SeniorLAW Center

Vilna Gaston, Esq.

Staff Attorney, Legal Aid for older survivors of Hurricane Ida

WHAT DO YOU DO AT SENIORLAW CENTER?

I am the Project Lead for Legal Help for Survivors of Hurricane Ida.
 

WHY DO YOU WORK AT SENIORLAW CENTER?

My role at the SeniorLAW Center is providing me the opportunity to utilize the advocacy skills that I have honed over the years representing corporate clients to benefit underserved low-income senior citizens in need of quality legal services provided with passion and empathy.

HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR WORK AT SENIORLAW CENTER?

I am providing legal representation for older people affected by Hurricane Ida living in the greater Philadelphia region on a variety of legal issues affecting survivors, including landlord tenant matters, mortgage foreclosures, FEMA applications, insurance problems, repair contractor issues and fraud and financial exploitation.

PERSONAL FACT

Mother of two grown children and pet owner. Novice gardener. Avid traveler and fan of Caribbean carnivals and music.

JOINED STAFF

March 21, 2022

BEFORE SENIORLAW CENTER

Associate Counsel, PSEG Services Corporation

HAILS FROM

Queens, New York

EDUCATION

Harvard Law School, Class of 1987

Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Class of 1984