare should receive at least part of the child support paid forthem. The legislature then amendsthe state statue to specifically provide for it.

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1. Law Center North Central reception desk. Photo by: Leandre Jackson

2. Alma Davis, community representative member ofCLS’ first board of trustees. Photo by: Harvey Finkle

3. Members of CLS’ Leadership Council: Gerald McHugh, Allan Feldman, Joseph Sullivan, Joseph Tate, Edward Chacker, Catherine Carr(CLS Executive Director), Joanne Zack, MichaelBoni, and Dennis Suplee.

4. Paralegal Nathalie Emam speaks with a client during intake.

5. Housing Unit Attorney Linda Ware Johnson poses with staff and crew during production of “The CLS Review,” a public access TV show that educated viewers on topical legal issues. Photo by: Leandre Jackson

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1998Challenge to merger of CoreStatesand First Union leads to agreementbenefiting low-income banking consumers.

CLS wins significant rate reductionsand concessions from PECO, andstrengthens low-income customerassistance programs mitigating thederegulation of electric service.

Farley v. PHA, Third Circuit holdsPHA grievance hearing awards canbe enforced in federal court.

Pleasant v. Evers, federal court holds unconstitutional court rulerequiring tenants to pay three-monthsrent to stay in their dwellings duringan appeal of an eviction order andprovides money damages.

CLS launches Community EconomicDevelopment Unit to assist nonprofitorganizations and micro-businessesin low-income neighborhoods.

1999CLS creates the Language AccessProject to advocate on behalf ofimmigrants and communities withlimited English proficiency.

CLS works with state officials toimprove implementation of welfarereform work requirements, prevent-ing massive cut-offs, preservingaccess to education, enforcingemployment rights, and creatingpublic jobs programs.

Maldonado v. Houstoun and Warrick v. Snider, Third Circuit affirmsunconstitutionality of residencyrequirements in two public benefitprograms because they deny anindividual the right to travel.

2000CLS’ challenge to PECO/UnicomCorporation merger leads to a settlement agreement, which further upgrades PECO’s low-income customer assistance programs to focus on the poorest of the poor.

CLS makes “predatory lending” a household word and developsnationally recognized practice that saves hundreds of homes from foreclosure.

CLS files 11 civil rights complaintsagainst the state DPW, alleging discrimination against people with limited English proficiency at welfare offices and in welfare-to-work programs.

2001Salter v. PHA, federal court orderprohibits the termination of Section8 housing benefits during evictionproceedings.

2002As a result of complaints filed byCLS under Title VI of the Civil RightsAct of 1964, the federal governmentrequires Pennsylvania to providelanguage access to non-Englishspeakers receiving social services.

2003After seven years of work by CLSand the Women’s Law Project, Act 44 is signed into law, helpingPennsylvania women in recoveryfrom addictions rebuild their livesby removing the lifetime ban on wel-fare and Food Stamps for individualswith felony drug convictions.

Nixon v. Commonwealth, PennsylvaniaSupreme Court rules unconstitutionalthe Older Adults Protective ServicesAct which barred thousands of ex-offenders from working in nursinghomes and other long-term carefacilities.

2004CLS advocacy leads to $900 million in Blue Cross charitable contributions over six years to fund the adultBasic health insuranceprogram for 57,000 low-income uninsured adults in Pennsylvania.

2005CLS prevents cuts to adultBasic andresults in an additional $17 millionin funding.

Turner v. Cash Today, CLS files a lawsuit alleging violations of Pennsylvania’s consumer credit laws by Cash Today, a storefront payday loan company,which filed for bankruptcy shortlythereafter and ceased storefrontpayday lending in Pennsylvania.

1. A CLS client. Photo by: Harvey Finkle

2. Former Housing Unit attorney andcurrent Energy Unit attorney PhilipBertocci. Photo by: Leandre Jackson

3. CLS Executive Director Catherine C.Carr with Mayor Michael Nutter afterreceiving the 2009 Philadelphia BarFoundation Award.

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2006CLS represents a coalition of community groups opposing neighborhood bank closings inNorth Philadelphia, resulting in an agreement to turn a Wachoviabranch over to a community-owned credit union.

CLS works to create the RentSuitability Certificate Ordinancerequiring Philadelphia landlords toobtain a certificate stating that each rental property has no codeviolations, is free from defects, andwill be maintained in the future.

CLS advocacy leads to new state law requiring the appointment ofinterpreters for limited English proficient persons in Pennsylvaniacourts and administrative hearings.

2007Erb v. McClellan, class action challenging federal government’spassive enrollment of 110,000 low-income Medicare recipients in HMOs which did not serve theirmedical needs is settled andachieves extensive protections.

CLS plays a major role in passingthe Inclusionary Housing Ordinancewhich requires developers of new residential construction inPhiladelphia to set aside 10 percentof units as affordable housing or contribute to the Housing Trust fund.

CLS assists the City of Philadelphiain developing a landmark directiveto improve access to programs andservices for people with limitedEnglish proficiency.

2008Torres v. DPW, Commonwealth Courtlawsuit permits individuals on housearrest to receive cash assistance.

