Recent Quotes from NPLS Staff:
- Court tosses debt collector’s suit/Morning Call/2/21/2011: “It also makes the strategy used by some debt buyers less likely to success”, said Victoria Coyle, Executive Director of North Penn Legal Services in Bethlehem. “In many cases, third-party debt buyers hope targets of their lawsuits will take no action to defend themselves, which usually leads to an automatic win for the debt collector. However, when those who owe fight back, the debt collectors are often unprepared to prove their case and walk away,” Coyle said. “When they buy debt for 15 cents on the dollar, that’s the risk that they take, “ Coyle said.
- Pro bono helps sustain legal aid for low-income clients/Times Leader/2/8/2011: Commentary by NPLS Executive Director Victoria Coyle
- No foes for higher fees for legal aid lawyers/Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal/9/6/2010: Victoria Coyle, Executive Director of North Penn Legal Services in Bethlehem, is applauding a move by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to double the fees charged to out-of-state attorneys representing clients in Pennsylvania. For once, most attorneys are agreeing on a subject and endorsing the increase almost unanimously.
- Courts offer help to those facing foreclosure/SunGazette/7/08/2010: “We’re going to give them the opportunity to obtain free legal representation at these conferences, “Gray said. “It will be done through a new pro-bono program instituted by North Penn Legal Services with the cooperation and support of the county Law Association.” “In most cases, attorneys and representatives will seek a mutually acceptable agreement”, according to Jennifer Heverly, an attorney with North Penn Legal Services.
- Landlord and tenants disputes up in district court/The Daily Item/1/10/2011: Peter B. Macky, Managing Attorney for North Penn Legal Services, which often represents tenants in tenant-landlord disputes, notes that a landlord can enter an apartment under three circumstances: “If there is an emergency of some kind,” he said. “Or if a landlord gives advance notice that he would like to inspect the apartment at a reasonable time. And finally, if the landlord wishes to show the apartment to other prospective tenants.”
