Immigration Legal Triage
University of Baltimore School of Law 1401 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThis training, offered to attorneys and Spanish-speaking law students as part of the Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP), will teach about how you can help vulnerable immigrant children and families learn the law and preserve their claims while they look for an attorney. The training will cover immigration benefits and defenses to deportation (asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, U visas, family petitions and more), best practices for interviewing, tips for working with an interpreter, and providing pro se assistance as a nonprofit volunteer.
Financial Issues in Divorce – Taxation, Valuation, Equalization: Navigating Potential Asset and Income Obstacles in Divorce Negotiations (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.
Litigation Skills Lunch & Learn: Prep & Direct a Witness
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP 1 South Street, 20th Floor, Baltimore, MD, United StatesThis event includes a 50-minute training segment; 50 minutes of hypotheticals or role-playing exercise; and a 50-minute open Q/A session. A light lunch is served. 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.)
Hot Topics in Adult Guardianship (MSBA CLE)
Loyola Graduate Center, Columbia Campus 8890 McGaw Road - Rooms 360/362, 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.
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 David M. Jones. Open to pro bono attorneys as well as non-attorneys who are willing to act in the Model Hearing.
Estate Planning Clinic – Baltimore City
Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital 900 Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesSeniors in Baltimore can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Monday, February 24, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at St. Agnes Hospital, 900 Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229. 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.
Estate and Income Tax Planning in 2020 – a New Way of Thinking (MSBA CLE)
Loyola Graduate Center, Columbia Campus 8890 McGaw Road - Rooms 360/362, 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.
Tax Sale Prevention in Baltimore City
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service 201 N. Charles Street, #1400, Baltimore, MD, United StatesLearn about Tax Sale and Tax Foreclosure in Baltimore City! This is a basic training, available to attorneys and housing counselors who are interested in volunteering to assist homeowners and/or nonprofit groups facing tax sale foreclosure in Baltimore City.
Building Your Practice: Solo and Small Firm Seminar (MAJ CLE)
Hotel Monoco 2 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, United StatesAttorneys 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.
Litigation Skills Lunch & Learn: Developing & Using a Trial Notebook – LIVE WEBINAR
MD, United StatesThis event includes a 50-minute training segment; 50 minutes of hypotheticals or role-playing exercise; and a 50-minute open Q/A session. A light lunch is served. 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.)
Custody, Guardianship, and Obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (3-PART LIVE WEBINAR SERIES)
Live Webinar MDThis free LIVE WEBINAR SERIES, serves as a primer on custody, guardianship, and special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) for beginners with critical updates for more seasoned practitioners.
Utility Bill Clinic – Baltimore City
Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP), Johns Hopkins Bayview 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United StatesVolunteer attorneys will assist low income seniors in Baltimore City who are struggling with water, gas or electric bills at a Utility Bill Legal Clinic on Monday, May 4, 2020 (Time TBD), at the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP), Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224.