Allegany Law Foundation, Inc.
Executive Director: Marcia Conrad, Esq.
110 Greene Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 722-3390
Fax: (301) 722-3393
E-Mail: alleganylaw@wirefire.com
Web site: www.alleganylaw.net
Allegany Law Foundation serves low-income clients through the efforts of a small in-house staff and a panel of attorneys handling cases on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis.
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Alternative Directions, Inc.
Executive Director: Michelle Kelly
2505 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 889-5072
Fax: (410) 889-5092
E-Mail: adi.legal@verizon.net
Web site: alternativedirectionsinc.org
Alternative Directions provides free legal assistance, primarily family and domestic legal issues, to persons in prison or recently released from incarceration. The program also provides monthly workshops to prisoners on legal rights and responsibilities.
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Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Executive Director: Myron Quon, Esq.
1600 K Street, NW, Mezzanine Level
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 393-3572
Fax: (202) 393-0995
E-Mail: mquon@apalrc.org
Web site: www.apalrc.org
The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center addresses the legal needs of low-income, limited English proficient Asian Americans in Maryland and uses MLSC funds to represent low-wage workers and victims of domestic violence in Maryland.
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Associated Catholic Charities of Baltimore
Director: Mary Anne O'Donnell
430 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: (410) 534-8015
Fax: (410) 675-1451
E-Mail: imlserv@catholiccharities-md.org
Web site: www.catholiccharities-md.org
Associated Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services Project provides client screening, counseling and legal representation for low-income persons with immigration problems in the Baltimore metropolitan area in a wide array of immigration matters.
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Baltimore Bar Foundation Legal Services to the Elderly Program
Executive Director: Katherine Sanzone
111 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 396-5277
Fax: (410) 332-8468
E-Mail: info@baltimorebar.org
The Baltimore Bar Foundation's Legal Services to the Elderly Program provides free legal representation and advice to Baltimore City residents 60 years and older. Staff and volunteer attorneys provide services such as contracts, appeals of denial of government benefits, bankruptcy and guardianships. Outreach and education is also part of the program's mission.
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Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.
Executive Director: Richard Doran
2217 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 243-4400
Fax: (410) 889-8653
E-Mail: rdoran@bni-maryland.org
Web site: www.bni-maryland.org
MLSC's grant supports BNI's operation of its statewide landlord/tenant counseling hotline.
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CASA de Maryland
Executive Director: Gustavo Torres
310 Tulip Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone: (301) 270-0442
Fax: (301) 270-8659
E-Mail: gtorres@casamd.org
Web site: www.casademaryland.org
CASA receives MLSC funding for its Employment Rights Project, which assists Latin Americans and other day laborers in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties and Baltimore City with employment related legal issues.
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CASA, Inc. (Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused)
Executive Director: Vicki A. Sadehvandi
116 W. Baltimore Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: (301) 739-4990
Fax: (301) 790-0064
E-Mail: casa.incorp@myactv.net
Web site: www.casainc.org
MLSC funding supports the CASA Legal Services Program, which provides legal assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Washington County.
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
Executive Director: Ed Orzechowski
Project Director: Jeanne Atkinson, Esq.
924 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 526-4100
Fax: (202) 526-1829
E-Mail: jeanne.atkinson@catholiccharitiesdc.org
Web site: www.catholiccharitiesdc.org
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington Immigration Legal Services uses MLSC funds to provide legal assistance and representation to low-income persons with immigration problems to low-income clients residing primarily in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.
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Community Law Center
Executive Director: Kristine Dunkerton, Esq.
2500 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 366-0922
Fax: (410) 366-7763
E-Mail: kristined@communitylaw.org
Web site: www.communitylaw.org
CLC provides legal counsel and representation to nonprofit organizations that represent issues of low-income people and are unable to afford private counsel. MLSC's grant also supports CLC's pro bono project.
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Community Legal Services of Prince George's County
Executive Director: Neal Conway
6801 Kenilworth Avenue, Suite 150
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone: (301) 864-8354
Fax: (301) 864-8352
E-Mail: conway@clspgc.org
Web site: www.clspgc.org
Community Legal Services of Prince George's County provides civil legal assistance to low-income persons of Prince George's County through a panel of pro bono and reduced-fee attorneys.
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Domestic Violence Center of Howard County
Executive Director: Jodi Finkelstein
5457 Twin Knolls Road , Suite 310
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: (410) 997-0304
Fax: (410) 997-1397
E-Mail: jfinkelstein@dvcenter.org
Web site: www.dvcenter.org
The Domestic Violence Center of Howard County receives funding from MLSC to support its legal services project, which serves low-income domestic violence victims.
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Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County
Executive Director: Douglas C. Murphy
P.O. Box 3909
Baltimore, MD 21222
Phone: (410) 285-4357
Fax: (410) 285-4361
E-Mail: doug@familycrisiscenter.net
Web site: www.familycrisiscenter.net
The Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County provides comprehensive services to domestic violence victims in Eastern Baltimore County. MLSC funding enables the center to provide legal assistance to its clients.
