Available Cases

Client seeks assistance with obtaining guardianship of her father. Client’s father has been in a coma since February 2020. Client’s father is unmarried, and client is his only child; as such, the guardianship will not be contested. Client wants to continue making both medical and financial decisions for her father. A doctor is willing to complete an expert report.

Client is currently on the deed to her home as a joint tenant with rights of survivorship with her relative who has recently died. Several critical home repairs are needed, particularly to the plumbing system, but client lives alone and is limited in the repairs she can complete herself. A volunteer is needed to draft and execute a deed giving […]

Client needs assistance transferring the deed to his home into his name, so he can apply to repair grant programs. The property is currently owned by client’s mother, who died testate leaving the property to client in her will. Client opened his mother’s estate and obtained letters testamentary, but he never transferred the deed into his name. Several critical home […]

Client has an upcoming virtual custody hearing on September 2, 2020, at 11;30 am before judge Holly J Ford regarding her young son. The opposing party is the child’s father. Client and the father are married, but they have been separated since 2017. Client was severely abused during her relationship with her son’s father. Father filed for partial custody in […]

Client needs title to his home to qualify for grants that would allow him to make critical repairs to his home. The property is currently owned by client’s mother, who died intestate in 2017. The mother’s only heirs are client and his sister. Client’s sister has agreed to sign a renunciation and transfer her interest to client. Client lives alone […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for September 10, 2020, at 3:00 pm in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client has lived in the property since 2007. Written lease ended in 2008, and client has had a verbal month-to-month lease since. Client was asked if she would like to remain in the property in December 2019 because landlord […]

85-year-old client needs help with a probate matter. Client is living in a property owned jointly by her deceased husband and one of her sons. The other heirs to the property are client’s two other children, and all three kids agree to give title to client. A volunteer is needed to probate the client’s husband’s estate, including drafting a deed […]

An elderly client, seeks representation for an expedited custody hearing, and the underlying custody case, concerning his five-month-old daughter. Client believes the child’s mother endangers her. There is no current custody order in place. The mother has been withholding the child from client for two months, and before that she had frequently threatened client during visits. When the child was […]

79-year old client seeks assistance with drafting a will. Client owns her home and would like to leave it to her neighbors. Client wants to leave her car, and the remainder of her bank accounts, to the mother of her grandson. A volunteer is needed to draft this document.

Client seeks assistance with adopting her 11-year-old great-great granddaughter. Client has raised the child since she was an infant and was awarded primary physical and legal custody when she was two years old. The child’s biological mother is deceased. There is no father named on the child’s birth certificate. An attorney is needed to represent the client throughout the adoption […]

Client is seeking title to his home in order to secure an important piece of financial security for his family. Over ten years ago, client and his wife moved into the property to take care of his ill mother, who owns the property. Client’s mother died testate in 2016. In her will, client’s mother left the property to client and […]

Incorporation – Client is an established organization that maintains a park in North Philadelphia and hosts educational events for the neighboring community. Client seeks assistance with incorporating and obtaining 501(c)(3) status.

Divorce Only: Client seeks assistance obtaining a divorce. Client and wife were married in 1973 in Greenville, South Carolina and separated in June 1983. Client has provided his wife’s last known address, but a volunteer may need to seek alternative service because the parties have not been in touch since 1983. They have no assets to divide, and client’s only […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for October 19, 2020, at 8:45am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client has lived in the building since March 2018 but changed units in July 2019 due to habitability issues. L&I has inspected the unit twice and there are currently 5 open violations. Original eviction hearing was heard December 10, 2019, and the judge […]

Client and her sister would like to share title of their deceased mother’s home. Client’s mother died in August 2019. Client has obtained Letters of Administration. Client and her sister are mother’s only heirs. A volunteer is needed to draft and help client execute a deed transferring title to client and her sister, to prepare and file the inheritance tax […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing scheduled for September 29, 2020, at 11:00 am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client moved out of the property in 2015 after signing a new lease to remove another roommate. Client gave a hardcopy notice that the client would leave the property to the Management Company which the company now denies. Family […]

Client seeks assistance with a will that leaves her home to her youngest daughter, specifies her funeral wishes, and leaves her personal property to all three of her children. Client also seeks assistance with an advance healthcare directive and financial power of attorney, but seeks counsel and advice on the decision of who to name as her agent. Notary services […]

Client seeks title to his deceased father’s home. Father left a will that directs the executor of his estate (client’s uncle) to sell the home and divide the proceeds between client and his brother. Both brothers want to remain in the home rather than selling. Client has spoken with his uncle who has expressed a willingness to come to an […]

Divorce Only: Client seeks assistance obtaining a divorce. Client and wife married in 1996 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They lived together for only 8 months before they separated. Client has not seen or spoken to his wife in 15 years. They have no assets to divide, and client believes wife will consent to the divorce. Client knows wife lives […]

Corporate Governance Issues – Client is an emerging retail operation and consulting agency in the cannabis industry. Client seeks assistance with drafting its operating agreement. Client also needs an attorney to review an NDA that had been previously signed with an investment banker to understand the terms and how to stay compliant. VIP can find another attorney to take this […]

Divorce Only: Client seeks assistance with a no-asset divorce. Client and husband married in September 2009 and separated in June 2019. Client is a victim of domestic violence and has been fighting breast cancer. Neither party is employed, and client is not sure if her husband has representation. Client has provided a last known address for husband. Client does not […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Client, who is a victim of domestic abuse, needs help divorcing her husband and obtaining alimony pendente lite. Client and the opposing party were married in April 2016 and separated in April 2018. Client now lives in Atlanta, GA and the opposing party lives in Philadelphia, PA. In July 2019, the opposing party filed a divorce […]

Client moved into the home of her aunt and uncle in September 2011. Client’s aunt and uncle owned the home as joint tenants with right of survivorship. At the time, the property was uninhabitable, so client entered into a verbal agreement with her aunt that stipulated client would receive title to the property after she paid off the mortgage and […]

Petition to Vacate hearing scheduled for Thursday, September 3, 2020, at 9:45 am in Municipal Court – Room 6. Landlord is represented by Timothy Cirino, Esq. Case summary coming soon. Please “express interest” by clicking on case number if you are available for representation and would like more information right away.