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Whether it is the research phase or final draft of a news article or public interest news story, Maryland Legal Aid can provide subject matter experts with in-depth knowledge and the highest level of expertise for civil legal matters here in Maryland. Send questions about our experts or speaking engagements to our Director of Marketing and Communications.
Areas of expertise include:
- Human Right to Housing
- Worker’s Rights
- Safe, Stable and Healthy Families
- Children, Youth, and Young Adults
- Preserving Economic Stability
- Ensuring Economic Supports
- Health and Aging
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Jen Lavella
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Call (410) 951-7683 or email communications@mdlab.org
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News Coverage:
2024
- The Daily Record: 2024-2025 Power 100 List
- The Baltimore Banner: After losing her home, Baltimore woman joins federal lawsuit challenging tax sale
- The Daily Record: Child Advocacy: Expanding kinship care for MD foster youth
- The Daily Record: MD Legal Aid, BGE, Exelon to host free expungement clinic
- CBS Sunday Morning: BGE Expungement Clinic
- JHU HUB: Legal Aid, Other Resources Provided at Fall Expungement Clinic
- The Baltimore Sun: Housing Maryland foster children in hotels: ‘unsafe situations for everyone’
- The Frederick News-Post: My Choices: Planning Ahead with Maryland Legal Aid
- FOX45 Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine to host free fall expungement clinic
- The Baltimore Banner: Tenants ask court if unlicensed landlords, property manager are committing fraud
- The Baltimore Sun: ‘Desperation and anger’ over fire-stricken Lansdowne apartments, but also hope for promised improvement
- HUB at Work: Expungement Clinic and Resource Fair set for Oct. 26
- The Frederick News-Post: My Choices: Planning Ahead with Maryland Legal Aid
- The Frederick News-Post: Lawyer in the Library
- The Eastern New Mexico News: Sunday reader: Landlords cry foul as states seal eviction records
- The Frederick News-Post: Lawyer in the Library
- The Daily Record: Child Advocacy: The work of the Victim’s Assistance Project
- West Palm Beach News: Free Services for Senior Citizens in Maryland: Everything You Need to Know
- Navigating Anne Arundel District and Circuit courts
- The Baltimore Banner: Flaws in Baltimore’s rental license system are putting renters at risk
- Stateline: Landlords cry foul as more states seal eviction records
- West Palm Beach News: Maryland Rent Increase Laws 2024: Know Your Rights as a Renter
- ABC7: Free Tenants’ Rights & Housing Clinics
- The Baltimore Banner: Maryland is unfairly suspending driver’s licenses over child support, legal aid alleges
- The Appeal: Biden Administration Boosts Fair Housing Access for People with Criminal Records
- Baltimore Banner: Landlord preyed on vulnerable women, sought sex for reduced rent, Maryland AG alleges
- MSN: Cannabis Expungements Expand in Maryland
- WMAR: Cannabis expungements expand as recreational marijuana reaches one-year mark
- Hoodline: Baltimore Sued by Edmondson Community Organization Alleging Unconstitutional and Predatory Tax Sale Practices
- AFRO: Maryland Legal Aid sues Baltimore City for ‘unconstitutional’ tax sale
- CBS News: Baltimore City sued by community group over tax sale practices
- WMAR: New lawsuit accuses Baltimore City of stripping wealth from low-income residents
- Fox45: Community organization challenges Baltimore City tax sale system
- WYPR: In lawsuit, West Baltimore community association alleges city’s tax sale system is unconstitutional
- Baltimore Sun: Baltimore City sued for allegedly unconstitutional tax sales
- The Daily Record: Baltimore Non-profit sues city, says tax sale is unconstitutional
- The Baltimore Banner: In lawsuit, West Baltimore community association alleges city’s tax sale system is unconstitutional
- The Daily Record: Md. Legal Aid’s Equal Justice Council hosts 25th annual Equal Justice Awards
- The Baltimore Sun: Tighter security for SNAP benefits pursued as Maryland sees $26M in fraud
- Associated Press: For years, crumbs of cannabis impacted a Maryland man’s life. Now he sees a clearer future
- Baltimore Banner: Baltimore mistakenly sold his home at tax sale. His legal odyssey might finally be over.
