If anyone needs an example of what a dramatic impact a single case can have on a young lawyer, consider the example of Neko C. Brown. When we met him, he was 29 years old. He had been in federal prison for 10 years-since he was 19 years old-and he was scheduled to spend the next 10 years there. Brown was serving a drug sentence, which had been enhanced from 10 to 20 years because he was classified as a career offender. We agreed jointly to represent him on a pro bono basis in January 2010.
Seven months later, on July 23, 2010, he was released from federal custody, and we enjoyed a first-hand look at the power that lawyers have to improve people’s lives for the better.
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