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 one of the experts listed below. Keep in mind that lawyers, like reporters, are deadline-driven and often in court.
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, chief attorney, Northeastern Maryland (Harford and Cecil counties): 410/879-3906
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:
Frank Natale, assistant director of advocacy for income security, Baltimore: 443/451-2812
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
Patricia Waldman, supervising attorney, Metropolitan Maryland office (DC Metro): 301/560-2133
Migrant Farmworkers
Nathaniel Norton, supervising attorney, Baltimore office: 410/951-7815