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'1,520 Days or Nearly 50 Months' From Arrest to Jury: Duke Law Students Help Overturn Convictions for Speedy Trial Delays

"We are grateful to the students from Duke Law's Appellate Litigation Clinic and their advisor, Sean E. Andrussier, for accepting the assignment," Judge Richard G. Stearns wrote in the appellate court opinion. "Student Elizabeth Brown superbly represented Kennedy at oral argument."
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Daily Report Online

Womble Partners With Truist Client and Legal Aid to Expunge Criminal Records

The project led to 310 volunteer hours, 150 petitions prepared and over 50 clients served.
3 minute read

Law.com

Mass. Supreme Judicial Court Issues Pro Bono Awards to Two Attorneys, Two Law Students

Two attorneys and two law students will receive awards from the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services recognizing their exceptional dedication to providing legal services to those who cannot afford representation.
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Law.com

Michigan State Bar Releases Annual 'Honor Roll' of Leading Pro Bono Services-Producing Lawyers, Firms, Corporations

The State Bar of Michigan has announced its annual pro-bono honor roll, recognizing individual lawyers who provided more than 30, 50 and 100 hours of pro-bono services in 2021, as well as law firms and corporations that had a "per-attorney average" of more than 30, 50 and 100 hours pro-bono services last year.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney of the Year Finalist: Caroline Heller

Heller said she has a unique opportunity to use the firm's "incredible resources" to collaborate with nonprofit organizations to effect change through pro bono work.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Trimming Senior Associate Ranks, Reed Smith Wants to Build Juniors' Business Development Skills

A new Associate Advantage program aims to close training gaps from remote work and instill business and leadership skills early on.
4 minute read

International Edition

In Pictures: Spanish Law Firm Displays Ukrainian Art Amid Pro Bono Drive

The firm is acting alongside a charity in the drive, and plans to expand the exhibition beyond Madrid to Barcelona.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Crosley Green's Freedom Uncertain after 11th Circuit Affirms Prosecutors Can Withhold Inadmissible, Exculpatory Evidence

The U.S. Supreme Court is the last remedy for the longtime Crowell & Moring pro bono client, who spent 32 years in prison for a murder that legal scholars have called a racial hoax.
4 minute read

International Edition

Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb Advise on Barbados Blue Bonds

Global law firms have now assisted on two projects to conserve marine habitats in the Caribbean.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

In this month's calendar, head to Atlantic City for the return of an in-person Bench-Bar Conference. Several trainings and celebrations are also on tap.
3 minute read

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