Sheehan will Provide Civil Legal Representation for Adults with Disabilities

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS), the largest provider of pro bono civil legal services to low-income Marylanders, today announced the addition of Hanna Sheehan as staff attorney to its Adult Public Guardianship Program. In her role, Ms. Sheehan will represent low-income alleged disabled adults in guardianship proceedings in Baltimore City and Baltimore County Circuit Courts as well as Adult Public Guardianship Review Board (APGRB) hearings in these jurisdictions. MVLS’ APGRB Program is supported through funding from the Maryland Department of Human Services, Legal Services Program.

“We are delighted to have an experienced litigator like Hanna join MVLS as we work to give adults with disabilities advocates who will represent their interests in public guardianship proceedings,” said Bonnie Sullivan, executive director, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS). “Hanna has significant litigation experience and a deep commitment to serving vulnerable adults. We are looking forward to leveraging her experience in guardianship law to represent more Marylanders.”

Prior to joining MVLS, Ms. Sheehan was a special assistant solicitor for the Baltimore City Law Department, Litigation Practice Group, where she represented the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore as well as its employees in lawsuits in both State and Federal Court. In this role, Ms. Sheehan represented the Baltimore City Health Department, Division of Aging and CARE Services in guardianship proceedings. Previously, Ms. Sheehan provided critical civil legal representation to low-income LGBTQ clients in various matters, including name changes, decrees of legal gender identity, health insurance claims and appeals, public accommodations discrimination and employment discrimination. She earned her J.D. at the University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law.

To learn more about MVLS, please visit www.mvlslaw.org.

About Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS)

Founded in 1981 with a mission to provide access to justice for all, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) serves Maryland’s low-income residents by offering legal counseling and full representation for civil legal cases. MVLS matches clients with volunteer lawyers who represent them in a wide range of consumer, family and workforce re-entry situations, including foreclosure, bankruptcy, income tax disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, wills, estate planning, criminal record expungement, divorce/custody and deed changes. For more information about MVLS, visit www.mvlslaw.org.