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2021 Annual Report
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Income Tax Controversies
Housing
Estate Planning and Administration
Consumer Finance
Criminal Record Relief
A Lifeline for Our Clients
The MVLS Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) is one of just three such clinics that exist in our state, and it has grown to engage the help of more than 100 active pro bono volunteers. During the pandemic, our LITC led the outreach effort to help individuals receive their economic impact payments despite the astounding, systemic obstacles they faced. “We were a life-line for clients” according to LITC Attorney Janice Shih.
An 11-Year Quest to Save a Home
For more than a decade, Vivian Dunlap faced down unbelievable water bills, life-threatening mold, several moves, and – most recently – a worldwide pandemic in order to preserve her family’s Baltimore legacy. Read about her work with our My Home, My Deed, My Legacy program to save her family’s home.
From Pro Bono Coordinator to Champion for Justice
“It makes sense to contribute to the stability of a cause you believe in, and I believe in MVLS.” We interviewed monthly donor and former volunteer, Dan Schmitt, to learn about why he gives each month. He shared a touching story about his personal reasons for being involved, his first pro bono case with MVLS, and why it makes good business sense for him to give each month.
In early 2020, MVLS was approached with a unique opportunity. At the time, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development was planning to pilot an innovative response to the coronavirus pandemic. This pilot, the Baltimore Health Corps, would set out to hire up to 300 Baltimoreans from communities most impacted by the pandemic to staff the City’s ongoing response to COVID-19. We joined on to provide legal services to each new employee, and it has led to “some of the best work I’ve done in my career” according to one MVLS attorney.
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Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service is a charity recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under section 501(c)(3). A copy of the current financial statement of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service is available by writing to 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 1400 Baltimore, MD 21201 or by calling 410-539-6800. Documents and information submitted under the Maryland Solicitations Act are also available, for the cost of postage and copies, from the Maryland Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis MD 21401, (410) 974-5534.