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Harford County Bar Foundation
Executive Director: Cynthia A. Lewis
c/o Legal Aid Bureau
5 North Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone: (410) 836-0123
Fax: (410) 836-7117
E-Mail: clewishcbf@verizon.net
Web site: www.mdlaw.net/harford
The Harford County Bar Foundation operates a pro bono and reduced-fee legal services program, providing intake and referral services to low-income persons with civil legal problems.
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Heartly House, Inc.
Executive Director: Barbara Martin
P.O. Box 857
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 662-8800
Fax: (301) 663-4334
E-Mail: ceo@heartlyhouse.org
Web site: www.heartlyhouse.org
Heartly House is a private nonprofit agency serving victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault in Frederick County. MLSC funds are used to provide legal services to low-income victims of domestic violence.
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Homeless Persons Representation Project
Executive Director: Antonia Fasanelli, Esq.
1800 North Charles Street
Suite 206
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 685-6589
Fax: (410) 625-0361
E-Mail: afasanelli@hprplaw.org
Web site: www.hprplaw.org
Homeless Persons Representation Project provides staff and pro bono assistance in a range of housing and other legal matters to clients in at risk for homelessness as well as to those in homeless shelters in Maryland.
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House of Ruth
Executive Director: Carole Alexander
Clinic Director: Dorothy Lennig, Esq.
2201 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 889-0840
Fax: (410) 889-9347
E-mail: dorothy@hruth.org
Web site: www.hruth.org
House of Ruth's Domestic Violence Legal Clinic provides legal assistance to low-income victims of domestic violence from offices in Baltimore City and Prince George's and Montgomery counties. The clinic also provides technical assistance and training to spouse abuse centers and interested community organizations statewide.
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Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
Executive Director: Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr., Esq.
500 E. Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 951-7777
Fax: (410) 951-7778
E-Mail: wjoseph@mdlab.org
Web site: www.mdlab.org
Established in 1911, LAB is Maryland's primary provider of civil legal services to low-income persons. The MLSC grant is used to fund attorneys and paralegals providing general civil legal assistance to low-income persons throughout Maryland.
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Maryland Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Executive Director: Susan Goering, Esq.
3600 Clipper Mill Road
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: (410) 889-8556
Fax: (410) 366-7838
E-Mail: goering@aclu-md.org
Web site: www.aclu-md.org
MCLUF of Maryland receives MLSC funding to provide legal representation to low-income persons statewide in matters involving racial discrimination, police abuse, and jail conditions.
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Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education
Co-Director: Selene Almazan, Esq.
Co-Director: Carol Quirk
7484 Candlewood Road, Suite R
Hanover, MD 21076
E-Mail: mcie@mcie.org
Web site: www.mcie.org
The Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education provides representation to disabled children throughout Maryland seeking to be educated in the least restrictive environment.
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Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center, Inc.
Executive Director: Russell Butler, Esq.
1001 Prince George's Boulevard
Suite 750
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Phone: (301) 952-0063
Fax: (301) 952-2319
E-Mail: rbutler@mdcrimevictims.org
Web site: www.mdcrimevictims.org
Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center, Inc. is a statewide victims' rights organization, which receives MLSC funding to disseminate information on victims' rights to all Marylanders and provide specialized legal services to indigent crime victims.
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Maryland Disability Law Center
Executive Director: Virginia Knowlton
1800 North Charles Street
Suite 400
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 727-6352
Fax: (410) 727-6389
E-Mail: mdlcbalto@mdlcbalto.org
Web site: www.mdlcbalto.org
MDLC provides free representation for disabled children and adults statewide with legal problems related to their disabilities.
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Maryland Public Interest Law Project
Co-Presidents: Robin Jacobs and Tiffany Joly
Advisor: Teresa Schmiedeler, Esq.
University of Maryland Law School
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 706-8393
Fax: (410) 706-4045
e-mail: mpilp@law.umaryland.edu
Web site: www.law.umaryland.edu/studentorg/mpilp
MPILP, located at the University of Maryland Law School, encourages law students to enter public interest law practice and offers law students from the University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore paid summer internships at public interest organizations of their choice.
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Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
Executive Director: Bonnie Sullivan, Esq.
One North Charles Street
Suite 222
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 539-6800
Fax: (410) 837-0431
E-Mail: info@mvlslaw.org
Web site: www.mvlslaw.org
MVLS is a statewide program that serves low-income persons with a variety of civil legal problems through a referral program that places clients with volunteer or reduced-fee attorneys.
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Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence, Inc.
Executive Director: Jeanne Yeager
P.O. Box 5
Denton, MD 21629
Phone: (410) 479-1149
Fax: (410) 479-2064
E-Mail: jyeager@mscfv.org
Web site: www.mscfv.org
The Mid-Shore Council receives MLSC funding for its reduced-fee legal services program for low-income victims of domestic violence in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot counties.
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Mid-Shore Pro Bono, Inc.
