EVENT CALENDAR FOR MARYLAND This image denotes a client service event. To find out how to volunteer at these events, please see the contact information posted with the event details. RECURRING CLINICS START ON PAGE: 2 NON-RECURRING CLINICS START ON PAGE: 6 This image denotes an educational event for pro bono attorneys. EDUCATION EVENTS START ON PAGE: 8 This image denotes a recognition event for pro bono attorneys and other pro bono supporters. RECEPTION EVENTS START ON PAGE: 10 Please contact Pro Bono Resource Center if you wish to have an event listed or want assistance in sponsoring an event. The national calendar of events can be found at: www.probono.net/celebrateprobono/events This statewide calendar was compiled by Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland 410.837.9379; 800.396.1274 THIS STATEWIDE CALENDAR WAS COMPILED BY PRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF pbrc@probonomd.org www.probonomd.org MARYLAND 410.837.9379; 800.396.1274 PBRC@PROBONOMD.ORG WWW.PROBONOMD.ORG
RECURRING EVENTS: TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 8:30 AM 1:00 PM (Tuesday through Friday every month) Tenant Volunteer Lawyer of the Day Program Clinic Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland hosts a clinic for volunteer attorneys to help Baltimore City tenants in Rent court. Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Where: Baltimore City District Court, 501 East Fayette Street Baltimore, MD 21202-4013 Register, volunteers please email Dean Fleyzor at dfleyzor@probonomd.org if you are interested in helping to provide brief advice at a clinic. TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 12:30 PM 4:00 PM (Every Tuesday) Family Law Self-Help Center Circuit Court of Allegany County hosts a free walk-in clinic that provides legal information and forms to assist persons not represented by an attorney in matters of divorce, custody/visitations/child support and name changes. Sponsored by: Allegany Law Foundation, Inc. Where: Circuit Court for Allegany County, Courthouse Annex, 59 Prospect Sq. Cumberland MD 21502 Register, interested attorneys can contact Kelsey Merkel at 301-722-3390 or email info@alleganylaw.com TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 1:30 PM 3:00 PM Lawyer in the Libary Penn North Lawyer in the Library is a partnership between Maryland Legal Aid staff attorneys, law student volunteers, and pro bono attorneys. The team visits local libraries and provides brief civil legal advice. Additionally, full representation is provided in record expungement cases that can lead directly to increased access to employment and housing. Sponsored by Maryland Legal Aid, Enoch Pratt Free Library Where: 1531 W. North Ave, Baltimore MD Register, contact Amy Petkovsek at apetkovsek@mdlab.org or 410-951-7813 or visit mdlab.org 2
RECURRING CLINICS CONTINUED: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Veterans Walk-in Clinic Volunteer attorneys can help veterans at a walk-in legal clinic. Sponsored by: Homeless Persons Representation Project Where: VA Medical Center Annex, 209 W. Fayette St. 2nd Floor, Baltimore MD 21201 Register, Volunteers register with Swapna Yeluri at hprpprobono@hprplaw.org WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 9:00 AM 11:30 AM (Wednesdays) Consumer Protection Clinic in Baltimore City Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland's Consumer Protection clinic is on Wednesdays at the Baltimore City District Court house Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Where: Baltimore City District Court House Register, volunteers can contact Sydney Dunning at sdunning@probonomd.org. THURSDAY OCTOBER 4 1:00 PM to 3:00PM Ask a Lawyer Clinic Volunteer attorneys can help provide eligible Maryland residents with brief one-onone advice on a wide variety of civil legal issues. No appointment necessary. In order to quality, low-income screen required. Sponsored by: Allegany Law Foundation, Inc. Where: Allegany County Department of Social Services, 1 Frederick St. Cumberland, MD 21502 Register contact Kelsey Merkel at 301-722-3390 or info@alleganylaw.com 3
RECURRING CLINICS CONTINUED FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 8:00 AM 1 1 :00 AM (1st, 2nd, 3rd Fridays ) Consumer Protection Clinic in Prince George's County Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland's Consumer Protection Clinic is on Fridays at the Prince George's County District Courthouse. Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Where: Prince George's County District Court, 14735 Main St. Upper Marlboro MD Register contact Sydney Dunning at sdunning@probonomd.org TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 12:00PM to 1:00 PM Lawyer in the Lobby Free legal advice at the Harford County Circuit Court. Sponsored by: Harford County Bar Foundation Where: Harford County Circuit Court 20 W. Courtland St. Bel Air, MD 21014 Register by calling 410-836-0123 FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Lawyer in the Library A free legal advice clinic at the Abingdon Public Library. Sponsored by: Harford County Bar Foundation Where: Abingdon Public Library, 2510 Tollgate Rd. Abingdon MD 21009 Register, Please contact HCBF at 410-836-0123 to register. 4
RECURRING CLINICS CONTINUED TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 12:00PM to 1:00 PM Lawyer in the Lobby Free legal advice at the Harford County Circuit Court. Sponsored by: Harford County Bar Foundation Where: Harford County Circuit Court 20 W. Courtland St. Bel Air, MD 21014 Register by calling 410-836-0123 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 1:00 PM to 3:00PM Veterans Legal Clinic - WALK IN Homeless Persons Representation Project presents a veterans legal clinic where volunteer attorneys help with legal issues. Sponsored by: Homeless Persons Representation Project Where: VA Medical Center Annex, 209 W. Fayette St. 2nd Floor, Baltimore MD 21201 Register Volunteers contact Swapna Yeluri at hrprpprobono@hprplaw.org 5
