Handling Tax Sale Foreclosure Cases: Practice Tips & Perspectives from the Magistrate’s Office

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Volunteer lawyers will hear practice tips from a panel of experts and a fellow pro bono volunteer on handling tax sale foreclosure defense cases, and the Magistrate’s Office will offer their perspective on these cases. This training is offered as a part of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) and PBRC’s Home Preservation Project, and is free to lawyers who agree to attend one Baltimore City tax sale prevention clinic and handle one pro bono case within one year of training.

Volunteer lawyers who are new to tax sale are encouraged to view the on-demand recording of “Tax Sale Prevention Basics in Baltimore City” before attending this training, free of additional pro bono commitments.

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Have you taken PBRC's basic training, Tax Sale Foreclosure Prevention in Baltimore City?

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Do you agree to attend one clinic and accept at least one pro bono tax foreclosure case within one year of this registration? Tax sale prevention brief advice clinics will be held in Baltimore City.

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