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Apply for Services

For community associations and nonprofit organizations

To apply for legal assistance from the Community Law Center, please complete and submit an application along with the nonrefundable $100.00 application fee and all requested information. If your organization would like help applying for tax-exempt status please also submit the Supplement for Tax Exemption Application.

Once received, the Pro Bono Project staff review the applications and may contact client organizations for additional information. Once a client is accepted by the Community Law Center, the Pro Bono Project staff matches the organization with an appropriate volunteer attorney. Finding a match generally takes several weeks after all information has been submitted. Due to the volunteer nature of the Pro Bono Project, the Community Law Center cannot guarantee placement of all cases. However, the Pro Bono Project has a long history of successfully matching the overwhelming majority of applicant clients with pro bono attorneys.

Once a match is made with a pro bono attorney, the client organization will directly work with that attorney on the legal issue at hand. During the course of representation, however, the Pro Bono Project staff maintains contact with the client and volunteer attorney to provide assistance when necessary.

Beyond the nonrefundable $100 application fee, no fees are charged for the volunteer attorney's time, but clients are responsible for direct expenses (filing fees, postage, copying expenses, etc.) related to their cases.

Community organizations and nonprofits are encouraged to purchase the Community Law Center's manual "How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland" to get their organization started as well as to keep their organization running efficiently and effectively. Community associations are also encouraged to purchase the Community Law Center's manual "Revitalizing Baltimore's Neighborhoods: Legal Tools for Community Associations" for in-depth information on strategies community associations can use to make their neighborhood a place everyone would want to call home!

For small businesses

For assistance, please submit an application with the nonrefundable $100 application fee and all requested information to the Community Law Center. Upon receipt of the application, an attorney will contact you to arrange an in-person interview. Beyond the nonrefundable $100 application fee, an hourly rate is charged for the attorney's time and clients are responsible for direct expenses (filing fees, postage, copying expenses, etc.) related to the cases.

Mail the completed form(s) to:

Community Law Center
3355 Keswick Road Suite 200
Baltimore, Maryland 21211