CLS helps establish the CommonPleas Court Residential MortgageForeclosure Diversion Program, a national model, which helps a substantial number of home-owners save their homes by preventing foreclosure.

CLS negotiates a settlement to pro-vide low-income electric customerswith up to an additional 30 percentof discounts, resulting in $11 millionin benefits annually.

Kaplan v. Chertoff—CLS success-fully negotiates settlement of case challenging the denial of SSIbenefits for refugees, asylees andother humanitarian immigrantsdue to delay in processing citizenship applications.

CLS advocacy removes asset test requirement allowing more low-income people to receive Food Stamps.

CLS and the Pennsylvania Health LawProject successfully advocate for awaiver program that allows disabledpeople to receive care in their homesinstead of a nursing home.

CLS, the Women’s Law Project, and the Community Justice Projectsuccessfully advocate to give childsupport directly to families receivingwelfare, who are now able to keep upto $200 per month in child support.

CLS is instrumental in the creationof a City of Philadelphia protocol to improve access for vulnerablechildren and families who are deaf or hard of hearing when they interact with DHS.

CLS advocacy results in thePennsylvania Banking Departmentprohibiting predatory internet payday lending to Pennsylvanians.The Pennsylvania Supreme Courtunanimously confirms this pro-consumer interpretation in 2010.

Pennsylvania enacts a package of CLS-backed laws to reform the residential mortgage industry,including a ban on prepayment penalties for some loans andimprovements to HEMAP, which provides mortgage assistance tohomeowners in financial distress.

2009CLS’ advocacy results in $7 millionover four years in utility assistancefor low-income clients, with an additional $27.6 million energy efficiency and conservation assis-tance through 2012.

After years of CLS advocacy,Pennsylvania mortgage regulationsrequire mortgage brokers andlenders to document that a bor-rower has the ability to repay any offered mortgage loans.

Above: Philadelphia Court of CommonPleas Judge Annette Rizzo gives CLS’work on the Mortgage ForclosureDiversion Project “two thumbs up” at the 2009 CLS Breakfast of Champions.Photo by: Stuart Goldenberg

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2010CLS advocacy creates Way to Work Pennsylvania, a six-month subsidized jobs program that provides work for 28,000 adults and youth statewide.

CLS purchases land at 1402-1412 W. Erie Avenue for construction of a new, permanent office at the intersection of Broad and Erie Avenues.

Garcia v. Sebelius, settlement of federal class action results in faster exchange of data betweenDPW and the federal government,speeding up access to Medicare fortens of thousands of low-income disabled and elderly individuals in Pennsylvania.

CLS is instrumental in creating the Emergency Homeowners LoanProgram. Pennsylvania gets over$100 million to assist homeownersfacing foreclosure due to unemploy-ment, underemployment or medicalproblems.

CLS helps create the “Heat and Eat” plan to increase food stampbenefits for hundreds of thousandsof Pennsylvanians while streamliningpaperwork.

CLS advocacy leads to ban on theshackling of pregnant incarceratedwomen in Pennsylvania’s countyjails and correctional facilities.

After more than a decade of work by CLS, Women’s Law Project, andthe Community Justice Project, DPW adopts regulations protectingsurvivors of domestic violence whoneed help from the welfare system.

The mission of Community Legal

Services (CLS) of Philadelphia is

to help low-income Philadelphia

residents obtain equal access to

justice by providing them with

advice and representation in civil

legal matters; advocating for

their legal rights; and conducting

community education about the

legal issues that affect them.

1424 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-2505 215.981.3700 www.clsphila.org

Law Center North Central: 3638 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 215.277.2400

1. Receptionist Claudia Bell atPhiladelphia VIP, when CLS and VIPshared office space in Sylvania House.Photo by: Leandre Jackson

2. CLS clients. Photo by: Harvey Finkle.

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AnonymousMr. David F. Abernethy and

Ms. Phyllis K. SimonRonald B. Abrams, Esq.Mr. Irv Ackelsberg, Esq. and

Ms. Patricia A. UrevickMr. M. R. Ackelsberg and

Mrs. Marilyn K. AckelsbergMr. Joel Ackelsberg and

Ms. Betsy TesslerEnid H. Adler, Esq.Ms. C. Gloria AkersDr. Monisha C. AkhtarMs. Laura AllenMr. Ernest Allen and

Mrs. Lavida AllenMs. Sarah AloboStephen W. Armstrong, Esq.Jonathan Auerbach, Esq.Regina Austin, Esq.Mr. Sidney AxinnAlfred J. Azen, Esq.Alice W. Ballard, Esq. and

Mr. Joshua MitteldorfMr. David BannisterRobert J. Barr, Esq.Professor Robert Bartow

and Mrs. Susan BartowMs. Aisha BaruniMr. Stuart R. Bass and

Ms. Elisabeth BassMr. and Mrs. Joe F. BeeneMr. Martin BeilinMr. Richard L. Berkman and

Ms. Toni SeidlJudy F. Berkman, Esq.David J. Berney, Esq.Judith Bernstein-Baker, Esq.Philip A. Bertocci, Esq.Nathaniel A. Bessey, Esq.Edward G. Biester, Esq.Dr. Andrew M. Stone and

Dr. Gene B. BishopAllen D. Black, Esq.Jonathan Blazer, Esq.Dr. Bonita Blazer, Ph.D.Michael A. Bloom, Esq.Michael S. Blume, Esq.Michael J. Boni, Esq.Paul Boni, Esq.Mr. Adam C. BoninMs. Jeanne M. BooneMrs. Margaret K. Bowen and

Mr. David BowenMichael T. Bowen, Esq.Mr. Isaac F. Bowman, Jr.

