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Towson law firm encourages pro bono work
Erika Alsid Short has volunteered hundreds of hours in the last six years on a death penalty case that has wound its way through the state and federal courts. So […]
Pro bono made easy for solos, small firms
The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service placed more than 3,000 clients with pro bono lawyers last year, making it one of the largest law firms in the state. But even with […]
For Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, pro bono work gives hope
When the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service signed Juan Williams as the keynote speaker for its Pro Bono Week reception, it wasn’t looking for controversy. Williams, whose remarks during a Fox […]
No stemming the tide of Md. foreclosure cases
W. Michel Pierson, the judge overseeing the foreclosure docket review for the Baltimore City Circuit Court, apologizes to visitors in his chambers for the files stacked around his office, including […]
Maryland Court of Appeals hears racial-profiling records case
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland State Police and the NAACP clashed Friday before the state’s highest court over documents the group says it needs to determine if troopers are stopping motorists […]
Pro bono reception more than Juan Williams
Juan Williams made the headlines last week speaking at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service‘s pro bono reception. But almost all of what Williams said about the NPR controversy was to reporters […]
Overcoming fear of pro bono with discrete tasks
Maryland is having its own Katrina: a disaster in the form of a severe economic downturn putting the screws on people living at the bottom of the economic ladder — […]
What do you call 500 lawyers at the bottom of the sea?
A lawyer opens the door of his BMW to get out, when a car comes whizzing along the road, hits the door and rips it completely off of the hinges. […]
