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Legal fees for Luca's wage-theft claim in Lansing
Luca needs $4,250 for filing fees and representation in a wage-theft claim before the September deadline.
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Luca is facing a wage-theft claim. The hearing is scheduled for September, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $4,250. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Luca has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Luca could lose the right to stay with the family and the job. The children were born here and this is the only home they know.
The money goes to the immigration attorney's trust account and the court filing office. I'll upload receipts with sensitive details removed.
Where the $4,250 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $3,500
• Filing and biometrics fees: $380
• Certified translations and document copies: $115
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $255
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Robert
Updates from Robert
Small update. $763 so far, we've started the first stage.
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Sending good thoughts, Robert. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
thinking of you and your family, Robert. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings!
Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours
Hang in there, Robert. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.
stay strong, Robert. Hope you get there.