Ms. Christine BoylanMs. Barbara F. BoyleRichard P. Brown, Esq.Wilson M. Brown, III, Esq.Stephen D. Brown, Esq.Sharon Browning, Esq.Ms. Carolyn BudzinskiReverend Valeria C. BullockLeonard A. Busby, Esq.Mr. Joseph J. Buvel and

Mrs. Shirley E. BuvelStephen J. Buvel, Esq. and

Stacey PhilpotJay H. Calvert, Jr., Esq.Mr. Gary E. Cantor, Esq. and

Mrs. Gail C. S. CantorMs. Kristine CarolanMs. Catherine C. Carr and

Mr. Louis TannenMs. Esther K. CarrHonorable Matthew D.

CarrafielloCharles B. Casper, Esq.Mrs. Susan Catherwood and

Mr. Cummins Catherwood, Jr.Edward F. Chacker, Esq.Mr. John ChaneyProfessor Fernando

Chang-Muy, Esq. and Mr. Leonard Rieser

Mr. Alfred L. ChapmanMr. Stephen P. Chawaga and

Ms. Laura NovoAndrew A. Chirls, Esq. and

Lawrence E. Frankel, Esq.Drs. Melvin J. and

Gloria T. ChisumDouglas Y. Christian, Esq.Joy Clairmont, Esq.Theodore T. Clattenburg, Jr.,

Esq.Mr. John U. CoatesMs. Tamara CobbDavid L. Cohen, Esq. and

Ms. Rhonda R. CohenMs. Ana ColonMr. Willam B. ConnorMs. Frances E. ConvillJ. Gordon Cooney, Jr., Esq.Mr. Harold S. CoppingerJulia D. Corelli, Esq. and

Mr. Craig A. CorelliMaria Corpora, Esq.Harold Cramer, Esq.Mr. David L. Crawford and

Ms. Kathleen M. Duffy

Mr. John E. CruzMr. Kell M. Damsgaard and

Ms. Katherine S. Damsgaard

Ms. Donna M. DarbyMs. Marian DarmstadterLawrence Deutsch, Esq.Mark S. Dichter, Esq. and

Tobey G. Dichter,TTEESharon Dietrich, Esq.Ms. Kim K. DoMichael T. Donahue, Esq.Diana S. Donaldson, Esq.Mr. Daniel C. Drecksage and

Ms. Leslie A. SudockMrs. Marian H. DuffeyMs. Kelly A. DurandMs. Anna M. Durbin and

Mr. Peter GoldbergerJames Eiseman, Jr., Esq. and

Mrs. Cynthia J. EisemanKarl E. Emerson, Esq.James D. Epstein, Esq.Mr. Leonard Evelev and

Mrs. Helen EvelevWilliam H. Ewing, Esq. and

Mrs. Anne EwingMs. Stephanie FedoroffWilliam P. Fedullo, Esq.Professor Eric A. Feldman and

Mrs. Stephanie C. FeldmanStephen A. Feldman, Esq.Mr. Robert A. FeldmeierMarc A. Feller, Esq.Adelaide M. Ferguson, Esq.Nan Feyler, Esq.Ms. Debra F. Fickler, Esq. and

Mr. G. S. RussellMr. Daniel Fife and Mrs.

Elizabeth Rappaport FifeMr. Aaron C. Finestone, Esq.

and Ms. Patricia J. WrightAudrey B. Fingerhood, Esq.Paul J. Fink, M.D.Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Esq.John W. Fischer, Esq.Brian P. Flaherty, Esq.Nancy Fogg-JohnsonKaren L. Forman, Esq. and

Mr. Walter J. Fox, Jr. and Mrs. Francine Fox

Elizabeth W. Fox, Esq.Lawrence J. Fox, Esq. and

Mrs. Mary P. FoxStephen M. Foxman, Esq.Mr. David E. Francis

Mr. Jay R. Franke and Ms. Pamela Baker

Ms. Ann FrankelEric D. Freed, Esq.Mrs. Bathsheba A. FreedmanDeborah L. Freedman, Esq.Ms. Carolyn FreemanMs. Adrienne L. FrickeCarl H. Fridy, Esq.Isla Ann Fruchter, Esq.Ms. Edith H. FurstenbergMs. Diane GaleoneMr. Shawn GardinerMs. Sally GilbertMs. Teresa GillenMary-Jo B. Gilsdorf, Esq.Ms. Helen GindeleJay H. Ginsburg, Esq.Ms. Roberta GinsburgShirley and David GinzbergVincent J. Giusini, Esq.Ms. Eva Gladstein and

Mr. Ben BurensteinMs. Carrie E. Glasby and

Ms. Kathleen M. KarhnakBernard Glassman, Esq.Laura Gleason, Esq.Professor Theresa Glennon and Professor Jeffrey

DunoffStephen H. Gold, Esq.Bruce H. Goldman and Ms.

