Articles

Features about staff, volunteers and VIP

VIP Honors Morris-Louis: Philadelphia Bar Reporter

VIP Summer Pro Bono ProgramPhiladelphia Bar Reporter

Phila. VIP Marks 30 Years with Challenge: The Legal Intelligencer by 30th Anniversary Engagement Committee Co-chairs, Martha "Frannie" Reilly and Matthew Olesh

The Impact of Saying Yes to Providing Pro Bono Legal Services: The Legal Intelligencer by Sara L. Woods, Philadelphia VIP Executive Director

Training for Tomorrow : Business Law Today by VIP LawWorks Managing Attorney Stefanie F. Seldin and VIP volunteer Rachel Gallegos 

Lawyers Aiding Entrepreneurs: Philadelphia Business Journal by VIP LawWorks Managing Attorney Stefanie Seldin and Board Member Markita Morris-Louis

Grand Theft Rowhome: Stealing a House is Easier Than You Think: Philadelphia City Paper

Pro Bono Corner: An Unfamiliar Case Made Successful with Help from Philadelphia VIPYLD Ezine by volunteer attorney Jacqueline Walsh and VIP Philly Fellow Samar Aryani

The Lawyer who Says Yes: The Legal Intelligencer by Philly Fellow Geneva Campbell, featuring former board president and volunteer Kim Dolan

Unsung Heroes: The Legal Intelligencer featuring volunteer and former board member Tom Zemaitis and volunteer paralegals at Pepper Hamilton

Local law firm honored for Pro Bono work: The Philadelphia Gay News by Jen Colletta, featuring volunteer Deborah Willig and Executive Director Sara Woods  

 

Mortgage Foreclosure

Philadelphia Foreclosure Relief Program Finds Success As Homeowners Meet Lenders, The Huffington Post

'Philadelphia gathering looks at the present and future of real estate fraud', VIP supervising attorney, Kelly Gastley, quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer

'Don't Cut Funds that Reduce Foreclosures' by VIP staff attorney Maisha Elonai, The Philadelphia Inquirer

'Slumlord' vs. the American Dream: Their homes, their hopes...gone?, featuring VIP managing attorney Stefanie F. Seldin, Philadelphia Daily News

Dear Angry American, Joining the Tea Party is NOT Your Only Option by Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post

On the house by Al Heavens, Philadelphia Daily News

Judge Rizzo on White House Panel

Philadelphia Gives Homeowners a Way to Stay Put by Peter S. Goodman, New York Times

Slumlord sold them lies, many say by Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman, Philadelphia Daily News

Pro Bono in Action by William J. Woodward, Jr., Business Law Today

Untold Stories Celebrate Pro Bono Work featuring VIP volunteer Cheryl Jacobs by Michael Petitti, The Philadelphia Lawyer

Experts differ on who should own a home featuring VIP managing attorney Stefanie Fleischer Seldin by Alan J. Heavens

 

Homeownership

Default Lines by Isaiah Thompson, City Paper

Untangling Tangled Title by Kelly J. Gastley

Agencies Work to Combat Fraudulent Conveyances by Stefanie Fleischer Seldin and Kelly J. Gastley

Pro Bono Attorneys are need to say yes to low-income homeowners facing foreclosure by Rutgers Camden Law school Career Planning

Help for Struggling Homeowners by Edmund Andrews, Parade

 

Family

Helping Families Through Pro Bono by Peggy Rubin

VIP, Harvard Law to Study Impact of Services by Meredith Brennan

Family Law Volunteers needed by Philly VIP by Janine LaBletta