Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN MARYLAND BY COORDINATING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ADVOCATES FOR THE POOR AND PROMOTING COOPERATION WITHIN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY. THE CENTER'S PURPOSE IS ALSO TO DEVELOP AND COORDINATE A SYSTEM TO MATCH ATTORNEYS WITH APPROPRIATE PRO BONO PROGRAMS IN MARYLAND.
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN MARYLAND.
TRAINING, RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORT - THE CENTER RECRUITS LAWYERS TO ENGAGE IN PRO BONO LEGAL WORK AND MATCHES THEIR EXPERTISE TO THE LEGAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CAN USE THEIR SERVICES. THE CENTER ALSO EDUCATES THE BAR FOR BOTH VOLUNTEER AND STAFF LAWYERS BY OFFERING NUMEROUS COURSES COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING BANKRUPTCY, FAMILY LAW, CUSTODY, EMPLOYMENT, ELDER LAW, FORECLOSURE DEFENSE, IMMIGRATION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. FURTHERMORE, THE CENTER SUPPORTS THE COURT'S STANDING COMMITTEE ON PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, OFFERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO PRO BONO REFERRAL AGENCIES, MANAGES THE ATTORNEY LITIGATION FUND, COORDINATES PRO BONO MENTORS AND SUPPORTS THE LOCAL PRO BONO COMMITTEES IN EACH JURISDICTION. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE CENTER HAS ALSO INCUBATED NEW SERVICE PROJECTS FOCUSED ON LEGAL NEEDS IN PARTICULAR AREAS, INCLUDING LEGAL CLINICS IN COURTHOUSES AND IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES.
CONFERENCE - THE CENTER HAD TO CANCEL ITS 2020 PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE CONFERENCE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE FACT THAT THE FACILITY WAS CONVERTED INTO A FIELD HOSPITAL. ALL FUNDERS WERE ALERTED AND THE DEPOSIT MADE ON THE FACILITY WAS RETURNED. THE CENTER WAS ABLE TO OFFER VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR SOME OF THE SELECTED PANELS LATER ON IN THE YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sharon Goldsmith | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $166,979 |
| Dana O Williams | DIRECTOR UNTIL JAN. 2020 | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela S Foresman | DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Nate Risch | DIRECTOR AS OF SEPT. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Scurti | DIRECTOR AS OF SEPT. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Aiden Smtih | DIRECTOR AS OF APRIL 2020 | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Marcus | DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Anika Jones | DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Greenberg | DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Ackerman | DIRECTOR AS OF OCT. 2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Petkovsek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shila Mashhadishafie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wilhelm H Joseph Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian T Tucker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy L Steedman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frederick L Kobb | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Catherine K Hopkin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Allen E Honick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin P Herber | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leah Hauser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Nolan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Benjamin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jordan I Bailowitz | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ds Gray | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph J Dyer | IMM. PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Victor Velazquez | EXE. VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Sima Fried | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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