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Maryland Legal Aid and Pro Bono Services

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American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

2219 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-5806
Phone: 410-889-8555
Fax: 410-366-7838
Intake: 410-889-8555
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, Housing, civil rights

Associated Catholic Charities Of Baltimore – Immigration, Legal Services

430 South Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
Phone: 410-534-8015

Bar Association of Baltimore City Legal Services Elderly Program

111 N Calvert Street, 631
Baltimore, MD 21202-1917
Phone: 410-396-1322
Fax: 410-332-8468
Counties Served: Baltimore City
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Housing, Health, Domestic Violence

Charles County Bar Association

PO Box 699
La Plata, MD 20646
Phone: 410 685-7878
Fax: 410-685-1016
Counties Served: Charles
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Elder Law, Wills, Torts, Real Estate, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Charles County Volunteer Legal Service Program

PO Box 249
Hughesville, MD 20637
Phone: 301-932-6661

Community Law Center –The Pro Bono Project

2500 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218-4510
Phone: 410-366-0922
Fax: 410-366-7763
Intake: 410-366-0922
Counties Served: Baltimore City
Type of Cases Accepted: Employment Law, Real Estate, CED. The Community Law Center serves community organizations and small businesses (rather than individuals) in an effort to improve the safety, quality of life and economic vitality in Baltimore neighborhoods.

Community Legal Services Of Prince George’s County

P.O. Box 374
Riverdale, MD 20738-0374
Phone: 301-864-8353
Fax: 301-864-8352
Intake: 301-864-8353
Counties Served: Prince George’s
Type of Cases Accepted: Employment Law, Housing, Tenant RightsDomestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Contested Custody Project–YWCA Of Annapolis-Anne Arundel County

1517 Ritchie Highway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-626-7800
Fax: 410-626-7815
Intake: 410-626-7800 x300
Counties Served: Anne Arundel
Type of Cases Accepted: Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Harford County Bar Inc.

5 North Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
Phone: 410-836-0123
Fax: 410-836-7117
Intake: 410-836-0123
Counties Served: Harford
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Juvenile, Health, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Health, Education, Resource Organization (HERO)

1734 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-685-1180 ext. 261
Fax: 410-752-3353
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Housing, Wills, Standby Guardianship, AIDS/HIV

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.

300 Cathedral Street, 204
Baltimore, MD 21201-4407
Phone: 410-685-6589 ext. 114
Fax: 410-625-0361
Intake: 800-773-4340
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Housing, Wills, Immigration, Dissolution, Custody

House of Ruth Domestic Violence, Legal Clinic

2201 Argonne Dr
Baltimore, MD 21218-1627
Phone: 410-554-8463
Fax: 410-243-3014
Intake: 410-554-8463
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Jewish Legal Services Clinic

5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410-542-6300

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.

500 E Lexington St
Baltimore, MD 21202-3559
Phone: 410-951-7777
Fax: 410-951-7769
Intake: 410-951-7777
Counties Served: Statewide
Baltimore City and Maryland’s 23 counties from 12 office locations
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Terminating Parental Rights, Juvenile, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED, Adoption

Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center and Legal Advocacy

14750 Main Street, 1B
Upper Malboro, MD 20772
Phone: 301-952-0063
Fax: 301-952-2319
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Intake: 301-952-0063
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Maryland Disability Law Center

1800 N Charles St
Ste 400
Baltimore, MD 21201-5907
Phone: 410-727-6352
Fax: 410-727-6389
Intake: 410-727.6352
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, Special Education

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Inc.

One North Charles Street, 222
Baltimore, MD 21201-3701
Phone: 410-547-6537
Fax: 410-837-0431
Counties Served: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Queen Annes, Saint Marys, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Contract/Warranty, Deed Changes, Expungement, Guardianship, IRS Tax Disputes, Name Changes, Power of Attorney, Regular School Suspension, Uninsured Motorists and Small Estate Probate, Torts, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Maryland, Bar Montgomery County Pro Bono Program

27 W Jefferson St
Rockville, MD 20850-4200
Phone: 301-424-7651
Fax: 301-424-6724
Intake: 301-424-7651
Counties Served: Montgomery
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Wills, Torts, Juvenile, Immigration, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption, AIDS/HIV

