Maryland legal aid
Legal aid, courts, and attorney verification in Maryland.
Free legal services, court system information, and attorney verification for Maryland residents.
Free-help routing
Start with eligibility, urgency, and the kind of help you need.
FlowLawyers can help you decide whether to start with legal aid, a clinic, pro bono help, court self-help, or attorney search. The handoff stays grounded in Maryland.
Where to start
Use legal aid when cost, safety, housing, benefits, or court access is the barrier.
Legal aid programs often screen by income, case type, county, urgency, and capacity.
If legal aid cannot help, FlowLawyers can still route you to pro bono attorneys, court self-help, state law, or attorney search.
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Maryland Legal Aid & Pro Bono
Free and low-cost legal services available to Maryland residents.
Free civil legal services for financially eligible individuals from 12 office locations statewide — housing, family, consumer, benefits, and expungements.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS)Statewide nonprofit connecting low-income Marylanders with volunteer attorneys for free civil legal help — housing, consumer, family, employment, and expungement.
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC)Statewide clearinghouse for volunteer legal services since 1990 — the pro bono arm of the Maryland State Bar Association coordinating training and advocacy.
People's Law Library of MarylandStatewide legal information portal maintained by the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library with self-help guides, court forms, and a legal services directory.
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Maryland Court System
Courts, e-filing portals, and procedural rules for Maryland.
Courts
Official portal for all Maryland state courts — District Court, Circuit Court, Appellate Court, and Supreme Court of Maryland.
Court Locations & Clerk's OfficesLocate circuit and district courts across all 23 counties and Baltimore City with addresses, contacts, and hours.
Appellate Court of MarylandIntermediate appellate court (renamed from Court of Special Appeals in 2022) hearing appeals from circuit courts and certain administrative agencies.
Supreme Court of MarylandHighest court in Maryland (renamed from Court of Appeals in 2022) — final authority on state constitutional and legal questions.
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Verify a Maryland Attorney
Confirm license status, check disciplinary history, and find regulatory resources.
Verify any Maryland attorney's license status, admission date, and standing through the official index of all attorneys admitted to the Maryland bar.
Attorney Grievance Commission of MarylandTwelve-member commission established in 1975 by the Supreme Court of Maryland investigating attorney misconduct complaints and administering discipline.
Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)Voluntary professional organization for Maryland attorneys since 1896 — CLE, practice resources, and the Maryland Bar Journal.
Maryland State Board of Law ExaminersAdministers the Maryland bar exam (UBE) and oversees character and fitness review for all attorney admission applicants.
Finding Legal Help — Maryland CourtsPublic resource page listing legal aid organizations, lawyer referral services by county, and self-help center locations across Maryland.