Legal Clinic for the Disabled
Xavier O'Connor, Esq. is currently a Staff Attorney at Legal Clinic For Disabled Inc, having joined the organization in April 2023. Previously, O'Connor served as a Law Clerk at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., where representation in summary possession cases was a key responsibility. Earlier experience includes a Summer Associate position at Aids Law Project, where O'Connor conducted intake interviews and prepared a rebuttal for an HIV discrimination case, and a Summer Legal Intern role at Temple University's Center for Public Health Law Research, focusing on landlord-tenant law and eviction policies. O'Connor has also worked at Fragomen as an Assistant Paralegal, contributing to the processing of employment-based green cards and training team members. O'Connor holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from Temple University and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Williams College.
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.