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Maryland Pro Bono Opportunities

ACLU of Maryland
Address: 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 350
               Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone:     (410) 889-8555
Contact:   Sonia Kumar

o Pro Bono Attorneys?  Yes
o Government Attorneys?  Yes
o Malpractice insurance?  Yes, probably provide malpractice-she  believes so but will be in 
   contact with insurance co. and then  back in touch with us.
o Website: www.aclu-md.org/

Description-ACLU of Maryland Pro Bono Program
Virtually all of the ACLU's research and litigation involves attorneys who donate their time on behalf of civil liberties.  Our Legal Panel consists of several hundred potential volunteer lawyers who research and litigate the vast majority of cases on the ACLU's docket, speak to religious and community groups, testify before legislative committees, and serve as informal legal consultants to ACLU staff.

Our cases involve interesting and often novel questions of constitutional or civil rights law.  In most cases, our clients are ordinary people who would be unable to retain private counsel because of the scope or notoriety of their case, or simply because they lack the resources to hire a lawyer.

Legal Panel attorneys are under no obligation to accept a matter presented by the ACLU.  They may have a conflict, or an impending trial, or simply inadequate resources to take on a particular case.  Those who do serve as pro bono co-counsel with experienced ACLU staff attorneys.

House of Ruth Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Address: 2201 Argonne Drive
               Baltimore MD 21218
Phone:     Phone: 410-889-0840
Contact:   Bobbie Styer

o Pro Bono Attorneys?  Yes
o Government Attorneys?  Yes
o Malpractice insurance?  Yes
o Website:  www.hruth.org

Maryland Volunteer Legal Services
Address: 16 South Calvert Street
               Suite 700
               Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Phone:     (410) 547-6537

o Pro Bono Attorneys?  Yes
o Government Attorneys?  Yes
o Malpractice insurance?  Yes
o Website:  www.msba.org/public/mvls

Women's Law Center
Address: 305 West Chesapeake Avenue
               Suite 201 
               Towson, MD 21204
Phone:     (410) 321-8761 

o Pro Bono Attorneys?  Yes, for their Family Law Hotline.
o Government Attorneys?  Yes, if experienced in family law.
o Malpractice insurance? No, because the attorneys only answer  hotline calls.  They do not 
   actually represent clients.
o Website: www.wlcmd.org