The Ryan White Project provides free legal advice to Maryland residents who are HIV-positive or have AIDS and live in Baltimore City or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard or Queen Anne counties. Proof of residency, income and HIV/AIDS status is required to open a file. Maryland Legal Aid is designed to meet the harmful legal needs of people living with HIV/AIDS and allow them to focus on combating the effects of HIV/AIDS and staying healthy. Maryland Legal Aid`s support is an integral part of a holistic and comprehensive continuum of service to each client. Sarc`s Legal Services Program offers a full range of free legal services, including: The Maryland Pro Bono Resource Center does not provide lawyers for business. If you are looking for legal aid, we have clinics on specific dates for various legal matters. Click a button below to find a clinic for your specific problem. If you don`t see your legal issue, please visit maryland.freelegalanswers.org or scroll down to our “Other Resources”. The ABA Military Pro Bono project accepts referrals of cases by military lawyers on behalf of serving junior recruited military personnel facing civil law issues and strives to place these cases with pro bono lawyers. We provide holistic civil justice support to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse through partnerships with TurnAround, Inc., CHANA and Prince George`s County Family Justice Center.
We can help clients with deed changes, tax sales and other legal issues related to home ownership. Maryland Legal Aid offers a full range of free civil services to eligible individuals from 12 offices. Our legal work helps protect basic needs and human rights. Below are fact sheets, videos, and other resources on basic legal information to help someone learn more about or resolve their legal problem. This information does not constitute legal advice. Visit the MVLS Legal Resource Library by clicking on one of the links to learn more. Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) provides life-changing civil legal assistance to eligible residents in any part of the state. Since 1911, MLA has been providing high-quality legal services to low-income and marginalized individuals and communities – helping them solve their civil law problems and be empowered to overcome challenges, achieve stability and independence, and an overall better life.
ABA Home Front provides legal information, resources, and a directory of legal programs for veterans, military personnel, and military families. The programs listed include military mutual legal assistance offices, mutual legal assistance and voluntary organizations, lawyer referral and information services, and military-specific programs, as appropriate. We can help clients struggling with homelessness by connecting them with programs and resources and potentially providing them with legal assistance that could resolve their legal issues and prevent homelessness. We help remove convictions on Maryland criminal records that can be erasedDuppress convictions from criminal records. If you need help, visit one of our upcoming removal/legal clinics. The Maryland Senior Legal Helpline is a free hotline for people who live in Maryland and are 60 years of age or older. Lawyers working on the helpline provide callers with brief legal advice or refer them to another legal resource or an appropriate public or private body. By providing these services over the phone, seniors can get help with their legal problems without having to leave their homes. Contact us if you are being sued or harassed by a collection agent, sued for a student or medical loan, if your property has been repossessed. Repossession refers to the redemption of property through legal proceedings, foreclosure or self-help if a borrower does not make the necessary payments.
More if your wages are garnishedAttachment: a court order that orders that a third party`s money or property (usually wages paid by an employer) be seized to settle a debt that a debtor owes to a claimant creditor. Plus, or if you face foreclosure and/or if you want to file for bankruptcyA legal procedure to deal with the debt problems of individuals and companies. More. This website provides legal information, not legal advice. We strive to ensure the accuracy of the information and to clearly explain your options. However, we do not offer legal advice – the application of the law to your personal situation. For legal advice, you should consult a lawyer. The Maryland Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, a judicial agency of the Maryland Judiciary, sponsors this website. In the absence of any specific attribution to the file or copyright, the Maryland Thurgood Marshall State Law Library may own the copyright in certain portions of this website. You are free to copy the information for your own use or for other non-commercial purposes using the following language: “Source: Maryland`s People`s Law Library – www.peoples-law.org. © Maryland State Law Library Thurgood Marshall, 2022.
We can help clients who have legal issues and concerns related to their specific financial situation. For office hours, physical addresses, and phone numbers, please select from the list of locations below. Maryland Legal Aid`s Joining Forces (Veterans` Hotline) project is a nationwide toll-free legal hotline specifically for low-income individuals who have served in a branch of the military, regardless of their release status. Appellants have direct and immediate access to legal counsel and brief advice on a variety of civil law matters. Maryland Legal Aid`s Long-Term Care Assistance Project provides free legal assistance to help low-income people receive long-term health care. Through this project, clients can receive the services and supports they need, wherever they want to live, whether at home, in the community through assisted living or in nursing homes. MLA is dedicated to protecting the basic human needs and human rights of clients, particularly when operating in the justice system.
