Available Cases

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like to leave her home to her uncle upon her passing. Client would also like advice regarding a living will, and financial and healthcare powers of attorney. A volunteer is needed to draft a will in accordance with client’s wishes and to counsel and advise client about advance planning documents.

Client seeks title to a home she has lived in for 25 years through adverse possession. Record owners moved to Arizona in 1997 and executed an agreement giving neighbors agency to rent the property. Client and her husband leased the home from the neighbors for two years. In 1999, client entered into an agreement with neighbors wherein client took responsibility […]

Choice of Entity (1-Hour Consult) – Client is an established flooring business that provides installation services for carpeting, hardwood, laminate, and vinyl flooring. Client is currently operating as a sole proprietorship and seeks counsel & advice on possibly converting to an LLC as well as subsequent formation steps. This is a limited 1-hour virtual consultation opportunity. VIP can find another […]

Corporate Governance Issues (1-Hour Consult) – Client is a nonprofit that develops self-sustaining regional economies through supporting local agriculture and sustainable textile production. Client is in the process of filing for 501(c)(3) tax exemption and is considering requiring paid membership for one of its programs. Client seeks counsel & advice on whether it must hold an annual membership meeting with […]

Real Property – Client is a community arts space in the Germantown neighborhood. Client has an informal agreement with a neighboring commercial property to host events in an empty lot adjacent to its building. Client seeks counsel & advice on its liability in using the space and options for continuing its use, which may subsequently result in negotiation with the […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home to her two minor grandchildren. Client understands that she will need to name a trustee but needs some counseling on who the appropriate person should be. Client would also like a living will. A volunteer is needed to prepare documents in accordance with client’s wishes […]

Corporate Governance – Client is an established afterschool program and summer camp offering environmental education to children in the Greater Philadelphia area. Client is currently structured as two separate 501(c)(3) organizations, one of which is a private foundation. Client seeks counsel & advice on potentially restructuring as a single organization, and may require subsequent help with establishing the new entity.

80-year-old client seeks estate planning assistance. Client would like a will leaving her home to her two sons, and naming her daughter as executor. Client’s older son is a full-time caregiver to her younger son, and client would like to ensure they both have secure housing should she pass away. Client is not interested in any other estate planning documents […]

Incorporation (1-Hour Consult) – Client is an emerging small business that will teach people about the basics of cryptocurrency through consulting and online workshops. Client recently obtained an EIN and seeks counsel & advice on whether it can establish subsidiary entities or DBAs under the same EIN. This is a 1-hour limited virtual consultation opportunity.

Client seeks estate planning assistance. Client would like a will naming her sister as her executor and leaving her home to her three minor grandchildren with the stipulation that the house not be sold so it remains a family home. Client’s sister will also serve as the trustee for the grandchildren if they are still minors at the time of […]

Tax (1-Hour Consult) – Client is a social networking platform for Christian-based entertainers. Client has received a notice from the PA Dept of Labor Office of UC Tax Services regarding missed quarterly wage reports, and is not certain whether it is currently in compliance with city, state, and/or federal tax regulations. Client is in need of an attorney to provide […]

Client seeks assistance with a license reinstatement so that he can secure employment. Client’s license was suspended as a result of an unpaid judgment from an auto accident that occurred about 7 years ago. A volunteer is needed to counsel and assist client to fulfill the requirements necessary to restore his driving privileges.

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving his home to his daughter. Client is also interested in a healthcare power of attorney and living will but would like more counseling about these documents. A volunteer is needed to provide advice and counsel to client, to draft documents in accordance with clients wishes, and to […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home to her four grandchildren and naming her daughter as executor. Client would also like a financial power of attorney naming her daughter as her agent, and a healthcare power of attorney naming her son and another daughter as co-agents. A volunteer is needed to counsel […]