MVLS/MSATP Liens & Levies: What IRS and Maryland Comptroller Can and Cannot Do

The IRS and the Maryland Comptroller have access to powerful tools for taxpayers who owe a balance, including the use of liens and levies. Join tax attorneys Eric Rollinger, Principal at Stein Sperling, as he discusses what these entail, how to deal with them, and the impact on your clients. Each attendee will be asked […]

My Home, My Deed, My Legacy Clinic

Virtual

MVLS is seeking volunteer attorneys for its “My Home, My Deed, My Legacy” clinic on May 23, 2023 (3-7 pm) at the UMB Community Engagement Center (16 S. Poppleton Street, Baltimore, MD 21201). Volunteer attorneys assist homeowners with identifying basic estate and deed issues to increase their housing stability. MVLS will provide volunteers with instructions […]

Judicare Volunteer Appreciation Event

On May 23rd, MVLS invites its Judicare volunteers to a volunteer appreciation reception to celebrate their commitment to MVLS. The event will be held at Water for Chocolate at 1841 E. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD. This event is open to Judicare volunteers only.

The Basics of Special Needs Trusts

Learn about the different types of special needs trusts and their structures. The training will also cover the role that families play and how special needs trusts intersect with other legal issues such as child support, alimony, medical malpractice, personal injury and guardianship.

Third Thursday – Cannabis Expungement Training

Zoom

With last year’s cannabis referendum and this year’s legislative session, Maryland will see the most significant changes to expungement law since 2016’s Justice Reinvestment Act. MVLS staff attorneys Chris Sweeney and George Townsend will give an overview of these changes, which include new avenues for expunging cannabis charges and the highly anticipated REDEEM Act, which […]

Consumer Debt and Credit Repair for Trafficking Survivors

During this free webinar, presenters will discuss strategies and legal options for addressing different kinds of debt, and detail new protections through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that enables trafficking survivors to more easily rebuild their credit.

Best Practices for the IRS Automated Underreporter System

Join MVLS for a virtual presentation on the IRS Automated Underreporter System, presented by 2020 MVLS Young Volunteer of the Year Heather Posey, EA, of Frost Law. Learn how to respond to these notices and to best help clients caught in the AUR web, through discussion with an experienced practitioner in the field.

Expungement Clinic

Bon Secours Community Works 26 N. Fulton Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States

MVLS will be hosting an expungement clinic on Aug. 26 at Terra Cafe at 101 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. This event is free to the public. Online training is available for attorneys new to expungements as well as returning attorneys who feel they need a refresher.

My Home, My Deed, My Legacy Clinic

Virtual

MVLS is seeking volunteer attorneys for its “My Home, My Deed, My Legacy” clinic on September 19, 2023 (3-7 pm) at the Zeta Center for Healthy and Active Aging (4501 Reisterstown Rd., Baltimore MD 21215). Volunteer attorneys assist homeowners with identifying basic estate and deed issues to increase their housing stability. MVLS will provide volunteers […]

2023 Maryland Divorce Law Legislation and Practice Tips

The laws surrounding Divorce in Maryland have significantly changed with the 2023 Legislation on Maryland Divorce Law, which goes into effect on October 1, 2023. Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson, Family Magistrate for the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, will discuss the new divorce changes and discuss some practice tips for representing our clients who are […]