Elliett Earhart of Westover, MD, has been named Mid-Shore Pro Bono's first Sandy Brown Public Interest Intern. The paid internship program was established in late 2021 to honor MSPB Past Executive Director Sandy Brown. The donor-funded program provides undergraduate...
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Meet Laura L. Chafey, Esq.
Laura L. Chafey, Esq. of St. Michaels, Md. includes her Mid-Shore Pro Bono internship as part of the preparation she received to serve in her current role as Dorchester County’s Assistant States Attorney, a position she’s held since 2015.“I was eager to intern with...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono announces new internship program
Mid-Shore Pro Bono announced a new Sandy Brown Public Interest Internship at a Dec. 2 reception to honor Brown, who is stepping down at the end of December after serving for 13 years as the legal assistance network’s Executive Director. Current Mid-Shore Pro Bono...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono Executive Director Sandy Brown to step down
Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Board of Directors has recently announced Sandy Brown is stepping down after serving as the nonprofit legal assistance organization’s longest-standing Executive Director for the last 13 years. “Every organization’s natural evolution is for the...
Meredith Girard named Mid-Shore Pro Bono Executive Director
Meredith Girard named Mid-Shore Pro Bono Executive DirectorMid-Shore Pro Bono’s Board of Directors recently announced Meredith Lathbury Girard will serve as the non-profit’s Executive Director. Girard currently serves as Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Managing Attorney and will...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono recognizes top volunteer attorneys
Mid-Shore Pro Bono joined the Oct. 24-30 National Celebration of Pro Bono by recognizing its volunteer attorneys for their work providing access to legal representation for civil matters and the public good. The nonprofit hosted an Oct. 27 outdoor reception at Legal...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono looking for help providing equal access to civil justice for all
Mid-Shore Pro Bono is launching a call to action to help with the influx of civil legal needs. The nonprofit offers free legal services up and down the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They’ve worked hand in hand with the Attorney Generals’ Covid-19 access to justice task...
The Daily Record – MD Lawyers anticipate eviction surge but uncertainties remain
Attorneys who represent tenants across Maryland are bracing for a surge of evictions in the coming weeks, saying it’s unclear whether rental assistance programs or the lingering slowdown in the state’s courts will stave off many of those proceedings.Read the full...
MSPB Participates in Pro Bono Call to Action
COVID-19 created a health, economic, and civil justice crisis. As attorneys, YOU can help abate that crisis. The Maryland Attorney General, Maryland Judiciary, Maryland State Bar Association, and Maryland Access to Justice Commission are proud to join forces to...
Derek Hills of Easton receives 2021 Maryland Pro Bono Service Award Lee A. Caplan Award
EASTON — Local attorney, Derek Hills received the Lee A. Caplan Award this month at the MSBA Legal Summit. Nominated by Mid-Shore Pro Bono, Hills was chosen for the Caplan Award — an award geared toward a solo or small firm practitioner who has rendered pro bono...
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Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Easton Office Expands, Relocates
Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Easton office moved to a larger location on December 22, 2022. The new offices are located at 499 Idlewild Ave. and accommodate expanded free legal services for housing and family law. Mid-Shore Pro Bono had operated out of its 8 South West Street...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Easton Office Expands, Relocates
Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Easton office moved to a larger location on December 22, 2022. Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s Easton office moved to a larger location on December 22, 2022. The new offices are located at 499 Idlewild Ave. and accommodate expanded free legal services for...
Tenants Rights Resource Fair is Dec. 15
Mid-Shore Pro Bono is hosting a Tenant Rights Resource Fair on Thurs., Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Easton branch of the Talbot County Free Library. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with organizations offering housing assistance and learn more...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono announces Sandy Brown Public Interest fall interns
Mid-Shore Pro Bono has named Katrina Hibdon of Dunkirk, Md., and Emily Marshall of East New Market, Md., as the nonprofit’s 2022 Sandy Brown Public Interest fall interns. The paid internship program was established to honor MSPB’s previous executive director, Sandy...
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...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono announces Sandy Brown Public Interest summer interns
Mid-Shore Pro Bono has named Brandon Ewing of Worton, Md., Joshua Goslee of Salisbury, Md., Naiset Perez of Easton, Md., and Megan Rayfield of Crisfield, Md. as the nonprofit’s 2022 Sandy Brown Public Interest summer interns.The paid internship program was established...
Edith Ramirez joins Mid-Shore Pro Bono as Community Outreach and Communication Coordinator
Edith Ramirez of Greensboro, Md. has recently joined the Easton office of Mid-Shore Pro Bono as the Community Outreach and Communications Coordinator. Her responsibilities include raising awareness about Mid-Shore Pro Bono’s civil legal services to individuals in need...
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