Maryland Legal Aid

Free legal aid in Maryland is offered throughout the state, including the following free legal assistance programs.

Maryland Legal Aid provides a full range of FREE civil legal services(link is external) to financially qualified Marylanders and people over 60 from 12 offices (link is external) around the state.

Maryland Legal Aid handles civil, not criminal, cases. Areas of general civil legal services include:

• Consumer Rights(link is external)
• Elder Rights(link is external)
• Employment(link is external)
• Family(link is external)
• Farmworkers Rights(link is external)
• Government Benefits(link is external)
• Healthcare(link is external)
• Housing(link is external)

• Anne Arundel County Office(link is external): Annapolis – (410) 972-2700
• Baltimore City Office(link is external): Baltimore – (410) 951-7777
• Baltimore County Office(link is external): Towson – (410) 427-1800
• Lower Eastern Shore Office(link is external): Salisbury – (410) 546-5511
  Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties
• Metropolitan Maryland Office(link is external): Landover
  • Howard County – (410) 480-1057
  • Prince George’s County – (301) 560-2101
• Midwestern Maryland Office(link is external): Frederick – (301) 694-7414
  Carroll, Frederick and Washington Counties
• Montgomery County Office(link is external): Rockville – (240) 314-0373
• Northeastern Maryland Office(link is external): Bel Air – (410) 836-8202
  Cecil and Harford Counties
• Southern Maryland Office(link is external): Hughesville – (301) 932-6661
  Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties
• Upper Eastern Shore Office(link is external): Easton – (410) 763-9676
  Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties
• Western Maryland Office(link is external): Cumberland – (301) 777-7474
  Allegany and Garrett Counties

Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., Baltimore City

MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE(link is external)

MVLS provides pro bono legal services to individuals in every Maryland county, except Montgomery(link is external), Prince George’s(link is external), Allegany(link is external) counties, and the eastern shore counties(link is external) of Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Dorchester, Kent and Caroline. These jurisdictions have local pro bono agencies. MVLS, however, will handle a few specialized matters in these jurisdictions including tax disputes with the IRS, school suspensions, long term care Medicaid benefits and legal assistance for nonprofit organizations.

ONLINE INTAKE(link is external)

Start Online Intake Application(link is external)

TELEPHONE INTAKE

(410) 547-6537 (Baltimore metro area)

(800) 510-0050

Statewide/Regional Services

• Farmworker Program – (800) 444-4099
• Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project – (888) 213-3320
• Long-Term Care Assistance Project – (866) 635-2948
• Maryland Senior Legal Helpline – (866) 635-2948
• Joining Forces Project(link is external) – (443) 863-4040
• Ryan White Project(link is external) – (866) 635-2948

• Farmworker Program – (800) 444-4099 The Farmworker Program represents migrant and seasonal workers in the agricultural fields, packing houses, nurseries and food processing plants of Maryland and Delaware on employment-related matters. Typical problems include unpaid wages, substandard housing, discrimination, pesticide exposure and inadequate access to bathrooms and drinking water. The Program conducts outreach to approximately one hundred labor camps in Maryland and Delaware.
• Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project – (888) 213-3320 The Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project represents low-income homeowners throughout Maryland at all stages of the foreclosure process, including, mediations, motions to stay and dismiss sales, bankruptcies, exceptions to sales, motions for order of possessions, and evictions. Advice and referrals are provided to those who we are unable to represent.
• Long-Term Care Assistance Project – (866) 635-2948 The Long-Term Care Assistance Project provides free legal assistance to help low-income persons obtain long-term health care. We help clients get the services and supports they need, wherever they want to live, whether it be in their homes, in the community through assisted living, or in nursing homes.
• Maryland Senior Legal Helpline – (866) 635-2948 The Senior Legal Helpline is a free telephone service for persons living in Maryland, aged 60 years or older. Attorneys who staff the helpline provide legal advice, brief legal services, or a referral to another lawyer or to an appropriate public or private agency. By providing these services over the telephone, seniors can get help for their legal problems without having to leave home.
• Joining Forces Project(link is external) – (443) 863-4040 Maryland Legal Aid’s Joining Forces project is a free, statewide legal telephone hotline specifically for low-income individuals who have served in any branch of the military. Callers receive direct and immediate access to legal assistance and brief advice on a wide range of civil legal issues.
• Ryan White Project(link is external) – (866) 635-2948 The Ryan White Project provides free legal services to Maryland residents in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne’s Counties who are HIV positive or who have AIDS.   Proof of residency, income, and HIV status are required to open a case.  Services are designed to provide peace of mind and enable individuals to focus on their primary struggle, free of discrimination—fighting the effects of HIV/AIDS and staying well. Assistance provided by Maryland Legal Aid is an essential component of a holistic and comprehensive continuum of care for each client.

For more details about who is eligible for services, click here(link is external). For those who qualify, there is NO FEE for Maryland Legal Aid’s services.