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Minutes 01-11-2012

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Anne Arundel County Local Pro Bono Committee
 Minutes of the Meeting January 11, 2012
Law Library Conference Room

 

Attending: Lisa Sarro, Joan Bellistri, Anita Bailey, Chris Brown, Bill Davis, Shaneka Henson, Hon. Pam North and Jeanne Bateman.

 

Minutes of 11/30/2011 were approved. 

 

Local Pro Bono Committee

 

                 Pro Bono Recruitment  - MVLS and PBRC 

                     The article for the Barrister by Chris Brown has been published in the December issue.  Chris mentioned the Anne Arundel Bar's poor standing compared to the rest of the state and challenges everyone to take one MVLS case and attend one CLE provided by the joint AABA and AACC program, PBRC or MVLS.  Chris will author another article for the next issue.  He will try and get information from Judge Bell and Judge Battaglia.

 

 Programs and Projects

 

           Anne Arundel County Government Attorney Pro Bono Service

                    Follow up with the Office of Law  will be handled by Joan Bellistri

                    Model Policy

 

            Ask A Lawyer in the Library

                        Court Program and Public Library Program                                 

                         Joan Bellistri will edit and present for discussion at the next meeting.

                                    Policy and procedures

 

            Recognition event

                         A luncheon will be held February 9, 2012 in the Law Library.

 

                         Bill Davis will contact he Main Ingredient to see if they will donate the lunch.

 

                         Email invitations will be sent to "Ask a Lawyer" volunteers.  The email will include the number of                          volunteer hours for each attorney in 2011.  Certificates will be distributed at the                          luncheon.                 

 

Homeless Resource Day 2012 is scheduled for March 31, 2011 at Glen Burnie High School. 

 

Criminal records and expungement

 

These are two of the most asked about legal issue at previous Homeless Resource Days.  It is hoped that expungement petitions can be completed during Homeless resource Day with a waiver of the prepayment of fees so that it can be filed on the following Monday. Joan Bellistri will contact the HRPC to investigate what kind of assistance they can provide for the day. Judge Reilly will ask Judge McKenna if we can have a Judge available to sign the filing fee waivers. Judge North will ask Judge Nancy Davis-Loomis the same.  Bill Davis will contact Bill Roessler for his input on the project.

 

One concern is how a homeless person be contacted once the expungement request is filed.

 

          Barrister Column to highlight “stars” and providers/opportunities

                    Chris Brown will write an article for the next Barrister. 

 

Next Meeting :  The next scheduled meeting would be 02/22/2012. However, there is a conflict with the AABA board meeting so it is tentatively scheduled for 02/29/2012.

 

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