In an effort to get more attorneys to offer pro bono legal services across the state, Maryland Legal Aid Bureau launched a new initiative this month encouraging lawyers to commit to giving even one hour of their time to helping ...
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When Maryland Legal Aid’s headquarters in downtown Baltimore opened in 1992, then-executive director Charles H. Dorsey described it as a “symbol that the law can be a sword and shield.” As Legal Aid marks the 25th anniversary of the five-story ...
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The Maryland Center for Legal Assistance will run the District Court Self-Help Resource centers throughout the state.
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After months of recruiting volunteer attorneys, networking with advocacy groups and preparing scripts, the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau is on the verge of launching a legal hotline geared to low-income veterans. The goal is to have the hotline up and ...
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Read More »Legislation that would require the state to issue contracts to the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau for Child in Need of Assistance and guardianship cases drew fire Thursday from the contracting agency, private attorneys and lawmakers, who said the measure would harm children and vulnerable adults by stifling competition for legal services.
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Read More »The Maryland Legal Aid Bureau is sponsoring two Pro Bono Days - free legal clinics - this month.
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Read More »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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Read More »The Maryland Legal Aid Bureau celebrated its centennial anniversary Saturday night in Baltimore and keynote speaker Harry Belafonte struck a beautiful chord. Both Belafonte and Legal Aid Executive Director Wilhelm Joseph actually sang together on stage. Belafonte entertained the crowd ...
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Read More »A tearful Benjamin L. “Bennie” King Jr. apologized to his family and former employer Legal Aid before being sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for embezzling more than $1 million from the organization over a decade. A federal judge ...
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