Linda M. GoldmanMs. Sylvia J. GoldsmithDr. Jeremiah Goldstein and

Ms. Varley S. PaulKatherine Gomez, Esq.Elizabeth C. Goodell, Esq.Harold I. Goodman, Esq.Ms. Ruthanne Gordon and

Mr. John C. BurroughsProfessor Robert A. GormanMr. and Mrs. John D. GrahamEllen T. Greenlee, Esq.Mr. Paul R. Greenwald and

Mrs. Sandra G. GreenwaldMartin Greitzer, Esq. and

Dianne Greitzer, Esq.Ms. Gloria M. GuardMs. Karen R. Guss and

Mr. Lewis RosmanRichard P. Haaz, Esq.Mr. Dennis D. HagerClifford E. Haines, Esq.Warren Martin Harrell, Esq.Judith E. Harris, Esq.

2010 DonorsCommunity Legal Services thanks the following donors for their generous support.

Ms. Judith Hartl and Mr. Palmer Hartl

Ms. Sharon HarzenskiMs. Katherine K. HastingsLouise E. Hayes, Esq.Mrs. Florence C. HayesLeslie A. Hayes, Esq.Mr. Bruce P. Hayes and

Ms. Pat KeatingMarilyn Heffley, Esq.Robert C. Heim, Esq.Jean C. Hemphill, Esq.Dorothy Alicia Hickok, Esq.Ms. Glenda D. HicksAmy E. Hirsch, Esq. and

Ms. Jessica RobbinsAlison E. Hirschel, Esq.Jennifer L. Hoagland, Esq. and

Mr. Steven H. WeissmanMs. Madeline HochMs. Kathleen E. HohenadelRonald Hollander and

Ms. Maureen MartelMr. Larry HoodDr. and Mrs. Edwin C. HorneCarol Horne Penn, Esq. and

Mr. Kenneth PennDavid M. Howard, Esq.Mrs. Dawn B. HowardMs. Medha Narvekar and

Mr. Mark A. HughesMary P. Hugues, Esq.Ms. Mary HurtigMs. Leslie M. HurtigMr. Thomas R. HuttMs. Joann M. Hyle and

Ms. Kathryn KolbertMs. Mariko IngramMs. Joanne IsaacMs. Theresa M. ItalianoMs. Sara JacobsonJohn Jamieson, Jr., Esq. and

Mr. Dariel I. JamiesonCarlton L. Johnson, Esq.Mr. William H. JohnsonDonald K. Joseph, Esq.Honorable Babette JosephsCary Joshi, Esq. and Mr.

Geoffrey E. CampenJerome Kaplan, Esq. and

Mr. Howard SolomonKenneth M. Kapner, Esq.Jennifer Kates, Esq.Dr. Richard and Linda KatzMr. and Mrs. Michael B. KatzMr. Elkan M. Katz, Esq. and

Ms. Lori KatzMr. Daniel Katzenberg and

Ms. Paula R. BarvinKirsten Keefe, Esq.David Kenty, Esq.

Mr. Richard Kessler, Esq. and Mrs. Doris H. Kessler

Ms. Helen Kim and Mr. Noah Leavitt

Ms. Susan J. KirbyBarry D. Kleban, Esq.Alan F. Klein, Esq.Marlene E. Kline, Esq.Eve Biskind Klothen, Esq.Ms. Lauren A. KobylarzMs. Anne KobylarzMr. and Mrs. Joseph D.

KobylarzJoseph C. Kohn, Esq.Ms. Deborah KoopermanMs. Kathleen KozeniewskiMs. Janet Kraegel and

Mr. Wilfred KraegelDonald A. Krain, Esq.David Kraut, Esq. and

Mrs. Marilyn K. KrautAnne E. Kringel, Esq. and

Wendell E. Pritchett, Esq.Ms. Judith A. KrugerMs. Muriel B. KuderaMs. Rebecca J. LambRue Landau, Esq.Mr. Myron Landau and

Ms. Dorothy LandauMs. Winnie Lanoix and

Mr. David KannersteinMr. Timothy W. LauJohn P. Lavelle, Jr., Esq.Mr. Lance E. Laver and

Ms. Mary LaverLaurence M. Lavin, Esq.Tsiwen M. Law, Esq.Jason A. Leckerman, Esq.Mr. James G. LeipoldJudy L. Leone, Esq.The Honorable

Benjamin LernerProfessor Howard Lesnick and

Ms. Carolyn M. SchodtChristine C. Levin, Esq.Dalia R. Levine and

Mr. Mike WeissTheodore M. Lieverman, Esq.Charisse R. Lillie, Esq.S. Gerald Litvin, Esq.Gail K. Lopez-Henriquez,

Esq. and Theodore M. Lieverman, Esq.

Arline Jolles Lotman, Esq.Ms. Mary Anne Lucey and

Ms. Patricia WarnerMs. Betty LuiMs. Irma S. LustigDenise and Kevin LynchBrendan P. Lynch, Esq.Michael D. Mabry, Esq.John A. Macoretta, Esq.

