MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD - D ISABILITY NETWORK

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Legal Services – Free, Low Cost & Pro Bono

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240-777-1246 (V), MD Relay 711.

Bar Association of Montgomery County

27 West Jefferson Street

Rockville, MD 20850

301-424-3454 (V)

www.barmont.org

Assist low-income residents of Montgomery County

obtain free legal representation and consultation.

Lawyer Referral Service:

301-279-9100 (V)

Referral service to attorneys in Montgomery County. A

fee will be charged by the attorney for a 30 minute in-

office consultation. Reduced fee services available for

low-income eligible residents. Telephone intakes only

from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, Monday through Friday.

No walk-ins.

Family Law Self-Help Center:

Montgomery County Circuit Court

50 Maryland Avenue

Room 1500 South Tower

Rockville, MD 20850

www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cct/family-law-self-

help-center.html

Free walk-in clinic, staffed by attorneys, that provides

either general legal information or limited legal advice

in family law disputes involving divorce, custody,

visitation, guardianship, and child support. Assists

individuals who want to represent themselves in

SIMPLE family matters only.

Pro Bono Program:

301-424-7651 (V)

Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Volunteer private practice attorneys are solicited by

the Program to provide free legal guidance and/or

representation in the areas of absolute divorce,

custody, name changes, adoption/guardianship,

landlord tenant law, bankruptcy/debt collection

matters, wills and powers of attorney, and in limited

circumstances immigration and employment cases.

Not equipped to handle emergency cases,

modifications, or appeals. $25.00 processing fee.

Pro Bono Legal Advice Clinics: Residents are

served a first-come first-serve basis due to limited

staffing. You must sign-in at each location during the

first half hour of service to speak to an attorney that

evening. Any residents needing specialized services or

accommodations should contact the Pro Bono Office

in advance.

Bar Association of Montgomery County

Pro Bono Legal Advice Clinics

• Tess Community Service Center

Montgomery County Community Action Agency

8513 Piney Branch Road

Silver Spring, MD 20901

and 3

Wednesday of each month.

Registration time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(Legal advice only)

• Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center

Sidney Kramer Upcounty Regional Services Center

12900 Middlebrook Road

Germantown, MD 20874

and 4

Tuesday of each month.

Registration time: 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center

Gaithersburg Library

18330 Montgomery Village Avenue

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

and 4

Monday of each month

Registration: 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center

Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center

3300 Briggs Chaney Road

Silver Spring, MD 20904

and 2

Thursday of each month.

Registration time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Charles W. Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center

Westfield South Building

11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 506

Wheaton, MD 20902

and 4

Wednesday of each month

Registration time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Montgomery County, MD – Disability Network Directory – Legal Services – Free, Low Cost & Pro Bono – Updated 4/25/2019

Montgomery County, Maryland (‘the County’) cannot guarantee the relevance, completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information provided on the non-County

links. The County does not endorse any non-County organizations' products, services, or viewpoints. The County is not responsible for any materials stored on other

non-County web sites, nor is it liable for any inaccurate, defamatory, offensive or illegal materials found on other Web sites, and that the risk of injury or damage from

viewing, hearing, downloading or storing such materials rests entirely with the user. Alternative formats of this document are available upon request.

Maryland Legal Aid - Montgomery County Office

600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 430

Rockville, MD 20852

240-314-0373 (V)

1-855-880-9487 (Toll Free)

www.mdlab.org

Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. Walk-in Intake Hours: Monday through

Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Telephone Intake

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. Provides a full range of free civil legal services to

financially eligible individuals. Assist with collection and

debt; bankruptcy; predatory lending practics; wage

claims and other FLSA issues; custody/visitation;

divorce/separation; domestic abuse; long-term health

care; homeownership; mortgage foreclosures; private

landlord/tenant; social security (SSI/SSDI);

unemployment; food stamps; veterans benefits; wills

and estates; and fraud and elder abuse. Legal help

information and self-help materials available at

www.peoples-law.org.

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service

201 North Charles Street, Suite 1400

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-547-6537 (Intake)

1-800-510-0050 (Toll Free)

E-mail: info@mvlslaw.org

www.mvlslaw.org

Intake Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9am to 12pm.

Free or low-cost legal representation in civil matters to

Marylanders with limited income. Each eligible client is

matched with a volunteer lawyer who has the

appropriate skills and expertise to provide quality

representation. Accept the family cases: family

(divorce, custody, adoption, guardianship - adult and

child, name changes/birth certificate corrections,

unaccompanised youth project); housing

(landlord/tenant disputes, foreclosure and tax sale,

deed changes, ground rent, other property issues);

consumer (bankruptcy – chapter 7, collections,

contract and other consumer disputes); and other

(expungement/shielding/vacatur, income tax disputes,

estate planning and administration – small estates,

uninsured motorist tort, non-profit organizations).

University of Maryland – School of Law

Clinic Program and JustAdvice® Project

510 West Baltimore Street, Suite 360

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-706-3295 (V)

410-929-4809 (JustAdvice® Project)

E-mail: JustAdvice®Project@law.umaryland.edu

www.law.umaryland.edu/Programs-and-

Impact/Clinical-Law/Requests-for-assistance/

Law students practice under supervision of law school

faculty and provide legal representation to low-income

clients in family law matters before district, circuit and

appellate courts. Child custody, child support, divorce

and protection from domestic violence. Clinic does not

have any type of "walk-in" consultation facilities, and

they do not give legal advice over the phone. Since

attorneys are also students, their availability for

assistance is dependent on the academic calendar.

JustAdvice® Project

www.law.umaryland.edu/Programs-and-

Impact/Clinical-Law/Just-Advice/

Hosts two three-hour sessions each week at various

locations. Customers receive up to 30 minutes with an

experienced attorney to discuss their legal issue.

During this meeting, customers can gain a better

understanding of the legal issues they face and

receive advice on how to proceed in order to resolve

those issues. The JustAdvice® Project will assist with

family law, housing, criminal, employment,

expungement, insurance, SSI, tax, elder law cases.

Besides providing legal advice, the JustAdvice®

Project can also help with expungement of court

records for only the cost of court filings.

Washington Lawyers' Committee for

Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

202-319-1000 (V)

202-319-1000 ext. 8001 (Spanish)

1-800-361-8361 (Toll Free)

E-mail: justice@washlaw.org

www.washlaw.org

Represent both individuals and groups seeking to

vindicate their civil rights on issues pertaining to equal

opportunity employment, fair housing, equitable

access to public accommodations, prisoner rights,

immigrant and refugee rights, public education, and

handle discrimination complaints including

MetroAccess complaints.