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Pro bono groups urge reversal of $5K attorney’s fee award against indigent man
Pro bono organizations filed an amicus brief in support of a Glen Burnie man who was ordered to contribute $5,000 toward his opponent's attorney's fees despite qualifying for free legal assistance.
Law clerks cannot do pro bono legal work, Md. ethics panel rules
Judge’s law clerks may not perform pro bono legal services except those that do not involve practicing law, the Maryland Judicial Ethics Committee said in a new ruling. The committee’s […]
Mid-Shore Pro Bono recognizes top volunteer attorneys
Mid-Shore Pro Bono hosted a reception at the Eastern Shore Conservation Center in Easton to thank the legal service provider’s volunteer attorneys.
Mid-Shore Pro Bono recognizes top Eastern Shore volunteer attorneys
Mid-Shore Pro Bono joined the Oct. 24-30 National Celebration of Pro Bono by recognizing its volunteer attorneys for their work.
Pro bono service fell slightly in Maryland last year, report finds
The percentage of Maryland lawyers who reported doing some pro bono work fell slightly last year, according to a report.
Frosh, Barbera, Shah urge lawyers to do more pro bono work due to pandemic
Maryland’s top attorney and judge Thursday urged the state’s 40,000 lawyers to represent at least one low-income litigant for free or to volunteer hours of legal services during the next […]
Md. Legal Services reports nearly $7M drop, cites pandemic
Maryland’s chief provider of grants to groups offering free legal aid to low-income residents faces a nearly $7 million pandemic-driven shortfall, the executive director of the Maryland Legal Services Corp. […]
Cannabis brand hosts expungement clinic in west Baltimore
At a free clinic in west Baltimore on Friday, volunteer lawyers helped at least 150 people begin the process of expunging marijuana possession convictions from their records. The clinic, held […]
MVLS receives $200K for low-income homeowners’ program
The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has received $200,000 from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for its low-income homeowners’ program. The grant, which was nearly $45,000 more than […]
Legal programs say they’re stemming tide of Baltimore evictions
Facing a third eviction notice from her east Baltimore home, Lennea Anderson stood out from the 40 other tenants in Baltimore’s rent court last Thursday, as she had a volunteer […]
MVLS receives $25K grant to help human trafficking victims
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service announced Monday that it has received a $25,000 grant from the Venable Foundation to assist with the nonprofit’s Human Trafficking Prevention Project. This is the second […]
Nonprofit group works to stop wrongful student suspensions
Facing a 10-day suspension for bringing a bottle of pepper spray to school that accidentally went off in a locker room last year, ninth-grade student Jewel Agu and her mom Terryce Elliott were worried Agu might have to miss more class than the week she was already suspended, or be forced to leave Dundalk High School altogether, which they felt was an unfair punishment.