Mrs. Lilyan MaitinArthur Makadon, Esq.Joseph G. Maniaci, Esq. and

Mrs. Carol W. ManiaciMr. Donald Marritz and

Ms. Harriet B. MarritzAllan K. Marshall, Esq.Mr. Steven D. Masters and

Ms. Beulah TreyMs. Mary T. Mc NicholMr. and Mrs. William J.

McDevittGerald A. McHugh, Jr., Esq.

and Ms. Maureen E. TateCharles McNabb, Esq.Ms. Mary T. McNicholJohn S. McVeigh, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. James R. MeyerJeffrey Meyers, Esq.Samuel W. Milkes, Esq.Ms. Regina M. MillerLaval Miller-Wilson, Esq. and

Ms. Cathryn Miller-WisonMarilyn Monaco, Esq.Thomas P. Monteverde, Esq.Mrs. Suzann L. MorrisBeth E. Moskow-Schnoll, Esq.Ms. Jeanne MuellerMr. Alan S. Nadel, Esq. and

Mrs. M. R. NadelMrs. Shiela C. NeibauerArthur E. Newbold, IV, Esq.Ms. Lisa J. Nicholson and Mr.Stephen E. GreulichMary Noland, Esq. and

Mr. John ConlowMs. Patricia NormileMr. Sean O’Callaghan, Esq.

and Mrs. Anne O’CallaghanMs. Richelle K. OgleMichael P. O’Hare, Esq.Maureen Olives, Esq.Nicholas E. Orlyk, Esq.Alyson M. Oswald, Esq.Carl “Tobey” Oxholm, III, Esq.

and Ms. Kimberly OxholmMs. Yolanda F. PaganoMs. Abigail B. PancoastDr. and Mrs. Raymond S.Parker, IIIMs. Janet ParrishMr. Jan T. PasekMs. Neeta PatelMs. Patricia M. PattersonLuke Pazicky, Esq.Ms. Anna PerngMr. Kevin A. Peter and

Ms. Nancy PeterSanford L. Pfeffer, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. PinkusPeter Pinnola, Esq.Jacob Polakoff, Esq.

Samuel H. Pond, Esq.Carol L. Press, Esq. and

Mr. Edward G. BiesterCarl S. Primavera, Esq.Wendell E. Pritchett, Esq.

and Anne E. Kringel, Esq.Honorable Nitza I. QuinonesKyle and Michael RabkinMr. and Mrs. Francis RadanoAbraham C. Reich, Esq.Ms. Victoria A. ReiderCurtis R. Reitz, Esq. and

Ms. Judith Nichols RenzulliMrs. Dina L. RellesStephanie Resnick, Esq.Mr. Nicolas P. RetsinasMs. Jodi ReynhoutMary and Patrick

Richardson GrahamDavid Richman, Esq. and

Ms. Janet G. PerryMr. Christopher RitchieMr. Stephen F. Ritner and

Ms. Cathryn J. RosenEdward D. Rogers, Esq.Professor Florence W.

RoismanCarmen John Romano, Esq.Mr. Joshua H. RomirowskyMs. Lori J. RosenkopfDan Rosin, Esq.Harry M. Roth, Esq.Professor Lou Rulli and

Mrs. Carolyn C. RulliDaniel Safer, Ph.D.Marilynn Sager, Esq.Mr. and Mrs. George SalkinRoberta Sampson, Esq.Beth and Andrew SamuelsonKaren W. SandersMs. Juliet SarkessianHonorable M. Teresa SarminaMr. Drew and Mrs. Nina

SaundersSarah D. Schlossberg, Esq.Bella Schnall, Esq.Jill Schneider, M.D.Mr. Daniel Schneider and

Ms. Leslie J. ReaganDr. and Mrs. Irving SchneiderMr. Norman G. Schneider and

Ms. Linda G. KanefieldPeter D. Schneider, Esq. and

Susan L. DeJarnatt, Esq.Howard Schneider, Esq. and

Mrs. Anne E. SchneiderBarry and Myrna SchwartzMark S. Schwartz, Esq.William W. Schwarze, Esq.

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Since its founding in 1966, CLS has

served more than one million clients

who could not afford to pay for legal

representation, and who would have

faced a variety of devastating ends

without dedicated, knowledgeable

attorneys on their side.

• • •

Community Economic

Development UnitRepresents small and start-up community associations, faith-based institutions, social service organizations, nonprofits, and businesses to improve the quality of life and the economicviability of Philadelphia’s low-income neighbor-hoods. The Child Care Law Project (CLLP), a special project of the CED Unit, is devoted to representing child care providers.

Aging and Disabi l i t ies UnitSpecializes in representing seniors and peoplewith disabilities in a wide range of public benefitsand consumer matters, including challenges todenials of Medicaid benefits, decisions by managedcare organizations to deny care, and violations ofresidents’ right and quality-of-care requirements innursing homes and personal care homes

Language Access Pro ject Works to ensure that Community Legal Services isaccessible to Philadelphia communities with limit-ed or no English speaking ability, and that legalissues specific to this population are addressed.The illegal failure to provide interpretation andtranslation services necessary for these communi-ties to access public services is an important focusof the project’s work.

