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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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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The director of the nonprofit Maryland Legal Services Corp., which allocates funds to provide free legal services to low-income residents, is pleased that legislation to provide additional dollars has cleared preliminary legislative hurdles.

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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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An organization that provides legal assistance for low-income children in special education will need as much resilience as its young clients as it, like other nonprofits in the state, prepares for a 5 percent cut in grant money from the ...

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Gifts are out. Donations are in. That was the message the Maryland State Bar Association gave its members as they arrived at the registration desk for the organization’s annual convention in Ocean City last week. Instead of being welcomed with ...

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To close out a tumultuous year for civil legal services programs — including unprecedented demand for legal help and the General Assembly stepping up to the plate to fill a funding gap caused by the near-collapse of IOLTA — the ...

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