2013-01-11T09:54:27-06:00 2012-06-30 520959934 ELLIN & TUCKER CHARTERED 100 S CHARLES ST SUITE 1300 BALTIMORE MD 21201 990 2011-07-01 521225979 MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE INC MARY 4105396800 ONE NORTH CHARLES STREET NO 222 BALTIMORE MD 21201 BONNIE SULLIVAN 4105396800 2013-01-11 1 SUSAN KELLER P00245169 4107275735 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z BONNIE SULLIVAN ONE NORTH CHARLES STREET NO 222 BALTIMORE MD 21201 1758046 0 X WWW.MVLSLAW.ORG X 1981 MD PROVIDING PRO BONO LAWYERS TO PERSONS FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO OBTAIN CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 21 21 25 700 0 0 1471176 1596845 14382 15525 4835 16423 252693 100904 1743086 1729697 10040 0 0 0 924946 1022150 0 0 114800 656049 690714 1591035 1712864 152051 16833 1750678 1764365 76121 79908 1674557 1684457 X THE MISSION OF MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE IS TO PROVIDE FREE QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO MARYLANDERS WITH LIMITED INCOME. 0 0 967677 15525 MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MATCHES LOW-INCOME MARYLANDERS IN NEED OF CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE WITH VOLUNTEER LAWYERS. IN 2012, MVLS VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND STAFF REPRESENTED OVER 3,200 LOW-INCOME MARYLANDERS. THEIR LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFITED OVER 9,700 PEOPLE. OUR VOLUNTEERS DONATED 13,144 VOLUNTEER HOURS, CONSERVATIVELY VALUED AT $3.9 MILLION. RECRUITED FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE BAR, INCLUDING SMALL AND SOLO FIRMS, LARGE LAW FIRMS, CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS, OUR VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROVIDE FREE AND REDUCED-FEE LEGAL SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF LEGAL MATTERS: BANKRUPTCY, FORECLOSURE, FAMILY LAW-DIVORCE-CUSTODY, DEBT COLLECTION, PUBLIC BENEFIT DENIALS, LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES, RECORD EXPUNGEMENTS, INCOME TAX CONTROVERSIES AND ELDERLAW. IN 2012, MVLS ADDED 286 NEW VOLUNTEERS TO OUR PANEL OF 3,700 LAWYERS. 377695 THE JUDICARE PROJECT IS A REDUCED FEE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME CLIENTS IN HIGHLY CONTESTED FAMILY LAW AND CHILD CUSTODY CASES. MVLS ADMINISTERS THIS PROJECT IN 15 MARYLAND COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE CITY. MVLS PAYS LAWYERS $80 AN HOUR FOR UP TO 20 HOURS TO RESOLVE THESE DIFFICULT CASES; CLIENTS ARE NOT CHARGED LEGAL FEES. LAST YEAR, MVLS JUDICARE PROJECT LAWYERS CLOSED 424 CASES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITED 1,160 INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CHILDREN. 133045 FORECLOSURE PROJECTMVLS IS THE PRINCIPAL PRO BONO PARTNER IN THE STATEWIDE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PRO BONO PROJECT AND PLACED 543 HOMEOWNERS FACING FORECLOSURE EITHER WITH VOLUNTEER LAWYERS OR OUR STAFF HOUSING COUNSELOR. 1478417 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 112 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 MD X X BONNIE A SULLIVAN 4105396800 ONE NORTH CHARLES STREET SUITE 222 BALTIMORE MD 21201 LAWRENCE T COPPEL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL S SUGAR ESQ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED S HECKER ESQ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY T KEATING ESQ 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY P ASHTON ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA AXENSON ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD J BAINES ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 RIGNAL W BALDWIN JR ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN C CASON ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE D CIRAOLO ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL S CLEVENGER ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J CORNISH 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN R FREEMAN ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK L KOBB ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN Z MAY ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 M NATALIE MCSHERRY ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES J MORTON JR ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN T PRESTON ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER R RAHL ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 E HUTCHINSON ROBBINS JR ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY D STATON ESQ 1.