North Penn Legal Services is hosting a Fair Housing Month CLE Panel Discussion, entitled Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases: Tipping the Scales Toward Justice on April 14, 2020 from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern. The program will be presented virtually on the Zoom platform.

The program will be 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)
• Representative from CORA Good Shepherd Mediation in Philadelphia 

CLE CREDIT:

1.5 Substantive CLE credits available for PA attorneys.
Registration and full attendance is required.

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