Public Interest Directory

Directory of Public Interest Legal Organizations

Below is a list of public interest law agencies, programs and projects that serve Philadelphia's neediest citizens. For more detailed information, including the organization's mission, eligibility guidelines, intake process, areas of practice and special programs or projects, you may download or print a pdf file of the directory for easy reference.

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AIDS Law Project

1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-587-9377 (phone) 215-587-9902 (fax) View Website Ronda B. Goldfein, Esq. (Executive Director)
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American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania

P.O. Box 40008, Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-592-1513 (phone) 215-592-1343 (fax) View Website Reginald Shuford, Esq. (Executive Director) Mary Catherine Roper, Esq. (Senior Staff Attorney)
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Appellate Litigation Clinic at the Earle Mack School of Law

3320 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 571-4709 (phone) (215) 571-4712 (fax) View Website Richard H. Frankel, Esq. (Director)
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Center for Disability Law and Policy

1617 J.F.K. Boulevard, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19103 888-745-2357 (toll free) 215-557-7112 (phone) 215-557-7602 (fax) View Website Stephen S. Pennington, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Community Legal Services

Main Office: 1424 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102; North Philadelphia Law Center: 1410 W. Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140 Main Office: 215-981-3700; North Philadelphia Law Center: 215-227-2400 (phone) Main Office: 215-981-0434 North Philadelphia: 215-227-2435 (fax) View Website Catherine C. Carr, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project

42 South 15th Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-523-9511/9510 (phone) 215-981-3866 (fax) Mary Anne Lucey (Executive Director)
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Council on American-Islamic Relations

1218 Chestnut Street, Suite 510, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-592-0509 (phone) 267-318-7314 (fax) View Website Amara Sadaf Chaudhry, Esq. (Civil Rights Director)
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Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania

1315 Walnut Street, Ste. 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-8070 (phone) 215-772-3126 (fax) View Website Mark J. Murphy, Esq. (Executive Director) Kelly Darr, Esq. (Legal Director)
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Education Law Center

1315 Walnut Street, Ste. 400, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-6970 (phone) 215-772-3125 (fax) View Website Rhonda Brownstein, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Face to Face Germantown Legal Center

109 E. Price Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-438-1390 (phone) 215-843-8040 (fax) View Website Veronica Ludt, Esq. (Legal Director)
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Friends of Farmworkers, Inc.

42 South 15th Street, Suite 605 Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-733-0878 and 800-729-1607 (phone) 215-733-0876 (fax) View Website Meredith Rapkin, Esq. (Executive Director) Arthur N. Read (General Counsel)
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Good Shepherd Mediation Program

5356 Chew Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19138 215-843-5413 (phone) 215-843-2080 (fax) View Website Cheryl Cutrona, Esq. (Executive Director)
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HIAS Pennsylvania

2100 Arch Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-832-0900 (phone) 215-832-0919 (fax) View Website Judith Bernstein-Baker, Esq. (Executive Director) Philippe Weisz, Esq., Managing Attorney (Legal Director)
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Homeless Advocacy Project

42 South 15th Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-523-9595 1-800-837-2672 (phone) 215-981-3866 (fax) View Website Marsha Cohen, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Juvenile Law Center

1315 Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-625-0551 (phone) 215-625-2808 (fax) View Website Robert G. Schwartz, Esq. (Executive Director) Marsha L. Levick, Esq. (Deputy Director & Chief Counsel)
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Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.

1513 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-587-3350 (phone) 215-587-3166 (fax) View Website Linda Peyton, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Mazzoni Center Legal Services

21 S. 12th St , 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-563-0657 (phone) 215-563-0748 (fax) View Website Nurit Shein (Executive Director) David M. Rosenblum, Esq. (Legal Director)
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National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women

125 S. 9th Street, Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-351-0010 or 800-903-0111 ext 3 (phone) 215-351-0779 (fax) View Website Sue Osthoff (Executive Director)
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Nationalities Service Center

1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-893-8400 (phone) 215-735-9718 (fax) View Website Dennis Mulligan, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Pennsylvania Capital Representation Project of the Philadelphia Federal Defender

Independence Square West, Ste. 545 West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-928-0520 (phone) 215-928-0826 (fax) Helen Marino, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Pennsylvania Health Law Project

123 Chestnut Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19106 800-274-3258 (HelpLine); 215-625-3990 (Administrative) (phone) 215-625-3879 (fax) View Website Laval Miller-Wilson, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center

P.O. Box 20339 112 Pleasant Acres Road, Suite I York, PA 17402 717-600-8099 or 484-802-7281 (director) (phone) 717-600-8044 (fax) View Website Ashley Grimm, Esq. (Interim Executive Director)
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Pennsylvania Innocence Project

