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E-bulletin 4.3.2019

By Dave Pantzer | April 4, 2019

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* IN THIS ISSUE  Pro Bono Cases  Pro Bono Service Opportunities  Training Opportunities  Public Service Employment Opportunities  Announcements and Upcoming Events  Pro Bono Stars!  Pro Bono Cases Return to…

PBRC’s Board is Super!

By Linzey Powers | March 7, 2019

Congratulations to the following PBRC Board Members for being recognized as 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers. We are so thankful they are part of the PBRC team, bringing legal services to…

Victory for struggling tenants

By Linzey Powers | March 1, 2019

On February 27, the Maryland Court of Appeals released their written opinion in Gregory Smith v Wakefield LP. At some point in the last few decades, landlords began converting residential…

Staff Profile: Elizabeth Grove

By Linzey Powers | February 25, 2019

Where did you grow up? Until middle school I lived in Baltimore near Good Samaritan Hospital, in a row house.  Our front yards and back alley were always full of…

Celebrating Trailblazers

By Linzey Powers | February 25, 2019

Celebrating Trailblazers This month, PBRC celebrates African American trailblazers in Maryland’s legal community: Everett J. Waring and Juanita Jackson Mitchell. On October 10, 1885, Everett J. Waring became the first…

2018 Volunteers

By Linzey Powers | December 18, 2018

Thank you to our amazing volunteers who dedicated their time and talent to helping those in need in 2018! Consumer Protection Project Latavia AlexanderLM BiggsJohn BurleyJennifer ClarkCharlotte ClarkeLaShay CurryAaron DeGraffenreidtMichelle…

PBRC Staff Profile: Annie Speedie

By Linzey Powers | December 17, 2018

Annie Brinkmann Speedie joined PBRC in 2011 and serves as the Director of Programming. Annie oversees PBRC’s extensive volunteer attorney recruitment, training, and support activities; supervises PBRC’s Pro Bono Projects;  manages the Litigation…

Second Anniversary for Maryland Free Legal Answers Website

By Dave Pantzer | September 28, 2018

Questions remain to be answered! It’s been two years since Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) launched the Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org website (“MFLA”).  The site allows low-income Marylanders to log in…

Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Need of a Volunteer Attorney: A headline YOU can change!

By Dave Pantzer | September 12, 2018

This article originally appeared in the August 15, 2018 issue of the MSBA Bar Bulletin. Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Need of a Volunteer Attorney A headline YOU can change! By…

Home Preservation Project Receives Stulman Grant

By Dave Pantzer | August 15, 2018

Maryland Legal Services Organizations Receive $1.5 Million Grant to Help Keep Low-Income Older Adults in their Homes “Project Household” Designed to Preserve Homeownership in Baltimore City Baltimore, Maryland- August 1,…