Maryland Coalition for Civil Justice (MCCJ)

The Maryland Coalition for Civil Justice ("MCCJ") is a broad based group of legal services providers, community and bar leaders, legislators and legal services clients.

Mission Statement:
The mission of the Maryland Coalition for Civil Justice shall be to evaluate the current delivery system of civil legal services to the indigent throughout the state and to recommend and implement improvements to that system through a Statewide Legal Services Plan. The Coalition's goal is to develop a system that delivers quality essential legal services in an effective, efficient and integrated manner.

MCCJ was established in September 1995 by the Maryland State Bar Association, at the request of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation and the People's Pro Bono Action Center in response to the crisis in legal services to low income Marylanders.