- Patch: Free Expungement Clinic
- The Daily Record: For years, crumbs of cannabis impacted a MD man’s life. Now he sees a clearer future.
- WYPR: Midday News Wrap: Pardons for Maryland marijuana convictions
- The Daily Record: Tenant advocates say 4th Circuit ruling on Baltimore ordinance shows need for legislative change
- NPR: Supplemental Security Income rules can limit the people the program is meant to help
- Patch: Lawyer in the Library: Tenant’s Rights and Housing Clinic
- The Daily Record: MD Legal Aid, PG County libraries to host tenants' rights and housing clinics
- CityBiz: Goodell DeVries Receives Defender of Justice Award from Equal Justice Council
- The Frederick News-Post: Planning Ahead by Maryland Legal Aid
- The Outlaw Report: Legal Aid assists Marylanders in cannabis expungements
- CTV News: Tenant Right to Counsel Clinic (video)
- Washington Post: Gov Wes Moore signs new law requiring luggage for foster youths
- NottinghamMD: United Way of Central Maryland, community partners provide needed resources to Harford County residents during Project Connect event
- WYPR: Maryland Legal Aid offers free help to expunge cannabis charges
- Baltimore Banner: Baltimore forgot to cash his check. Then it sold his home at tax sale.
- Bar Association of Montgomery County: Notice for summary Ejection Suits in Maryland
- American Hospital Association: Legally speaking: Kaiser Permanente has a unique way to keep patients housed and healthy
- JDSUPRA: Has the Appellate Court of Maryland Disrupted the Tax Sale Market?
- Baltimore Magazine: Tenants’ Rights & Housing Clinics
- The Prince George's Post: Maryland Legal Aid's Tenants' Right to Counsel Project to Partner with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System to Host Legal Aid Clinics
- The Daily Record: Child Advocacy: The transcendent importance of a child’s welfare
- Eastern Shore Undercover: Landmark Victory in Somerset County: Maryland Legal Aid Triumphs in Unlicensed Property Lawsuit
- ABC47: Tenants awarded summary judgement against Mount Vernon Group LLC over substandard housing
- The Enquirer Gazette: Maryland Legal Aid to host free expungement clinic in Prince George’s County
- AFRO: MD Legal Aid teams with Reid Temple A.M.E. to offer free expungement clinic
- The Daily Record: MD House Passes Moore's Renter Protections Proposal
- Patch: Allegany County Expungement Clinic
- Baltimore Banner: Many crime victims are denied compensation in Maryland. A bill would overhaul the process.
- The Washington Post: Foster youth in Md. use trash bags to move, advocates say. A bill would change that. (PDF)
- Commentary: Funding civil legal aid vital to protect many Maryland families
- Opinion: Funding civil legal aid vital to protect many Maryland families
- WCBC: Maryland Legal Aid Highlights Efforts On Cannabis Offense Expungement
- Baltimore Banner: Commentary: Homeowner Assistance Fund ends amid persistent foreclosure risks
2023
- Kaiser Permanente: Safe, Secure Housing is a Must for Health
- The Greyhound: Students and Attorneys Work Together to Help Eradicate Records
- Delmarva Now: Evictions, rising after rent assistance ran out, back near pre-pandemic levels in Maryland
- The Daily Record: Kaiser Permanente commits more than $1.3M for community health in Md., DC and northern Va.
