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Equal Access Legal Services

  • Location:
    402 Bethlehem Pike
    Glenside, PA 19038
  • Phone:
    (267) 888-6703
  • Fax:
    (215) 689-1458
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Equal Access Legal Services is the first nonprofit law firm in the Philadelphia region that provides affordable legal services to low-to-middle income residents. We charge on a sliding scale depending on your verified income and family size starting as low as $75.00. Our mission is to bridge the gap for those individuals or families that fall outside traditional accesses to legal services such as free legal services or attorney fees at market rate.

State served: Pennsylvania
Detention Facilities Served: Berks County Family Shelter (PA)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Other areas of legal assistance: Nonprofit Organizations
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Creole
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: We offer sliding scale fees and pro bono services for those clients that are eligible.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Church World Service, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Mary Chicorelli
2678886703
Executive Director:
Mary Chicorelli
2678886703
Last contact date: January 10, 2018
Administrator comments: 11/17/16: created 8/4/17: Phone and address updated 10 Jan 2018: tickler 06 Dec 2021: tickler 04 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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