2006 - Philadelphia VIP

Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent Program)
42 South 15th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-523-9550
Fax: 215-564-0845
www.phillyvip.org
www.philadelphialawworks.org
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The Mission of Philadelphia VIP
To promote equal justice to poor people by providing legal services not otherwise
available, collaborating with other legal services organizations, and promoting a
culture of volunteerism, by educating and exposing attorneys and law students to
issues of poverty.
Table of Contents
Letter from Philadelphia VIP Board President ............................................... 4
Board of Directors ......................................................................................... 5
Letter from the Executive Director ................................................................. 6
Staff............................................................................................................... 6
Tribute to Sharon Browning........................................................................... 7
Programs....................................................................................................... 8
Highlights ...................................................................................................... 11
Contributors................................................................................................... 12
Budget........................................................................................................... 13
Thank you to supporters................................................................................ 14
Volunteers ..................................................................................................... 14
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Letter from Philadelphia VIP Board President
Dear Friends of VIP:
Thanks to an extraordinary effort from our talented and dedicated staff,
VIP has once again had successful years in 2005 and 2006. I have
been fortunate to succeed Tom Zemaitis as President of the Board of
Directors of VIP at a time when VIP is recognized locally and across the
United States as a model for the effective delivery of services, not only
to our clients, but also to the lawyers who volunteer to take cases
through VIP. My service as a member of the VIP board, and now as its
president, has reinvigorated my own commitment to pro bono
representation and to encouraging my colleagues at the bar to make
that same commitment.
I am especially pleased that VIP is focusing its energy on developing
and expanding innovative programs to increase the number of lawyers
involved in the important work we do for economically disadvantaged
citizens in our community. We are all fortunate to have a vibrant public
interest legal community in Philadelphia, and VIP is at the center of that
community. I anticipate that VIP will continue to thrive, and I look
forward to working with our new Executive Director, Sara Woods, and
our magnificent staff in furthering that success.
Enjoy our annual report. And volunteer to take a case; you won’t regret
it!
Sincerely yours,
Kim Dolan
VIP Board President 2007-2008
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Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Kimberly M. Dolan, President
Thomas E. Zemaitis, President (2005-2006)
Peter G. Rossi, Vice President
Pedro J. Rivera, Treasurer (2005-2006)
Jackie Lessman, Treasurer
Stephen J. Kastenberg, Secretary
Jeffrey Dashevsky
Steven B. Goodman
Mark C. Levy
Brennan Torregrossa
Mark Anderson
Bruce H. Bikin
Edward Blumstein
Hon. Matthew D. Carrafiello
Edward Chacker
Antoinette C. Dendtler
Karen L. Forman
Hon. Idee C. Fox
Richard F. Furia
Lillian Harris-Ransom
Michael B. Hayes
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr.
Alexander Kerr
Hon. Anne E. Lazarus
Matthew Lee
Charles A. Mapp, Sr.
Gilbert Marquez
Mark A. Momjian
Peter Newman
Tanya A. Petroff
Patricia L. Randall
Hon. Annette M. Rizzo
Jesse A. Rodriguez
Walter W. Schanbacher
Howard M. Soloman
Nicholas Torres
Paul Weller
Joanne Zack
Ex Officio
Catherine C. Carr
Andrew A. Chirls
Jane Leslie Dalton
Alan M. Feldman
Sayde J. Ladov
Alan Nochumson
A. Michael Pratt
Anita Santos
Kenneth Shear
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Letter from the Executive Director
Greetings!
As the new Executive Director of Philadelphia
VIP, it is my privilege and honor to work for an
organization with such an important mission.
Although finding volunteer attorneys to handle
cases pro bono is the short term goal, in fact we
are working towards something more long term.
Staff List
Martin Costello, Staff Attorney
Sakeenah El-Amin, Paralegal
Kelly Gastley, Independence Fellow
Miriam N. Jacobson, Staff Attorney
Those who work with our clients know that the
outcomes of our cases go beyond reaching a
resolution for the finite legal issue the client
presents with. Through the work of our volunteer
attorneys, staff, board of directors and others, we
are maintaining family income, preventing
homelessness, supporting family stability and
promoting community economic development.
Ultimately, we are working towards access to
justice for all Philadelphians.
Terri Jett, Executive Assistant
Janine LaBletta, Paralegal
Christina J. Ortiz, Secretary
Ourania Papademetriou, Managing Attorney
Tanya Rambert, Director of Administration
And in 2005 and 2006, VIP continued to do just
that.
Stefanie F. Seldin, Managing Attorney
Stefanie C. Whorton, Paralegal
Sara L. Woods, Executive Director
Interns and Law Students
Candice Castaneda
Kelly Samuels
.
In the following pages you’ll find a bird’s eye view
of 2005 and 2006 at VIP. Under the inspiring leadership of Sharon Browning, Executive
Director from 2002-2007, those years marked both the broadening and deepening of VIP’s
efforts to increase access to justice for marginalized Philadelphians through pro bono
representation by attorney volunteers.
Of course, the work of achieving access to justice is not finished---far from it. VIP continues to
search for new and innovative ways to increase the number of volunteers, to better serve
clients, and to work collaboratively with the Philadelphia community to solve intractable
problems.
I hope you will join us! New (and old!) friends are always welcome at VIP. We look forward to
working with you.
Sincerely,
Sara Woods
Executive Director
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A Tribute to Sharon Browning
Sharon Browning served as the Executive Director of VIP from 2002 to 2007. During that
time, Sharon healed a struggling organization and turned it into the thriving, vibrant
organization it is today. Sharon stabilized VIP’s finances, strengthened its core services
and began new initiatives to secure pro bono legal assistance for the many families and
individuals in Philadelphia in need.
During Sharon’s tenure, she worked tirelessly to increase funding and volunteer resources for pro bono work in
Philadelphia. She reenergized VIP’s staff and regained the confidence of the Philadelphia legal community in the
organization. Under her leadership, VIP strengthened its relationships with the Philadelphia Bar Association, as
well as with VIP’s “sister” organizations, Community Legal
Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance. Ms. Browning also
2005-2006 Staff List
developed and grew the ties between VIP and the private bar and
in-house, corporate counsel.
Alison Altman, LawWorks Attorney
With Sharon at the helm, VIP experienced tremendous growth
and development in its programs. One of the most important
accomplishments at VIP during her tenure was the formation of
Philadelphia LawWorks, a community economic development
project of Philadelphia VIP. Through Sharon’s vision and
guidance, LawWorks has grown from a fledging project to a
vibrant program, in which pro bono attorneys provide
transactional legal services to small businesses and non-profit
organizations in the city.
