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28 May 2015, 7:34 am
For the last six years, the Veterans Legal Assistance Conference and Training has provided a doorway for private attorneys who want to help low-income veterans overcome legal hurdles to obtaining their disability benefits. This year, however, the June 5 conference at the University of Baltimore School of Law will offer additional training on top of ... [read post]
28 Dec 2014, 12:00 pm
Good news doesn’t come very often for low-income people and the community of advocates working to help them survive. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 2:26 pm
Just over 15 years ago, Baltimore became home to one of the first courts in Maryland dedicated to solving the problems of families in crisis — and not just their legal problems. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 9:00 am
How can pro bono attorneys make a difference in the lives of young patients with neurodevelopmental and other disorders of the brain? For Jennifer Brennan, it was by helping an 11-year-old girl with a major brain injury hospitalized at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Her stepmother, who only spoke Spanish, was at her bedside daily but ... [read post]
24 Aug 2009, 1:32 pm
PLUS: On the Move; columns by Legal Aid’s Joe Surkiewicz and Dolan Media’s Justin Rebello [read post]
14 Jul 2015, 7:30 am
Since its founding in 1981, the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has assisted more than 70,000 low-income clients with legal help, ranging from foreclosure prevention and debtor assistance to tax assistance and family law matters. [read post]
26 Oct 2014, 12:00 pm
The Eastern Shore of Maryland consists of nine rural and bucolic counties and is home to less than one percent of the state’s lawyers. Yet the demand for civil legal services to help low-income people is high, especially with the recession and high unemployment. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 3:20 pm
Want to start farming in Baltimore? Don’t laugh — urban agriculture is big. But anyone hoping to start cultivating crops in the city should talk to a lawyer first. [read post]
17 Mar 2015, 2:36 pm
Last summer, the Maryland Public Interest Law Project made 25 grants to University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law students, allowing them to spend their summers interning at places such as the Homeless Persons Representation Project, the Public Justice Center, the Maryland Disability Law Center, the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service and the ACLU of Maryland. [read post]
18 Feb 2015, 3:53 pm
Howard County has an image problem: It’s too affluent — not a place most people associate with rape and domestic violence. [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 9:32 am
Columnist Joe Surkiewicz praises the Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center, and columnist Jim [read post]
16 Nov 2014, 12:00 pm
Every year, the Maryland Legal Services Corp. recognizes the contributions of the legal professionals who strive to ensure justice for the least fortunate among us. For 2014, the awardees come from the judiciary, legal services providers, and a private law firm. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 4:48 pm
Caught between a rock and a hard place — a growing need for civil legal help and declining resources — the Harford County Bar Foundation is looking to the community for support of its legal referral and reduced-fee programs. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 1:11 pm
UB Law’s Center on Applied Feminism goes global – by Joe Surkiewicz While a wide abyss may [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 2:07 pm
PLUS: Attorney Barry Gogel talks about his days as the Oriole Bird; Joe Surkiewicz writes about the upcoming [read post]
3 Oct 2014, 2:10 pm
Michael A. Brown, a principal in Miles & Stockbridge’s manufacturing and distribution practice in Baltimore, would like to change your views about homelessness. [read post]
27 Nov 2015, 9:00 am
On Dec. 7, the Maryland Legal Services Corp. will recognize and honor a group of people (and one private firm) for their above-the-call-of-duty contributions in helping low-income Marylanders with their civil legal problems. The envelopes, please. Lawrence D. Coppel of Gordon Feinblatt LLC will receive the Arthur W. Machen Award, given annually to an attorney ... [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 12:07 pm
Is there a new face to pro bono in Maryland? According to Sharon E. Goldsmith, the executive director of the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, the answer is a resounding yes. “When I started doing this many years ago, there was a culture of pro bono among a small cadre of lawyers,” Goldsmith recalled. ... [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 12:15 pm
What’s worse than getting a notice of deficiency letter from the IRS? Getting that letter and being poor. Which is why the University of Baltimore School of Law created the Tax Clinic, where student attorneys represent low-income taxpayers in disputes with the IRS. But they do not, it’s important to note, perform routine tasks. “We ... [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 7:04 am
For lawyers committed to increasing access to justice and eager to give back to their communities, taking a pro bono case is the obvious way to go. But how should a legal nonprofit thank the lawyers who use their time and expertise to help clients who otherwise couldn’t afford legal advice? Community Law Center, Maryland’s ... [read post]
