Estate Planning Clinic – Baltimore City

Mount Pleasant Church 6000 Radecke Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States

Seniors 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 MD

A 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.

Impact on Mental Health in Seeking Veterans Legal Services

Live Webinar MD

This panel will discuss the intersection of mental health and legal services. It will identify the issues that affect many of the less fortunate and underserved in our society especially the ones experiencing homelessness and military veterans and their families that causes mental health conditions. It will focus on various mental health conditions including PTSD due to combat or military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, and co- occurring substance abuse. The panel will discuss available resources and the role of problem solving courts, such as Veterans Treatment courts, in connecting individuals suffering from mental health conditions to legal services.

Legal Summit Series: The Art of Crisis Leadership (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

U.S. Supreme Court Impact Cases – 2020 and Beyond (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

Contract Drafting And Review For The Maryland Lawyer (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

Legal Summit Series: IP Issues in Hemp (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

Third-party Custody, Guardianship, and other Legal Strategies to Provide Rights for Non-biological Parents

Live Webinar MD

This training will provide perspectives and legal strategies to provide rights for non-biological parents to get enough legal authority in the life of a child to take care of various administrative processes (eg., school, healthcare, benefits, etc.). Topics include third-party custody, guardianship, and various less restrictive alternatives.

Family Law Virtual Seminar: Mental Health in Custody Trials from the Perspective of the Court – Before, During and After COVID-19 (MAJ CLE)

Live Webinar MD

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 3 legal questions for low-income Marylanders, using the https://Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org website within 1 year of registration, can attend MAJ CLEs at the member price.

Understanding Water Bills in Baltimore City

Live Webinar MD

Volunteer attorneys will learn the basics of Baltimore City water bills and how to assist customers with delinquent or inaccurate bills to determine the causes of the elevated bills, to access assistance programs, and to dispute billing errors. This training will also touch on issues particular to tenants, and on additional assistance programs available to low-income homeowners.

The Current State of Utilities in Maryland

Live Webinar MD

The essential nature of utilities to the health and safety of all citizens make this topic critically important to our pro bono clients Ms. Nieland will discuss the current state of Maryland utility providers’ responses to the delivery of gas and electric services during the pandemic, including continuation of service, payment options, and financial assistance and other resources for consumers. A question and answer period will follow the discussion.