Nancy B. Grimm

Nancy Grimm

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service

Moderator and Coordinator, The Impact on Mental Health and the Capacity to Parent in Child Custody Cases

Nancy Grimm, Esq., is the first family law attorney for Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) and is the organization’s Family Law Director. Ms. Grimm, who has 20 years of experience practicing family law, works with MVLS’ judicare program, which matches attorneys with clients facing contested custody and divorce cases. She also supports and mentors MVLS’ volunteer attorneys and advises applicants awaiting legal counsel. During her career she was an active member of MVLS’ Judicare panel representing underserved clients for the organization.

Prior to joining MVLS, Grimm retired as a registered nurse in 2022 and went on to earn her juris doctor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. She later started a private family law practice and has received numerous awards and recognitions in nursing and law. This includes being named the 2013 recipient of the MVLS Law Firm of the Year Award and receiving the William Reece Smith Jr. Special Services to Pro Bono Award in 2015 from the American Bar Association and the National Association of Pro Bono Professionals.  Ms. Grimm several bar associations including the American Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland Access to Justice, and other local bar associations.