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PBRC in the News

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Allison Harris, Director of PBRC's Home Preservation Project, was interviewed and featured on WYPR’s “On the Record” with Sheilah Kast.

"Housing advocates are critical of the tax sale, calling it a predatory system that harms Maryland homeowners and renters and disproportionately impacts majority-Black neighborhoods.

Listen now to learn more about Maryland's controversial tax sale system and how it unjustly affects Black and brown residents.

Register Now for Partners for Justice Conference!

The Partners for Justice Conference takes place annually, and presents a unique opportunity for legal services program staff, the public and private bar, members of the judiciary, human services agencies, elected officials, and others to discuss critical issues facing people in poverty and the underrepresented across the mid-Atlantic region and how we can improve access to justice.

In our 25th year, speakers and panelists from over 30 different organizations, government agencies, and law firms across Maryland and the United States will share their thoughts and ideas while leading discussions on key access-to-justice issues.

Take Advantage of Early Bird Registration and save $25 when you register before this offer ends on 4/26.

PBRC in the News

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Katie Davis, Director of PBRC's Courtroom Advocacy Project, discussed with The Baltimore Banner the potential ramifications of the Tenant Safety Act of 2024 if it were to pass this legislative session.

 

Read more about how this bill has the potential to empower renters to advocate for better housing conditions.

2024 Veterans Legal Assistance Conference: Planning for the Future

Designed for lawyers, law students, veterans, policymakers and other service professionals, this annual conference provides a forum for discussion of critical legal issues facing our veterans.

The conference will include a training for lawyers interested in representing veterans in claims for service-connected disability benefits, as well as training for non-attorney veterans interested in serving as mentors for the Baltimore City Veterans Treatment Docket.

This free, in-person conference will take place at the Business Center at University of Baltimore on Friday, April 5, 2024, and includes breakfast and lunch. 

2022 Annual Report

We are pleased to announce that our 2022 Annual Report is now online.

Volunteer Profile: Anika Jones, Esq.

"Pro bono work is incredibly important. It is literally the difference between millions of people who need legal representation, but cannot afford it, having access to justice... In Maryland, each year PBRC impacts the lives of thousands of people and saves their clients over a million dollars in cost. "

Anika Jones, Esq., PBRC Legal Volunteer

Unmet Need

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There are only 1.49 lawyers for every 10,000 low-income people in Maryland.

A Community of Volunteers

PBRC connects lawyers and others with the purpose of serving those in need.

Learn more about how you can help.

Impacting Neighborhoods

Learn how PBRC is saving homes, helping families, and stabilizing communities.

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Who We Are

PBRC is Maryland’s hub for pro bono (free) civil legal assistance provided by volunteers. Equal access to justice is a core value of our nation, yet hundreds of thousands of our state’s residents cannot afford the legal help they desperately need and have no legal guarantee of a lawyer. As the pro bono arm of the Maryland State Bar Association, PBRC plays a unique role as the training, support, innovation, and advocacy center for pro bono. Our statewide services include:

  • Offering a professional training and mentoring program with both substantive law and skills building sessions enabling lawyers and others to effectively serve clients
  • Consulting and connecting volunteers with legal nonprofits across Maryland
  • Hosting innovative, free legal clinics in the courthouse and community offering immediate legal assistance to low-income families in areas of critical need not yet addressed by other organizations
  • Advocating and organizing to encourage pro bono service and improve the justice system for the communities we serve

 

Together, our community of lawyers with purpose is opening the doors of justice for everyone.

PBRC engages and supports the Maryland legal community in meaningful and impactful volunteer service to ensure equal access to justice for those in need.