In addition to these accomplishments, Ms. Browning has also
been a powerful and
outspoken advocate
for pro bono. Through
a series of articles
published in the Legal
Intelligencer and the
Philadelphia Bar
Reporter, among other
publications, Ms.
Browning reminded
lawyers about their
ethical duty to provide
pro bono services and
to ensure equal justice for all. She challenges lawyers, asking
them to consider issues of poverty and their role in protecting the
integrity of the justice system. Ms. Browning asks lawyers to step
up and to ensure that we do not just talk about equal justice, but
that the judicial system delivers equal justice, regardless of
economic status. While simultaneously asking lawyers to
increase pro bono efforts, Ms. Browning also acknowledges,
recognizes, and praises the achievements of Philadelphia lawyers
in their pro bono endeavors.
Sharon is now taking another leap in expanding access to justice
for low-income Philadelphians. Just Listening is an effort to seek
out and intensely listen to people living on the social margins,
exploring their thoughts and beliefs about justice, systemic
equality/inequality, fairness, and the common good. Given
Sharon’s experience and passion for justice, VIP is confident that
her new endeavor will grow and flourish under her tutelage.
Stephen F. Bezuk , Records Manager
Ajor Brown, Secretary
Martin Costello, LawWorks Attorney
Brittany French, Paralegal
Kelly Gastley, Independence Fellow
Steven L. Grumm , LawWorks Attorney
Candice Harris, Paralegal
Judith A. Himes, Deputy Director
Miriam N. Jacobson, Staff Attorney
Terri Jett , Executive Assistant
Sharon Liebhaber , Managing Attorney
Ana Martinez, Paralegal
Ourania Papademetriou, Managing Attorney
Clarence Puller, Clerk
Tanya Rambert, Director of Administration
Stefanie F. Seldin , Managing Attorney
Brian P. Tait, Paralegal
Stefanie C. Whorton, Paralegal
Tia L. Williams, Secretary
Interns and Law Students
Brian Bailey
Tighe Burns
Julianna Diaz
Amanda George
Colleen Mulhern
Anna Rizzi
Allison Sheedy
Julia Solomon
All at VIP are grateful for Sharon’s service and look forward to working with her in her new capacity.
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2005/2006 Philadelphia VIP Volunteer Hours
Case Type
Hours
2005
2006
Adoption ........................................................... 372 .............. 263
Auto Accident ................................................... 664 .............. 393
Child Abuse Expungement ............................... 358 .............. 100
Collect/Repo/Def/Garn ..................................... 276 .............. 345
*Community Groups....................................... 231 .............. 81
Consumer Finance ........................................... 135 .............. 303
Contracts/Warranties........................................ 216 .............. 418
Custody/Visitation............................................. 226 .............. 362
Divorce/Sep./Annul........................................... 556 .............. 634
Education.......................................................... 50 ................ 0
Employment...................................................... 53 ................ 81
Federal Subsidized Housing............................. 250 .............. 0
Guardianship .................................................... 286 .............. 104
*Homeownership/Real Property .................... 966 .............. 1007
Housing ............................................................ 35 ................ 75
Immigration....................................................... 917 .............. 1746
*Incorporation ................................................. 194 .............. 322
Landlord/Tenant ............................................... 300 .............. 177
Licenses ........................................................... 143 .............. 29
Miscellaneous................................................... 339 .............. 164
Name Change .................................................. 342 .............. 524
*Probate........................................................... 588 .............. 819
Public Housing.................................................. 137 .............. 288
School Discipline .............................................. 20 ................ 0
Social Security/SSI ........................................... 200 .............. 50
Special Education............................................. 215 .............. 0
Support ............................................................. 0 .................. 38
Tax ................................................................... 105 .............. 465
Torts ................................................................. 498 .............. 373
Veterans Benefits ............................................. 11 ................ 0
Wills and Estates .............................................. 161 .............. 115
*Zoning ............................................................ 0 .................. 25
*=LawWorks Cases (Total hours x $150.00).............. $296,850 ..... $338,100
Case Work (Total hours x $150.00) ........................... $1,029,750 .. $1,057,050
Board Work (Board members] x 15 hours x $150.00) $74,250 ....... $81,000
Legal Clinics Hours (Total hours x $150.00) .............. $253,050 ..... $225,300
Training Work (Total hours [58] hours x $150.00)...... $8,700 ......... $9,600
Value of Volunteer Services
$1,662,600 $1,711,050
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Programs
The recruitment of legal professionals and referral of cases is the centerpiece
of VIP’s mission. We annually secure pro bono legal representation and
provide legal education and outreach to more than one thousand individuals
and families who cannot afford private attorneys and whose cases cannot or
will not be handled by other public interest legal organizations. The majority
of these cases fall into areas that affect the basic human needs of our lowincome clients: employment, housing, education, family stability and access to
benefits.
“Both a professionally and
personally fulfilling way to
VIP’s organizational structure reflects this program
help individuals truly in need
imperative. VIP staff is divided into two case
of legal representation that
they unfortunately would not
management teams, each led by a managing attorney.
have access to without VIP.”
Our litigation team prepares and refers civil matters
VIP Volunteer
related to family law (including adoption and
guardianship), wage/employment issues, immigration,
personal liability and name changes. The LawWorks team handles
homeownership title cases, non-profit and small business formation and other
issues, and tax controversies.
Signature Recruitment Activities
Over the years, VIP has developed a range of activities that socialize, prepare
and draw private attorneys into pro bono legal service throughout their
professional life. Each year we hold Pro Bono Opportunities Day and
Summer Associates Day (see Highlights) and a regular series of Continuing
Legal Education (CLE) trainings. The latter provide attorneys with an
alternative approach to pro bono service which allows them to earn required
CLE credits in a poverty law subject in exchange for taking and finishing a VIP
client’s case.
Seven trainings in areas of family law and LawWorks issues were held in
2005. In addition, we partnered with the Delaware Valley Association of
Corporate Counsel and Exelon for the second annual Corporate Bono Day
which drew 16 corporate counsel who were trained in non-profit law and
assisted 13 non-profit and small business clients.
Outreach Activities
VIP staff and volunteer attorneys also
provide short-term legal assistance, advice
and education to clients. This service is an
alternative way to do pro bono work but,
more importantly, a way to help clients avoid
legal problems by making them aware of
their legal rights and familiar with the legal
process.
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The following projects were continued or expanded in 2005:
Low Income Tax Clinic. Together with Philadelphia Legal Assistance, VIP
continued to provide Spanish speaking agricultural workers in Chester County
with taxpayer education, return preparation and representation in tax
controversies. In 2005, eighty-seven clients were served by 175 volunteers,
trained at 4 sessions in preparation for 10 clinics held from January to April.