- Baltimore Post-Examiner: Justices urged to keep gun ban to protect domestic violence survivors
- ABC: Loyola University holds expungement clinic for Govans community
- WCBC: Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Johns Hopkins University and Medicine, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys, Out For Justice, and Maryland Volunteer Legal Services to Host Free Expungement Clinic and Resource Fair
- Cumberland Times-News: Event offers a haircut, new threads and a job interview
- The Daily Record: Loyola University Maryland to hold expungement clinic on Sunday
- Southern Maryland News: Legal aid clinic offers job, expungement help as new laws expand eligibility
- CNS Maryland: Legal aid clinic offers job, expungement help as new laws expand eligibility
- The Daily Record: With expanded eligibility, Md. expungement clinic draws scores of clients
- Maryland’s new no-fault divorce law will aid all spouses, especially domestic abuse survivors | GUEST COMMENTARY
- Maryland Matters: Legal Aid, community groups begin outreach on free eviction counsel (PDF)
- Baltimore Banner: Unsuccessful on probation? Your criminal case now can’t be expunged in Maryland
- Law360: ‘Rent’ Definition Row Attracts Tenant Advocates, Trade Groups
- Baltimore Sun: Baltimore’s new citation policy won’t make us safer — just poorer| GUEST COMMENTARY
- WJZ: Harford County's Second Chance Resource Fair helps people impacted by the criminal justice system
- NBC4 Washington: Maryland home that once welcomed Freedom Riders now at risk of foreclosure
- ABC47: Maryland Legal Aid files to speed up a court case against company behind problem housing units in Somerset County
- Law360: As States Purge Medicaid Rolls, Legal Aid Groups Step Up
- WAMU: More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard
- MSBA: Monopolizing the Law: Panelists Discuss Non-traditional Legal Services as a Means for Making Legal Help More Accessible
- NPR: The efforts to fix the power imbalance as people face eviction in 'rent court'
- Fox45: Legalized recreational marijuana brings changes to justice system and expungement opportunities
- The Baltimore Banner: 5 things to know about recreational cannabis and the law in Maryland
- ABC47: Maryland Legal Aid files lawsuit against Somerset County landlord found to be operating without a license
- The Daily Record: At MSBA, one panel asks whether non-lawyers can help improve access to justice
- Southern Maryland News: Waldorf man renovates home after squatter-related damage
- Baltimore Fishbowl: Olszewski announces $1.1M in rental assistance
- The Office of Governor Wes Moore: Governor Moore Attends Maryland Legal Aid 2023 Equal Justice Council Awards Breakfast
- Hub - Johns Hopkins University: Expungement clinic brings vital legal services to the community
- The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore's only open-admission animal shelter says an unprecedented number of surrenders tied to rise in evictions
- ABC47 WMDT: Housing advocates praise passage of the Rental Licensing Accountability Act
- ABC47 WMDT: Maryland bill would allow tenants to file collective lawsuits against problem landlords
- The Daily Record: Leadership in Law Honorees, Erica LeMon
- Jewish times: Jeffrey Kaplan on his legal career helping victims of abuse
- Baltimore Fishbowl: 9 Over 90: Part One
- The Daily Record: Brown seeks litigation authority to fight bias, law enforcement misconduct
- Baltimore Banner: Lawsuit alleges foster care children given psychiatric drugs without adequate oversight (PDF)
- Wall Street Journal: Homeowners Struggle to Get Pandemic Aid Meant to Stop Foreclosures
- The White House: President Biden Announces Key Nominees
- Fox45: Essential Resources and Expungement Clinic
- Maryland Daily Record: Vicki Schultz Power 100 (PDF)
- Delmarva Now: With Salisbury's Jake Day confirmed for cabinet, what’s next for housing statewide?
