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...
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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...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono Elects New Officers and Welcomes New 2021 Board Members
EASTON, MD – June 2021 – Mid-Shore Pro Bono (MSPB), a non-profit organization on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that provides free or reduced fee legal services to eligible community members, today announced the addition of four new board members, Ruth Thomas of Preston,...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono Recruiting New Board Members to Make a Difference in the Community
EASTON, MD – April 2021 – Mid-Shore Pro Bono (MSPB), a non-profit organization on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that provides free access to legal services to low-income community members, today announced its search for new MSPB board members to expand the...
The Talbot Spy – Mid-Shore Pro Bono Launches Life Planning For All Initiative Video
Mid-Shore Pro Bono (MSPB) launched today ‘Life Planning For All,’ an initiative to assist local families with legal, financial, and health care directives at no charge - read the full press release on the Talbot spy. Contact us to fill out an intake form or call the...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono Launches Life Planning For All Initiative to Assist Families with Financial & Health Care Documentation
‘Take Care of Tomorrow Today’ – Delivers Peace of Mind Through Education and Action Mid-Shore Pro Bono (MSPB), a non-profit organization on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that provides free access to legal services to low-income community members, today announced the launch...
MSPB Relieves Family of Hardship Facing Eviction Video
Information for Renters Video
Things You Should Know About Maryland’s Eviction Moratorium Video
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Mid-Shore Pro Bono announces summer interns
Mid-Shore Pro Bono has named Clay Benedict of Baltimore, Maryland, James Parkinson of Oxford, Maryland, and Gabrielle Shlikas of Wye Mills, Maryland as the nonprofit’s summer 2023 interns. Benedict is a legal intern through the University of Baltimore School of Law’s...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono welcomes new board officers, members
Mid-Shore Pro Bono has announced its newly elected directors and members to its Board while recognizing the service of two departing Board members. Newly elected officers are President Tim Abeska, Esq., who was elected to serve for a second two-year term, Vice...
Nina Crist, Esq. recognized with Judge Robert M. Bell Maryland Pro Bono Service Award
Mid-Shore Pro Bono volunteer family law attorney Nina Crist, Esq. of Royal Oak, Md. has been recognized for exemplary pro bono service as the recipient of the 2023 Judge Robert M. Bell Maryland Pro Bono Service Award. Crist is the proprietor of the Law Office of Nina...
Advance Medical Directives honor May 1 Senior Law Day
Mid-Shore Pro Bono is offering free advance medical directives by appointment on Monday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kramer Center at 104 Powell Street in Centreville. The program is offered in partnership with the Queen Anne’s County Department of Community...
Mid-Shore Pro Bono announces Sandy Brown Public Interest Spring Interns
Mid-Shore Pro Bono has named Marris Hoffee of Millersburg, Ohio, and Jamnesha ‘Jamie’ Ferguson of Aberdeen, Md. as the nonprofit’s 2023 Sandy Brown Public Interest spring interns.The paid internship program was established to honor MSPB’s previous executive director...
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...
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