In 2006, the program served 95 clients. Eighty-three volunteers participated
including 21 attorneys, 53 law students and 9 high school students. Three
clinics were held in April. An average of thirty volunteers, at least 7 of whom
were attorneys, were present at each of these clinics.
LawWorks. Education and
outreach are a hallmark of
our community economic
development project. Nine
outreach sessions on
homeownership, attended by
150 local leaders, were held
at neighborhood
organizations including the
South Philadelphia Rainbow
Commission, The
Philadelphia Church Trustees
and the West Powelton
Community Council. The
project’s small business/nonprofit arm gave free legal
assistance to 60 aspiring
microentrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders. About a dozen
Philadelphia transactional
attorneys participated in
these events.
Legal Clinics. VIP annually
holds 10-12 free clinics
across the City staffed by
attorneys and law students.
Some such as Law Day held
at Shiloh Baptist Church in
May 2005 focus on a diverse
set of legal topics; others
such as November
collaboration with Resources
for Human Development/New
Beginnings address a
specialized topic. At New
Beginnings 11 clients were
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counseled on non-profit formation by 19 law students from Temple and
Villanova who were trained by LawWorks’ attorneys.
Poverty Law Practice Groups
One of the most significant initiatives was the effort to develop practice groups
in several Philadelphia firms in order to provide assistance to the
homeownership prong of VIP’s LawWorks project. Practice groups are at
different stages of development at
“My attorney and his staff were very polite and
Pepper Hamilton LLP, Ballard Spahr
helpful during the entire process. I would not
Andrews and Ingersoll LLP, Morgan
have been able to get the results that he did
without great financial cost and mental anguish.
Lewis and Bockius LLP and Saul Ewing
The attorney knew what was required for my
LLP.
case. Though he ran into some snares, he
explained what happened and got the job done.
I got exactly what I needed.”
VIP Client
Among the most successful is the
practice group at Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Built around existing expertise in probate
and real property, the Pepper Hamilton group meets monthly with partners,
associates and paralegals from the firm and attorneys from LawWorks. Cases
are reviewed leading to discussions of case-specific questions and legal
issues, which draw on the varied background of participants while expanding
their knowledge and increasing their efficiency and effectiveness in handling
cases. The cooperation - sharing strategies, procedures, research and
approaches to cases - has not only deepened the body of knowledge that
crosses practice areas, but has also led to new and additional ways of
resolving homeownership and tangled title problems. 23 attorneys from
Pepper work on homeownership cases, recording 1,765 billable hours, which
the firm valued at $306,875.
Collaborations
LawWorks – Adopt-A-Block. Although based at VIP, LawWorks remains a
collaborative project governed by steering and fiscal committees whose
members represent a wide range of organizations and law firms. With
increased staff, the project began to set the groundwork in late 2005 to
expand its efforts from assisting individual clients to stabilizing a neighborhood
by helping multiple clients in a block. As 2006 drew to a close, key steps in
initiating an Adopt-A-Block project had been taken. Working with the
University of Pennsylvania Cartographic Modeling Lab, who generously
donated their time, a map of likely homes with “tangled title” issues was
developed. A relationship was established with the Allegheny West
Foundation, a community development corporation, who agreed to assist in
identifying tangled title clients within their neighborhood. And funds were
received from the Citizens Bank Foundation and the Thomas Skelton Harrison
Foundation targeted to Adopt-A-Block clients. Rollout of the project is
anticipated for 2007.
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VIP Highlights
Summer Associates Day
Every summer for the last ten
years the excitement and
energy that only a gathering of
students can create has
infused the Pennsylvania Bar
Institute. In June 2005, 150
summer associates from 17
Philadelphia firms gathered at
PBI for VIP’s annual Summer
Associates Day. Four 2 hour
training sessions followed on
immigration law, transactional
law for small businesses and
non-profit organizations, endof-life planning (living wills and
power of attorney), and custody for kinship caregivers. The “summers” staffed
clinics and met with clients in the area of law in which they were trained.
Three clinics were held on Immigration law at Congreso de Latinos Unidos; on
End-of Life Planning at Magee Rehabilitation Center; and on Transactional
Law at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Summer Associates Day 2006 was attended by 150 associates spending the
summer at 16 major Philadelphia firms. Legal training in non-profit formation,
homeownership, immigration and issues related to homeless advocacy
followed. Students participated later in the summer in a clinic – doing intake
and counseling - in the area of law in which they were trained.
Pro Bono Opportunities Day (PBOD)
This event was originally known as First Year Associates Day. In the past,
only first year attorneys in area law firms attended but in 2005, all associates
in the firms were invited. Thirty-seven young attorneys received two
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for training and taking a VIP case.
Training was held at Kate’s Place, apartments for low- to moderate- income
individuals managed by Project Home. Hyacinth King, a client who once was
homeless, spoke to the attorneys. She explained the impact that having a
volunteer attorney made in her life. She now has a job and housing. Hearing
Ms. King speak gave relevance to our volunteer attorney’s work.
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PBOD, continued.
In 2006, Forty-two young associates from 13 firms received two Continuing
Legal Education (CLE) credits for training and taking a VIP case and 10
judge’s clerks attended this signature event at Montgomery McCracken on
November 17, 2006. After an introduction to the value of pro bono service,
three legal trainings on divorce, probate/homeownership and guardianship
were held. The day concluded with a lunch presentation by Antoinette
Dendtler, former LawWorks client. Founder and head of a successful charter
school serving low-income students, and now a VIP board member, Dendtler
discussed the importance to her and to her school of the assistance received
from the non-profit side of the LawWorks program.
2006 Equal Justice Conference in Philadelphia
VIP had a significant presence at
the Equal Justice Conference
held in Philadelphia in 2006.
Sharon Browning participated in
3 workshops, including the wellattended “Energizing Sisyphus”
given with Stephen Scudder of
the ABA. Stefanie F. Seldin,
Managing Attorney of LawWorks
and Alison Altman, an
AmeriCorps attorney in the
LawWorks project, participated
in workshops relevant to Pro
Bono business/economic
development efforts.
Corporate Pro Bono Day
LawWorks held their third annual Corporate Pro Bono Day on September 12,
2006 at the Enterprise Center, the former American Bandstand Building, with
support from Exelon and the Washington-based cpbo.net. Twenty in-house
attorneys from, among others, Exelon, DuPont, and Pep Boys, were trained in
various aspects of small business law (formation, employment matters,
intellectual property, etc.) by 5 attorneys from Blank Rome. Participants then
worked with 19 small business clients who benefited from a free legal “checkup” which covered issues from incorporation to zoning.
