When it Matters Most: Supporting Our Western Maryland Communities

At The Poole Law Group, our commitment to being there "When It Matters Most" extends beyond the courtroom. For decades, our firm and employees have supported organizations, programs, schools, first responders, charitable initiatives, and community events throughout Hagerstown, Washington County, and Western Maryland.

Our community involvement includes support for health and human services, youth programs and education, arts and culture, food-assistance programs, first responders and military families, scholarships, legal aid, local athletics, and other organizations serving our neighbors. We are proud to contribute to the communities in which we live and work.

How The Poole Law Group Supports the Western Maryland Community

Our community support has taken many forms over the years, including charitable contributions, event sponsorships, scholarship funding, fundraising campaigns, employee participation, and support for civic and professional organizations. Some of the causes and programs we have supported include:

Health and human services, including hospice care, Shock Trauma, senior services, breast cancer awareness, and addiction recovery programs
Food security and family assistance, including HARC's Hike for Hunger & Hope and the Micah's Backpack program
Youth and education, including school programs, athletic organizations, children's initiatives, fishing events, and scholarship funds
First responders, veterans, and military families, including local fire companies, law enforcement programs, the Maryland Troopers Association, and American Legion initiatives
Arts and culture, including the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Legal scholarships, legal aid, and professional organizations supporting access to justice and the legal community
Local races, golf tournaments, community events, and fundraising campaigns benefiting organizations throughout Western Maryland

Our involvement also extends to leadership and service. Bruce Poole has served as Chair of the Board of Visitors for the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore and has also served as co-counsel for the Maryland State Firemen's Association.

2026 Community Support and Sponsorships

In 2026, The Poole Law Group continued supporting organizations, events, civic initiatives, youth programs, veterans, first responders, and community institutions in Washington County and beyond. Our 2026 support includes:

Hagerstown Flying Boxcars — Mother's Day Game Sponsorship
Blue Sea Philanthropy USA — Coldest Night of the Year
Washington County Free Library — Enchantment in the Sky Gala
MASSB Foundation — Crabs for a Cause benefiting the senior citizen population of Allegany County
HARC — The Ed Poling Memorial HARC Hike for Hunger & Hope
Maryland Troopers Association
The Broad Axe / FOP ## / The Poole Law Group - Law Enforcement Lunch Program
Conococheague Sportsmen's Club — Kids Fishing Rodeo
Cascade American Legion Post 239 — Golf event supporting veterans and military families
The Women's Club Foundation of Hagerstown, Maryland — 13th Women's Club House and Garden Tour, held in June 2026; sponsorship funding was provided in 2025
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center - UMMS Foundation Support

2025 Community Support and Charitable Giving

In 2025, our contributions and sponsorships supported organizations focused on hunger relief, hospice care, law enforcement, youth athletics, children's programs, breast cancer awareness, the arts, and health care. The Poole Law Group supported:

Washington Goes Purple — Marketing sign supporting the local substance-use awareness initiative
HARC — The Ed Poling Memorial HARC Hike for Hunger & Hope
Hospice of Washington County — Friends Fore Hospice Golf Tournament
The Broad Axe / FOP #88 / The Poole Law Group — Law Enforcement Lunch Program
MASSB Foundation — Crabs for a Cause
Smithsburg Athletic Booster Club, Inc. — Purple Sponsor and two-year gym banner renewal
Guatemala SANA — Guatemala SANA Children's Project
Breast Cancer Awareness, Inc. — Step and Stride sponsorship
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts — Lamp Post sponsorship
Pint-Sized Warriors — Support for Heather Luciani's Boston Marathon run
The Women's Club Foundation — Sponsorship of the 2026 House and Garden Tour, funded in 2025
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts — Capital campaign contribution supporting museum expansion
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center — UMMS Foundation support

2024 Community Support

In 2024, The Poole Law Group supported health care, legal education, hunger relief, hospice services, substance-use awareness, first responders, and community fundraising events. Organizations and initiatives included:

R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland
Maryland Bar Foundation, Inc. — Giving Tuesday Campaign
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club — 10th Jim Snead Kiwanis Golf Tournament
Hospice of Washington County — Have a Heart Campaign
HARC — Hike for Hunger & Hope supporting the Micah's Backpack program
Washington Goes Purple
Washington County Bar Association — Gordy Lynn Memorial Golf Tournament
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company — Birds Over Antietam sporting clays tournament

2023 Community Support

Our 2023 community involvement included organizations serving patients, seniors, families experiencing hunger, student athletes, the arts, and the legal community.