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2010 DonorsContinued from page 9

Elizabeth S. Scott, Esq. and Mr. Robert E. Scott

Michael T. Scott, Esq.Nexus Sea, Esq.Edwin Seave, Esq.Dveera Segal, Esq. and

Mr. Bradley BridgeNina Segre, Esq.Stefanie Seldin, Esq.Ms. Doris K. SeldinMs. Joanna SettleElizabeth Shapiro, Esq.Honorable Norma L. ShapiroMs. Corey ShdaimahMs. Madeline ShikombaPatricia A. Shipman, Esq.Morris and Lorna ShusterBarbara T. Sicalides, Esq.Samuel W. Silver, Esq.Meyer Silver, Esq.Doug Simon, Esq.Ms. Kathryn T. Sipp and

Mr. Nicholas C. AlpersMr. Ralph Smith and

Mrs. Cookie SmithMr. Jeffrey SmithMr. Ward SmithMs. Paula Smith DanielErica J. Smith-Klocek, Esq.Ms. Leah Snyder Batchis

and Mr. Wayne BatchisMr. Javier SolaMr. Henry J. Sommer and

Mrs. Beth F. SommerThe Honorable

Edmund B. SpaethMr. John SpergerMr. Jeremy Spiegel and

Ms. Maia JachimowiczMr. Craig Eisendrath and

Ms. Roberta SpivekMr. Michael B. SteinbergJohn Stember, Esq.Mr. Peter L. StevensMark S. Stewart, Esq.Mr. Seymour Stotland and

Ms. Janet F. StotlandMr. Carl B. StrehlkeMr. Dennis R. Suplee and

Mrs. Patricia H. SupleeMs. Lauren D. Sustersic and

Mr. Frank L. SustersicMr. Todd SwanstromRobin B. Switzenbaum, Esq.Walter J. Taggart, Esq. and

Joell TaggartJoseph A. Tate, Esq.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. TaylorMichael L. Temin, Esq.Prince Altee Thomas, Esq.Ms. Carol ThomsonMr. Eric A. Tilles, Esq. and

Ms. Catherine HerbertDavid C. Toomey, Esq.Joseph A. Torregrossa, Esq.

and Ms. Ann S. TorregrossaMr. Raymond J. TorreyMs. Louise Y. TukeyStephen P. Ulan, Esq.David Unkovic, Esq.Paul M. Uyehara, Esq.Ellen Josephson Vargyas, Esq.Jo-Ann M. Verrier, Esq. and

Mr. Mark C. McGuireTed Walkenhorst, Esq.Ms. Kathleen L. WallaceSharon K. Wallis, Esq.Jonathan Walters, Esq.Travis W. WannerMs. Gloria WattsMr. Thomas L. Webber and

Ms. Andrea B. WebberMr. David B. WebsterKaren Kress Weisbord, Esq.Mr. Jonathan A. Weiss and

Ms. Abigail WolfMs. Cynthia E. WhiteAlan M. White, Esq.Jeffery W. Whitt, Esq.Dr. Richard Whittington and

Dr. Jane L. ColemanMr. David H. WildermanMr. Franklin H. Williams, Jr.

and Mrs. Denise WilliamsMs. Freida A. WilliamsMs. Rose M. WilliamsRhonda H. Wilson, Esq.Nia M. Wilson, Esq.Nancy Winkelman, Esq.Daryl W. Winston, Esq. and

Mrs. Jo R. WinstonMr. and Mrs. Carl WitonskyHonorable Flora Barth WolfDavid J. Wolfsohn, Esq.Sara Woods, Esq.Professor William J.Woodward, Jr.Mr. Richard WorleyShelly D. Yanoff, Esq. and

Jerry KauffmanKay Kyungsun Yu, Esq.Reverend Marek P. Zabriskie

and Mrs. Mims M. ZabriskieJoanne E. Zack, Esq. and

Mr. Michael N. HartungThomas E. Zemaitis, Esq.Ms. Sydelle Zove

In Memoriam

Professor C. Edwin BakerJohn W. Carr, IIIJames O. FreedmanDianne Greitzer, Esq.Sam MaitinEzra Malik Katz-LoveWilliam R. KlausJim LaffertyGary LangerAlan LernerPaul LodicoMarvin NadelShirley SeaveJudith A. TorreyMarie Walz

In Honor of

Philip A. Bertocci, Esq.Michael T. Bowen, Esq.Catherine C. Carr, Esq.John W. Carr, IIIMichael Carroll, Esq.Edward F. Chacker, Esq.CLS Family Advocacy UnitCLS StaffSharon M. Dietrich, Esq.Elizabeth FeldmeierDavid FrancisDeborah L. Freedman, Esq.Jean GantzJordana L. Greenwald, Esq.George D. Gould, Esq.Louise E. Hayes, Esq.Amy E. Hirsch, Esq.Michael Hollander, Esq.Marjorie Janoski, Esq.Sarah Katz and David LoveLauren Kobylarz Rachel Labush, Esq.Jessica T. LongBrendan P. Lynch, Esq.Patricia McGloneMary Noland, Esq. Colleen NormileOrlyk, Hammer, Rakay, Parker,

Watters, Fedyk, Casseltonand Walton families

Carol Horne Penn, Esq.Kevin A. PeterAmy RetsinasMary Richardson GrahamProfessor Louis RulliDevon Sanders, Esq.Hunter SaundersRebecca L. SantoroPeter D. Schneider, Esq.Beth Shapiro, Esq.

