Statewide Opportunities

Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County is looking for volunteers to represent clients once the courts open and/or start holding remote hearings. CLS will provide insurance and mentoring on the cases. If interested, please contact Catrina Aquilino at aquilino@clspgc.org .  

House of Ruth is looking for experienced family law attorneys who have handled protective cases before to represent clients when the courts reopen. House of Ruth will provide malpractice insurance. If interested, please contact Deena Hausner at dhausner@hruthmd.org. 

CHANA, A program of the Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore is looking for volunteers to provide consultations to domestic violence, sexual abuse and elder abuse clients in the areas of family, tax, employment, bankruptcy, guardianship law. Representation is appreciated once the courts open and/or start holding remote hearings. Attorneys with experience working with victims and survivors of trauma preferred. If interested, please contact Alicia Bickoff at abickoff@associated.org.

TurnAround, Inc. is looking for experienced family law and civil attorneys who can assist with protective orders, divorce/custody, landlord/tenant and employment matters. TurnAround provides comprehensive services to survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence and human trafficking. TurnAround is unable to provide malpractice insurance. If interested, please contact please contact Amanda Rodriguez at arodriguez@turnaroundinc.org.

Wednesday Sep. 23rd at 12pm

Grab your lunch and learn more about how the IRS and Maryland enforce tax collection actions in a number of ways, including freezing your client’s bank account. Talk with Rebecca Sheppard, Esq., Kaitlyn Loughner, Esq., CPA, and Meredith Girard, Esq. in a discussion on how to handle tax liens, tax levies, and IRS collection requests. Join Frost Law and Mid-Shore Pro Bono for this learning opportunity! https://askfrost.com/mspb-webinar-liens-levies-irs-collection/

Wednesday Sep. 23rd at 12pm EST

Please join Mid-Shore Pro Bono and Frost Law for a webinar on how the IRS and Maryland enforce tax collection actions and how to navigate other collection actions for your clients. https://askfrost.com/mspb-webinar-liens-levies-irs-collection/

Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 12pm-1pm EST
Please join KIND Baltimore for a Quick Topics Webinar on Drafting a Proposed SIJS Order and Preparing the I-360. One of the most important parts of a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status case is the predicate order signed by the state court judge. Ensuring that your initial proposed order includes essential facts and law and avoids red flags will help avoid negative responses from USCIS and time spent obtaining an amended order. We will also discuss preparing and filing the I-360 once you have a well-drafted, signed order. Time will be allotted for Q&A. Please RSVP by Monday, October 12th here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvcuGuqDspwixjf-3b3HlZOoBH15-AiQ

Thursday, October 22, 9:00-11:00am
Please join us to learn more about the U.S. immigration system, obtaining advocacy experience, and providing valuable pro bono legal representation for a vulnerable child facing deportation. The presentation will cover an overview of unaccompanied immigrant children and the laws that affect them; working with child clients and interpreters; family court and immigration proceedings for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases in Maryland; asylum law; and cases available for placement. There is no requirement of accepting a case to attend the training. The training will take place via Zoom. The training will take place via Zoom. Please RSVP using the following link by Friday, October 16: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKdQRFRBiq2MhWZnxSw7sKIXkKFt20hcBh1Iod7Oh3hT344A/viewform

In light of COVID-19 crisis restrictions, MVLS is unable to host our annual Celebrate Pro Bono Awards Ceremony in person to honor and recognize MVLS volunteers for their outstanding pro bono work this past year. However, we are excited to offer a week-long virtual celebration of our award winners, volunteers, community partners, and supporters. While we can’t gather in person, we are thrilled to share a great week of programming with you on October 25 – 31, 2020. https://mvlslaw.org/cpb2020/

We are currently offering remote legal consultations through our Estate Planning Project, for which attorneys can train and volunteer. Volunteer attorneys sign up for two-hour shifts to provide up to two clients per shift with guidance completing an advance medical directive and a financial power of attorney. Document templates are provided to the clients ahead of time for clients to complete themselves during the consultation, while receiving the counsel of the volunteer attorney. Clients will then be responsible for executing the documents themselves. 

If you would like to volunteer, contact Allison Harris at 443-703-3050 or aharris@probonomd.org.

Community Law Center is receiving requests from nonprofits for assistance with applying for federal and state aid due to coronavirus (e.g. U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Assistance Application). Please let us know if you may be able to advise clients on these issues, for brief legal advice and/or representation.  

