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Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Salisbury Office Expands, Relocates

Recent expansions of services and staff have Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Salisbury office moving to a larger location beginning Nov. 1. The new offices are at 601-B Naylor Mill Rd. to accommodate expanded free legal services for housing and family law. Since 2020, Mid-Shore...

Emily Jenkins Joins Mid-Shore Pro Bono as Housing Fellow

Emily Jenkins of Chester, Md. has recently been named a Maryland Legal Services Corporation Housing Fellow at Mid-Shore Pro Bono, where the third-year University of Baltimore School of Law student works directly with staff attorneys to handle a variety of landlord and...

ShiAnn Steele joins Mid-Shore Pro Bono

ShiAnn Steele of Smyrna, Del., has recently joined the Salisbury office of the non-profit Mid-Shore Pro Bono as the Lower Shore Intake and Outreach Coordinator. In this position, Steele is responsible for initiating services with clients in Wicomico, Worcester, and...

Mid-Shore Pro Bono offers new tenant counsel services

Mid-Shore Pro Bono recently received funding from two grants to help provide access to pro-bono legal services for tenants facing eviction. The program enhances Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s housing justice program, with funding awarded by the Maryland Legal Services...

Geoffrey Cooke, Esq. Joins Mid-Shore Pro Bono as Staff Attorney

Geoffrey L. Cooke, Esq. of Easton, MD, has recently joined the Easton and Salisbury offices of the non-profit Mid-Shore Pro Bono as a staff attorney. Cooke is a previous Mid-Shore Pro Bono volunteer attorney and has spent the last nine years helping clients in family...

Mid-Shore Pro Bono Welcomes New Board Members

Mid-Shore Pro Bono has announced its new Board of Directors members while recognizing the service of a departing Board member. Newly elected are Directors Hillary Lindeman, Clinton Pettus, Ph.D., Rosemary Ramsey Granillo, and Anthony Rodriguez, Esq. Officers...

Advance Directives Workshops Held May 2 Across Mid-Shore

Mid-Shore Pro Bono and the Maryland State Bar Association are hosting free informational sessions for seniors on advance medical directives beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Mon., May 2, at locations in Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Queen Anne’s Counties. Participants...

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Governor Moore Pardoned Your Old Cannabis Conviction. Now What?

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signs Cannabis Pardon Executive Order on June 17, 2024. Photo Courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor. By Laura Chafey, Esq. and Cody Pfeiffer In June, Governor Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 Marylanders who had been convicted of...

Why Young Adults Should Make a Will: Securing Your Future Today 

Amber Green, Life Planning Case Manager/Outreach Coordinator It’s easy to think that making a will is something reserved for older adults who have built up a lot of savings and valuable things. However, drafting a will at an early age can be a crucial step in...

Life Planning Is for Everyone

Amber Green, Life Planning Case Manager/Outreach Coordinator As August unfolds and we celebrate Make a Will Month, I’m thrilled to step into the role of Life Planning Case Manager at Shore Legal Access. I’m eager to share how I envision my role and the insights I...

A Warm Welcome to Our New Board Members

Angel Perez Jennifer Goolie Sean Seldon Shore Legal Access recently welcomed to its Board of Directors Angel L. Perez-Otero, of Caroline County; Jenifer Goolie, Esq., of Wicomico County; and Sean Seldon, of Wicomico County. Executive Director Meredith Lathbury Girard,...

Shore Legal Access connecting Counsel and Communities

Dear friends, The way we talk about debt says a lot about how we experience it. We don’t just have debt: we carry it, like a burden on our backs. We fall into it like a hole. It’s insurmountable, like a mountain peak; unmanageable, like a wild animal. Debt sinks its...

Shore Legal Access announces new staff at Salisbury office

Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono) continues to grow to meet the civil legal needs of the eight counties it serves on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The non-profit organization, which has offices in Easton and Salisbury, recently welcomed four new staff...

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