R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
Allegany County Department of Social Services — 3rd Annual Crabs for a Cause supporting seniors
Washington County Commission on Aging
HARC — Hike for Hunger & Hope supporting the local Micah's Backpack hunger program
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club — JFK 50 sponsorship
St. Maria Goretti High School — Golf fundraiser
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts — Holiday lamp post campaign
Franklin County Bar Association — Funding to assist with pro bono cases

2022 Community Support

In 2022, The Poole Law Group supported legal education, scholarships, legal aid, youth programs, international children's initiatives, the arts, and local charitable events.

Hon. Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. '69 Scholarship Endowment at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Maryland Legal Aid — Support provided in memory of Washington County bar associate Jim Johnson
Kannon Shives Memorial Scholarship — Be a Lion Fund
Clayton Knode Scholarship Fund
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club — 8th Jim Snead Golf Tournament
Lasting Change — Golf tournament
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation — Downtown Christmas lamp post campaign
Guatemala SANA Children's Project

The Hon. Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. served as a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 2007–2011 and Chief Judge of the Court of Special Appeals from 1996–2007. He was also the author and editor of the Maryland Evidence Handbook and was a valued mentor and friend.

2021 Community Support

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company — Birds Over Antietam clay shoot fundraiser
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club — JFK 50 sponsorship
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club — 7th Jim Snead Golf Tournament

2019 Community Support

The opioid crisis has had a profound impact on Hagerstown and communities throughout Western Maryland. Because of the firm's work as Maryland counsel for the MDL Consortium's national opioid tort litigation and our first-hand experience with the effects of the crisis locally, substance-use awareness and recovery were important areas of support in 2019.

Washington Goes Purple — Community substance-use awareness initiative addressing prescription opioids and heroin
Brooke's House — Support for women in the early stages of recovery from addiction
Allegany County Department of Social Services — Crabs for a Cause fundraiser benefiting seniors in Allegany County
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club — 5th Annual Jim Snead Golf Tournament
Morris Frock American Legion Post No. 42 — Golf tournament fundraiser
Robert W. Johnson Community Center

2018 Community Support

In 2018, The Poole Law Group supported addiction recovery and awareness programs, youth and family initiatives, veterans, community organizations, and breast cancer awareness efforts.

Brooke's House
Washington Goes Purple
CASA, Inc. — Run, Jane, Run golf event
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club — 4th Annual Jim Snead Golf Tournament
Morris Frock American Legion Post No. 42 — Golf tournament fundraiser
Robert W. Johnson Community Center
Breast Cancer Awareness — Cumberland Valley — Step 'N Stride Walk
Washington County Sheriff's Office — Funding for National Child Safety Council materials used in local safety and drug education programming

2017 Community Support

Our 2017 community involvement supported youth organizations, conservation, hospice care, veterans, local arts, and cultural institutions throughout the region.

Mason-Dixon Boy Scouts of America — Sporting clays shoot at Actor's Hill in Keedysville
C&O Canal Trust — Canal Pride cleanup event in Williamsport supporting the C&O Canal National Historical Park
Hospice of Frederick County — 7th Annual Goose Hunt held in memory of Judge Herb Rollins and Donald R. Grossnickle
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club — 3rd Annual Jim Snead Golf Tournament, including a sponsored hole and two employee teams
Morris Frock American Legion Post No. 42 — Golf tournament fundraiser
Maryland Entertainment Group — Production of To Kill a Mockingbird
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts — HVAC Replacement and Upgrade Fund

A Longstanding Commitment to Hagerstown and Western Maryland

Community involvement is part of The Poole Law Group's longstanding connection to Western Maryland. Our firm has served Maryland clients since 1958 and continues to maintain offices in Hagerstown and Frederick. You can read more about The Poole Law Group and our history serving Western Maryland.

Community Partnership and Sponsorship Requests

If you have a local event or community initiative that may be a good fit for The Poole Law Group's community-support efforts, please contact our office and ask for Kathy Poole regarding an application form. Charitable requests are considered in July and December.