IMG_6755

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

IMG_6755
Allison Press Conference

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

Allison Press Conference
Completing Documents

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

Completing Documents
Peace Park Matte & Jade

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

Peace Park Matte & Jade
Academy Fellows

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

Academy Fellows
Training1-ar2

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

Training1-ar2
Training Looking at Board

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

Training Looking at Board
All Staff

Volunteers Ensuring Justice

All Staff
previous arrow
next arrow

Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards

Know of a local lawyer, firm or member of the judiciary who shows a strong commitment to pro bono service?

Each year, the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, as the pro bono arm of the Maryland State Bar Association, recognizes members of the legal community who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to pro bono service for those in need through the Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards. This year, PBRC plans to recognize award recipients during MSBA’s Legal Summit and Annual Meeting.

Nominate an exceptional individual or program for one of eleven award categories. Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis until March 15, 2024. 

Prevent Tax Sale Foreclosure Prevention in Baltimore City

Learn about Tax Sale Foreclosure in Baltimore City! This is a basic training available to lawyers and housing counselors who are interested in volunteering to assist homeowners and/or nonprofit groups facing tax sale foreclosure in Baltimore City.

2024 Veterans Legal Assistance Conference: Planning for the Future

Designed for lawyers, law students, veterans, policymakers and other service professionals, this annual conference provides a forum for discussion of critical legal issues facing our veterans.

The conference will include a training for lawyers interested in representing veterans in claims for service-connected disability benefits, as well as training for non-attorney veterans interested in serving as mentors for the Baltimore City Veterans Treatment Docket.

This free, in-person conference will take place at the Business Center at University of Baltimore on Friday, April 5, 2024, and includes breakfast and lunch. 

2022 Annual Report

We are pleased to announce that our 2022 Annual Report is now online.

Volunteer Profile: Anika Jones, Esq.

"Pro bono work is incredibly important. It is literally the difference between millions of people who need legal representation, but cannot afford it, having access to justice... In Maryland, each year PBRC impacts the lives of thousands of people and saves their clients over a million dollars in cost. "

Anika Jones, Esq., PBRC Legal Volunteer

Unmet Need

PieChartGraphic-01

There are only 1.49 lawyers for every 10,000 low-income people in Maryland.

A Community of Volunteers

PBRC connects lawyers and others with the purpose of serving those in need.

Learn more about how you can help.

Impacting Neighborhoods

Learn how PBRC is saving homes, helping families, and stabilizing communities.

Last year, by the numbers...

0
People Impacted
0
Volunteer Hours
0
Participants Trained
$0
Value of donated legal services
0
Partners
$0
Cost savings to clients

Who We Are

PBRC is Maryland’s hub for pro bono (free) civil legal assistance provided by volunteers. Equal access to justice is a core value of our nation, yet hundreds of thousands of our state’s residents cannot afford the legal help they desperately need and have no legal guarantee of a lawyer. As the pro bono arm of the Maryland State Bar Association, PBRC plays a unique role as the training, support, innovation, and advocacy center for pro bono. Our statewide services include:

  • Offering a professional training and mentoring program with both substantive law and skills building sessions enabling lawyers and others to effectively serve clients
  • Consulting and connecting volunteers with legal nonprofits across Maryland
  • Hosting innovative, free legal clinics in the courthouse and community offering immediate legal assistance to low-income families in areas of critical need not yet addressed by other organizations
  • Advocating and organizing to encourage pro bono service and improve the justice system for the communities we serve

 

Together, our community of lawyers with purpose is opening the doors of justice for everyone.

PBRC engages and supports the Maryland legal community in meaningful and impactful volunteer service to ensure equal access to justice for those in need.