Whiteford, Taylor & Preston’s Jack Evans Receives 2005 Pro Bono Service Award from the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
June 22, 2005 - Baltimore. Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. is pleased to announce that the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland honored one of the firm's partners, Jack Evans, with the 2005 Individual Pro Bono Service Award, at the Maryland State Bar Convention on June 18, in Ocean City, Maryland . Mr. Evans received the award for his years of work with Sandtown Habitat for Humanity. Based in the Sandtown-Winchester community in West Baltimore, Sandtown is a nonprofit community housing organization whose mission is to rebuild vacant housing and increase home ownership in the area. Mr. Evans has handled over 150 home settlements and other related matters for Sandtown and its related entities and has contributed and coordinated hundreds of hours of legal work on a wide range of issues. Through his efforts, over 25 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston attorneys have been directly involved with the community, including a recent workday for the firm's summer associates to help rehabilitate two homes. Mr. Evans has extensive experience in real estate transactional work and zoning and land use work. Mr. Evans previously served as the managing partner of the firm's Towson office, as head of the real estate section, and as a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Evans is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Bar Association of Baltimore County, the Maryland State Bar Association, including its Real Property Section, the American Bar Association, the Baltimore Commercial Real Estate Lawyers Discussion Group, and the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors. He received his J.D., with honor, in 1983 from the University of Maryland School of Law, his M.A. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1973 and his B.A. in 1971 from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Evans is admitted to practice in Maryland and lives in Towson, Maryland. About Pro Bono at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Since its founding in 1933, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston has fostered a tradition of pro bono service. Attorneys and staff have preformed pro bono legal services for such organizations as Homestretch, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services, House of Ruth, Homeless Persons Representations Project, Sandtown Habitat for Humanity, Maryland Disability Law Center and The Arc of Baltimore. The 2005 Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Pro Bono and Community Service Report is available for distribution. For a copy of the report, please contact Michelle Deschenes at (410) 347-8720 or mdeschenes@wtplaw.com
