Need some words from a legal expert for your story? Whether it’s housing, foreclosure, consumer/bankruptcy, family, public benefits, children’s rights or elder law, Legal Aid has an expert who can fill your needs. For an interview, call communications director Joe Surkiewicz at 410/951-7683 or one of the experts listed below. Keep in mind that lawyers, like reporters, are deadline-driven and often in court. Call Joe if your deadline is looming and need to find the right person fast.
Family Law:
Margaret Maupin, senior attorney, Southern Maryland office (Hughesville): 301/932-6661
Anita Bailey, chief attorney, Anne Arundel Co. office (Annapolis): 410/269-0846
Cynthia Fenimore, chief attorney, Western Maryland office (Cumberland): 301/777-7474
Nina Shore, chief attorney, Midwestern Maryland office (Frederick): 301/694-7414
Janine Scott, supervising attorney, Baltimore office: 410/951-7735
Ann Lembo, chief attorney, Baltimore County office (Towson): 410/296-6705, ext. 33
Arlene Callender, supervising attorney, Metropolitan Maryland (DC Metro): 301/560-2142
Housing:
Greg Countess, Assistant Director of Advocacy (Baltimore): 410/951-7687
Joe Rohr, chief attorney, Baltimore: 410/951-7669
Teresa Cooke, senior staff attorney, Metropolitan Maryland office (DC Metro): 301/560-2140
Susan Tannenbaum, senior staff attorney, Baltimore County (Towson): 410/296-6705, ext. 24
Consumer/Bankruptcy:
Louise Carwell, senior staff attorney, Baltimore: 410/951-7786
Robert McCaig, chief attorney, Lower Eastern Shore (Salisbury): 410/5465511
Cheryl Hystad, Director of Advocacy (Baltimore):410/951-7813
Foreclosure:
Louise Carwell, senior staff attorney, Baltimore: 410/951-7786
Public Benefits:
Peter Sabonis, assistant director of advocacy for income security, Baltimore: 443/451-2851
William Leahy, chief attorney, Upper Eastern Shore office (Easton): 410/763-9676
Victoria Robinson, senior staff attorney, Baltimore: 410/951-7671
Elder Law:
Mary Aquino, senior staff attorney, Baltimore County office (Towson): 410/296-6705, ext. 20
Abused and Neglected Children:
Joan Little, chief attorney of Child Advocacy Unit, Baltimore office: 410/951-7625
Seri Wilpone, chief attorney, Southern Maryland office (Hughesville): 301/932-6661
Melanie Klein, senior staff attorney, Metropolitan Maryland office (DC Metro): 301/560-2154
Migrant Farmworkers
Nathaniel Norton, supervising attorney, Baltimore office: 410/951-7815
