Anne Arundel County Pro Bono Committee   

Meeting Agenda November 27, 2023 @ 12:15

ZOOM

In attendance: Tasnima, Joanie, Alex, Golnaz, Erin

 • Approval of Minutes - Minutes 2023 09 25 draft  

• Education and Outreach - on hold until next meeting

• Inn of Court

• AABA - 

• Articles for the Barrister 

• request that monthly pro bono information be sent in email? 

• Membership

• Projects

• Family Law Skills and Study Group
• Lawyer in the Library - volunteers needed Jan - jun 2024

Pro Bono Opportunities

• Tangled Title Program expansion to Anne Arundel http://www.myhomemydeed.org/ 
• https://aacpll.org/2023/11/08/tangled-title-clinic/ 
• Cannabis expungement  

• Old Business

• AACC Clinic and Legal Workshops AACPL partnership - Lawyers on the GO using Servenlibrary mobile unit

walk-in for family, expungement and housing . Others should contact Morgan in order to make an appointment 

• Affordable Law Task Force 
• Affordable Law Task Force Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mrNgR7eFqRKo-Tp6B-S3RESVqg5QJsfL/view?usp=sharing 
• Blog post about the report: https://www.msba.org/affordable-law-task-force-report/
• Eviction collateral issues assistance 
• Mini Grant for FY24 is live:  https://www.tfaforms.com/5080664; applications are now being accepted! 
• Standing Committee FY24 grant request
• Zoom
• Calendly
• Recognition event/recruitment retreat
• RECRUITMENT
• date - weekday in May - check for dates with Judge Schaeffer and SIRI and Standing Committee
• place - AACPL Michael Busch
• funding - grant request
• program   

New Business 

MCLE https://www.courts.state.md.us/lawyers/cle

On Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., the Supreme Court will hold an online forum to receive brief, verbal comments on the final report and recommendations of the Workgroup to Study Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) in Maryland. The forum will be livestreamed on the Court's webcast page. Anyone wishing to speak at this forum should, by close of business on December 11, send an email to the Clerk of the Court at CLEfeedback@mdcourts.gov requesting information on how to join the online forum.

NEXT MEETING: January 2024