Mid-Shore Council On Family Violence

PO Box 5
Denton, MD 21629
Phone: 410-479-1149

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland

520 W Fayette St
Baltimore, MD 21201-1781
Phone: 410-837-9379
Fax: 410-385-2616
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Pro Bono Support

Public Justice Center

500 E Lexington St
Fl 2
Baltimore, MD 21202-3559
Phone: 410-625-9409
Fax: 410-625-9423
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, Employment Law, Housing, Civil rights and childrens rightsTorts, Juvenile, Immigration

Saint Ambrose Legal Services

321 E 25th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-5303
Phone: 410-366-8537
Fax: 410-235-7180
Counties Served: Baltimore City
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Consumer, Housing, Finance, Mortgage Loans, Foreclosures, and other cases where the homeowner faces the loss of home and home improvement contracts. Cases are limited to homeowners in danger of losing their homes.

School House Legal Services – Advocates for Children

34 Market Pl, Ste 500
Baltimore, MD 21202-4099
Phone: 410-547-9200
Fax: 410-547-8690
Intake: 410-547-9200
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, School Discipline, Youth Development, Juvenile

The Lawyers Clearinghouse

190 West Ostend Street, 201
Baltimore, MD 21230-3797
Phone: 410-837-0755
Fax: 410-727-1914
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Employment Law, Wills, Provide legal services to nonprofit organizations, Real Estate, CED

The Southern Maryland Center For Family Advocacy

23918 Mervell Dean Road
Hollywood, MD 20636
Phone: 301-373-4141

The Southern Maryland Center Or Family Advocacy

20945 Great Mills Rd, Ste N
Lexington Park, MD 20653-4372
Phone: 301-862-3636
Fax: 301-862-2585
Intake: 301-862-3636
Counties Served: Calvert, Charles, Saint Marys
Type of Cases Accepted: Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

305 W Chesapeake Ave, 201
Towson, MD 21204-4447
Phone: 410-321-8761
Fax: 410-321-0462
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Terminating Parental Rights, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

YWCA Of Annapolis-Anne Arundel County Legal Services

1517 Ritchie Highway
Arnold, MD 21012
Phone: 410-626-7800

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Bar Association Of Baltimore City
111 N. Calvert St. Courthouse
East, Suite 629
General Phone No: 410-539-3112
Baltimore, MD 21202-1917
Counties Served: Statewide
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law. Also offers an elderly services panel.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel

Anne Arundel Bar Association LRS
PO Box 161
General Phone No: 410-280-6961
Annapolis, MD 21404-0161
Languages: Spanish
Counties Served: Anne Arundel
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

Baltimore County LRS
100 County Courts Bldg.
401 Bosley Avenue
General Phone No: 410-337-9100
Towson, MD 21204
Languages: Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, French, Greek, Hebrew, Igbo, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Yoruba
Counties Served: Baltimore, Frederick, Carroll
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel

Howard County Bar Association LRS
3451 Courthouse Drive
General Phone No: 410-313-2035
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Counties Served: Howard
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Administration
Special Panels: Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel

Bar Association Of Montgomery County LRS
27 W. Jefferson St.
General Phone No: 301-279-9100
Rockville, MD 20850-4200
Languages: Spanish
Counties Served: Montgomery, also serves the state of DC and VA
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

Prince George’s County Bar Association LRS

14330 Old Marlboro Pike
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2840
General Phone No: 301-952-1440 & 301-952-1441
http://www.pgcba.com/
Counties Served: Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel
Military-Specific Programs:

Maryland Bar Association – Veterans’ Affairs and Military Law

Maryland Legal Aid “Joining Forces” Project
Maryland Legal Aid’s “Joining Forces” project is a telephone hotline staffed by volunteer lawyers specifically for low-income veterans to receive brief advice for their civil legal issues regardless of discharge status. The Joining Forces Project assists in the following areas of law: Veterans benefits, public benefits, consumer, housing, family(i.e. custody), and foreclosure issues. In instances where more extensive legal representation is needed, they have qualified volunteer lawyers that may be available to provide full representation

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