Three criminal defense attorneys in Houston have each practiced for decades but only now can say they have represented a client who received a presidential pardon.

The lawyers—David Gerger, Joel Androphy and Kent Schaffer—represented three Iranians who were pardoned Jan. 17 by President Barack Obama in a prison exchange that resulted in the release of five Americans who had been held in Iran. A total of seven Iranians in the U.S. were involved in the exchange.

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