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Pro Bono News – Social Impact Report 2020

Kelly Powers, Principal
ABA Program on Domestic Violence

Resources Takes Top Billing

he American Bar the top program from dozens of free
Association International webinars presented by the Section

T Law Section has chosen and focused on issues related to
a program co-presented by Kelly COVID. The award was presented to
Powers, a principal and co-leader of Kelly and her three co-presenters— Black Women
Miles & Stockbridge’s Commercial lawyers from Pakistan, India and Build – Baltimore
and Business Litigation Practice, France—during the Section’s virtual
for its 2020 Outstanding COVID Leadership Retreat. Partnership
Series Program Award. “Domestic

Violence, Global Resources, and the Click here to read more about he firm has begun a article about how the lack of wills
Covid-19 Pandemic” was chosen as the program. partnership with Black for Black landowners is one of
T Women Build – Baltimore, the ways generational wealth is
a nonprofit organization that buys lost in Black communities, Susan

vacant homes and then teaches DuMont reached out to the founder
Black women carpentry, electrical of Black Women Build – Baltimore
and plumbing skills in the course and offered to help on this front.
Kelly Powers Joins Maryland Attorney General’s of renovating the houses, with Teaming up with estate lawyer

COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force the eventual goal of making Jeff Renner, Susan will help
these same Black women the provide wills for the women who

elly has also been invited to justice challenges on a scale necessary to keep their families homeowners. After reading an participate in the program. ■
to serve on the Maryland and magnitude not encountered afloat, among many other critical
K Attorney General’s new before the ongoing pandemic. The and time-sensitive matters.
COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Task Force aims to tackle conflicts

Force and to support its mission that only the civil justice system The Task Force brings together
to help keep Marylanders housed, can resolve, including missed high-level and diverse leaders
safe and secure. The Task Force rent payments leading to eviction from different sectors, including
was launched in partnership with notices, disputes over medical or health, disaster recovery,
the Maryland Access to Justice consumer debt, or people being business, law, government and
Commission to address access wrongfully denied public benefits others. ■

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