To learn more, contact Shana Roth-Gormley at ShanaR@communitylaw.org or 443-595-7576. 

The Women’s Law Center of Maryland operates an Employment Law Hotline every Tuesday and Friday from 9:30 am to 1 pm, and on the first Thursday of every month, from 5 pm to 7:30 pm. We are seeking more volunteers on the hotline, hoping you will take 2-4 shifts a year. Volunteers need some experience in employment law, so you can screen the calls effectively. The shift can be done from your office (or anywhere with a phone). You are eligible to receive referrals of cases that come in through the hotline, if desired. For more information, call Mary Keating at (410) 532-8900 or email at mkeating@wlcmd.org. 

Attorneys are are still doing screenings and providing advice and counsel on Tuesdays from 10-2 by phone.

To learn more or get involved, visit: https://www.tahirih.org/get-involved/our-pro-bono-network/

SLS is seeking volunteer attorneys to advise clients on a variety of consumer debt and bankruptcy issues. During this time of financial uncertainty, many seniors are unable to make ends meet. They need your legal advice about issues like: having a judgment entered against them, defending against harassing collections efforts, negotiating a settlement with their creditors, considering bankruptcy, and more. Interested attorneys can contact Jacqueline A. Jones at 410-396-5605 and/or jjones@baltimorebar.org.   

Mid–Shore Pro Bono is currently accepting calls for civil legal assistance, especially older people in need of end of life planning documents, including a medical health directive, will, and power of attorney. We need volunteer attorneys to provide remote legal assistance including counseling calls and document preparation. To volunteer, please e-mail Meredith Lathbury Girard, Esq., Managing Attorney at: mgirard@midshoreprobono.org. 

Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org (Pro bono – anywhere, anytime)

Remotely review and answer brief legal questions for low-income Marylanders as part of this ABA-sponsored initiative.  Malpractice insurance provided.

Check out the site:  Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org

Attorney Volunteer Registration Instructions

Law Firm / Corporate Law Department Guide to ABA Free Legal Answers

Volunteers are needed in multiple subject areas, including family law, landlord-tenant, debt collection, peace and protective orders, expungement, and foreclosure. You can assist unrepresented individuals by providing online live chat legal help from the comfort of your office or home! Training on MCLA’s online live chat legal services will take place via webinar. Please complete the pro bono interest survey here: https://mdcla.org/probono/.  For more information, contact Risheena Schwemle at rschwemle@mdcla.org. 

We are providing telephonic consultations for immigration matters (not including removal cases), and are continuing to provide representation for retained cases. To get more information on consultations, please call 202-772-4352. Through Zoom, we are providing legal orientation sessions for custodians of unaccompanied minors, Know Your Rights presentations, and mentoring sessions for Pro Bono attorneys, and are continuing to place cases for pro bono representation.

Community Law Center provides legal services to communities and nonprofit organizations throughout Maryland to promote stronger nonprofits and more vibrant neighborhoods. Our Pro Bono Program matches volunteer attorneys with nonprofits seeking assistance on legal matters To learn more, contact Shana Roth-Gormley at shanar@communitylaw.org or 410-366-0922 x 118.

CLS is looking for volunteers to represent clients once the courts open and/or start holding remote hearings. A training is available on PBRC’s website for protective orders. CLS will provide insurance and mentoring on the cases. Please contact Catrina Aquilino at aquilino@clspgc.org.

MVLS offers mentorship, malpractice insurance, and trainings. Take on a full representation case, provide help through a legal clinic, or accept a reduced fee family law case through Judicare. Learn new areas of law, meet leaders in the field, and gain valuable courtroom experience while making a difference. MVLS clients need the legal help you can provide to win their struggles against instability and poverty. Find out more and sign up today at http://mvlslaw.org/apply-volunteer-lawyer/.

Help low income Marylanders with the Montgomery County Bar Foundation. To access information pertaining to the Pro Bono Program: https://www.barmont.org/general/custom.asp?page=116. You can direct any questions to Deborah Mantilla Craven, Pro Bono Program Coordinator, at Debbie@mcbfprobono.org or 301.762.5831.

KIND’s Baltimore field office is seeking volunteer bilingual Spanish/English interpreters and translators to assist pro bono attorneys in providing legal representation to unaccompanied children. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Daniela Powers at infobaltimore@supportkind.org