North Penn Legal Services (NPLS) is hosting a CLE panel discussion, Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases: Tipping the Scales Toward Justice. The Fair Housing Month event will take place Friday, April 14, 2023 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Discussion will focus on tenants’ access to counsel in landlord-tenant proceedings.
Register for the Zoom
Topics will include:
A review of reports from the Lehigh Valley Justice Institute regarding how having access to counsel affects tenants' outcomes on eviction matters in North Penn Legal Services’ area (Lehigh and Northampton Counties).
A discussion about the partnership between the Legal Aid of Southeastern PA and other organizations in Montgomery County on their efforts to address evictions through the Eviction Prevention and Intervention Coalition (EPIC).
An overview of a judge’s perspective in Montgomery County regarding landlord/tenant matters.
A review of eviction diversion and mediation as an effective element of Right to Counsel projects in Pennsylvania.
PRESENTERS
Magisterial District Judge Edward Levine, Esq.
Michelle R. Dempsky, Esq. – Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP)
Joseph E. Welsh, Esq. – Lehigh Valley Justice Institute (LVJI)
A Representative from CORA Good Shepherd Mediation in Philadelphia
1.5 Substantive CLE credits available for PA attorneys.
Registration and full attendance is required.