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Staff Profile: Melissa Chiasera
Melissa Chiasera joined PBRC in 2020 and serves as the Staff Attorney for the Courtroom Advocacy Project (CAP). Melissa is responsible for coordinating PBRC’s limited-scope courthouse-based pro bono clinics for…
Read MorePro Bono Profile: Lu Carlson, Esq.
Lu Carlson, Esq., PBRC Volunteer; MSBA Member Can you tell me a little bit about your practice? I’m in the process of starting my own solo practice in estate planning,…
Read MoreUnaccompanied Immigrant Children in Need of a Volunteer Attorney: A headline YOU can change!
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…
Read MoreHome Preservation Project Receives Stulman Grant
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,…
Read MoreMargaret Henn Selected as Visionary Cause Leader
June 20, 2018 Congratulations to PBRC’s Margaret Henn for her selection as a Visionary Cause Leader for the 2018-2019 Baltimore Corps Fellowship. Margaret was selected for her ability to mentor…
Read MoreDaily Record reports on Partners for Justice Panel
April 29, 2018 The Daily Record reported on a panel at PBRC’s Partners for Justice Conference. With representatives from DLA Piper, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, Joseph Greenwald & Laake,…
Read MorePBRC’s On the Record with Sheila Kast
April 23, 2018 Margaret Henn, Director of PBRC’s Home Preservation Project sat down with Sheila Kast in the WYPR studio to discuss how outstanding water bills can trigger a tax…
Read MoreA look back at 2017 and Thank You Video
A Look Back: 20 Years of Partners for Justice Conferences
20 Years of the Maryland Partners for Justice Conference: Did you know? The Partners for Justice Conference… … was originally called the “Maryland Legal Services Partnership Conference.” … features a…
Read MoreTenant Volunteer Lawyer of the Day Program mentioned in the Baltimore Sun
We are mentioned here:
“That month the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland began training lawyers to provide free legal assistance under the “tenant volunteer lawyer of the day” program financed by a nearly $65,000 Maryland Judiciary grant that ends June 30. Through December, 28 of the 42 lawyers who were trained donated 306 hours to provide brief advice to 613 tenants and to represent 200 tenants in hearings for failure-to-pay-rent actions filed against them.”
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