"More than 100 former clients of a man accused of falsely posing as an immigration lawyer thronged the 19th-century marble lobby of the New York City Bar Association on Monday night, drawn by an offer of free advice from real lawyers".

"Elizabeth Reichard, a lawyer at the City Bar Justice Center, the bar association's charitable arm, who organized the legal clinic, said many of the volunteer lawyers had agreed to give Espinal victims a special rate for continuing help - if not pro bono, what she called "low-bono" - perhaps a 40 or 50 percent discount on their usual rate.

The Espinal case presents special problems, she noted, since his office is considered a crime scene and his files were seized by the Manhattan district attorney".