Thomas Cola Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Writes and prepares petitions to terminate parental rights and to award Permanent Legal Custody for City Solicitors in regards to dependent children in the custody of the Department of Human Services.
• Performs client consultations with social workers from the Department of Human Services pertaining to rules of dependency law and drafting dependency petitions and motions when appropriate.
• Point person in the Law Department for staff from the Department of Human Services for all cases where older youth are seeking to re-enter substitute care under Act 91 of the Juvenile Act.
• Attends pre-hearing conferences at Family Court as the Law Department’s representative prior to the adjudicatory hearing of a DHS dependency petition.
• Prepares case records for review pursuant to subpoenas and judicial court orders.

Philadelphia, PA

• Managed a team of 25 case reviewers to obtain additional federal revenue in child welfare placement maintenance and administrative costs.
• Led a team of 10 case reviewers in constructing and performing Quality Assurance reviews of eligibility files for Pennsylvania compliance reviews and mock audits in preparation for the Title IV-E federal audit.
• Tracked and reported team production, client meetings, and revenue generated to client and project manager.
• Assisted in developing project plans involving costs, staffing, scheduling, and procedures.
• Provided training, mentoring, and policy clarification to team members.