Immigration
May 29, 2013
Lawyers representing immigrants face a tough hurdle in getting paid
It's tough when a lawyer wins the case but can't get paid. For immigration lawyers representing indigent clients facing deportation, it's a familiar scenario that raises barriers to successful advocacy.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
It's tough when a lawyer wins the case but can't get paid. For immigration lawyers representing indigent clients facing deportation, it's a familiar scenario that raises barriers to successful advocacy. Immigration attorney Gittel Gordon, for instance, won another chance for an Armenian couple to remain in the U.S. by persuading the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals that immigration authorities mistakenly ...
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