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16 Feb 2017, 1:15 pm
Over the last three decades, Maryland has built one of the most robust, innovative and effective civil legal services systems in the U.S., in large part because of the support and leadership of the Maryland Legal Services Corp. [read post]
26 Dec 2016, 1:00 pm
Heartly House is Frederick County’s only program that provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. [read post]
11 Nov 2016, 1:22 pm
Every December, the Maryland Legal Services Corp. honors the best of the best: the folks who dedicate their professional lives to helping low-income citizens with free civil legal aid. [read post]
4 Oct 2016, 5:58 am
What flashes through your mind when someone mentions Montgomery County? [read post]
21 Sep 2016, 3:44 pm
In “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond describes the path from eviction to homelessness in Milwaukee, where he chronicled the lives of low-income families living on the edge. [read post]
4 Sep 2016, 1:15 pm
Now that the charges have been dropped against the police officers in the Freddie Gray case, how can you not conclude that the justice system utterly failed? [read post]
22 Jul 2016, 3:34 pm
Imagine getting a $3,000 bill from the IRS, which insists your income was higher than reported on your tax return. [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? [read post]
17 May 2016, 2:14 pm
At next month’s 8th Annual Veterans’ Legal Assistance Conference & Training, private lawyers can catch up on the latest in helping veterans secure disability benefits from the U.S. [read post]
29 Apr 2016, 2:32 pm
For decades, the Public Justice Center has worked to build a just society by fighting injustice, poverty and discrimination. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 12:15 pm
What’s worse than getting a notice of deficiency letter from the IRS? [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. [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 12:07 pm
Is there a new face to pro bono in Maryland? [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. [read post]
3 Sep 2015, 3:06 pm
As a clinician working on Kennedy Krieger Institute’s neurobehavioral unit more than a decade ago, Maureen van Stone saw the critical importance of advocating for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and severe problem behaviors. [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]
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. [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]
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]
