Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig announced that partner Peter M. Newman has been elected to the board of directors of the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP).

Established in 1990, HAP is the only legal services organization dedicated to providing direct civil legal services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia. HAP also advocates for the needs of the city’s homeless population in broader terms, promoting changes in city policies that benefit Philadelphia’s most vulnerable people. Since its inception, HAP has conducted legal clinics by reaching out to its clients in places where they live and eat, such as homeless shelters, transitional housing sites, and soup kitchens throughout Philadelphia.