Escondido attorney honored for work with domestic violence victims
Escondido — The deck can be stacked against victims of domestic violence, who often face fear, injury, financial ruin and emotional turmoil over leaving their abuser. For those who are unauthorized immigrants, the hurdles can be magnified by worries that reporting the crime could separate them from their children and their adopted country. Many in that situation have found an advocate in Christina Helwig of Escondido. The 38-year-old immigration law attorney has spent the past five years doing pro bono work for clients in shelters in Orange County, as well as many others who are dealing ...
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