Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases: Tipping the Scales Toward Justice
COURSE DESCRIPTION
NPLS is hosting a CLE panel discussion focused on tenants’ access to counsel in landlord/tenant proceedings. 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 our 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 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 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
