Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services to low-income Marylanders, today announced that Matthew Stubenberg, director of IT and staff attorney, received the Maryland Bar Foundation’s Award for Legal Excellence in the Advancement of the Rights of the Disadvantaged. Mr. Stubenberg was honored at the Foundation’s award ceremony on October 27 at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
The Maryland Bar Foundation Awards for Legal Excellence honor those in the legal community who are advancing the profession and extending legal services and justice for all.
Mr. Stubenberg was selected because of his dedication to delivering civil legal resources to Maryland’s disadvantaged residents. Mr. Stubenberg created MDExpungement.com, a website that automates the expungement process – expunging more than 19,000 cases since launching in 2015 and saving Maryland residents more than $400,000 in court filing fees. The tool now features a Google™ Chrome extension to make it easier for attorneys to help more clients at clinics and during workforce intake programs.
Most recently, as the IT director at MVLS, he developed the Client Legal Utility Engine (CLUE) program, which automatically searches public databases to find potential legal issues for MVLS clients. The CLUE program helps low-income Marylanders gain access to more pro bono legal services while increasing efficiencies within the organization.
For more information about MVLS, visit www.mvlslaw.org.
About Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS)
With a 35-year history and a vision to expand access to justice for all, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) serves Maryland’s low-income residents by offering free civil legal services through a panel of experienced volunteer lawyers. MVLS matches clients with volunteer lawyers who represent them in a wide range of consumer and family situations, including foreclosure, bankruptcy, income tax disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, denial of public benefits, wills, divorce/custody and deed changes. For more information about MVLS, visit www.mvlslaw.org.
