Southern Maryland Law Scholarship

Spotlighting acts of fairness in our community with a $500 scholarship!

Fairness is the basic goal of our legal system. The entire system of courts, trials, lawyers, elected representatives and laws is designed to get to that one single (and sometimes elusive) concept of fairness. Even as little children, we know when something is not fair. It is a concept each and every one of us is born with. Our legal system is designed to allow adults to fight for fairness without resorting to threats or violence. It is not a perfect system to be sure. But fairness through a peaceful process is the goal.

Our justice system requires all of us to work hard in our own lives to ensure we maintain a system that will (most of the time) result in a fair outcome. As lawyers in Waldorf, we work tirelessly to fight for fairness for our clients in Waldorf, White Plains, and across southern Maryland. We know that many of our youth also work hard to promote fairness in our community and in our schools. We think it would be fun to find out more straight from our own Charles County students.

Therefore, we are offering a $500 scholarship towards books and supplies at any accredited college in the USA to the student who best answers this question – how have you taken concrete action in your high school, or in your community, to promote fairness? 

Here are the terms and conditions (You know we have to have terms and conditions. We are lawyers after all!) 

• Submit a short written essay of 250 words max describing how you have taken concrete action in your high school, or in your community, to promote fairness.
• Email to Scholarship@SouthernMarylandLaw.com
• Entries must include your full name, email address, name of high school you graduated from, and name of the college you are heading to this fall.
• There will be one winner. We will pay $500 directly to your college to be applied to books and supplies for you.
• The winner will be selected by the staff here at Southern Maryland Law – Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett.
• Deadline for entry is midnight on August 14, 2025.
• This contest is open to any graduated senior from any Charles County Maryland High School who is enrolled in any college for fall semester 2025.
• We will post some of the best entries right here on our website.

Thank you! If you have any questions, please call our offices and ask to speak to Tanasha. Or just email us at the address for submissions.