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Contributors
Barry Abelson
David Abernethy
Elizabeth Abrams
Eileen Alva
Daniel Anders
Mark Anderson
Joan Arnold
J. Mark Baiada
Robert Baron
Judy Berkman
Frank Bernt
Bruce Bikin
Edward Blumstein
Paul Bonney
George Braun
John Bryck
Leonard Busby
Elizabeth Caldorola
Richard & Ann Campbell
Jodi Caputo
Catherine Carr
Matthew Carrafiello
Edward Chacker
Andrew Chirls
Douglas Christian
Gregory Cirillo
Deborah Cohen
Merritt Cole
Hope Comisky
Julia Corelli
William Cox
Maureen Daley
Jane Leslie Dalton
Jeffrey Dashevsky
Antoinette Dendtler
Andre Dennis
Francis Devine, III
Tanya Deyo
John Dodds
Kimberly Dolan
Kevin Donovan
Alice Dubow
Kevin Dunleavy
Maureen Dwyer
Sharon Eckstein
John Encarnacion
Abelson Legal Search
Abrahams, Loewenstein & Bushman
Allen Hilles Fund
American Financial Realty Trust
Americorp/Equal Justice Works
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Blank Rome LLP
Buchanan Ingersoll, PC
Business Law Section, Philadelphia Bar
Association
Christ of Calvary Covenant
Citizens Bank
City of Philadelphia
Clearfield & Associates
Community Legal Services
Conrad O'Brien Gellman & Rohn
Cozen O'Connor
Dashevsky, Horwitz, Disandro, Kuhn
& Novello, P.C.
Dechert LLP
Dilworth Paxson LLP
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
Dolfinger McMahon Foundation
Douty Foundation
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Duane Morris LLP
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC
Eisenberg Rothweiler Schleifer Weinstein
& Winkler
Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter &Tanner
Fourjay Foundation
James Epstein
Otis Erisman
Alan Feldman
Elizabeth Fenton
Michael Fingerman
Richard Foltz
Karen Forman
Idee Fox
Carl Fridy
Richard Furia
Amy Ginensky
Steven Goodman
M. Duncan Grant
David Grunfeld
Nina Gussack
Anthony Haller
Candice Harris
George Hartnett
Marian & Stephen Harvey
Michael Hayes
Mary Ann Hearn
Henry Hockeimer, Jr.
Marion Hubing
Penny Indictor
Hara Jacobs
Lisa Jacobs
Miriam Jacobson
Daniel Jeck
Jason Jones
Richard Jordan
Ronna Kassel
Stephen Kastenberg
Lois Kato
Warren Kauffman
Rebecca Keller
Paul Kennedy
Alexander Kerr
H. R. Klasko
Justin Klein
Lawrence J. Kotler
Rachel Kushel
Marilyn Kutler
Joe Lafferty
Anne Lazarus
Matthew Lee
Jacqueline Lessman
Murray Levin
I. S. Levy
Mark Levy
Ann Loftus
Nan Gilbert
Louis Grimaldi
Edward Madeira, Jr.
Gilbert Marquez
Barbara Mather
Brian & Meredith McCormick
Jay Mintzer
Mark Momjian
Peter Mooney
Mary Mullany
Jeffrey Nerenberg
Peter Newman
Patrick Northen
A. S. Novello
Daniel O'Brien
Kathy Ochroch
Michael Onufrak
Ourania Papdemetriou
Wesley Payne, IV
Janet Perry
Tanya Petroff
Brian Pinheiro
Fredric Plotnick
Andrew Podolski
Anthony Michael Pratt
Suzanne N. Pritchard
Patricia Randall
Lillian Harris Ransom
Michael Reed
Abraham Reich
Luke Repici
Pedro Rivera
Annette Rizzo
F. Phillip Robin
Regina Robinson
John Rodden
Jesse Rodriguez
Edward Rogers
Andrew Rogoff
Carmen Romano
Ronald Rosen
Peter Rossi
Fox Rothschild LLP
Furia & Turner
Galfand Berger LLP
Gay, Chacker & Mittin
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan Griffinger
& Vecchione
Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin
Hecker Brown Sherry & Johnson
Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial
Independence Foundation
IOLTA
James Decrescenzo Reporting
Jefferson Square Community Development Corp.
Justinians Society
Patricia Kind Foundation
Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers
Kohn, Swift & Graf
Langer & Grogan
Law Offices of Howard Soloman
Layser & Freiwald, P.C.
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Louis Brandeis Law Society
Margolis Edelstein
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman
& Goggin
McCarter and English
McEldrew & Fullam
Merck
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
On-Site E-Discovery
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Nina Sagre
Marilyn Sanborne
Patricia Santelle
Anita Santos
Shawn Sauls
Walter Schanbacher
Jack R. Scott
Mike Scott
David Searles
Nina Segre
Richard Seidel
Stefanie Seldin
Joseph Serritella
David Shapiro
Kenneth Shear
Laurence Shiekman
Jacqueline Shulman
Barbara Sicalides
Matthew Skolnik
Elaine Snyder
Judith Soltz
Laura Spear
Kathleen Stephenson
Joseph Sullivan
Brad Tabakin
M. Kelly Tillery
Patrice A. Toland
Edward Toole, Jr.
Brennan Torregrossa
Nicholas Torres
Dawn Vahey
Anthony Vale
Thomas Warnock
Norman & Lita Weinstein
David Weiss
Paul Weller
Nicole Whittington
William J. Woodward, Jr.
Suzanne M. Vojak
John B.Wright
A. Christopher Young
Carolyn Moran Zack
Thomas Zemaitis
Pansini & Mezrow
Peco Energy/Exelon Corp.
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Philadelphia Trial Lawyer Association
Post & Schell
Probate Section
Raynes McCarty
Real Property Section, Philadelphia Bar
Association
Reed Smith LLP
Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky
Samuel S. Fels Fund
Saul Ewing LLP
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Sidney L. Gold & Associates
Smyler and Gentile
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Sunoco Foundation
The Philadelphia Foundation
Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation
Union Benevolent Assoc.
Wapner Newman Wigrizer & Brecher
White & Williams LLP
William Penn Foundation
Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen LLP
Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan
Budget
Sources of Funds
IOLTA
Anniversary Party
Year
2005
Year
2006
$ 60,000
$ 90,000
Philadelphia Bar Association $ 125,000
$ 125,000
Philadelphia Bar Foundation $ 45,000
$ 45,000
United Way
$ 13,000
$ 10,000
Year End Appeal
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
OHCD
$ 35,000
$ 35,000
Independence Foundation
$ 20,000
$ 20,000
Independence Fellowship
$0
$ 46,000
LITC/IRS
$ 30,000
$ 39,000
Patricia Kind Foundation
$ 15,000
0
Other Funders
$ 61,200
$ 92,000
Interest Income
$0
$0
Attorney Fees
$0
$0
Annual Fundraiser
$ 120,000
$ 150,000
Board Contributions
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
Tangled Title
$0
$0
Miscellaneous
$ 5,000
$ 7,000
Total Sources of Funds
$ 544,200
$ 649,000
LawWorks Contributions
$ 12,000
$ 31,500
LawWorks Grants
$ 30,000
$ 24,000
Total LawWorks Funds
$ 42,000
$ 55,500
Total Budget
$ 586,200
$ 704,500
Total Actual
$ 615,098
$ 673,667
Total Application of Funds
$ 632,899
$ 628,500
Grants
After many meetings among senior staff,
the joint
Anniversary
Party for VIP,
CLS and PLA
was held on
November 1,
2006 at World
Café Live.