Temple University Beasley School of Law 1719 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-4255 (phone) 215-204-0199 (fax) View Website Richard C. Glazer, Esq. (Executive Director) Marissa Boyers Bluestine, Esq. (Legal Director)
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Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts

1601 Cherry St., Three Parkway, Suite 1320, Pennsylvania, PA 19102 215-569-1150 (phone) 215-569-9153 (fax) View Website Lynn A. Marks, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Philadelphia Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Services

1101 Market Street 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-6333 (phone) 215-238-1159 (fax) View Website Charlie Klitsch, Esq. Director of Public & Legal Services (Legal Director)
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Philadelphia Landlord/Tenant Legal Help Center, A Special Project Administered by SeniorLAW Center

Municipal Court, 1339 Chestnut Street, 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-523-9577 (for professionals); 215-606-3556 (telephone assistance for clients) (phone) Michele F. Cohen, Esq. (Supervising Attorney) Karen C. Buck, Esq. Executive Director, SeniorLAW Center (Alternative Contact Person)
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Philadelphia Legal Assistance

42 South 15th Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-981-3800 (phone) 215-981-3860, 3870 (fax) View Website Anita Santos-Singh, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Philadelphia VIP

1500 Walnut St, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-523-9550 (phone) 215-564-0845 (fax) View Website Sara Woods, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, 200 S. Broad Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-790-3836 (phone) 215-790-3888 (fax) View Website Karin Copeland, Arts & Business Council Executive Director (Executive Director) Miriam Dechant, Esq., PVLA Director (Legal Director)
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Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia

United Way Building, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 215-627-7100 (phone) 215-627-3183 (fax) View Website Jennifer R. Clarke, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Regional Housing Legal Services

2 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038-7615 215-572-7300 (phone) 215-572-0262 (fax) View Website Mark Schwartz, Esq. (Executive Director) Rachel Blake, Esq., Associate Director; Dina Schlossberg, Esq., Deputy Director and Senior Attorney for Multifamily Housing (Associate Director/Deputy Director)
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Rutgers-Camden Law School Lawyering Program

217 North Fifth Street, Camden, NJ 08102 View Website
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Scenic Philadelphia

1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1650, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-731-1775 (phone) 215-732-5725 (fax) View Website Mary Tracy (Executive Director)
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SeniorLAW Center

The Land Title Building 100 South Broad Street, 18th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19110 215-988-1244 (phone) 215-988-1243 (fax) View Website Karen C. Buck, Esq. (Executive Director) Sangeeta Prasad, Esq., Managing Attorney (Legal Director)
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Support Center for Child Advocates

1900 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 267-546-9200 (phone) 267-546-9201 (fax) View Website Frank P. Cervone, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Temple University Beasley School of Law Elderly Law Project

1719 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-6887 (phone) 215-204-2570 (fax) View Website Debra Kroll, Esq. (Executive Director)
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Temple University Beasley School of Law Legal Aid Office

1719 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-1800 (phone) 215-204-5521 (fax) View Website Spencer Rand, Esq., Clinical Associate Professor (Attorney ) Sarah Katz, Esq., Visiting Clinical Professor (Attorney)
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Tenant Union Representative Network

21 South 12th Street 11 Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-940-3900 (phone) 215-940-3910 (fax) View Website Philip Lord, Esq. (Executive Director)
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The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project

718 Arch Street, Suite 304, Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-925-2966 (phone) 215-925-5337 (fax) View Website Angus Love, Esq. (Executive Director)
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University of Pennsylvania Law School Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies

3400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 215-898-8427 (phone) 215-573-6783 (fax) View Website Louis S. Rulli, Esq. (Clinic Director and Professor of Law) Rachel Mayover (Clinic Administrator)
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Villanova School of Law, Villanova Clinical Program

299 North Spring Mill Road, Villanova, PA 19085 610-519-5894 (phone) 610-519-5173 (fax) View Website Dveera Segal, Esq. (Director) Patricia Brown (Clinical Program Administrator)
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Widener University School of Law Clinical Programs

4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803 302-477-2162 (phone) View Website Kenneth T. Kristl, Esq. (Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law ) Justin Holbrook (Director of the Veterans Law Clinic)
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Women Against Abuse Center

100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19110 215-686-7082 Hotline: 1800-723-3014 (phone) 215-686-7041 (fax) View Website Molly Callahan, Esq. (Legal Director)
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Women's Law Project

Philadelphia Office: 125 S. 9th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Western Pennsylvania Office: 401 Wood Street, Suite 1020, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Philadelphia Office: 215-928-9801 Western PA Office: 412-281-2892 (phone) Philadelphia Office: 215-928-9848 Western PA: 412-281-3054 (fax) View Website Carol Tracy, Esq. (Executive Director) Terry Fromson, Esq. (Managing Attorney)
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