Anne Arundel County Pro Bono Committee
Meeting Agenda for February 26, 2014
Law Library Conference Room
Approval of Minutes: Minutes 10-23-2013 and Minutes 01-29-2014
Video "Be the Change" ABA President's Legal Access Job Corp
I. Local Pro Bono Committee
A. Plan Review - MRP 16-902
B. Wiki review and demonstration of Local Pro Bono Committee page
C. Partners for Justice and Joint Statewide Pro Bono Meeting - May 15, 2014
II. Programs and Projects
A. Homeless Resource Day (March 29, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm) and expungement training
B. Education and Outreach
1. Pro bono opportunity information to the bar
a. Inns of Court and Judge Silkworth's Chambers Chats and MVLS presentation
1) Table at Inns fundraiser
b. AABA Bar President's Message - request for pro bono stories
c. AABA functions
1) Young Lawyers: Meet the Judges update
2) Bar Weekend message
2. Barrister Column to highlight “stars” and providers/opportunities -
a. Judge Caroom's request for stories
C. Pro Bono Recruitment
1 Best Practices: Volunteer Recruitment (p.27 Best Practices for Local Pro Bono Committees)
2. Best Practices: Collaborating with the Judiciary (p.71 Best Practices for Local Pro Bono Committees)
a. review Judge North's letter to local firms
3. MVLS and PBRC programs - local coordination and PBRC E-Bulletin
4. Local referral service - collaboration with the bar - warm referrals - triage / centralization
III. New Business:
A. Testimony for Homeless Bills:
HB794/SB794 creates a demonstration project to count unaccompanied homeless youth in several diverse Maryland jurisdictions. Both the House and Senate bills have hearings on 3/4/14, in the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, respectively.
HB 813/SB 795, creates a new Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness in the Maryland General Assembly, which would include five members of the Senate and five members of the House of Delegates. This bill has a hearing in the House Health and Government Operations Committee on 3/3/14and in the Senate Finance Committee on 3/13/14.
B. Other?
Next Meeting: March 26, 2014
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