Executive Director: Sandy Brown
216 East Dover Street, Bldg 300
Easton, MD 21601-3072
Phone: (410) 690-4890
Fax: (410) 690-4891
E-Mail: sabrown@midshoreprobono.org
Web site: www.midshoreprobono.org
Mid-Shore Pro Bono receives funding from MLSC to provide pro bono and reduced-fee services in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot counties.
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Montgomery County Bar Foundation
Executive Director: Julie Peterson
27 W. Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 424-2706
Fax: (301) 217-9327
E-Mail: execdir@barmont.org
Web site: www.montbar.org
The Montgomery County Bar Foundation operates a pro bono program in which attorneys are recruited to take pro bono cases in their area of expertise. The program also conducts community outreach to Montgomery County's growing immigrant population. MCBC also administers a MLSC-funded Reduced-Fee Child Custody Representation Project, matching private attorneys with low-income individuals seeking representation in custody matters.
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Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
Executive Director: Sharon Goldsmith, Esq.
520 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 837-9379
Fax: (410) 385-2616
E-mail: sgoldsmith@probonomd.org
Web site: www.probonomd.org
PBRC is a statewide pro bono support center that coordinates pro bono training and activities, maximizes volunteer attorney services to low-income Maryland residents and provides support for pro bono programs throughout the state. PBRC also administers a litigation expense fund for other pro bono and reduced-fee programs throughout Maryland.
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Public Justice Center
Executive Director: John Nethercut, Esq.
One North Charles Street,
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 625-9409
Fax: (410) 625-9423
E-mail: nethercutj@publicjustice.org
Web site: www.publicjustice.org
PJC provides legal representation to the underrepresented, particularly children, the mentally ill, and victims of discrimination through the services of both an in-house staff and pro bono attorneys. The Center also operates the Tenant Advocacy Project, providing low-income tenants representation in rent court by qualified lay advocates.
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SARC (Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse Resource Center)
Executive Director: Luisa Caiazzo-Nutter
Project Director: Gwendolyn Tate, Esq.
18 South Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone: (410) 836-8431
Fax: (410) 838-9484
Email: lcn@sarc-maryland.org
Web site: www.sarc-maryland.org
MLSC funding supports the SARC Legal Services Program, which provides legal services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Harford County.
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St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc.
Executive Director: Vincent Quayle
321 E. 25th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 235-5770
Fax: (410) 255-8795
Email: vinq@stambros.org
Web site: www.stambros.org
St. Ambrose Legal Services Program, a project of St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, Inc., provides free legal assistance to low-income homeowners who are in danger of losing their homes.
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Sexual Assault Legal Institute
Executive Director: Jennifer Pollitt Hill
Project Director: Lisae C. Jordan, Esq.
P.O. Box 8782
Silver Spring, MD 20907
Phone: (301) 565-2277
Fax: (301) 565-3619
E-Mail: lcjordan@mcasa.org
Web site: www.mcasa.org
The Sexual Assault Legal Institute is part of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault and provides comprehensive legal assistance to victims of sexual assault throughout the state.
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Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy
Executive Director: Laura Joyce
P.O. Box 760
Hollywood, MD 20636
Phone: (301) 373-4141
Fax: (301) 373-4147
E-Mail: lauraj@smcfa.net
Web site: www.smcfa.net
The Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy provides legal services to low-income clients of St. Mary's, Calvert and Charles counties, primarily in the area of domestic violence.
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University of Maryland / HIV Project
Clinical Director: Brenda Blom, Esq.
Contact: Debra Weimer, Esq.
500 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 706-8340
Fax: (410) 706-5856
E-Mail: dweimer@law.umaryland.edu
The MLSC grant to the University of Maryland Clinical Law Office helps fund its HIV Legal Representation Project, in which law students provide legal services to persons with AIDS and HIV infection at the University of Maryland Hospital.
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Whitman-Walker Clinic Legal Services Program
Executive Director: Don Blanchon
Program Director: Daniel Bruner, Esq.
1701 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 939-7627
Fax: (202) 939-7651
E-Mail: dbruner@wwc.org
Web site: www.wwc.org
The Whitman-Walker Clinic's Legal Services Program provides pro bono legal assistance to persons living with HIV/AIDS. MLSC funding supports services to residents of Montgomery, Prince George's, Frederick, Charles and Calvert.
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Women's Law Center, Inc.
Executive Director: L. Tracy Brown, Esq.
305 W. Chesapeake Avenue
Suite 201
Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 321-8761
Fax: (410) 321-0462
E-mail: tbrown@wlcmd.org
Web site: www.wlcmd.org
The Women's Law Center was established in 1971 to meet the special legal needs of women. MLSC funds are used to operate a statewide Family Law Hotline and reduced-fee child custody representation project.
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YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
Executive Director: Molly Knipe
Program Director: Andrea Padley, Esq.
1517 Ritchie Highway
Suite 201
Arnold, MD 21012
Phone: (410) 626-7800
Fax: (410) 626-7312
E-mail: mknipe@ywcaaac.org
Web site: http://www.ywca.org
The YWCA legal services program administers a reduced-fee child custody representation project, matching private attorneys with low-income individuals seeking representation in contested custody matters.
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