The event was a “smash hit” with
attendance from staff of the 3 organizations
and another 300 attendees from the private
bar. Superb food, great music and a
memorable slide show, reflecting the
organizations’ histories, resulted in an
evening to remember. Each organization
also received approximately $15,000 after
all event expenses were covered.
Fundraising
VIP’s annual United Way appeal was
initiated with mailings to all past donors
undertaken by Board member Stephen
Kastenberg with assistance from VIP’s
Deputy Director, Judith Himes.
By the end of 2006 the Board fundraising
efforts yielded great results. The year
ended with a total of $152,500 raised from
local firms, an increase of more than
$32,000 over 2005. Board contributions
were received from 100% of members.
“I thoroughly enjoyed working on this case with VIP. The
case took a few unusual turns and VIP was great helping me
work through them. I look forward to working on another
case in the near future.”
VIP Volunteer
The Raising the Bar initiative of the
Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor,
Alan Feldman, greatly aided VIP’s
fundraising efforts.
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Thank you to…
Cozen O'Connor
Dechert LLP
Diamond, Polsky & Bauer
Dilworth Paxson LLP
Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP
Duane Morris, LLP
Eckert Seamens Cherin & Mellot, LLP
Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg and Jeck
Fox Rothschild LLP
Galfand Berger, LLP
Gibbons, DeLeo, Dolan, Griffner & Vecchione, P.C.
GlaxoSmithKline
Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin
Jacoby Donner P.C.
Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, LLP
Locks Law Firm
Margolis Edelstein
Marvin, Larsson, Harkins & Scheuritzel
McCarter English
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Obermayer, Redman, Maxwell & Hippel, LLP
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Saul Ewing, LLP
Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP
Silverman, Bernheim & Vogel
Spector, Gadon & Rosen, P.C.
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
White and Williams, LLP
Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, LLP
Woodcock Washburn LLP
Philadelphia VIP Board of Directors
Philadelphia LawWorks Steering Committee
Tangled Title Fund Advisory Committee
Philadelphia Bar Association Staff
Andrew Chirls, 2005 Chancellor
Alan Feldman, 2006 Chancellor
Edward Chacker, Esquire
Philadelphia Department of Records
Joan Decker, Commissioner
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Gary West
David Williams
Community Legal Services, Inc.
Investigation Unit
Villanova University School of Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Business Participants
Aracor Search & Abstract Services, Inc.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
Legal Intelligencer
Reliable
Iron Mountain
Contact Law Firms:
Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Blank Rome, LLP
Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C.
Chartwell Law Offices, LLP
Chimicles & Tikellis, LLP
Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen & Young, PC
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Volunteers accepting cases, staffing clinics, training and mentoring in 2005 and 2006
David B. Aaronson
Lauren Abel
David Abernethy
Elizabeth F. Abrams
Ana Acevedo
Ejim Achi
Jennifer L. Adams
Kelsey Adams
Stephen S. Aichele
Sharon D. Alexander
Carol K. Alexander
Bryan Alexander
Christina G. Alt
Alison C. Altman
Chris Amentas
Maureen L. Anderson
Ryan Anderson
Stephan E.
Andersson
Marie Andre
Arlene J. Angelo
Amy Apollo
Francine Appleton
Maria A. Arbona
Molly Armour
Jason Arnold
Dana J. Ash
Stanley R. Askin
Jennean Atkins
Thomas Au
Jocelyn Auerbach
Hallum O. Bailey
Macavan Baird
Judith Bernstein
Baker
Derek J. Baker
Robin W. Banister
Anthony J. Baratta
Jody Barillare
Emily Barnhart
Joel S. Barras
Keelin S. Barry
Caitlin Barry
Paul R. Bartulacci
Amy Bashore
Leah Snyder Batchis
Kirk Baumeister
James Beasley
Eric Begun
Catherine Beideman
Harry J. Bellwoar
Bill Benzing
Adam Berardi
Katharine Berg
David C. Berman
Manolo Berrio
Nat Bessey
Gabriel L.I.
Bevilacqua
Nadeem A. Bezar
Meredith A. Bieber
Justin Bieber
Benjamin A. Bigler
Jeanine Thompson
Bishop
Zakiya T. Black
Holly Blancard
Patricia Blanco
Stephen Blazick
Robert P. Blood
Thomas S. Bloom
Emma Bloomfield
Edward Blumstein
Willy Bobrow
Andrew W.
Boczkowski
Regina Bodimer
Jeffrey P. Bodle
Nicole Boehner
Mary Elizabeth Bogan
Michael Boland
Jeffrey Boles
Christine Bonavita
Yeleda Bond
Jennifer B. Bonniwel
Jen Bonniwell
Leslie Book
Julie Bookbinder
Rebecca Booth
Melanie E. Bork
Phillip R. Bower
Peter J. Boyer
Brendan Boylan
Liam Y. Braber
Alex Braden
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Jeffrey L. Braff
Jonathan L. Braff
Cara L. Braslow
Dan Breen
Shirley Brener
Justin Brennan
Meredith Brennan
J.J. Broderick
James M. Brogan
Russell R. Bruch
Geoff Bruen
Thomas Bruno
Mandi B. Bucceroni
Steve Buckingham
Kelly Dobbs Bunting
H. Joshua Burg
Kristan Burgess
Kevin J. Burke
Sean Burke
Anne West
Burmeister
Gerald E. Burns
Jennifer Burns
Tighe Burns
Leonard A. Busby
Rachael M. Bushey
John Cacchione
Hope Caldwell
Michelle
Frank G. Canty
Michael W.
