About me
Amy Petkovsek, Esq., is the Executive Director of the Community Law Center, in Baltimore, Maryland. She oversees a team advocating for restoring power to neighborhoods and local communities through innovative legal assistance. Amy was previously the Deputy Chief Counsel at Maryland Legal Aid, where she led zealous civil legal advocacy efforts across Maryland, and directed the development of the Community Lawyering Initiative, Lawyer in the Library and Lawyer in the Schools programs. Prior to serving in this position, she served as Legal Aid’s Director of Advocacy for Training and Pro Bono for five years, and represented children for seven years in Legal Aid’s child advocacy practice. She started her career as an appellate law clerk for the Honorable Sally D. Adkins. Amy is active in the Maryland State Bar Association and the Bar Association for Baltimore City, and she serves on the boards of Moveable Feast, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Alumni, and the Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair. She also actively volunteers with the Carroll County 4-H Residential Camping Program and St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Amy is a member of MIE's Journal Committee, and is a frequent presenter and collaborator at MIE Supervising Legal Work trainings. She is a past recipient of the Bar Association of Baltimore City's Government and Public Interest Lawyer of the Year Award, Maryland Legal Services Corporation’s Rising Star Award, The Daily Record’s “20 in their Twenties” and Leadership in the Law awards, the Maryland Legal Aid Diane Kinslow Memorial Award, Maryland 4-H Alumni Award, Carroll County 4-H Fair Hall of Fame, the American Camp Association President’s Award, and is a Fellow in the Maryland Bar Foundation.