Kerry Smith, Esq.Laura SmithJonathan M. Stein, Esq.Dennis Suplee, EsqRobin B. Switzenbaum, Esq.Edward C. Tompsett, Esq.Issac Torchinsky-FieldThu B. Tran, Esq.Richard Weishaupt, Esq.Montgomery Wilson, Esq.Suzanne J. Young, Esq.

5+ YearsConsecutive Giving

Robert J. Barr, Esq.Mr. Richard L. Berkman and

Ms. Toni SeidlMichael S. Blume, Esq.Michael J. Boni, Esq.Ms. Jeanne M. BooneStephen D. Brown, Esq.Wilson M. Brown, III, Esq.Reverend Valeria C. BullockMs. Esther K. CarrDrs. Melvin J. and

Gloria T. ChisumMr. Daniel C. Drecksage and

Ms. Leslie A. SudockJames Eiseman, Jr., Esq. and

Mrs. Cynthia J. EisemanMarc A. Feller, Esq.Nan Feyler, Esq.Ms. Debra F. Fickler, Esq.

and Mr. G. S. RussellMr. Aaron C. Finestone, Esq.

and Ms. Patricia J. WrightKaren L. Forman, Esq.Ms. Edith H. FurstenbergMs. Helen GindeleJay H. Ginsburg, Esq.Ms. Eva Gladstein and

Mr. Ben BurensteinProfessor Theresa Glennon

and Professor Jeffrey DunoffDr. Jeremiah Goldstein and

Ms. Varley S. PaulMs. Ruthanne Gordon and

Mr. John C. BurroughsProfessor Robert A. GormanEllen T. Greenlee, Esq.Warren Martin Harrell, Esq.Dorothy Alicia Hickok, Esq.Alison E. Hirschel, Esq.Ms. Leslie M. HurtigMs. Mary HurtigHonorable Babette JosephsCary Joshi, Esq. and

Mr. Geoffrey E. CampenKenneth M. Kapner, Esq.

Joseph C. Kohn, Esq.Ms. Muriel B. KuderaMr. Myron Landau and

Ms. Dorothy LandauMr. Lance E. Laver and

Ms. Mary LaverLaurence M. Lavin, Esq.Judy L. Leone, Esq.The Honorable

Benjamin LernerProfessor Howard Lesnick and Ms. Carolyn M.

SchodtChristine C. Levin, Esq.Derek Miller and Sunmee JoArthur E. Newbold, IV, Esq.Carol L. Press, Esq. and

Mr. Edward G. BiesterProfessor Lou Rulli and

Mrs. Carolyn C. RulliDr. and Mrs. Irving SchneiderMr. Norman G. Schneider

and Ms. Linda G. KanefieldPeter D. Schneider, Esq. and

Susan L. DeJarnatt, Esq.Barry and Myrna SchwartzMorris and Lorna ShusterJohn Stember, Esq.Mark S. Stewart, Esq.Walter J. Taggart, Esq. and

Joell TaggartJoseph A. Tate, Esq.Ms. Louise Y. TukeyEllen Josephson Vargyas, Esq.Dr. Richard Whittington and

Dr. Jane L. ColemanDaryl W. Winston, Esq. and

Mrs. Jo R. WinstonMr. and Mrs. Carl WitonskyShelly D. Yanoff, Esq. and

Jerry KauffmanJoanne E. Zack, Esq. and

Mr. Michael N. HartungThomas E. Zemaitis, Esq.Ms. Sydelle Zove

10+ YearsConsecutive Giving

Harold Cramer, Esq.Diana S. Donaldson, Esq.Lawrence J. Fox, Esq. and

Mrs. Mary P. FoxMs. Glenda D. HicksMary P. Hugues, Esq.Gail K. Lopez-Henriquez, Esq.

and Theodore M. Lieverman, Esq.

Carmen John Romano, Esq.John W. Fischer, Esq.Mr. Bruce P. Hayes and

Ms. Pat Keating

Arbitration Donors

Janis Brodie, Esq.Edward F. Chacker, Esq.Francis P. Devine, Esq.Stewart J. Eisenberg, Esq.Nancy H. Fullam, Esq.Gregory J. Hannon, Esq.Emmanuel O.

Iheukwumere, Esq.Samuel H. Israel, Esq.Miriam N. Jacobson, Esq.Kenneth M. Kapner, Esq.Mary Ann Knight, Esq.Stuart Leon, Esq.Jerry Lyons, Esq.Charles O’Connell, III, Esq.James Radmore, Esq.Dion G. Rassias, Esq.Robert L. Sachs, Esq.Peter D. Schneider, Esq.David E. Sternberg, Esq.Michelle L. Skalsky, Esq.

Cy Pres

Boni & Zack LLCChristie, Pabarue, Mortensen

& Young, PCDonovan Searles, LLCFine, Kaplan & Black, RPCFrancis & Mailman, PCPepper Hamilton LLPSpector Gadon & Rosen, P.C.

