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Legal Links

Although the Maryland State Bar Association does not endorse specific websites or their content, the following links to other websites which contain legal-related information may prove helpful and are provided solely as a public service.

 
 

Veterans’ Affairs and Military Law Resources

 

MLSC IOLTA Honor Roll Bank

 

Pro Bono Opportunities

  • Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) 
    MVLS provides free or reduced fee representation to low-income individuals who have civil legal problems throughout Maryland.
  • Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC)
    As the pro bono arm of the MSBA, PBRC is a statewide nonprofit organization that provides support, training, and advocacy for volunteer attorneys and legal services organizations, and incubates pro bono projects which give free civil legal help to low-income Marylanders.

 

Gatekeeper

 

Law Schools and Law School Libraries

  • AffordableColleges.com Guide to Colleges for LGBTQ Students
    Choosing a college is a daunting task for any first-time student, but for LGBTQ students, it can be downright terrifying. A whopping 13.4% of LGBTQ high school students who report frequent verbal harassment plan on not attending college, and 20% of all currently enrolled college students report fearing for their physical safety due to their gender identity or sexual orientation. In response, many universities are taking steps to fight back for their most vulnerable students, but understanding what to look for in a school is still difficult, which is why we created our guide to college for LGBTQ students. This isn’t just a list of scholarships (although we have those too!). Our guide includes actionable strategies to assess a school on its inclusivity and programs to help make the transition to college easier for LGBTQ students. AffordableColleges.com believe that no college student should fear for their safety based on their gender identity or sexual orientation, and we want to connect LGBTQ students with the information and scholarships they need to find the institution with their best interests at heart.
  • Chicago Kent – ITT School of Law
  • Cornell Law School’s Legal Info Institute
    A not-for-profit group that believes everyone should be able to read and understand the laws that govern them, without cost.
  • JURIST
    JURIST (http://jurist.org) is a web-based legal news and real-time legal research service powered by a mostly-volunteer team of over 60 part-time law student reporters, editors and Web developers led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.JURIST is produced as a public service for the continuing legal education of its readers and law student staffers, and uses the latest Internet technology to track important legal news stories and materials and present them rapidly, objectively and intelligibly in a widely-accessible format.
  • University of Baltimore School of Law
  • University of Maryland School of Law

 

Maryland Court and Government Sites

  • COMAR On-Line: Division of State Documents
    This site will allow you to view the online version of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR),  Contract Weekly, the Maryland Register, and in the future, other State agency documents that DSD will maintain for those agencies.
  • Comptroller of the Treasury State of Maryland 
    The Comptroller’s Office is dedicated to carrying out its duties and responsibilities equitably, effectively and efficiently; to providing excellent service while treating Maryland taxpayers fairly and courteously; to responsibly managing public integrity of Maryland’s finances and the excellence of Maryland’s fiscal reputation.
  • DLLR Electronic Licensing
    Licensing queries
  • Maryland Archives
    The Maryland State Archives is the historical agency for Maryland and serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Records date from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the 1990s. Included in the Archives’ holdings are colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and court records; church records; business records; publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments; and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.
  • Maryland Attorney General’s Office
    The main functions of the Office of the Attorney General are to have general charge, supervision and direction of the legal business of the State and to act as legal advisor and representative of the major departments, various boards, commissions, officials and institutions of State Government.
  • Maryland Attorney Grievance Committee
  • Maryland Code
    Provided by Lexis-Nexis
  • Maryland Judiciary
    Includes Court opinions.
  • Maryland Manual On-Line: A Guide to Maryland Government
    Updated daily, the Maryland Manual On-Line provides important information about Maryland State, county and municipal government.
  • Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings
  • Maryland Opinions of the Attorney General 
    Coverage back to 94-001.  Opinions not published in hardbound volumes are available.  Listed in order with synopses.
  • Maryland Professionalism Center
    The Maryland Professionalism Center serves as the hub of professionalism efforts in Maryland.  Created by the Court of Appeals, the Center’s mission is to support and encourage members of the Judiciary to exhibit the highest levels of professionalism and to support and encourage lawyers to exercise the highest levels of professional integrity in their relationships with their clients, other lawyers, the courts, and the public to fulfill their obligations to improve the law and the legal system. (Mentoring, Professionalism Courses, & more)
  • Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct
    hosted on Lexis Nexis
  • Maryland State Homepage
  • Maryland State Law Library
    Some county and municipal codes available.  Executive orders, proclamations.  Links to other legal resources.
  • Real Property Search
    Real Property database from the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation
  • Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
    Includes new disciplinary rules.
  • State Department of Assessments and Taxation
    UCC filings.  Maryland’s “Largest Source of Real Estate Data”.  Maryland Business Entity System – name information, agents & personal property assessment.
  • The Orphan’s Court of Baltimore County
  • Workers’ Compensation Commission
    This site includes information about their agency as well as the WCC’s Hearing Schedule.

 

Federal Court and Government Sites

 

Legal Information Sites

 

Miscellaneous

 

Other Bar Associations

  • American Association for Justice
    As the world’s largest trial bar, AAJ promotes justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguards victims’ rights–particularly the right to trial by jury–and strengthens the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public health and safety.
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • American Bar Association
    The largest voluntary professional association in the world.  The ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
  • Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
    Promotes professional and social interaction among members of the Federal legal profession, the welfare of attorneys and judges employed by the Government of the United States, the sound administration of justice, high standards of professional competence and ethical conduct in the Federal legal profession
  • Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter
  • Maryland Lesbian & Gay Law Association
  • Maryland Local & Specialty Bar Associations
    Local and specialty Bar Associations located in Maryland.
  • Maryland Municipal Attorney’s Association
  • National Bar Association
    The purpose of the National Bar Association is “…to advance the science of jurisprudence, uphold the honor of the legal profession, promote social intercourse among the members of the bar, and protect the civil and political rights of all citizens of the several states of the United States.”
  • National Lesbian & Gay Law Association
    A national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students and affiliated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) legal organizations.
  • NY Criminal & Civil Courts Bar Association
    Great benefits for NY State Attorneys! Become a member! Founded in 1893, the New York Criminal & Civil Courts Bar Association has been accurately described in the Congressional Record as a “crusading bar association when others were straightlaced and never involved in controversy.”