Legal Clinic for the Disabled
Madeline Napierkowski is currently serving as a Staff Attorney at Legal Clinic For Disabled Inc since January 2023. Prior to this role, Napierkowski worked as an Associate Attorney at Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly, P.C. from June 2019 to November 2022, and held positions as a Law Clerk at Edelstein Law, LLP from May 2018 to April 2019. Napierkowski gained early legal experience as an intern in the ARD Unit and as a general intern at the Montgomery County Office of the District Attorney during 2015 and 2016. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Law (JD) from Widener University Schools of Law (2017-2020) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Criminal Justice and Corrections from the University of Delaware (2013-2017).
Legal Clinic for the Disabled
The Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) provides free legal services to low-income people with disabilities and to the deaf and hard of hearing in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Since 1987, LCD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation with offices at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, has helped thousands of Pennsylvanians with disabilities. At LCD, we provide a variety of legal services. As part of our work, we assist victims of domestic violence with getting legal protection from their abusers. We represent victims of identity theft and consumer fraud. We help parents and caregivers access healthcare for their children. We write wills, powers of attorney and living wills. Most of the clients we serve experience physical limitations in their daily activities, and many have suffered catastrophic injuries or illnesses like stroke, spinal cord or brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cancer, advanced diabetes, glaucoma, AIDS, amputation or epilepsy. Our services help them overcome legal barriers that impact their ability to live safely and independently in their communities.