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APPLY TO PBRC'S PROFESSIONAL SKILLS ACADEMY!

Maryland attorneys, mark your calendars! Until Friday, August 2nd, you can apply
to become a Fellow in PBRC's Professional Skills Academy. 

If you are interested in stepping outside your comfort zone and using your law
license to serve your neighbors in need, with a community of mentors and other
Fellows at your side, then the Academy is for you!

Apply Today


REMINDER: PRO BONO & IOLTA REPORTING DUE SEPTEMBER 10

Maryland Attorneys: Did you know you can support pro bono when you submit your
IOLTA/Pro Bono reports? It's an easy way to make a contribution to the legal
community and ensure equal access to representation for our neighbors in need.

Once you have filed your Pro Bono Report in the Attorney Information System
(AIS), click the tab to donate and designate your contribution to the Pro Bono
Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC). Remember, the reporting deadline is
September 10th, 2024.

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PBRC IN THE NEWS

Allison Harris, Director of PBRC's Home Preservation Project, was interviewed
and featured on WYPR’s “On the Record” with Sheilah Kast.

"Housing advocates are critical of the tax sale, calling it a predatory system
that harms Maryland homeowners and renters and disproportionately impacts
majority-Black neighborhoods.

Listen now to learn more about Maryland's controversial tax sale system and how
it unjustly affects Black and brown residents.

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PBRC IN THE NEWS

Katie Davis, Director of PBRC's Courtroom Advocacy Project, discussed with The
Baltimore Banner the potential ramifications of the Tenant Safety Act of 2024 if
it were to pass this legislative session.

 

Read more about how this bill has the potential to empower renters to advocate
for better housing conditions.

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2022 ANNUAL REPORT


WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR 2022 ANNUAL REPORT IS NOW ONLINE.

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VOLUNTEER PROFILE: ANIKA JONES, ESQ.

"PRO BONO WORK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. IT IS LITERALLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO NEED LEGAL REPRESENTATION, BUT CANNOT AFFORD IT, HAVING
ACCESS TO JUSTICE... IN MARYLAND, EACH YEAR PBRC IMPACTS THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE AND SAVES THEIR CLIENTS OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN COST. "

ANIKA JONES, ESQ., PBRC LEGAL VOLUNTEER

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THERE ARE ONLY 1.49 LAWYERS FOR EVERY 10,000 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN MARYLAND.


A COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS

PBRC connects lawyers and others with the purpose of serving those in need.

Learn more about how you can help.

Volunteer Opportunities


IMPACTING NEIGHBORHOODS

Learn how PBRC is saving homes, helping families, and stabilizing communities.

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WHO WE ARE

PBRC is Maryland’s hub for pro bono (free) civil legal assistance provided by
volunteers. Equal access to justice is a core value of our nation, yet hundreds
of thousands of our state’s residents cannot afford the legal help they
desperately need and have no legal guarantee of a lawyer. As the pro bono arm of
the Maryland State Bar Association, PBRC plays a unique role as the training,
support, innovation, and advocacy center for pro bono. Our statewide services
include:

 * Offering a professional training and mentoring program with both substantive
   law and skills building sessions enabling lawyers and others to effectively
   serve clients
 * Consulting and connecting volunteers with legal nonprofits across Maryland
 * Hosting innovative, free legal clinics in the courthouse and community
   offering immediate legal assistance to low-income families in areas of
   critical need not yet addressed by other organizations
 * Advocating and organizing to encourage pro bono service and improve the
   justice system for the communities we serve

 

Together, our community of lawyers with purpose is opening the doors of justice
for everyone.

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TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS

PBRC coordinates live and online training programs for volunteer lawyers and
others in a variety of substantive law areas in exchange for a pro bono
commitment.

PROJECT INCUBATION

PBRC facilitates the incubation of new and innovative pro bono projects
targeting the most acute legal needs of the community and engages volunteer
lawyers and others in those efforts.

POLICY & ADVOCACY

PBRC convenes conferences to strategize ways to enhance the pro bono delivery
system, monitors Maryland rules and pro bono policies, and advocates for equal
access to the justice system.

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

PBRC connects lawyers to meaningful pro bono opportunities based on their
interests and geographical preferences.

PROVIDER SUPPORT

PBRC provides resources, support, and technical assistance to public interest
legal advocates and promotes collaboration within the Maryland legal services
community.

RECOGNITION

PBRC recognizes outstanding volunteer lawyers, firms and others for their
dedication to the delivery of pro bono civil legal services to Maryland’s
disadvantaged.

PUBLICATIONS

PBRC prepares and distributes resource guides for legal services providers,
advocates, and the general public.

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OUR PROJECTS

Eviction Prevention
Debt Defense
Home Preservation
Immigrant Legal Assistance


THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE
PRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF MARYLAND.

Maryland Legal Services Corporation

Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Foundation

The Daily Record

Venable Foundation, Inc.

Wells Fargo Foundation

Abell Foundation

Seal of the Administrative Office of the Courts

Bank of America

Cole Schotz

COVID-19 Response Funding Collaborative of Greater Baltimore

Exelon

Greater Washington Community Foundation

Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

Maryland Bar Foundation

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Maryland Legal Services Corporation

Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Foundation

The Daily Record

Venable Foundation, Inc.

Wells Fargo Foundation

Abell Foundation

Seal of the Administrative Office of the Courts

Bank of America

Cole Schotz

COVID-19 Response Funding Collaborative of Greater Baltimore

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PBRC engages and supports the Maryland legal community in meaningful and
impactful volunteer service to ensure equal access to justice for those in need.


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CONTACT

To visit our office, you must make an appointment with a staff member. 

1500 Union Avenue, Suite 2400
Baltimore, MD 21211
(By Appointment Only)

Office: 410.837.9379
Fax: 443.808.0992

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 * About Us
   * Who We Are
   * Our Story
   * Our Staff
   * Our Board
   * Our Funders
   * Our Projects
     * Courtroom Advocacy
       * Eviction Prevention (Courtroom Advocacy Project)
       * Debt Defense (Courtroom Advocacy Project)
     * Home Preservation
     * Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project
   * Publications
   * News
   * Employment Opportunities
   * Subscribe
 * Train & Volunteer
   * Training for Legal Volunteers
   * How to Volunteer
   * Upcoming Clinics & Events
   * Professional Skills Academy
   * Pro Bono Rules & Reporting
   * Retired Attorney Resources
   * Litigation Fund
   * Lawyer Support & Resources
   * Statewide Pro Bono Opportunities
 * Partners
 * Legal Help
 * Events
   * Calendar
   * Partners for Justice Conference
   * Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards
   * Veterans’ Legal Assistance Conference & Training
   * PBRC Block Party: Building Communities of Justice
   * National Celebration of Pro Bono
 * Ways to Give
   * Donate
   * Corporate Sponsorship
   * Community Investment Tax Credit
   * Other Ways to Give