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Case #22-0047870
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Client seeks representation at a custody hearing on July 6, 2022, at 9:00 am before Judge Cohen, regarding her 6-year-old daughter. Opposing parties are the child’s father and paternal grandmother. The opposing parties filed a complaint for custody in December 2021. There was no order prior to filing this complaint. A December 2021 temporary custody order awarded paternal grandmother primary […]

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Case #22-0048234
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Client seeks representation for a collections matter in the Court of Common Pleas. Client is being sued by Wilmington Savings Fund Society for $7,117.75 in overdraft charges plus attorney fees. Client opened the account at the end of 2021. Client, as a full-time student, was unable to make payments. Client was served with the complaint on June 21, 2022, and […]

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Lee Klein

June 2022

“When I’m at court, I observe these tenants that are coming unrepresented and sometimes being taken advantage of by landlords. I can help prevent that.”

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