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involved in her practice. "Immigration law is very paper-based,"
Benach says.
And while Benach and her firm have embraced electronic communications such as Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime, she says immigration law is
still very much an in-person practice. "It is about sitting across from
somebody and connecting with them on a human level. Sometimes you
just need to be physically there to pass a box of tissues, put your hand
gently on someone's arm, or give them a hug. We have to create an
atmosphere where somebody is willing to tell you some of the horribly
traumatic, violent things that have happened in their lives," Benach says.
Then there are the financial realities involved with serving clients who
are feeling the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Benach says many
of her clients work in the restaurant, construction, and other service
industries that are now closed because of the pandemic. "Many of these
people come to our office every month to pay for our services with $500
in cash," Benach says. "Suddenly they cannot do it."
"So, our clientele is suffering and, as a result, we are beginning to see
that as well in our revenue. Between February and March, our revenue
dropped by 50 percent. But we can still pay our bills because we have
a comfortable financial cushion."
"Our clientele is suffering and, as a result,
we are beginning to see that as well in
our revenue."
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