Congratulations Yasser Ortiz!

Former director of our Pontiac Legal Clinic, Yasser Ortiz, was sworn in as a licensed attorney today.

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SWIRC is hiring a Legal Director

The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center is seeking a legal director to help manage our active caseload, supervise the Pontiac Legal Clinic and represent clients in court.

We show up for our clients

Photo by Robert Bye via Unsplash.com   Not everything happens in the clinics. We represent many clients in Detroit area courts facing a variety of issues. This week Kevin, our principal attorney, was in court in Lincoln Park to stop the eviction of a single mother of three. Often the presence of an attorney makes all the difference in presenting …

Congratulations to SWIRC attorney Genevieve Wilson!

This is Genevieve on Monday with her family after being sworn in as a member of the State Bar of Michigan by the Hon. Robert Colombo, chief judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court in Detroit, Michigan. Genevieve has been a long time volunteer at our Southwest Detroit clinic and recently joined us on staff as the supervisor of our …