A national company offers help for people who cannot afford attorneys with one major difference from the state organization with a similar name and mission.

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Maryland Legal Aid is spearheading an effort advocating for migrant workers' access to legal services and community service and healthcare providers.

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How do you balance making pro bono a priority with making your practice a priority?

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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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Thousands of Maryland homeowners find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Saddled with mortgages they can’t afford, they often discover they can’t sell their homes at a price that will cover their note. And foreclosure looms.

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Jessica A. duHoffmann, a principal at Miles & Stockbridge PC in Baltimore, received the “Champion of Justice Award” from The Maryland Legal Aid Bureau’s Equal Justice Council during its 15th annual recognition breakfast May 23. duHoffmann has served on Legal ...

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Wilhelm Joseph, executive director of the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau Inc., spoke to The Daily Record staff about the state of legal services. He discussed how they are managing in a down economy, how legal aid tries to maximize the impact of its resources and the rights he believes all people are entitled to.

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Wilhelm H. Joseph Jr. sat upright and still, his face emotionless. It was an almost startling posture for the longtime executive director of the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau Inc., widely known for being gregarious, friendly and expressive, especially because the ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses advertised fewer jobs in April than the previous month, a sign that hiring could remain weak in the coming months. Employers posted 3 million job openings, down from 3.1 million from March, the Labor Department said ...

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The ongoing recession has increased the need for pro bono legal services. Once the purview of large law firms, pro bono activities are alive and growing at in-house legal departments. Gone are the days when corporate legal departments sat on ...

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