For many private attorneys, making time for pro bono work can be a challenge for a variety of reasons, from being too busy to not having the training or resources to take on the extra caseload.

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The Maryland bar continues to increase its pro bono hours and funding of legal services organizations, according to a new report from the Judiciary. Lawyers across the state donated more than 1 million hours in pro bono legal services to ...

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When she was a law student, Nicole Daya was passionate about pro bono work. As a first-year associate at one of the largest firms in the world, Daya will get the chance to focus on providing legal services to underserved ...

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As health care systems continue to shift toward becoming comprehensive medical homes for patients, health care providers are increasingly incorporating lawyers into the team of professionals who are on hand to help people at no additional charge to patients. Roughly ...

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Kristin Franceschi frequently gives presentations on legal ethics in the United States. But a recent presentation she gave on the other side of the world to a group of female lawyers featured a question no one ever brought up before. ...

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Students at the University of Baltimore School of Law will soon be able to connect with pro bono opportunities in the community through a first-of-its-kind partnership with a new online platform.

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What flashes through your mind when someone mentions Montgomery County? No doubt its wealth, natural beauty and proximity to Washington top the list (along with, maybe, those epic traffic jams on Interstate 270). But what about poverty? In spite of ...

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For many men, facial hair length can be a style choice or a religious requirement. For prisoner Gregory Holt, his freedom to grow a half-inch beard for religious purposes was taken away due to Arkansas state law. And when the ...

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For individuals who are living on a fixed income, are unable to pay off their consumer debt or are fending off frequent calls from creditors or debt collection agencies, filing for bankruptcy often seems like the only option. Many of ...

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Local legal services organizations that rely on volunteer attorneys to provide pro bono legal help to low-income Maryland residents can now expand their recruiting efforts outside of the state bar. A change to Rule 15 of the Rules Governing Admission ...

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