Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, MILAP needs 3 volunteer lawyers and interpreters to give legal advice to immigrants in removal proceedings. Volunteers can participate in these clinics from the safety and comfort of their own homes using WhatsApp videoconferencing technology on their cellphones. Training, mentorship, malpractice insurance, and interpreters provided. If you would like to volunteer, click here or contact Cate Scenna at 443-465-4627 or cscenna@probonomd.org. Information for immigrants who need help can be found here: https://probonomd.org/for-legal-help/ayuda-para-inmigrantes/

On October 1, 2024, the North Carolina State Bar Association petitioned the Supreme Court of North Carolina for an emergency rule permitting temporary pro bono practice by lawyers licensed in another state to help victims affected by Hurricane Helene. The Supreme Court of North Carolina has the inherent authority to supervise and regulate the legal profession and the conduct of lawyers in the state of North Carolina. The Supreme Court of North Carolina, recognizing the devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and the concomitant need for legal services, entered an Administrative Order approving an emergency temporary rule amendment allowing licensed lawyers in other states to immediately begin providing pro bono legal services to indigent citizens and survivors of the hurricane.

The temporary emergency rule, effective October 1, 2024, requires lawyers not licensed in North Carolina to abide by the following:

1. The lawyer’s practice of law in North Carolina is limited to pro bono assistance of indigent victims of Hurricane Helene and must be rendered under the supervision of a member employed by a nonprofit corporation qualified to render legal services.

2. The lawyer must register with the North Carolina State Bar by completing and filing a Registration for Temporary Pro Bono Practice of North Carolina Law Form found here. The form requires, among other information, a statement declaring the lawyer is in good standing in all state jurisdictions where they are licensed, that the lawyer agrees to abide by the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct, and will submit to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Courts of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Bar.

3. Permission for a lawyer not licensed in the state of North Carolina to provide pro bono legal services to indigent victims of Hurricane Helene will automatically expire on January 24, 2025. Permission can be extended after this date upon request and approval.

To read the North Carolina State Bar Association’s Petition to the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the Hurricane Helene Pro Bono Order granting the petition click here. The Registration Form for lawyers not licensed in the state of North Carolina to request permission to provide pro bono legal services to indigent survivors of Hurricane Helene can be found here.

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. For attorneys new to employment law, you can view an online training on Employment Law 101 through the following link. 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.

If you would like to volunteer, call 410-321-8761 or download a volunteer application. For more information, call Lynette Whitfield at 410-321-8761 or email at lwhitfield@wlcmd.org.

HCBF is seeking volunteer attorneys to assist with their weekly legal advice clinic held each Tuesday from noon-1pm via telephone. Call HCBF, 410-836-0123, for available time slots. Areas of law include family, employment, criminal, estates and wills, and civil.

SLS is seeking volunteer lawyers 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 lawyers can contact Jacqueline A. Jones at 410-396-5605 and/or jjones@baltimorebar.org.

 

CHANA, a program of the Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, provides crisis intervention, education and consultation, and advocates for community awareness, safety and healing. With your help, we envision an aware and responsive community where all individuals are empowered to live with security and self-determination.

CHANA is looking for volunteers to provide consultations and representation to domestic violence, sexual abuse and elder abuse clients in the areas of family, tax, employment, bankruptcy, guardianship law. Lawyers with experience working with victims and survivors of trauma preferred.

If interested, please contact Alicia Bickoff at abickoff@associated.org.

Shore Legal Access (formerly 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 lawyers 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.

TurnAround, Inc. is looking for experienced family law and civil lawyers 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.

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 lawyers with nonprofits seeking assistance on legal matters.

For more information and to register for our pro bono program, please visit the following link.

Talk with a volunteer lawyer for up to 20 minutes about your civil, non-family legal problem for free! Issues that may be addressed include:

• Debt and bankruptcy
• Landlord/Tenant questions
• Real estate
• Employment and wage claim issues
• Contracts, warranties and/or consumer disputes
• Wills, estate planning, probate, living wills

“Ask a Lawyer in the Library” is held every Wednesday of the month from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and on the third Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

To learn more about this event and to register, please visit the link here.

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/.

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
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 https://mvlslaw.org/volunteer/volunteer-sign-up/.

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.