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Media Releases:
2024
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with the Baltimore County Bar Association and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to Host Free Expungement Clinic
- Maryland Legal Aid Hosts Free Expungement Clinic in October
- Maryland Legal Aid Joins Fresh Leaf Maryland in Statewide Campaign to Encourage Expungements of Cannabis-Related Records
- Maryland Legal Aid and Exelon to Host Free Expungement clinic in Prince George's County
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Tenants’ Right to Counsel Project to Partner with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System to Host Legal Aid Clinics
- Maryland Legal Aid Sues Baltimore City Over Unconstitutional Tax Sale Auctions That Strip Wealth from Low-Income Residents
- Maryland Legal Aid to Host Free Expungement Clinic in Montgomery County (PDF) (June 24, 2024)
- Maryland Legal Aid and Texas Advocacy Project Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in USA vs Rahimi (June 21, 2024)
- Advocates of Civil Legal Aid and Equal Access to Justice to be Recognized at the 25th Annual Equal Justice Awards Breakfast with Keynote Speaker U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Tenant Right to Counsel Project to Partner with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System to Host Legal Aid Clinics (PDF) (June 17, 2024)
- Maryland Legal Aid Summary Judgement, and Sanctions in Unlicensed Property Lawsuit in Somerset County (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Tenants’ Right to Counsel Project to Partner with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System to Host Legal Aid Clinics (PDF) (April 15, 2024)
- Maryland Legal Aid to Host Free Expungement Clinic in Prince George's County (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Tenants’ Right to Counsel Project to Partner with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System to Host Legal Aid Clinics (PDF) (March 17, 2024)
- Kristen Pisani-Jacques and Katherine Gillespie join Maryland Legal Aid as New Deputy Legal and Advocacy Directors (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Fox45, University of Baltimore, and Johns Hopkins University to Host Expungement Clinic at the B’More Healthy Expo on February 10, 2024 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Loyola University to Host Expungement Clinic (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid to Join Virtual Panel on Cannabis Expungement (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Tenants’ Right to Counsel Project to Partner with the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System to Host Legal Aid Clinics (PDF)
2023
- Maryland Legal Aid Files Another Lawsuit Against Landlord Operating Unlicensed Property in Somerset County (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Johns Hopkins University and Medicine, Alliance of Black Women Attorneys, Out For Justice, and Maryland Volunteer Legal Services to Host Free Expungement Clinic and Resource Fair (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Loyola University and Safe Streets to
Host Govans ExpungementRemoving convictions from criminal records. More Clinic (PDF) - Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) to
Host an ExpungementRemoving convictions from criminal records. More Clinic (PDF) - Priya Sarathy joins Maryland Legal Aid as new Chief Financial Officer (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Files Amicus Brief to Protect Tenants Against Unreasonable Lease Provisions and Eviction (PDF)
- Veteran and Disabled Senior Tenants File Lawsuit Against Landlords Running Unlicensed, Dangerous Properties in Baltimore City, Maryland (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid, Texas Advocacy Project and Allies File Amicus Brief to Safeguard Domestic Violence Survivors from Lethal Firearms Access (PDF)
- Tenants File Lawsuit Against Landlord Running Unlicensed, Dangerous Properties in Somerset County, Maryland (PDF)
- Advocates of Civil Legal Aid and Equal Access to Justice to be recognized at the 24th Annual Equal Justice Awards Breakfast with Keynote Speaker Governor Wes Moore (PDF)
- Advocates from Maryland Legal Aid’s Tenants’ Right to Counsel Project along with the Mayor’s Office of Annapolis and the Clay Street Community Development Corporation to Host Know Your Rights Presentation (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Joins Johns Hopkins to Host Spring Expungement Clinic at B'MORE Healthy Expo (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Hosts Expungement Clinic with Loyola University (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid is Partnering with Columbia Community Care for an Essential Resources Day and Free Expungement Clinic (PDF)
2022
- Maryland Legal Aid Workers Union Ratifies New Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2023 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Joins Coalition of Pro Bono Legal Services in Amicus Brief in the Appellate Court of Maryland Supporting Appellant Carly Avery (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with MVLS, BGE, and Exelon Corporation to Host a Free Expungement Clinic, November 2022 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Hosts Expungement Clinic with Cornerstone Montgomery, September 2022 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Hosts Expungement Clinic with Loyola University, September 2022 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Receives Grant from the Wellness Foundation, Inc., July 2022 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with First Charity Baptist Church to Host Expungement Clinic, July 6 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services and the Baltimore County Bar Association to Host a Pro Bono Legal Clinic, July 6 (PDF)
