PBRC
Litigation Skills Lunch & Learn: Developing & Using a Trial Notebook – LIVE WEBINAR
MD, United StatesThis event includes a 50-minute training segment; 50 minutes of hypotheticals or role-playing exercise; and a 50-minute open Q/A session. A light lunch is served. Participation is open to attorneys who have already accepted a pro bono commitment through a PBRC training within the past 12 months OR who commit to answer at least three legal questions for low-income Marylanders, using the https://Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org website. (Instructions will be provided.)
Custody, Guardianship, and Obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (3-PART LIVE WEBINAR SERIES)
Live Webinar MDThis free LIVE WEBINAR SERIES, serves as a primer on custody, guardianship, and special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) for beginners with critical updates for more seasoned practitioners.
Utility Bill Clinic – Baltimore City
Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP), Johns Hopkins Bayview 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesVolunteer attorneys will assist low income seniors in Baltimore City who are struggling with water, gas or electric bills at a Utility Bill Legal Clinic on Monday, May 4, 2020 (Time TBD), at the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224.
Estate Planning Clinic – Prince George’s
Maryland Umbrella Group 408 Addison Road S, Seat Pleasant, MD, United StatesSeniors in Prince George's County can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Maryland Umbrella Group, 408 Addison Road S, Seat Pleasant, MD 20743. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Prince George’s County seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
Veterans Benefits: Developing Personal and Witness Statements
Live Webinar MDThis training is intended for attorneys barred in any state, as well as law students, paralegals, and JDs who are interested in volunteering. The training covers how to work with veterans in developing personal statements and witness statements to submit with their veterans disability compensation claims and discharge upgrade petitions.
Estate Planning Clinic – Prince George’s
Greebelt Municipal Center 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesSeniors in Prince George's County can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Greenbelt Municipal Building, 425 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Prince George’s County seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
The 22nd Annual Partners for Justice Conference
Baltimore Convention Center 1 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesEach year the Partners for Justice Conference 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 the poor and underrepresented in our state and in the surrounding areas. With an expected number of almost 300 attendees, the structure of the day includes a variety of panel discussions related to the delivery of legal services to the poor and disenfranchised, a morning plenary, and a luncheon keynote address by powerful guest speakers with a passion for justice.
Estate Planning Clinic – Baltimore City
Forest Park Senior Center 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesSeniors in Baltimore can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Tuesday, May 19. 2020, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, at Forest Park Senior Center, 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Baltimore seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
12th Annual Veterans’ Legal Assistance Conference & Training
University of Baltimore Thumel Business Center 11 W. Mount Royal Avenue, BC-143, Baltimore, MD, United StatesDesigned 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. It features substantive panels on hot topics in veterans law and also offers training to volunteer lawyers who commit to provide pro bono assistance to veterans in need.
Name Change & Gender Identity Petitions: Representing Transgender & Gender Non-conforming Clients Effectively
Live Webinar MDThis training will enable attorneys to prepare and file petitions for change of name and for a decree of legal gender identity with the Maryland courts; understand and be able to advise clients on the differences between judicial and administrative options for gender changes; and represent transgender and gender non-conforming clients respectfully and in a way that affirms their human dignity.
Estate Planning Clinic – Baltimore City
Mount Pleasant Church 6000 Radecke Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesSeniors in Baltimore can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Thursday, June 18. 2020, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM, at Mount Pleasant Church, 6000 Radecke Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21206. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Baltimore seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
What happens to a child if their parents are deported? Making a Family Safety Plan
Live Webinar MDA Family Safety Plan outlines what parents want to happen to their children if they have an emergency that prevents them from taking care of them. This panel covers important documents that parents in Maryland can complete as a part of their plan with a focus on Maryland's Standby Guardianship law, why it was necessary, how it works, and how families can use it as a part of their comprehensive plan. Attendees will learn how to explain family safety planning to immigrant families, to begin the process with parents before they meet with an attorney, and to identify low or no-cost resources to assist parents with making the plan.