Trainings
Representing Asylum-Seekers: Model Hearing Edition
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law 500 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThe AM session will cover how to represent children and families applying for asylum while in removal proceedings (including asylum law, special protections for children, filling out the application, and appearing in court). The PM session will include a presentation from the Court and a series of model hearings with Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jack Weil. Pro bono attorneys (licensed to practice and in good standing in at least one state) must agree to accept at least one asylum pro bono case from a Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP) Partner within one year of training (note, depending upon the process that applies to the pro bono case, volunteer attorneys will need to either attend an interview and/or hearing in either the Arlington Asylum Office and/or the Baltimore Immigration Court).
Recent Developments in Estate Administration (MSBA CLE)
University of Baltimore, Learning Commons 1415 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesVolunteer lawyers and staff attorneys of legal services programs can attend this MSBA CLE course for free or a reduced-fee. Click for details.
Appellate Practice in Maryland – Rockville (MSBA CLE)
Universities at Shady Grove (USG) Conference Center 9630 Gudelsky Drive, BLDG1 I-134 Auditorium, Rockville, MD, United StatesVolunteer lawyers and staff attorneys of legal services programs can attend this MSBA CLE course for free or a reduced-fee. Click for details.
Advising New Nonprofits & Community Organizations in Maryland
DLA Piper 6225 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThis training is designed for attorneys, law students, and recent law school grads, with little or no experience, to learn the process of applying for 501(c)(3) tax exemption. The training includes materials and instruction on how to work with small, volunteer-run nonprofit clients, drafting and advising on bylaws and conflict of interest policies for small nonprofits, incorporation as a nonstock corporation, applying for recognition of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status and updates to the IRS Form 1023 and 1023-EZ, and advising nonprofits on ongoing legal compliance. Participants must agree to accept 1 pro bono nonprofit case from Community Law Center (CLC) within 1 year of training.
New VA Wartime Pension Benefit Laws: It Finally Happened! (MSBA CLE)
Ecker Business Training Center 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD, United StatesVolunteer lawyers and staff attorneys of legal services programs can attend this MSBA CLE course for free or a reduced-fee. Click for details.
Drafting Life Estate Deeds for Baltimore Seniors
Live Webinar MDDuring this 1.5 hour webinar, experienced practitioner Craig Enck will instruct volunteer attorneys on drafting life estate deeds as part of an estate plan and share practice tips on deed recordation in Baltimore City.This service will allow seniors to age in place with the security that their family members will easily be able to remain in their homes after the senior passes away. This training is free to attorneys who agree to the pro bono commitment of preparing one life estate deed through a pro bono provider.
Litigation Skills Lunch & Learn: Tips for the trial lawyer considering an appeal (Successfully noting an appeal for the trial court)
Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A. 6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesEach meeting includes a one-hour skills training, followed by a one-hour mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group. Experienced litigators will be present during the second hour, and a light lunch will be provided. 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.)
Criminal Record Expungement in Maryland
Gordon Feinblatt, LLC 1001 Fleet St Suite 700, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThe training will cover Maryland criminal record expungement law, working with low-income and homeless clients, expungement filing and Court process, and expungement mistakes and how to avoid them. Participating attorneys must agree to accept 3 client cases from Homeless Persons Representation Project (HPRP) within 1 year of training.
Civil Pre-Trial Practice (MSBA CLE)
University of Baltimore, Learning Commons 1415 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesVolunteer lawyers and staff attorneys of legal services programs can attend this MSBA CLE course for free or a reduced-fee. Click for details.
11th 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.
Representing Immigrant Survivors: U Visas and Protections under VAWA
University of Baltimore School of Law 1401 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThe AM session will cover the nuts and bolts of how to help immigrant survivors of crime in the U.S. apply for a U Visa. The PM session will cover the nuts and bolts of how to help survivors of domestic violence apply for VAWA status and will discuss trauma-informed lawyering. Volunteer attorneys must agree to accept at least one case helping an immigrant survivor from a Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project Partner within one year of registration.
Best Practices for Collection Attorneys in the 21st Century
Universities at Shady Grove (USG) Conference Center 9630 Gudelsky Drive, BLDG1 I-134 Auditorium, Rockville, MD, United StatesVolunteer lawyers and staff attorneys of legal services programs can attend this MSBA CLE course for free or a reduced-fee. Click for details.