In July 2008 Nixon Peabody signed on to its first pro bono death penalty case ever, representing Thomas Porter, a Virginia man convicted of killing a police officer. And like nearly all capital cases, this one is a heavy lift. It started with a nine-month investigation that included document requests to schools and hospitals and interviews with jurors, court officers, family members, former teachers, and fellow inmates.

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