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Baltimore – A group of Maryland lawyers hopes to start a legal clinic that would serve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people – underserved groups that advocates say have special legal problems.
When the proposed FreeState Law Project opens this fall, it would be the first of its kind in the state and one of a few in the country, organizers said.
“We found that there were very few pro bono legal services programs in the entire country,” said Lisa Kershner, a Bethesda attorney who is heading the effort with Baltimore attorney Nevett Steele.