NON-RECURRING CLINICS: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 10:00 AM to 1:00PM MVLS Foreclosure Mediation Brief Advice Clinic (Charles County) This event provides free brief legal consultations for homeowners facing foreclosure. Foreclosure Mediation Brief Advice Attorneys will: answer questions about foreclosure mediation, give legal advice regarding your foreclosure, and help you understand court papers and documents you received regarding your foreclosure. Foreclosure mediation brief advice attorneys will NOT attend mediation with you, but there are other options for obtaining legal representation for your mediation. Sponsored by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Where: Circuit Court for Charles County Law Library 200 Charles Street, La Plata, MD 20646 Register by calling 301-932-3322. Reservations are requested. nterested attorneys can contact Amy Hennen at ahennen@mvlslaw.org or 443-451-9037. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 11:00 AM to 1:00PM MVLS Foreclosure Mediation Brief Advice Clinic (Anne Arundel County) This event provides free brief legal consultations for homeowners facing foreclosure. Foreclosure Mediation Brief Advice Attorneys will: answer questions about foreclosure mediation, give legal advice regarding your foreclosure, and help you understand court papers and documents you received regarding your foreclosure. Foreclosure mediation brief advice attorneys will NOT attend mediation with you, but there are other options for obtaining legal representation for your mediation. Sponsored by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Where: Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Law Library 8 Church Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 Registration: No registration needed this event is first come, first served basis. nterested attorneys can contact Amy Hennen at ahennen@mvlslaw.org or 443-451-9037. 6
NON-RECURRING CLINICS: MONDAY OCTOBER 1 1:00 PM to 3:30PM CLS Foreclosure Law Clinic CLS Staff Attorney provides free legal advice on foreclosure matters. Our Foreclosure Prevention Program seeks to assist homeowners at risk of losing their homes due to foreclosure with an opportunity to retain their home. Sponsored by: Community Legal Services of Prince George's County Where: Prince George's County Circuit Courthouse, Upper Marlboro, 14735 Main Street, Room 2435M Register by calling 240-391-6370 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 2:00 PM to 4:00PM MVLS Wicomico Expungement Cyber Clinic Our Cyber Clinics allow MVLS to reach clients in hard-to-reach counties. We partner with the Wicomico Public Library Job Center in Salisbury to make these clinics happen. Clients attend the clinics in-person at the library, while MVLS volunteer attorneys participate from the MVLS Office using just a computer and a webcam to speak with clients and help them through legal issues. Sponsored by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Where: 22 S. Division St., Salisbury, MD 21801 Register Potential clients interested in attending the clinic should call the Job Center at 410-410-749-3612 ext. 161.; If you re an attorney interested in volunteering for a clinic, you can register at https://mvlslaw.org/cyber-clinic/ WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31 3:00 PM to 6:00PM MVLS Foreclosure Mediation Brief Advice Clinic (Baltimore City) This event provides free brief legal consultations for homeowners facing foreclosure. Foreclosure Mediation Brief Advice Attorneys will: answer questions about foreclosure mediation, give legal advice regarding your foreclosure, and help you understand court papers and documents you received regarding your foreclosure. Foreclosure mediation brief advice attorneys will NOT attend mediation with you, but there are other options for obtaining legal representation for your mediation. Sponsored by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Where: 201 N. Charles St., Suite 1400, Baltimore, MD 21201 Registration: No registration needed this event is first come, first served basis. Interested attorneys can contact Amy Hennen at ahennen@mvlslaw.org or 443-451-9037. 7
TRAININGS: FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 10:00 AM to 1:00PM Assisting Domestic Violence Survivors This training for volunteer attorneys will prepare you to help domestic violence survivors. In exchange for the FREE training attorneys will have to accept a pro bono commitment. Topics covered include: Protective orders & peace orders;trauma informed lawyering; Shielding and sealing; The Intersection of DV and human trafficking; AND MORE... Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, and Community Legal Services of Prince George's County Where: Prince George's County Circuit Court Training Room M0421, 14735 Main St., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Register online at probonomdorg/training/dv-advocacy FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 1:00 PM to 4:00PM Youth Homelessness What Lawyers Need to Know This training will provide an understanding of youth homelessness (local statistics, causes, experiences of youth), and volunteering with HPRP. Attorneys taking the training will need experience in one or more of these areas: child custody, identity theft, consumer debt, name and gender changes, connecting with foster care, or private landlord-tenant law. Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland and Homeless Persons Representation Project Where: University of MD, School of Law, 1401 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 Register online at probonomd.org/training/youth TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 9:00 AM to 12:30PM Estate Planning Basics for Low Income Seniors This training is for volunteer attorneys who wish to help Prince George's county seniors with estate planning. Topics covered include Drafting wills; Drafting Advance Medical Directives; Drafting Financial powers of attorney; Ethical issues when representing seniors with estate planning Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland and Community Legal Services of Prince George's County. Where: McNamee Hosea, Sutie 200 6411 Ivy Ln. Greenbelt, MD 20770 Register online at https://probonomd.org/event/estateplanning/ 8
TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Baltimore Learning Collaborative: A Community Association Capacity Building Event Community Law Center is hosting our first-ever citywide capacity building conference, designed especially for neighborhood association and small nonprofit members and leaders who want to better understand how to get an organization started, revived, functioning properly, or moving to the next level. We'll cover: what to do if your organization's 501(c)(3) status has lapsed; how to get a Board of Directors up and running; sorting through the maze of federal and state tax requirements; what it takes to acquire property and maintain it as a community; the importance of bylaws; successful coalition building; and more. We'll also be offering our popular pro bono one-on-one meetings with attorneys for nonprofit legal advice (so register early!) Sponsored by: Community Legal Services of Prince George's County Where: University of Maryland BioPark, 801 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baltimore-learning-collaborativea-community-association-capacity-building-event-tickets-46854042703 FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM PBRC Litigation Lunch & Learn Series: Tips for getting social media evidence admitted at trial Each meeting includes a one-hour skills training, followed by a one-hour 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. Experienced litigators will be present during the second hour, and a light lunch will be provided. Sponsored by: Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Goodell DeVries Where: Goodell DeVries, One South Street, 20th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202 Register online at https://www.probonomd.org/litigations-mentoring 9
RECEPTION EVENTS: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Maryland Legal Aid's Pro Bono Appreciation Breakfast Join Maryland Legal Aid's Midwestern Office for a celebration of its wonderful volunteers and their exceptional service. Continental breakfast will be served. Sponsored by: Maryland Legal Aid Where: Frederick, MD Register by RSVP by emailing Anais Taboas: ATaboas@mdlab.org TUESDAY OCTOBER 9 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Maryland Legal Aid's Pro Bono Appreciation Breakfast Join Maryland Legal Aid's Montgomery County Office for a celebration of its wonderful volunteers and their exceptional service. Continental breakfast will be served. Sponsored by: Maryland Legal Aid Where: Maryland Legal Aid, 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 430, Rockville, MD 20852 Register by RSVP by emailing Anais Taboas: ATaboas@mdlab.org WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM MVLS Celebrate Pro Bono Join Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) on Wednesday, October 10th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the American Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore. We will Celebrate Pro Bono by honoring volunteer lawyers, donors and friends at our annual recognition reception. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour, seated dinner and awards ceremony honoring those who have made noteworthy contributions to the delivery of pro bono legal services over the past year. The reception also kicks off Maryland s participation in the American Bar Association s National Celebrate Pro Bono Week (October 21-27). Sponsored by: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Where: American Visionary Arts Museum 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230 Register online at http://mvlslaw.org/cpb2018 THURSDAY OCTOBER 11 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Maryland Legal Aid's Pro Bono Appreciation Reception Join Maryland Legal Aid for a celebration of its wonderful volunteers and their exceptional service. Refreshments and hor d oeuvres will be served. Sponsored by: Maryland Legal Aid Where: Maryland Legal Aid, 500 E. Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Register by RSVP by emailing Anais Taboas: ATaboas@mdlab.org 10
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18 6:00 PM Senior Legal Services Fifth Annual Fundraiser and Volunteer Recognition Event Cabaret and Cabernet Members of the bench and bar participate in a cabaret to raise funds for Senior Legal Services. Sponsored by: Senior Legal Services Where: University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Westminster Hall, 519 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore MD 21201 Register For more information, contact Samantha McGovern at SMcGovern@baltimorebar.org, or call 410-396-1322 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Maryland Legal Aid s Equal Justice Associates Launch Event Join us as we celebrate the launch of Maryland Legal Aid s Equal Justice Associates (EJA). This new group of dedicated young attorneys support Maryland Legal Aid s mission of providing equal access to justice through meaningful pro bono service and fundraising. Come join us for a drink and learn more about the EJA! Sponsored by: Maryland Legal Aid and Equal Justice Associates Where: TBD Register by contacting, Isabelle Garcia at igarcia@mdlab.org or (410) 951-7759. THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 6:00 PM Women's Law Center 2018 Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony Honoring the following individuals:mdorothy Beatty Memorial Award: Working Matters Coalition; Rosalyn B. Bell Award: Susan Carol Elgin, Esq. (Kaufman, Ries & Elgin); Access to Justice Award: Bonnie A. Sullivan (Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service) Sponsored by: Women's Law Center Where: The Grand Baltimore 225 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201 Register online at www.wlcmd.org/annual-meeting-awards-ceremony, questions? email tstjohn@wlcmd.org 11