Submitter:

Name:Owen Ambur

Email:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc.

Acronym:MSPBI

Description:
Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc., was established as a pilot project in July 2005 to address the need for increased pro bono legal representation in the Mid-Shore region. Its formation is the result of the Local Pro Bono Committees from Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties joining efforts with the Circuit Courts from these counties to effectuate each of their respective Pro Bono Plans. Each of these five (5) pro bono committees had individually identified the need for a pro bono referral agency, located and operated regionally... Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc., is the first regional pro bono referral agency in the State and the only pro bono referral agency located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Mid-Shore Pro Bono, Inc. is dedicated to providing free or reduced fee legal services to low income families on the Mid-Shore... Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Stakeholder(s):

• Sandy Brown: Executive Director


• Megan Ryan: Executive Assistant


• Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Board of Directors


• Leigh R. Melton, Esq.: President


• Jesse B Hammock, Esq.: Vice President


• James R. Richardson, Esq.: Secretary


• Ralph Twilley: Treasurer


• Alice Ritchie, Esq.: Member of the Board of Directors


• Walter B. Palmer, III Esq.: Member of the Board of Directors


• Richard Tilghman, Jr., Esq: Member of the Board of Directors


• Christopher R. Robinson, Esq.: Member of the Board of Directors


• Connie G. Marvel, Esq.: Member of the Board of Directors


• Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board


• Judge Thomas G. Ross: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge William H. Adkins, III: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Master Jamie E. Adkins: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Master JoAnn D. Asparagus: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge John T. Clark, III: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge Broughton M. Earnest: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge Karen M. Jensen: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Master Karen R. Ketterman: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge John E. Nunn, III: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge Brett W. Wilson: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Master Patrick J. Palmer: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Judge Paul S. Bowman: Mid-Shore Pro Bono Inc. Advisory Board Member


• Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC): This resulting regional effort was not coincidental, but generally facilitated by the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services and supported by the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC). The Standing Committee, staffed by PBRC, organized a regional meeting of all pro bono providers and organizations in January of 2005 to explore how efforts might be coordinated on a regional basis.


• Caroline County, Maryland, Pro Bono Committee


• Dorchester County, Maryland, Pro Bono Committee


• Kent County, Maryland, Pro Bono Committee


• Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Pro Bono Committee


• Talbot County, Maryland, Pro Bono Committee


• Mid-Shore Pro Bono Contributors: Sources of Funding -- We are supported by contributions from [the following]:


• Maryland Legal Services Corporation: Contributor


• Administrative Office of the Courts: Contributor


• United Fund of Talbot County: Contributor


• Mid Shore Community Foundation: Contributor


• Women and Girls Fund: Contributor


• The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation: Contributor


• The Marjorie Cook Foundation: Contributor


• Attorneys: Contributors


• Individuals: Contributors