Marvin Roberts of Fairbanks Four Vindicated by Record-Breaking $11.5M Settlement
Roberts Spent Nearly 18 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn’t Commit, Due to Corruption, Misconduct and Cover-Ups by Fairbanks Officials (Fairbanks, AK) — Marvin Roberts, who is Alaska Native, spent nearly 18 years wrongly incarcerated for a crime he did not commit: the brutal 1997 murder of John Hartman, a white 15-year-old in Fairbanks, Alaska.…
Read articleMarvin Haynes, Exonerated After Almost Two Decades, Sues Over Wrongful Conviction
Suit seeks justice for wrongful conviction which led to legislative change (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) The national civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP (NSBHF) today filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit on behalf of Marvin Haynes, who was arrested at 16 and served almost two decades in prison for a murder he did…
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A Paralegal Gains Unique Insights on the Law
As an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University majoring in Public Health and Political Science, a legal career wasn’t on the horizon for Baltimore native Samiha Abd-Elazem. But her interest developed when she began tutoring incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people through a college program. “I wanted to look at the harm caused by the legal system…
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From Jeopardy! Contender to an Advocate for the Wrongfully Convicted
NSBHF paralegal Lucia Geng developed a taste for trivia after joining her high school’s Quiz Bowl team, so much that she earned herself a place on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament in 2016. While she didn’t achieve champion status, she held her own up to the semi-final, won $10,000, and got to meet the legendary Jeopardy! host Alex…
Read articleLeonard Mack, Exonerated After 47 Years, Sues Over Wrongful Conviction
“His Innocence Was Apparent From the Beginning,” Lawsuit Charges (NEW YORK, NY) — The national civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP (NSBHF) today filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit on behalf of Leonard Mack, whose 1976 conviction for rape is the longest to be overturned by DNA evidence. Mack, a Black Vietnam War veteran,…
Read articleFamily of Andrew Washington, Killed by Jersey City Police, Sues Over Wrongful Death
Calls for mental health intervention led to a SWAT-team response with “tragic but predictable consequences,” lawsuit charges (JERSEY CITY, NJ) — The national civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP (NSBHF) and New Jersey attorney Randy Davenport today filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Andrew “Drew” Washington, a Black…
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