Available Cases

Hearing: September 26, 2023 at 12:45 PM Client is a nurse who fell behind on rent after going back to school a few months ago. One of the property managers told Client they’d help her apply for rental assistance and settle the matter outside of court. However, after Client paid $1500 in good faith, she learned a different property manager […]

75-year-old client needs representation for an auto accident case, where he was hit while on his bicycle. The case is scheduled for an arbitration hearing on May 29, 2024 at 9:15 am. Client was struck by plaintiff’s vehicle at the intersection of Chestnut Hill Ave and Germantown Ave. Client subsequently spent three weeks in the hospital and needed intense physical […]

Client seeks assistance getting title to the home she has lived in for the past 22 years. In November 2000, Client and her partner at the time, used a straw buyer to assist them with purchasing the home because they did not have sufficient credit. The buyer was a friend of the couple and agreed to put the deed and […]

Client needs assistance obtaining guardianship of his maternal aunt, who has limited communication capabilities and a decline in mental status. She cannot manage her own financial and medical decisions. Client is the closest relative to his aunt. She never married or had any children, her parents are deceased, and so are the rest of her siblings (client’s mother included). Aunt […]

Client, who had disabling cancer, has been living in her home since 1993. She moved in under the understanding that the record owner would transfer title to her after she paid off the back real estate taxes of about $16,000. She did this and never heard from the record owner again. Then, in 1999, record owner transferred title instead to […]

Hearing: September 26, 2023 at 12:45 PM Client, who is currently on unpaid maternity leave, is facing eviction and a $9000 money judgment. Client fell behind after her rent nearly doubled. She has tried to get rental assistance, but her property manager will not co-operate. There are severe water leak issues, resulting in a caving-in ceiling and soaked and moldy […]

Client would like a volunteer to represent her at an arbitration hearing on January 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM. Client is being sued by Discover Bank for late credit card payments totaling just over $$8,000. Client was unable to pay when one of her incomes stopped coming in due to the pandemic. Client attempted to work with a debt consolidation […]

Disabled client seeks representation in a debt collection matter against debt buyer Cavalry SPV. An arbitration hearing is scheduled in the Court of Common Pleas for May 30, 2024 at 9:15am. The deadline to respond to the complaint is November 7, 2023. The debt originates from a Macy’s card that client opened about four or five years ago. Around 2019, […]

Disabled 64-year-old client seeks assistance with a quiet title action based on adverse possession. More than fifteen years ago, client found a property that was abandoned. She moved in and started making repairs. She pays utilities and she is in an Owner-Occupied Payment Agreement. VIP has done preliminary research on the deceased record owner of the property, and has identified […]

Extremely organized client seeks help with becoming the legal guardian of her 19-year-old son. Her son was born with hydrocephaly and has a shunt in his brain, which would require surgery to remove or replace. Son is non-verbal and has a severe developmental disability, and cannot advocate for himself. Client would like to be able to make medical decisions on […]

Gracious client, who now lives out-of-state, seeks representation in a debt collection matter. An arbitration hearing is scheduled in the Court of Common Pleas for April 29, 2024 at 9:15am. Client has not yet been served. Client is being sued by American Express for about $12,200. Client stopped paying on the card after she experienced financial hardship due to a […]

Devoted husband needs a volunteer to help him become the legal guardian of his veteran wife with Alzheimer’s. Client’s wife needs help with all daily tasks. An expert report has been completed and notarized. Client’s daughter may be interested in being co-guardian with Client. A volunteer is needed to file a petition for guardianship and represent the client throughout the […]

Gracious client, who now lives out-of-state, seeks representation in a debt collection matter. An arbitration hearing is scheduled in the Court of Common Pleas for May 10, 2024 at 9:15am. The deadline to respond to the complaint is September 13, 2023. Client is being sued by American Express for about $6000. Client stopped paying on the card after she experienced […]

80-year-old client is looking for a volunteer to assist him with filing a response to complaint by November 1, 2023, and to represent him at an arbitration hearing on June 18, 2024, at 9:15 AM in the Court of Common Pleas on a third-party collections case. Debt buyer Cavalry is suing client over his Home Depot credit card debt totaling […]

Dedicated client seeks representation to become the legal guardian of his mother-in-law, who has dementia and needs help with all daily tasks. Client and his wife decided, at this time, it would be best for him to be sole guardian, given their personal circumstances. An expert report has been completed and notarized. A volunteer is needed to file a petition […]

Client needs a volunteer to defend him at an arbitration hearing in the Court of Common Pleas on December 21, 2023 at 9:15am. A response to the complaint is due on July 6, 2023. In 2020, Client opened an American Express business card to support the business he started. He paid on it for about a year but then his […]

Client needs a volunteer to help him negotiate a debt collections matter. A hearing is scheduled in Municipal Court on October 10, 2023 at 1:15pm. Client is being sued by Capitol One for about $2600 in credit card debt and fees. Client fell behind on his bills due to financial hardship in Spring 2022 and stopped paying on the card. […]

Client is in need of representation for an arbitration hearing in the Court of Common Pleas on March 4, 2024, at 9:15 AM. Client is being sued by a debt buyer over a Citibank/Home Depot credit account with an outstanding balance of almost $9,000. Client had agreed that the credit card would use autopay for her payments, and claims she […]

Client purchased her home in 2007, has paid in full, and now needs assistance to remove the promissory note, which was recorded. She financed the home through a mortgage, but unexpected costs arose, and the grantor lent her $15,000, recording a “deed of trust” securing the debt against the property. The client paid the loan back in cash shortly after, […]

Client needs a volunteer to help him negotiate a debt collections matter. A hearing is scheduled in Municipal Court on October 10, 2023 at 1:15pm. Client is being sued by Discover for about $8500 in credit card debt and fees. Client fell behind on his bills due to financial hardship in Spring 2022 and stopped paying on the card. His […]

Hearing: October 16, 2023 at 1:15 PM Kind client and her family are facing eviction and a $7K+ money judgment. Client’s husband abruptly moved out of the home in June 2023, but told Client that he would continue paying rent. Client was blindsided by the eviction notice and is worried about losing her home. Ideally, she would like to remain […]

Friendly client would like title to his home of 14 years through a quiet title action based on adverse possession. Client entered a month-to-month lease agreement in November of 2008. Around the beginning of 2011, deceased landlord’s attorney reached out to client to offer client to buy the house from landlord’s estate. Client could not afford to buy the house […]

Client needs a volunteer to help her gain title of her home through a quiet title action based on adverse possession. Client was under the impression that her nephew bought the property through a Sheriff’s sale but upon further investigation, the property is actually owned by notorious landlords who have been involved in several lawsuits in Philadelphia related to their […]

Twenty-nine-year-old client needs help obtaining guardianship of her cousin (AIP), who has Down’s Syndrome and an intellectual disability. He is unable to speak, read, write, or sign. Client has been caring for AIP since before his mother passed away in February 2023, and continues to do so. AIP does not have any known siblings and his parents are both deceased. […]