Cardamore
Lisa Carlin
Dan Carmody
Stuart A. Carpey
Stephanie K. Casado
Jonathan A. Cass
Christine Catalfano
Angela Catanach
Edward F. Chacker
Brian S. Chacker
James Chalker
Jim Chalker
Fieldi H. Chan
Lisa Chan
Edward W. Chang
Corey Chao
Justin Chapman
Shereen C. Chen
Virginia Chentis
Colin M. Cherico
Morgen Cheshire
Kadene Chin
Joanne A. ChiotaHowey
Andrew Chirls
Sharon Choi
Stephen Chung
Paul J. Cianci
Gregory F. Cirillo
William J. Clemens
Brad Clemens
Henry M. Clinton
Robert C. Clothier
Robert P. Cocco
Sarah C. Cocke
Lawrence R. Cohan
Jennifer L. Cohen
Richard L. Cohen
Richard Cohen
Ross Cohen
Tim Collins
Janine Connell
Jennifer L. Corry
Susanna Corson
Christopher Coval
Elyse G. Crawford
Kimberly M. Dolan
Kim Dolan
William Donahue
Bill Donohue
Kevin M. Donovan
Nadine Doolittle
Virginia W. Dorsey
Beth Lovitch
Dougherty
Kevin P. Dougherty
Delia Dougherty
Lauren Dougherty
Rhasheda Douglas
Joshua M. Feissner
Laura A. Feldman
Alan M. Feldman
Paul Feldman
Elizabeth S. Fenton
Adiah Ferron
Leigh Ann Fierro
Michael E. Fingerman
Stephen John Finley
Michael Fischette
Lise A. Fisher
Kellie Fitch
Christie Flamm
Maureen Cregan
Michele Crimaldi
Rebecca Crouse
Francis X. Crowley
Edward Cullen
Brian E. Curci
Kirsten L. Daeubler
Kirsten Daeubler
Harris A. Dainoff
Frances E. Dalton
Jane L. Dalton
Kristan Dama
Loretta A. Damron
Jeffrey L. Dashevsky
Andrew S. Dashevsky
Sheila D'Avino
Steven B. Davis
David R. Dearden
Brian Decker
James Decker
Harmony Decosimo
A. Robert Degen
Hank Delacato
Antoinette Dendtler
Aarathi Deshmukh
Andrea deVries
Nelson A. Diaz
John J. DiChello
Eric Dichter
Jennifer Diesing
Sandra DiIorio
John E. Dinardo
Joel L. Dion
Katherine Dirks
Heather S. Dixon
John M. Dodig
Ian Doherty
Meghan Dohling
Deidre A. Downes
Joseph T. Doyle
Sandra Doyle
Jennifer E. Dubas
Alice Beck Dubow
Erin M. Duffy
Gregory P. Duffy
Patrick T. Duffy
Erin Duffy
Jennifer Dumin
Jonathan Dunsay
Kate Duree
Stuart F. Ebby
Lourdes Echevarria
Miriam Edelstein
Michael Egnal
Michelle Koss Eichen
Stewart J. Eisenberg
Lauren Elfant
Anne-Laure Eliasson
Monique Ellenbogen
Leslie L. Engle
Leslie C. Esposito
Kellyann Everly
Matthew Everly
Todd A. Ewan
Emmanuel Ewenike
Michael Fabis
Eric Fabricant
Mark Faccenda
Sean P. Fahey
Bernard D.
Faigenbaum
Michael C. Falk
Debra Falk
Matthew FarandaDiedrich
Claire Fawcett
Kenneth J. Fleisher
Noel Fleming
David M. Flynn
Georgia Foerstner
Karen L. Forman
Anthony P. Forte
Evan Foster
Richard L. Fox
Stephen M. Foxman
Christa Frank
Ellen Frank
Michael I. Frankel
Richard T. Frazier
Susan Freedman
Beth Freeman
David Freese
A. Nicole Friant
Allison Fried
Kate Friedman
Richard Friedman
Virginia Fritchey
Robyn D. Froio
Louisa FurstenbergBeckman
Nora FurstenbergCarroll
Leila Fusfeld
Andrew H. Gaber
Michael Gadarian
Ryan R. Gager
Sharon K. Gagliardi
W. Roderick Gagne
David J. Gaier
Stephanie Galli
Ade B. Galloway
Ade Galloway
Rudolph Garcia
David T. Garnes
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John Gaul
Betsy A. Gerber
Frederick Gerhart
Arianne Gerritsen
Jamie L. Ghen
Peter F. Giamporcaro
Brennan Gian-Grasso
Robert T. Gibson
Robert Gibson
Dan Gien
Dan Gien
Allison Gifford
Kevin P. Gilboy
Catherine E. Gillespie
Maria Gilliom
Bruce Martin
Ginsburg
Veronica Gintel
Bernard Glassman
Rachel W. Glavis
Freddy Godoy
Craig l. Godshall
Eric J. Goldberg
Michele Goldfarb
Jonathan Scott
Goldman
Jonathan Goldstein
Jennifer GonzalesFrisbie
Natasha GonzalezRojas
Steven B. Goodman
Craig R. Gottlieb
Elizabeth Gray
Jacquelyn Gray
Amy Greene
Thomas Griffin
Rodney B. Griffith
James Gross
Melissa Grossman
Tara Grove
David I. Grunfeld
Amy J. Guttman
Travis Hager
Ashley Hale
Andrea E. Hammel
Tara Patterson
Hammons
Kymberly Hankinson
Ryan D. Harmon
Candy Harris
Nirvana Harris
John T. Hartigan
Michael Hartman
Edmund L. Harvey
Dustin Hawks
Polly A. Hayes
Michael B. Hayes
Edward Hayes
Kelly Heidrich
Jeremy Hekhvis
Kristofor T. Henning
Matthew F. Henry
David Hersh
Adena Herskovitz
Jack Herzig
Wendy Castor Hess
Christiaan Highsmith
Charles J. Hill
Rebecca Hillyer
Peter Hilton-Kingdon
Henry E. Hockeimer
Matthew E. Hoffman
Emmett Hogan
Joseph Hohenstein
Kia Holifield
Jonathan H. Hollinger
Anita Holm
Molly Hopkins
Sharri H. Horowitz
Mark Houldin
Mike Howey
Richard William Hoy
Sufei Hu
Jane Lee Huang
James A. Hunter
Caroline Hunting
Raquiba Huq
Martha R. Hurt
Jon Hurwitz
Karen M. Ibach
Amy Inlander
Stacy Ip
Alex Isbell
Adam Isenberg
Job Itzkowitz
Marc S. Jacobs
Cory Jacobs
Kate Janoski
William M. Janssen
Alexandria JeanPierre
Thomas J. Jennings
Ellen Jerrehian
Kristen G. Jesse
Shanese I. Johnson
Brian Johnson
Martha E. Johnston
Matthew C. Jones
Robert J. Jones
“We were treated with the courtesy and
genuine concern that I was hoping for.
The volunteer who was assigned to my
case worked for my behalf in a thorough
and extremely professional way, she
treated us no different than paying
clients.”
