Life Transformations...Welcoming a New U.S. Citizen!

It doesn't matter what our profession or financial situation is, everyone has the ability to change people's lives, even if it's only in small ways. At this point in my career, I really get no enjoyment out of being a lawyer. On most days, it's a real struggle to come into the office and sit at a desk all day representing big corporations in the legal world. There's no personal satisfaction, or sense of positive contribution to the world. There's one notable exception, and that's my pro bono work as an attorney. "Pro bono" simply means offering free legal services to the disadvantaged. I choose to offer free legal representation in the field of immigration, for asylum applicants and other victims of torture or abuse in their home countries. A few weeks ago, I received this shiny notification from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, granting a U-Visa to a Honduran woman I've been representing for over two years.( Read more... )