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE A SULLIVAN 40.00 X 105000 0 0 105000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6341 11110 362702 1216692 6645 1596845 CLIENT FEES 900099 15525 15525 15525 16610 16610 187 -187 -187 -187 127330 11110 28162 99168 99168 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1736 1736 1736 1729697 15525 0 117327 105000 92354 4780 7866 699982 615681 31866 52435 28317 24907 1289 2121 116235 102237 5291 8707 72616 63870 3306 5440 357465 339539 17926 31904 20692 8660 2552 71327 42262 16473 12592 80701 75859 807 4035 11834 9880 1895 59 7308 3469 3839 23992 23992 12194 9389 2805 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 26660 15133 7258 4269 MAINTENANCE 26147 21337 4810 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 13221 10046 1206 1969 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 11000 0 0 11000 16961 7770 7436 1755 1712864 1478417 119647 114800 516742 379440 548427 956498 346885 128690 18801 15730 214010 136743 81108 77267 238715 206740 1750678 1764365 76121 79908 76121 79908 X 1091559 944475 582998 739982 1674557 1684457 1750678 1764365 X 16833 -6933 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1954793 2217163 1302194 1471176 1596845 8542171 1954793 2217163 1302194 1471176 1596845 8542171 266057 8276114 48090 46948 30390 12948 16610 154986 8697157 153717 0.95160 0.94820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15444 13614 1830 198566 123129 75437 77267 LARGE CAP FUNDS 92063 F INTERNATIONAL FUNDS 49611 F SMALL CAP FUNDS 14311 F GOVERNMENT BONDS 50755 F 206740 1729697 1712864 16833 -6933 -6933 9900 1750926 -6933 -6933 1757859 -28162 -28162 1729697 1741026 28162 28162 1712864 0 1712864 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES UNDER THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE CODIFICATION. THE CODIFICATION REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS, WHICH INCLUDE MAINTAINING ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND THE TAXABILITY OF ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND DOES NOT ALLOW RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS WHICH DO NOT MEET A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT MEET THIS THRESHOLD. THE ORGANIZATION FILES FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY MAJOR TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2008. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE -28,162. FUNDRAISING AUCTION ITEMS NETTED WITH REVENUE PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 28,162. PART XII, LINE 4B AND PART XIII LINE 2D: FUNDRAISING EXPENSE OF $28,162 WAS RECORDED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BUT AS A REDUCTION IN REVENUE ON THE FORM 990. ANNUAL BENEFIT 2012 138440 11110 127330 3650 12008 12504 138440 11110 127330 3650 12008 12504 28162 99168 ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: CASE PLACEMENTS WITH VOLUNTEER LAWYERS IS OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AND INTERNAL MEASURE OF SUCCESS. WE PLACED 1,757 PRO BONO AND FAMILY LAW REDUCED-FEE CASES WITH VOLUNTEER LAWYERS THIS FISCAL YEAR. MVLS PLACED A TOTAL OF 3,386 PRO BONO, REDUCED FEE, AND STAFF CASES. MVLS PROGRAMS (PRO BONO AND STAFF) CLOSED 3,283 CASES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITED 9,751 PEOPLE. THE FAMILY LAW REDUCED FEE PROGRAM CLOSED 424 CASES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITED 1,160 PEOPLE. PROJECT HEAL (HEALTH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND LAW), AN MVLS LEGAL CLINIC AND MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN'S CENTER AND KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE, HELPED 634 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. MVLS IS THE PRINCIPAL PRO BONO PARTNER IN THE STATEWIDE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PRO BONO PROJECT AND PLACED 543 HOMEOWNERS FACING FORECLOSURE EITHER WITH VOLUNTEER LAWYERS OR OUR STAFF HOUSING COUNSELOR. MVLS VOLUNTEERS STAFFED TWO COURT-BASED CLINICS. OUR COURTHOUSE FAMILY LAW CLINIC IN HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, SERVED 625 INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ADVICE ON MATTERS RANGING FROM DIVORCE AND CUSTODY TO ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT. MVLS BANKRUPTCY VOLUNTEERS STAFF THE DEBTORS ASSISTANCE PROJECT (DAP) CLINICS AT THE US BANKRUPTCY COURTHOUSES IN BALTIMORE AND GREENBELT, MARYLAND. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED LEGAL ADVICE TO 368 PRO SE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING EACH JUNE, THE BOARD PRESIDENT REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER SUBMIT AN UPDATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM. EACH DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE POLICY AND RESPONDS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT ASK FOR DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS. AFTER COMPLETING THE FORM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLLECTS THE SIGNED FORMS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS AND RETAINS THEM AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF TWO FORMER BOARD PRESIDENTS AND THE CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT. THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD EACH SPRING ON EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR STAFF COMPENSATION. THEY ALSO RELY ON SALARY SURVEYS WHEN AVAILABLE AND A REVIEW OF THE 990S OF OTHER LEGAL AGENCIES IF SALARY SURVEY DATA IS UNAVAILABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE, INC. PROVIDES ALL OF THE MENTIONED DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE CURRENT FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -6,933.