NEW: Maryland Free Legal Answers – (Pro Bono in your PJs)
Provide legal advice via email to low income Marylanders.
Sign-up here: information here:
MVLS - Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service acts as Anne Arundel County’s Pro Bono Referral Service:
Volunteers are still needed for the monthly Foreclosure Clinic in the Law Library but there are also many cases that need an attorney for full representation.
Volunteers are supported with:
Malpractice insurance
Mentors
Free training
Use of MVLS offices to meet with clients
Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses
PBRC - Pro Bono Resource Center of Marylandis Maryland’s clearinghouse for pro bono and source of many pro bono opportunities:
Sign-up to receive the PBRC E-Bulletin for a monthly list of cases needing an attorney.
Help with immigration needed now. (See separate PBRC flyer.)
YWCA Legal Services: intimate partner peace and protective order petition cases in Anne Arundel County
To register:
Send an email to
Subject: pro bono peace and protective order representation
Body of the email should include your interest/experience etc., as well as your business number, or the phone number where you wish to be contacted.
MVLS Sponsored Programs coordinated by the law library:
Lawyer in the Library Programs: Circuit Court and Anne Arundel County Public Library (Eastport and Glen Burnie)
Three attorneys are needed for each of the public library events from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm:
Glen Burnie Regional Library - 3rd Wednesday of the Month
Eastport-Annapolis Neck Community Library - the last (not the 4th) Tuesday of the month.
For more information and to volunteer contact Joan Bellistri in the law library: or 410-222-1387.
Anne Arundel County Annual Homeless Resource Day
The 10th HRD will be held in the fall of 2017. Attorneys are able to assist the homeless and those in danger of becoming homeless with a variety of legal issues, especially expungement and child support. More information will be available as we get closer to the date. For more information and tovolunteer contact Joan Bellistri in the law library: or 410-222-1387.
Pro Bono Hours Reporting -please remember to report your pro bono hours here: Local Pro Bono Committee will send you a report at the end of the year to make reporting easier and the attorney who reports the most hours will be recognized.)