Community Law Center

read moreCommunity Law Center is Maryland's only legal services organization dedicated solely to strengthening neighborhoods and the nonprofit sector. For over 30 years, CommunityLawCenter'sattorneys have been providing learning opportunities and direct legal representation for neighborhood-led groups, communityassociations, grassroots organizations, and small nonprofits in Maryland with a strong concentration in Baltimore City. Community Law Center is the legal partner for neighborhood organizations and nonprofits that lack the financial resources to pay for private legal representation.

read moreCommunity Law Center's Pro Bono Program provides attorneys a unique and flexible opportunity to learn new areas of the law, sharpen skills, and interact with volunteers passionate about their organization's mission while also improving the safety, quality of life, and economic vitality of neighborhoods and nonprofits in Maryland. The Pro Bono Program's success relies on our network of hundreds of volunteer attorneys. As a client who is looking to start a nonprofit, I found the Community Law Center workshop extremely helpful.

read moreAs such, Community Law Center relies on support from individual donors, corporate donors, and private foundations and government entities to fund its operations. Support can be provided through a variety of methods, and any and all donations are greatly appreciated. How could anyone, when informed about what CLC does, not support it financially? We are helping to build the economic strength of low-income communities that lack the financial resources to pay for private legal representation. CLC makes an important and unique contribution to the region as it demonstrates its expertise and effectiveness in using the law to overcome or mitigate many of the social, economic, and environmental problems that plague low-income neighborhoods.

read moreCommunity Law Center offers legal services for nonprofit organizations in Maryland. Community Law Center's programs are designed to provide the legal services a community or nonprofit organization in Maryland needs to meet its goals, achieve its mission, strengthen its community, and improve its neighborhood. The Community Legal Services Program matches Staff Attorneys with community associations and nonprofit organizations to help strengthen communities and bring neighborhood improvement goals to fruition.