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data-node="5e2c713e044ea"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5e2c713e045c7 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="5e2c713e045c7"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-5e2c71925c763" data-node="5e2c71925c763"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h1 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">What We Do</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5e2c776786e42 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="5e2c776786e42"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-5e2c7767897c9 fl-col-group-custom-width" data-node="5e2c7767897c9"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5e2c7767898c7 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="5e2c7767898c7"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5e2c77afa2dff" data-node="5e2c77afa2dff"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <h2>Our Mission</h2> <p>The mission of Maryland Legal Services Corporation is to ensure low-income Marylanders have access to stable, efficient and effective civil legal assistance through the distribution of funds to nonprofit legal services organizations.</p> <p>The Maryland General Assembly established MLSC in 1982 as a nonprofit corporation to distribute funds from the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program and other sources for the provision of civil legal services to low-income Marylanders. In addition to IOLTA, MLSC receives funding from surcharges on certain court filing fees and a distribution from the Abandoned Property Fund. MLSC currently provides funding to 46 nonprofit grantees throughout Maryland to ensure that eligible clients in all areas of the state have access to legal assistance. MLSC also administers Maryland's Access to Counsel in Evictions program.</p> <p> </p> <h2>Timeline</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-pp-timeline fl-node-5e2c784b88918" data-node="5e2c784b88918"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="pp-timeline"> <div class="pp-timeline-content-box clearfix"> <div class="pp-timeline-content-wrapper"> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-0" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-0"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1982</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Maryland General Assembly established a voluntary IOLTA program and created MLSC to administer it.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-1" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-1"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1984</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">MLSC made its first round of </span><a href="https://www.mlsc.org/grants/what-we-fund/"><span class="s2">grants</span></a><span class="s1">, totaling $307,500.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-2" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-2"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1985</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Maryland General Assembly designated $500,000 annually from the state Abandoned Property Fund for the activities of MLSC.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-3" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-3"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1988</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Then-Congressman Benjamin L. Cardin chaired an advisory council to study legal services needs. The resulting “Action Plan for Legal Services to Maryland’s Poor” served as a blueprint for the future of legal services in Maryland. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-4" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-4"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1989</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Stemming from a recommendation in the Cardin Action Plan, the Maryland General Assembly enacted legislation converting IOLTA to a mandatory program.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-5" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-5"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1992</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">MLSC funded the Advisory Council on Family Legal Needs of Low Income Persons, which led to the creation of Family Court and many new laws to address domestic violence and improve the practice of family law.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-6" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-6"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">1998</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Maryland General Assembly established modest filing fee surcharges to support MLSC and created the MLSC Fund to house IOLTA, filing fee surcharge and abandoned property funds.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-7" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-7"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">2002</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">MLSC and the Maryland State Bar Association partnered to create the </span><a href="https://www.mlsc.org/iolta/iolta-honor-roll/"><span class="s2">IOLTA Honor Roll</span></a><span class="s1">. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Supreme Court of Maryland (then called the Maryland Court of Appeals) began <a href="https://www.mlsc.org/iolta/iolta-for-lawyers/">requiring attorneys to file annual reports</a> on their compliance with the IOLTA program.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-8" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-8"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">2003</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In response to falling interest rates on IOLTA accounts, the MLSC received a one-time general revenue appropriation of $300,000.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-9" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-9"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">2004</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">As interest rates continued to fall, the Maryland General Assembly increased filing fee surcharges to avert a crisis in Maryland’s civil legal services. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-10" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-10"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div 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fl-builder-content-462 fl-builder-template fl-builder-module-template fl-builder-global-templates-locked" data-post-id="462"><div class="fl-module fl-module-video fl-node-5e346f0b3966b" data-node="5e346f0b3966b"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-video fl-embed-video"> <iframe title="Maryland Legal Services Corporation: 25 Years" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ki0es1vPRhw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </div> </div></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-11" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-11"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span></div> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-content"> <div class="pp-timeline-title-wrapper"> <h2 class="pp-timeline-title">2008</h2> </div> <div class="pp-timeline-text-wrapper"> <div class="pp-timeline-text"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">After a pilot project, MLSC and the Administrative Office of the Courts initiated the </span><a href="https://www.mlsc.org/grants/what-we-fund/"><span class="s2">Judicare project</span></a> <span class="s1">to expand private bar representation in contested family law cases. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Supreme Court of Maryland (then called the Maryland Court of Appeals) implemented the IOLTA Comparability Rule, requiring banks to pay rates on IOLTA comparable to other accounts.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pp-timeline-5e2c784b88918-12" class="pp-timeline-item clearfix pp-timeline-item-12"> <div class="pp-timeline-icon-wrapper"> <span class="pp-separator-arrow"></span> <div class="pp-timeline-icon"><span class="pp-icon fas fa-circle" 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