COURT OF APPEALS

COMMITTEES

STANDING COMMITTEE ON PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE

Appointed by Court of Appeals:

Circuit Court Judges: Cathy Hollenberg Serrette, 2022; Angela M. Eaves, 2023.

District Court Judges: Victor M. Del Pino, 2022; Michael W. Siri, 2023; John A. Bielec, 2024.

Members of Maryland Bar: Holland C. (Holly) Brownley, Esq.; Amy Lorenzini, Esq.; Matt M. Paavola, Esq.; Emily Shank, Esq. Terms expire 2023.

Josephine (Jo) Bahn, Esq.; Manuel R. Geraldo, Esq.; Lydie E. Glynn, Esq. Term expires 2024.

Public member: Joan M. Bellistri, 2023

At Large: Teresa E. Cummings, Esq., 2022; Robert J. Thompson, 2023; Connie Kratovil-Lavelle, 2024; Jessica Quincosa, Esq., 2024.

Ex officio: Johanna C. Leshner, Esq., designee of Public Defender; Amy Petkovesk, Esq., Chief Counsel, Maryland Legal Aid; Susan Francis, Esq., Executive Director, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service; Sharon E. Goldsmith, Esq., Executive Director, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.

c/o Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Inc.
520 West Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 837-9379; 1-800-492-1964 (toll free); fax: (410) 385-2616
e-mail: pbrc@probonomd.org
web: http://mdcourts.gov/probono/
www.probonomd.org (Pro Bono Resource Center)

520 West Fayette St. Baltimore, Maryland, February 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Annual Report, March 2018
• Annual Report, January 2015
• Annual Report, 2009-2010

On July 1, 2002, the Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service was established (Maryland Rule 16-901). The Committee examines pro bono policies and practices statewide, and offers advice and assistance to statewide programs that provide legal services to persons and organizations with limited resources. It also studies pro bono issues, serves as a clearinghouse for pro bono materials, and guides the work of county pro bono committees.

Appointed by the Court of Appeals, Committee members serve three-year terms. They include eight members of the Maryland Bar; no more than three Circuit Court judges; no more than three District Court judges; representatives of the Legal Aid Bureau, the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, and one other pro bono referral organization; and one public member.

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