VIP client
Carmon M. Harvey
Nichole Haskins
Murtaza Hassonjee
Gregory J. Hauck
Kimberly Haug
Fritz Haverstick
Paula M. Jones
Christopher Jones
Paula Jones
Stephen C. Josel
Lisa Kabnick
Aimee L. Kahan
Rachel Kahn
Linda S. Kaiser
Stephen J.
Honorable Anne
Lazurus
Evan H. Lechtman
Grace Manno
Pauline J. Manos
Henri P. Marcial
Kastenberg
Sadaf Kazmi
Amy M. Kearney
William Keffer
Jennifer Field Kelley
Brian Kelly
Katherine Kelton
Linda Kerns
William F. Kerr
Quinn Kerrigan
Daniel Kibler-Stearns
Ed Kiernan
Jefferson Kim
Christine S. Kimmel
Edward J. King
Karin M. Kinney
Joshua Klayman
Wendy F. Klein
Keane
Jared N. Klein
Kenneth D. Kleinman
Kimberly Klock
David M. Koller
Elinore O'Neill
Kolodner
Greg Koory
Bernice J. Koplin
Ronald A. Kovler
Mary Anne
Kowalczyck
Jessica Kreig
Beth Krenson
Laurie A. Krepto
Dean Krishna
Alexis Krotec
Nakul Krishna Kumar
Abby H. Landau
Erin Labar
Michele Langer
Amanda Lanhan
Alison Lasseter
Adam E. Laver
James Lavin
Rochelle Laws
Daniel J. Layden
Ayanna Lee
Gloria Lee
Sohyun Lee
Sophia Lee
Robert Leferve
Robert H. Lefevre
Stephen Leitzell
Jeffrey A. Leonard
Jane E. Lesser
Janice Levin
Mark C. Levy
Mike Levy
Xiao Li
Sally Liao
Daniel S. Liebman
Philip A. Lights
Daniel Linehan
Rita Linguiti
Cynthia De Lisi
Kimberly M. Litman
M. Jared Littman
Michael R. Lobovitz
Karl W. Lohwater
Burt Lopez
Romola LucasHamilton
John E. Lucian
Minh Luu
Kevin W. Lynch
Reed Lyons
John A. MacEvoy
Andrew Mackerer
Michael Macko
Jeramy Maddox
George Magnatta
Karen Magowan
Andrew Maher
Matthew Maher
Elisa Makoon-Singh
Jennifer Maleski
Damodhar Mallfa
Michelle K. Malloy
Tom Malone
Daniel Mann
Richard Mannella
Jeanette L. Manning
Eric J. Marcuson
Maggie Markmann
William Marshall
Joe Martin
Jonathan Maslow
Anne Matthews
William Matthews
Anne Maxwell
Suzanne S. Mayes
Joseph E. Mayk
John McAleese
Katie McCabe
Nancy J. McCauley
Mark McColey
Brian J. McCormick
Megan McCrea
Brooke McDermott
Tracy M. McDevitt
James J. McEldrew III
Michael D. McGinley
Elizabeth McGovern
Inez Russo McGowan
Michael T. McGraw
Marcia McGriff
Jennifer M. McHugh
Maura McInerney
Sarah S. McInnes
Sharmil McKee
Regina McMahon
Edward A. McMerty
D. Nathan McMichael
Diane McMullen
Brendan McQuiggan
Kristine Mehok
Sarah Mehra
Mia Meloni
Joseph L. Messa
Jay Meyers
Deborah P. Mikkelsen
Paul B. Milcetic
Corinne Militello
Greg Miller
Scott Milner
Susan Milner
Russell Miness
Alycia Mitchell
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Katrina M. Mitich
Ami Mody
Dawn Moehn
David R. Moffitt
Barbara Jean Moleah
Mark A. Momjian
Eileen E. Monaghan
James V. Monaghan
Joseph C. Monahan
Robert J. Mongeluzzi
Linda Montemayor
Candace Moody
Zakia Moore
Jose Moreno
Cary E. Moritz
Drew A. Morris
Nicole Morris
Stefanie Morris
Markita Morris-Louis
Matt Mousley
Jonathan Moyer
Len Mucci
Carol Ann Mueller
Patrick Mundy
Christopher J.
Murphy
Michael Murphy
Elizabeth Myers
Bethann R. Naples
Shiloh D. Napolitan
Stephen J. Nathans
Laura Navarro
Jolene Negre
Virginia E.
Neiswender
Stephanie Nelson
Wayman Newton
Khanh Nguyen
Danielle Nicholson
Andrea B. Nicotera
Alan Nochumson
Kathryn Pourmand
Nordick
Lawrence C. Norford
Jennafer Norley
Joy O’Brien
Kathy E. Ochroch
Kathy Ochroch
James C. O'Connor
Ted O'Connor
Peter O'Hara
Maureen Olives
Diane Olsavsky
Chelsea Olson
Kathy A. O'Neill
Michael J. O'Neill
Mark E. Opalisky
Donna Page
AnnMarie Pahides
Wonseng Pan
Michael O. Pansini
Jenny Papatolis
John Parapatt
Jae Yoon Park
Jae Park
Steve Park
J. Manly Parks
Don Parman
Donald F. Parmon
Benjamin S. Parvey
Jeffrey I. Pasek
Nipun Patel
Rachana Patel
Christine M. Paul
Rhonda L. Payne
Thomas
Wesley R. Payne
Enrico Paynello
Jason Pearlman
Richard Peirce
Gregg Perchick
Adam Perlin
Jennifer K. Peterson
Joyce Petrenchek
Lilian Philiposian
Walter G. Phillips
John P. Pierce
Matthew M. Pilcher
Jaclyn Y. Piltch
Brian Pinheiro
Wayne E. Pinkstone
Korey Pirouz
Michelle Piscopo
Mary F. Platt
Carmen Pleitez
Caren L. Pocino
Caroline Pollard
Karen Pollins
Samuel Pond
Dan Poruban
Ernest Posner
Steven S. Poulathas
Deone Powell
Jessica S. Powers
“The staff was on top of my case from the
time I asked VIP for help.
It seems to me that VIP is like a secret.
More people who are unable to pay large
attorneys fees would get a lot more from
VIP. To me you (VIP) a Godsend. Thank
you for being there in time of need. I do not
believe that paid attorney would/could have
done it any faster or better. My case was
not an easy one, but all the attorneys from
VIP got me through it. I now have my
drivers license and I owe it all to VIP.
Thank you ever so much. Keep up the
good work!.”
