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BY: Kristi Tousignant
POSTED: April 22, 2013
Tags: arthur w. machen jr., iolta, Law, legal news, maryland, maryland legal services corp., obituary, u..s district court
![]()  The Baltimore legal community remembers Arthur W. Machen Jr. as a meticulous attorney who was a methodical problem-solver with a passion for public service.
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BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: April 9, 2013
Tags: General Assembly, gov. o'malley, lawmakers, legal aid, low income, maryland, maryland legal services corp., mlsc
Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law a measure extending surcharges on filing fees in civil cases until June 30, 2018, securing a revenue source that provides about $6 million annually for legal services to low-income Marylanders.
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BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: April 8, 2013
Tags: abandoned property fund, General Assembly, gov. martin o'malley, maryland, maryland legal services corp., mlsc
The General Assembly has approved and sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s desk legislation to provide an additional $1 million annually to provide legal services to low-income Marylanders.
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BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: April 3, 2013
Tags: filing fee, Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, iolta, Law, legal news, maryland legal services corp., surcharge, susan erlichman
The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed and sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s desk a bill to extend a filing-fee surcharge that helps fund legal services for low-income Marylanders.
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BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: April 2, 2013
Tags: filing fees, General Assembly, gov. martin o'malley, Law, legal news, maryland legal services corp., senate, surcharge
Legislation to provide funds to the financially strapped providers of legal services to low-income Marylanders continued a steady advance in the Senate on Tuesday.
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BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: February 19, 2013
Tags: access to justice commission, General Assembly, Irma S. Raker, Law, legal aid bureau, legal news, Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, Maryland Disability Law Center, maryland legal services corp., Maryland State Bar Association, Michael J. Baxter, Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, Susan M. Erlichman
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Judiciary and agencies that provide free legal services for low-income residents urged legislators Tuesday to extend the extra surcharge on filings fees in civil cases, saying the $6 million in annual revenue it generates is necessary for the survival of the financially strapped assistance programs. “There is no substitution for representation [...]
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BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 7, 2013
Tags: Editorial, funding, General Assembly, Law, legal news, legal services, maryland legal services corp.
This one really is a no-brainer. In a little more than four months, one of the critical funding mechanisms for legal assistance to low-income individuals is set to expire. If the increased surcharge on filing fees in civil cases is allowed to sunset, the nonprofit Maryland Legal Services Corp. would lose 40 percent of its available funds — about $6 million.
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BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: February 5, 2013
Tags: breaking news, Fees, General Assembly, Law, legal news, maryland, maryland legal services corp., mlsc
The primary provider of free legal services for low-income Marylanders faces a devastating 40 percent decline in revenue if the General Assembly does not extend a surcharge on filing fees in civil cases, set to expire June 30, said the executive director of Maryland Legal Services Corp.
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BY: Joe Surkiewicz
POSTED: November 18, 2012
Tags: Joe Surkiewicz, maryland legal services corp., Maryland Office of the Attorney General
This year, the Maryland Legal Services Corp. has tapped some stalwarts of the legal services profession for its annual awards — and will also honor the Maryland Office of the Attorney General for its leadership in access to justice.
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BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: July 8, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, glenn f. ivey, Harriet E. Cooperman, Karen Ellsworth, law movers, Mary V. Murphy, maryland, maryland legal services corp., Maryland Public Service Commission, On the Move, Pessin Katz Law P.A., Venable LLP
![]()  Ivey chair of MLSC The Maryland Legal Services Corp. has elected Glenn F. Ivey, a partner at Venable LLP and former state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, as chair. He succeeds F. Vernon Boozer, who served as MLSC chair for nine years. As chief prosecutor for Prince George’s County, Ivey created specialty prosecution units targeting domestic [...]
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