Foundation Donors

2004 Carita FoundationThe Bay FoundationCitizens Bank

FoundationClaneil Foundation, Inc.Dolfinger-McMahon

FoundationEqual Justice AmericaEqual Justice WorksFidelity Charitable Gift FundGreen Tree Community Health

FoundationHarry and Esther BrownCharitable FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith

FoundationIndependence FoundationJewish Funds for JusticeMAZON: A Jewish

Response to HungerNonprofit Finance FundThe November FundOak FoundationThe Patricia Kind Family

FoundationThe Peggy Browning FundPennsylvania Interest on

Lawyers Trust Account Board

Philadelphia Bar FoundationPublic Welfare FoundationThe Reinvestment FundSchwab Charitable FundSkadden FellowshipFoundationStoneleigh CenterThe Pew Charitable TrustsThe Philadelphia FoundationUnited Way of Southeastern

PennsylvaniaValentine FoundationVerizon FoundationThe William Penn Foundation

2010 CLS Champion ofJustice andEqual JusticeAwardsThe Champion of Justice and Equal Justice awards aregiven annually by CommunityLegal Services to recognizethose who have madeextraordinary efforts to ensureequal access to justice for all,regardless of income.

The Honorable Kathy M. Manderino,Pennsylvania

State House of

Representatives Champion of Justice Award

Michael J. Boni, Esq.,Boni & Zack LLCEqual Justice Award

Anita Santos-Singh, Esq.,Executive Director

of Philadelphia

Legal AssistanceEqual Justice Award

Johnie Mae Coles,Intake Paralegal

for CLS’ Law Center

North CentralEqual Justice Award

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Board of Trustees

Officers

Barbara T. Sicalides, Esq.President

Michael D. LiPuma, Esq.Vice President

Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Esq.Secretary

Jason Leckerman, Esq.Treasurer

The Honorable Nitza I. Quiñones AlejandroCommonwealth of Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas

Ruth BlairCommunity Representative

Michael S. Bomstein, Esq.Pinnola & Bomstein

Alan M. Feldman, Esq.Feldman Shepherd WohlgelernterTanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP

Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Esq.Toll Public Interest CenterUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School

Brian P. Flaherty, Esq.Cozen O’Connor

Karen L. Forman, Esq.University of the District of ColumbiaDavid A. Clark School of Law

Wayne JacobsEx-Offenders for Community Empowerment

Pamela A. JamesCommunity Representative

Carlton L. Johnson, Esq.Archer & Greiner, P.C.

Arnold Joseph, Esq.Arnold Joseph & Associates

John P. Lavelle, Jr., Esq.Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Jason Leckerman, Esq.Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

Michael D. LiPuma, Esq.Law Offices of Michael LiPuma

Yvette LongWelfare Rights OrganizationPhiladelphia, PA

Stephen A. Madva, Esq.Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

Thoai NguyenSoutheast Asian Mutual AssistanceAssociation Coalition, Inc. (SEAMAAC)

Professor Louis S. RulliUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School

Mark S. Schwartz, Esq.Regional Housing Legal Services

Delores ShawCommunity Representative

Barbara T. Sicalides, Esq.Pepper Hamilton LLP

Bernard W. Smalley, Sr., Esq.Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, PC

Erica Smith-Klocek, Esq.Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Joseph A. Sullivan, Esq.Pepper Hamilton LLP

Robin Blumenfeld Switzenbaum, Esq.Berger & Montague, P.C.

Daryl Winston, Esq.The Winston Law Firm

Legal Management Team

Catherine C. Carr, Esq.Executive Director

Carol Horne Penn, Esq.Deputy Director of Operations

Deborah L. Freedman, Esq.Deputy Director of Legal Practice

Amy E. Hirsch, Esq.Managing Attorney, Law Center North Central

Sharon M. Dietrich, Esq.Employment & Public Benefits Units

Katherine Gomez, Esq.Family Advocacy Unit

Beth Goodell, Esq.Consumer/Housing Unit

George D. Gould, Esq.Energy & Housing Units

David E. FrancisFinance Director

Kevin A. Peter, CFRE, CAPDirector of Development

Leadership Council

Joseph A. Tate, Esq., Co-chairDechert LLP

Marilyn Heffley, Esq., Co-chairSunoco, Inc.

Gerald A. McHugh, Jr., Esq, Co-chairRaynes McCarty

Michael J. Boni, Esq.Boni and Zack LLC

Edward F. Chacker, Esq.Gay, Chacker & Mittin, PC

Stephen J. Driscoll, Esq.Saul Ewing LLP

Alan M. Feldman, Esq.Feldman Shepherd WohlgelernterTanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP

Laura A. Feldman, Esq.Feldman & Pinto

Nancy J. Gellman, Esq.Conrad O’Brien PC

William T. Hangley, Esq.Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin

Joanne C. Lewers, Esq.Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Roberta D. Liebenberg, Esq.Fine, Kaplan, & Black R.P.C.

Barbara T. Sicalides, Esq.Pepper Hamilton LLP

Joseph A. Sullivan, Esq.Pepper Hamilton LLP

Dennis R. Suplee, Esq.Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP

Joanne Zack, Esq.Boni and Zack LLC

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