VIP Client
Michael R. Pratt
Thomas Prettyman
Jeff Price
Joseph A. Prim
Carl S. Primavera
Suzanne N. Pritchard
David B. Pudlin
R. Olivia Pulley
Anita Pundurs
Jennifer Purnell
Jeffrey L. Pustizzi
Sean E. Quinn
John P. Quinn
G. Bradley Rainer
Nicole Ramos
Brian A. Rankin
Louis M. Rappaport
Nancy Shane
Rappaport
Alfred Rauch
Riki R. Redente
Michael H. Reed
Kristen Rees
Martha F. Reilly
Abraham Rein
Robin M. Reliford
Juan Renteria
Stella Reynolds
Mayra Reynoso
Joseph F. Rich
Scott Richelson
Jerre Riggs
Andreas Ringstad
Heather A. Ritch
Anna Rizzi
Noah Robbins
Thomas B. Roberts
Jason Roberts
Lindsay Robinson
Will Robinson
Lisa Robison
Nicola S. Rochester
Bradley S. Rodos
Jesse Rodriguez
Paulette Rodriguez
Magdelena
Rodriguez-Winter
Suzanne Root
Ronald I. Rosen
David N. Rosen
James G. Rosenberg
Pamela D.
Rosenstein
Marisa Rosenstock
Matthew L. Rosin
Daniel R. Ross
Daniel Ross
Elvin Ross
Leah Rotenberg
Rodney Rothwell
Brad Rotolsky
Judith Rubino
Andrew J. Rudolph
Nunzio A. Ruggeri
Louis Rulli
Nina L. Russakoff
Joshua Ryan
Richard J. Sabat
Jacqueline Sabol
Hilary Sacks
Angeli Saijwani
Gregory Samurovich
David E. Sandel Jr.
Sandra Sandoval
Alexander Santee
Lynette M. Santiago
Joseph Santoro
Juliet Sarkessian
Shavon Savage
Michael Scalzitti
Mary Gay Scanlon
Walter W.
Schanbacher
Randall C. Schauer
Lawrence J.
Schempp
Mary A. Scherf
Gary M. Schildhorn
Sarah D.
Schlossberger
Jonathan Schmidt
Bella Schnall
Andrew J. Schneider
Michael Schrader
Katherine L.
Schreiber
Michelle A. Schultz
Geoffrey Schwartz
Melissa Scott
Sadeeka Scott
Dveera Segal
Richard S. Seidel
Marcie Seiler
Tyler Sewell
Paula D. Shaffner
Amit Shah
Barbara J. Shander
Julia Shapiro
Blair J. Shaw
Carole B. Sheffield
Jerome J. Shestack
Maraleen D. Shields
Diane J. Shim
Kevin S. Shmelzer
Ed Sholinsky
Jeffrey S. Shorr
Steven A. Shoumer
William B. Shuey
Jenny Shulbank
Brad V. Shuttleworth
David K. Siegle
Year Silbert
Cole Silver
Matt Silver
Nevena Simidjiyky
Alex Simmons
Fern Simmons
Meg Simpson
“It is nice to give something back to the
community in a worthwhile and meaningful
way, and VIP allows me to do this.”
VIP Volunteer
Louis S. Rulli
Erin Siuda
Cynthia Sleet
Royce W. Smith
Elaine Smith
Zach Smith
Meredith Snyder
Alison Soloff
Howard M. Soloman
Laura Soloman
Shelly Soloman
Randall J.
Sommevilla
Jianlin Song
Jennifer L. Sova
Jeffrey D. Spann
Edward Sparkman
Carolina C. Spaventa
Tim Spiller
Mary Beth St. John
Daniel L. Stackhouse
Jeanne Stagloff
Sonja Stahm
Anna Stankiewicz
Larrick B. Stapleton
Tracy Steele
Heidi Van Steenburgh
David Steerman
Jennifer Stefanski
Dylan Steinberg
Jessica Stender
Kevin Stepanuk
Kathleen A.
Stephenson
David F. Stern
Kari Knight Stevens
Brody Stevens
Deborah Stewart
Robert Stienes
Jane Storero
Jon Strange
Emma Stuhlmann
Janet Hay Subers
Evelyn Suero
Joseph A. Sullivan
David A. Surbeck
John R. Suria
Julia Swain
Erika Szonntag
Mark W. Tanner
Lauren Lonergan
Taylor
Korey T. Taylor
Trevor Taylor
Alex Tebay
Ralph N. Teeters
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Yordanos Teferi
Menna Tesfatsion
Brian E. Tetro
Jacqueline Tham
Andrea Thomas
Bob Thomas
Lindette C. Thornton
James A. Timko
Susan G. Toler
Gretchen Tomanek
Peter Tomasco
Brennan Joseph
Torregrossa
Sonja Trauss
Megan L. Traversari
MyMy Trieu
Ciro Tufano
Lauren A. Tulli
Daniel Tune
Asma Uddin
Daniel J. Uhehan
Amy Underwood
David Unkovic
Dennis J. Valenza
Joseph Valva
Joseph Valvo
Hudson L. Vanderhoff
Aurora Vasquez
Nicholas Vaughan
Tom Vecchio
Dolores Vera
Kimberly Verruso
Andrea N. Verwoerd
Dora Viacava
Daniel Villera
Susannah Vining
Shacheendra Vinod
Michael L. Viola
Debby Visser
William Visser
Robyn D.H. Walcoff
Lawrence F. Walker
Brooke Wallace
Jenn Walters
Ke Wan
Seeven Wan
Michael Wang
Megan Warnick
Megan E. Watson
Brian L. Watson
Alisa Waxman
Jane Weiner
Matteo Weiner
Stewart M. Weintraub
Dean E. Weisgold
Paul D. Weller
Ralph G. Wellington
Christine Welsh
Mara Wenner
Ryan Wertman
Talitha West
Whitney N.
Whisenhunt
Matthew A. White
Cynthia R. White
Maryellen White
Matthew I. Whitehorn
Matthew Whitehorn
Alfred D. Whitman
Andrew Whitney
Jennifer A. Wieclaw
Zach Wielgus
Eric P. Wilenzik
Kathleen D. Wilkinson
Joel West Williams
Angelina Williams
Kelly Williams
Rhonda Hill Wilson
Scott Wilson
Heather C. Winett
Nancy J. Winkler
Michael Winklespecht
Ezra Wohlgelernter
Ronald L. Wolf
David J. Wolfsohn
James Wong
Joanne M. Wright
John Wright
Irina Yeumenenko
Christine Yeung
Olga Yevglevskaya
David S. Yoon
Jennifer Yoon
John P. Young
Ron Zack
Eric G. Zajac
Bernard E. Zbrzeznj
David B. Zelikoff
Thomas E. Zemaitis
Robert Zielinski
Paula J. Zimmerman
Sarah E Zuba
Marc J. Zucker
Brian Zuckerman
Joe Zuercher
Joshua Zugerman
John Zurn
Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent Program)
42 South 15th Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-523-9550
Fax: 215-564-0845
www.phillyvip.org
www.philadelphialawworks.org
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