Legal Aid Central

MLA has provided high-quality legal services to low-income, and marginalized individuals and communities--helping them remedy their civil legal issues and become empowered to overcome challenges, achieve stability and independence, and an overall better life. The fields MLA can assist you in; Consumer, Employment, Family, Health, Housing, Income Maintenance, Individual Rights, Miscellaneous, Community Lawyering Initiative, State & Regional Services, Grievance Process.

Link to Their Website: https://www.mdlab.org/

Phone Number: 410-427-1800

Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service

We may be able to provide free legal help if you have a limited income and are facing a civil legal issue in Maryland. Eligible applicants will be matched with a volunteer lawyer or tax professional who can help resolve your case. The areas of law they work with are; consumer, criminal record relief, estate planning and Administration, Family, Housing, and Income Tax.

Intake Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9am-12pm

Link To Their Website: https://mvlslaw.org/

Phone Number: 410-547-6537

Attorney General’s Office

Provides various divisions such as Consumer Protection, Securities fraud, Healthcare and Insurance Fraud, Civil Rights Division, and various other agencies. These are for suits against businesses, not individuals.

Link To Their Website: https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/

Phone Number: (410)-576-6300

Civil Justice, Inc

Civil Justice, Inc is a Maryland non-profit corporation formed for the purpose of increasing the delivery of legal services to clients of low and moderate income which is state wide for various civil matters.

Link To Their Website: https://civiljusticeinc.org/

Phone Number: 443-853-1011

District Court Help Center

The District Court Help Centers provides free limited legal services for people who are not represented by an attorney. Counties they assist in are located on their website or call to receive their information for service. They work with; landlord/tenant issue, small and large claims, consumer matters (car repossessions, debt collection, credit card cases), Return of property (replevin and detinue), Domestic violence/Peace Orders, and Expungements.

Link To Their Website: https://www.courts.state.md.us/helpcenter/inperson/dc

Phone Number: 410-260-1392

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Administer and enforce State and federal equal employment opportunity laws and policies; promote a work environment free of any unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation; and assist in the building of a well diversified workforce for Maryland State government employees and applicants. 

Link To Their Website: https://dbm.maryland.gov/eeo/Pages/EEOHome.aspx

Email: oseeoc.dbm@maryland.gov

Phone Number: 410-801-6685

Women’s Law Center of Maryland

The mission of the Women’s Law Center is to ensure the physical safety, economic security, and bodily autonomy of women throughout Maryland. This mission is achieved through direct legal services, educational hotlines and advocacy. They assist in family law matters, such as; Domestic Violence, Immigration Remedies, and Employment law.

Link To Their Website: http://www.wlcmd.org/

Phone Number: 410-321-8761

Judicare Project

The Judicare program can provide you with a free attorney to represent you in a contested family law case in Baltimore County. The attorney will represent you throughout the case. Participation in Judicare is limited to low income individuals. You will be asked to provide proof of your income and will go through a screening process before your case is placed with an attorney. A limited number of program slots are available. Judicare services are available to all.

Link To Their Website:  Family Law – Women's Law Center of Maryland

Intake form: Judicare Intake form

Phone Number: 410-321-8761

Immigration Remedies (MEDOVI Project)

The Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project (MEDOVI) provides free immigration legal services to foreign-born Maryland residents who have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault and/or human sex trafficking. This is a statewide program.

Link To Their Website: Immigration Law – Women's Law Center of Maryland

Phone Number: 443-699-1001

Family Law Hotline

The Women’s Law Center’s free hotline answers questions about family law. The hotline is staffed by an experienced attorney. While the hotline attorney cannot represent you in court, he or she will provide basic information to help you understand your rights and tell you about other community resources to help you.

Intake Hours: 9:30am to 4:30pm

Link to Their Website: Family Law Hotline – Women's Law Center of Maryland

Phone Number: 1-800-845-8550

The People’s Law Library

The People's Law Library (PLL) is a legal information and self-help website maintained by the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library, a court-related agency of the Maryland Judiciary, and supported by Maryland's non-profit legal services providers, Maryland pro bono attorneys, and the legal academic community. 

Link To Their Website: https://www.peoples-law.org/index.php/

Public Defenders Office

The Public Defenders’ Office is a free service that can assist in criminal and appeal cases. They will provide an attorney for representation in these matters. They can represent you for new criminal charges, violations of parole, appealing convictions, assist with matters of involuntary commitment to a mental hospital, Parental defense for Juvenile court cases.

Link To Their Website: https://www.opd.state.md.us/apply-for-a-lawyer

Phone Number: 1-877-430-5187