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National Pro Bono Week: Celebrate Anne Arundel County Volunteers

It is important to celebrate the attorneys who provide pro bono service in Anne Arundel County.  Attorneys take cases through MVLS, participate in the Foreclosure Pro Bono Prevention Project, provide limited legal advice at the annual Anne Arundel County Homeless Resource Day and at Ask a Lawyer in the Library programs.  Attorneys provide pro bono […]

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2012 Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award

The Anne Arundel County Homeless Resource Day received the 2012 Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award on June 16, 2012 during the business meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association.  The award was presented to Chris Poulsen, Program Manager Community Initiatives Unit, Coordinator Homeless Resource Day of the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services […]

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Anne Arundel County Pro Bono Attorney Luncheon

A luncheon was held earlier this month to thank the Anne Arundel County attorneys who volunteer for the Ask a Lawyer programs held in the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library, the North County Area Public Library and for the annual Anne Arundel County Homeless Resource Day. The luncheon catered by the Main Ingredient was […]

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AACPLL Blog 2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,000 times in 2010. That’s about […]

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National Pro Bono Week Celebration in the AACPLL

On Tuesday, October 26, the law library celebrated National Pro Bono Week by hosting an appreciation lunch for the attorneys who volunteer for the “Ask a Lawyer” programs.  The AABA provided the food and we provided the appreciation certificates.  I hope that these volunteer attorneys  know how much their donation of time is appreciated. Through […]

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Award Winning Pro Bono Program in the Law Library

Last night at the AABA Annual Meeting outgoing President, Hon. Danielle Mosley,  mentioned the that the joint AACPLL\AABA “Ask a Lawyer in the Library Program” had received an award.  It was nice to have this program recognized before the Anne Arundel County Bar. On June 12, 2010 I received the PBRC 2010 Maryland Pro Bono […]