- MLA Secures Homeowner Rights in Court of Appeals Case Thornton Melon LLC v. Adrienne Dennis Exempt Trust, May 18 (PDF)
- Vicki Schultz joins Maryland Legal Aid as New Executive Director, April 14 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Partners with Fox45, University of Baltimore, and Johns Hopkins University to Host Expungement Clinic at the B’More Healthy Expo, March 22 (PDF)
- Attorney Douglas Bregman joins Maryland Legal Aid's Board of Directors, March 9 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Hosts Expungement Clinic with Loyola University, March 4 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Attorneys Named Leaders in the Law, March 3 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid receives $10,000 grant from The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation for Lawyer in the Library Program, February 23 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Secures Patient Rights in Jason Mercer v. Thomas B. Finan Center, February 3 (PDF)
Archive
2021
- Lee Ogburn, former Managing Principal at Kramon & Graham, P.A., joins Maryland Legal Aid, June 16 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Announces New Chief Attorney of Montgomery County Office, April 5 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Appoints Deputy Chief Counsel, January 25 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid awarded $25,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, February 16 (PDF)
2020
- Maryland Legal Aid Appoints New Chief for Anne Arundel County Office, November 20 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid receives $50,000 grant from The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation for Long-Term Care Assistance Project, October 16 (PDF)
- An Interview with Stuart "Stu" Simms, MLA's New Chief Attorney, August 24 (Video)
- Stuart O. Simms Joins MLA as New Chief Counsel, August 24 (PDF)
- Maryland Center for Legal Assistance Names New Managing Director, August 21 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid, Maryland DHS, and Talbot County Government Partner for CARES Legal Services Program, August 12 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Names Second Deputy Chief Counsel, August 3 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Names Acting Chief and Supervising Attorney for Montgomery County Office, July 29 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Names Acting Chief for Anne Arundel County Office, July 28 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid will resume walk-in intake for individuals seeking in-person legal assistance, July 24 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Receives Substantial Cy Pres Award from FedEx Class Action Lawsuit , July 23 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Responds to the Unjustifiable Homicide of George Floyd and the Resulting Nationwide Civil Unrest , June 4 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid continues to provide critical legal assistance to state’s most vulnerable during coronavirus pandemic, March 30 (PDF)
2019
- Official Statement: Incident involving racial discrimination at Harford County District Court , March 26 (PDF)
- Maryland Law Firms, Community Partners, and Individuals recognized at the 22nd Annual Equal Justice Awards Breakfast, June 12 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Lawyer in the Library program receives $100,000 grant award from Abell Foundation, June 24 (PDF)
2018
- Grant from Abell Foundation helps Maryland Legal Aid expand Lawywer in the Library program , January 4 (PDF)
- Lawyer in the Library program expands to Prince George's County , February 12 (PDF)
- MLA Launches Pro Bono Program , October 4 (PDF)
- MLA Announces Launch of Equal Justice Associates , October 15 (PDF)
2017
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Community Lawyering Initiative receives grant from Maryland Bar Foundation , March 21 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid establishes Maryland Center for Legal Assistance as subsidiary, July 26 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Community Lawyering Initiative predicts more clients will seek assistance in light of new Maryland expungement laws, September 29 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid’s Equal Justice Council kicks off 20th Annual Law Firm Campaign, October 2 (PDF)
2016
- “Human Rights in Maryland Rent Courts” Study Highlights Need for More Access to Justice for Low-Income Marylanders, September 20 (PDF)
- Maryland Legal Aid Develops Free Criminal Record Expungement Website, September 12 (PDF)
2015
- Momentous Court of Appeals Decision, December 30 (PDF)
- Lawyer in the Library, July 16 (PDF)
- Project-Household, October 6 (PDF)
- EJC Awards Breakfast, May 26 (PDF)
- Baltimore City Civil Unrest MLA Official Statement, May 1 (PDF)
2014
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