Pro Bono for Maryland Attorneys on Inactive/Retired Status
Connect with pro bono opportunities that work for you:
Not sure where to start? Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) can help. To get matched with pro bono opportunities based on your interests and geographical preferences, click the register button below. Please contact Liz Twigg at ltwigg@probonomd.org or 443.703.3055 with any questions.
If you need training before volunteering, PBRC will guide you to available trainings. Please visit www.probonomd.org/training for more information about free courses that prepare you to volunteer.
Maryland Rules related to pro bono practice while on inactive/retired status:
Maryland attorneys who are on inactive/retired status may engage in pro bono through certain programs. PBRC encourages you to review Maryland Rule 1-312(a)(3) and Maryland Rule 19-605(b)(2). In summary:
- Attorneys on this status must provide their pro bono service through a legal services or pro bono legal program sponsored or supported by a local Bar Association (as defined by Rule 19-601(b)), the Maryland State Bar Association, an affiliated bar foundation, or the Maryland Legal Services Corporation. Maryland Rule 19-605(b)(2)
- They must include on pleadings or papers the address and telephone number of the legal services or pro bono public program in which the attorney is practicing, or the attorney’s primary residence, which must be in the United States. Maryland Rule 1-312(a)(3)
Contact programs directly:
You can also reach out to the programs listed below to learn about their pro bono opportunities for Maryland attorneys on inactive/retired status.*
| Allegany Law Foundation | Allegany County | 301-722-3390 |
| Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center | Montgomery and Prince George's Counties | 202-706-7150 |
| Ayuda | Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties | 240-594-0605 |
| Baltimore Bar Foundation Senior Legal Services | Baltimore City | 410-396-1322 |
| Catholic Charities Baltimore – Immigration Legal Services | Baltimore City | 667-600-2922 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington | Anne Arundel, Charles, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties | 410-576-9494 |
| Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused | Washington County | 301-739-4990 |
| Community Law Center | Statewide | 410-366-0922 x118 |
| Community Legal Services of Prince George's County | Prince George's County | 240-391-6532 |
| Disability Rights Maryland | Statewide | 410-727-6352 |
| FreeState Justice | Statewide | 410-625-5428 |
| Harford County Bar Foundation | Harford and Cecil Counties | 410-836-0123 |
| Heartly House | Frederick County | 301-662-8800 |
| Homeless Persons Representation Project | Statewide | 410-685-6589 x14 |
| HopeWorks of Howard County | Howard County | 410-997-0304 |
| House of Ruth Maryland | Statewide | 410-554-8449 |
| Life Crisis Center | Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties | 410-749-8111 x2 |
| Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center | Statewide | 301-952-0063 |
| Maryland Legal Aid | Statewide | 410-951-7624 |
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Statewide | 443-451-4067 |
| Mid-Shore Pro Bono | Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties | 410-690-8128 x305 |
| Montgomery County Bar Foundation | Montgomery County | 301-762-5831 |
| Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland | Statewide | 443-703-3055 |
| Public Justice Center | Statewide | 410-625-9409 |
| Sexual Assault Legal Institute | Statewide | 301-565-2277 |
| Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy | Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties | 301-373-4141 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties | 410-999-1900 |
| Whitman-Walker Health | Statewide | 202-939-7627 |
| Women's Law Center of Maryland | Statewide | 410-321-8761 |
*This list is periodically updated as additional opportunities for Maryland attorneys on inactive/retired status are identified.