
This post was written by Adilene Nunez and Francisco Lopez, law students at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.
Meeting our client and gaining his trust
In the fall of 2013, a man sat in an office at Catholic Charities awaiting our arrival. Neither of us had ever advocated on behalf of a client, so we were both nervous. Although our professors trained us in our clinic about how to interview a client and how to gather the facts and evidence to build a strong case, we were not sure what to expect from our client.