Pro Bono Program of the Bar Association

The Montgomery County Bar Foundation Pro Bono Program was the first program of its kind in Maryland and has remained a strong, viable program; continuing its excellence in providing free legal services to over 2,000 low-income clients in need through the Attorney Referral Program, the free legal clinics and The Child Custody Program. Assistance is made possible through the generosity of our volunteer attorneys, who provide thousands of hours of free legal services; as well as the Maryland Legal Services and the Montgomery County Health and Human Services Division, which provide us with grants.

If you need a lawyer, but cannot afford one, you may be eligible to receive FREE LEGAL HELP from volunteer attorneys with the Pro Bono Program.

You may contact the Pro Bono Program at (301) 424-7651 Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for an initial eligibility screening.

If you appear to be eligible, based on the information you provide us, we will mail you intake forms to complete and return to us. There is a $25.00 processing fee. Once your information is complete, we will place you on a waiting list for the next available attorney.

The Pro Bono Program depends on volunteers; therefore, it may take several months to find an attorney who is available to represent you in court. For this reason, the Program cannot assist individuals who have emergency cases.

The Pro Bono Program assists low-income residents of Montgomery County, Maryland obtain free legal representation. Volunteer private practice attorneys are solicited by the Program to provide free legal guidance and/or representation in the areas of absolute divorce, custody, name changes, adoption/guardianship, landlord/tenant matters, bankruptcy/debt collection matters, wills, powers of attorney, and in limited circumstances immigration and employment cases.

Where to Go If You Need to Speak with an Attorney Right Away

To receive legal advice or legal information ONLY, you may attend any of the following legal clinics (In order to speak with an attorney the same evening, you must sign-in at each location during the registration time indicated):

TESS Community Service Center
1st & 3rd Wednesday of each Month
Registration Time: 6:00-6:30 p.m.
8513 Piney Branch Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901

East County Regional Services Center
1st & 2nd Thursday of each Month
Registration Time: 5:30-6:00 p.m.
3300 Briggs Chaney Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904

Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each Month
Registration Time: 5:30-6:00 p.m.
11701 Georgia Avenue, 1st Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902

Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity
2nd & 4th Tuesday of each Month
Registration Time: 6:00-6:30 p.m.
12900 Middlebrook Road
Germantown, MD 20874

Location

27 West Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20850