2021 Legal Summit Series: Building Workplace Resilience (MSBA CLE)
Live Webinar MDMaryland 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.
2021 Legal Summit Series: Understanding How Personality Affects Your Practice And Your Cases (MSBA CLE)
Live Webinar MDMaryland 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.
Representing Asylum-Seekers – 2021 Update
Live Webinar MDAsylum-seekers are 14 times more likely to be able to stay in the U.S. when they have a lawyer representing them. Learn how you can represent a family seeking safety from an all-star cast. This training will cover the nuts and bolts of representing someone seeking asylum before Maryland’s immigration court, including changes to the asylum process of the Biden administration.
Litigation Skills Series: Tips for Negotiating with Creditors in District Court
Live Webinar MDEach meeting runs from noon to 3 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 50-minute skills training; a 50-minute exercise; and a 50-minute 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.
Representing Consumers in District Court: Identifying Defenses & Negotiating Settlements
Live Webinar MDPBRC’s Courtroom Advocacy Project (CAP) will prepare you to effectively interview and advise clients and defend, settle, and negotiate common types of debt collection cases in Maryland district court, including actions involving debt buyers, residential leases, and auto loans.
Doing Business with the State of Maryland—a Lawyer’s Guide (MSBA CLE)
Live Webinar MDMaryland 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.
Litigation Skills Series: Tips for Negotiating with Landlords in District Court
Live Webinar MDEach meeting runs from noon to 2:30 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 50-minute skills training; a 40-minute exercise; and a 20-minute 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.
Criminal Record Expungement in Maryland
Live Webinar MDThis training covers 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.
Foreclosure Prevention Training Series – NEW DATES
Live Webinar MDDuring the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the number of distressed homeowners with significant mortgage delinquencies has increased dramatically in Maryland. To help meet this challenge, PBRC is excited to offer this foreclosure prevention training series, which will be taught by Maryland foreclosure expert, Diane Cipollone.
Litigation Skills Series: Pro Bono Practice and Legal Ethics
Live Webinar MDIrwin Kramer of Kramer & Connolly will discuss pro bono practice and legal ethics. This event will include instruction, group discussion of typical cases, and Q & A.
Fee Agreements and Managing Money for Lawyers (MSBA CLE)
Live Webinar MDMaryland 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.
Daubert-Proofing Your Medical Experts (MAJ Educational Program)
Live Webinar MDLawyers 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 educational programs at the member price.