Equal Justice America is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Maryland Bar Foundation in support of EJA’s Summer Law Student Fellowship Program

The Maryland State Bar Foundation has awarded a $2,000 grant to Equal Justice America to fund a Fall Fellowship for University of Baltimore law student Kelly Swanhart. Kelly will work this fall in the Frederick office of Maryland Legal Aid.

I have fond memories of my first year of law school. The amount of reading thrown at us was certainly challenging, but it was fun knowing that I was doing what I had dreamed of for the longest time. I remember learning about legal concepts such as the breach of implied warranty of habitability in Property, motions in Civil Procedure, and damages calculation in Contracts. However, none of it made practical sense until I served as a Student Counsel with the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) during the summer of 2024.