COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES NEWS
By Nora C. Eidelman, Deputy Director
Build your Private Practice by Volunteering!
CLS operates a Family Law Clinic for the Self Represented in the Upper Marlboro Courthouse five days a week. Our staff lawyers provide brief advice to litigants who are not represented by a lawyer. Additionally, CLS schedules volunteer lawyers to provide legal advice. There are certain benefits that come with this. You can set up your own schedule. You can volunteer a whole day, half day, or perhaps few hours on a particular day that you are in the courthouse. Our Clinic legal assistant, Michael Udejiofor, screens clients for income eligibility. Those clients with higher income who do not meet our pro bono guidelines are sent to the volunteer lawyer. The client may retain the lawyer for further assistance. Over the years, several of our volunteer lawyers have built their private practice in this manner. For more information, contact Michael Udejiofor at 301-952-3010.
CLS Family Law Clinic for the
Self Represented
Courthouse, Upper Marlboro
Room 2435M
Monday - Thursday: 9 am to 4 pm
Friday 9:00am - 12:00 noon only!
MICPEL Pro Bono Partnership Program
The MICPEL Pro Bono Partnership Program, a joint venture of the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL) and Pro Bono Resource Center, enables volunteer attorneys to participate in select MICPEL seminars for free or at a reduced rate. To qualify, an attorney must agree to accept one or two pro bono cases from an affiliated pro bono program. In Prince George�s County you should contact Earlette Toomer at Community Legal Services 301-864-4907 ext 21 or if you speak Spanish, Darielys Pinto ext 11. Registrations for classes are on a first-come first-served basis and are handled by the Pro Bono Resource Center. Check their website at www.micpel.edu to view the scheduled courses. Here are the current courses:
MICPEL Pro Bono Partnership Program Housing Options for the Elderly
March 4, 2009
Implementing the Estate Plan
March 10, 2009
Spanish Language College Fair
On Saturday, February 7, Karin Dalichow and Frinne Guevara were pleased to attend the Estudios Universitarios a su Alcance: Un Taller Gratis en Espa�ol, a Spanish language college fair at the University of Maryland, College Park. The fair is entirely in Spanish and targets Latino students in Prince George�s County public schools. Hundreds of parents and students attended the event and learned about the college application process and received information about community resources, like CLS.
Community Legal Services of Prince George�s County, Inc., is a non-profit organization established to provide quality civil legal services to low-income persons in Prince George's County. It does this through the generous contribution of legal advice and legal representation by members of the private Bar. Additionally, CLS operates three free legal Clinics in the County. They are located in the in Circuit Court House, Oxon Hill, and Langley Park respectively. For more information about our services, please contact Nora C. Eidelman, at 301-864-4907, ext. 12.