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Shook Bolsters Civil Rights and Racial Justice Practice

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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HOUSTON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After winning a high profile prisoner's rights case in St. Louis in 2022, Shook, Hardy & Bacon is dedicating much of the fee award recovery to the expansion of the firm's civil rights and racial justice pro bono efforts.

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  • HOUSTON, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After winning a high profile prisoner's rights case in St. Louis in 2022, Shook, Hardy & Bacon is dedicating much of the fee award recovery to the expansion of the firm's civil rights and racial justice pro bono efforts.
  • Initially, the practice will focus primarily on prisoners' civil rights and abuse-of-force litigation, but the firm anticipates that the scope could expand in the years to come.
  • Spearheading the program will be Michael Harrison, a civil rights division prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney's Office in Houston, who will join Shook as senior counsel.
  • Harrison will work closely with Shook Partner Charles Eblen to transform the firm's current work in this space into a nationally recognized practice.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear Crosley Green Case

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will not hear the case of Crosley Green, a 65-year-old Florida man who has steadfastly fought for more than three decades to prove his innocence following his wrongful conviction by an all-white jury for a 1989 murder in Titusville, Florida. Green will be joined by his family and legal team at a press conference at 1:30 pm Monday, Feb. 27, at the Holiday Inn – Kennedy Space Center in Titusville (details below). Also speaking will be Kenneth Nunn, law professor at University of Florida, and two men who were also wrongfully convicted by Brevard County, Fla. prosecutors in the 1980s.

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  • I am praying that the decision-makers within the State of Florida hear us," Green said.
  • The State of Florida appealed his victory, and Green lost at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and recently petitioned the Supreme Court to reverse that decision.
  • This morning, the Supreme Court announced it would not hear his case.
  • In the lead up to the Green's petition to the Supreme Court, more than 100 prominent law school professors, former state-court judges, current and former prosecutors, and others filed "friend of the court," or "amicus" briefs , asking the Supreme Court to hear Green's case due to the very significant constitutional issues at stake.

LexisNexis Fellowship Program Announces New Cohort and Dramatically Increases Funding and Participation in Its Second Year

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced the second cohort for its LexisNexis Fellowship Program, which has grown to 18 candidates – 50% more than the program's inaugural year. To make this expansion possible, the company's leadership has committed $180,000 – 50% more than what was originally pledged in 2021. The increase in financial support and participation is a direct result of the program's overwhelming success in its first year.

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  • To make this expansion possible, the company's leadership has committed $180,000 50% more than what was originally pledged in 2021.
  • The increase in financial support and participation is a direct result of the program's overwhelming success in its first year.
  • Those interested in reading the findings from the 2021 fellowship cohort can download the report or watch video testimonials from fellows and mentors about the program.
  • LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which has the mission to advance the rule of law around the world.

New Attorneys Strengthen Legal Roster at Cambre & Associates

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Thursday, August 5, 2021
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ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambre & Associates brings on new legal counsel, Associate Attorneys Shelton Marshall and Keleigh Williams, to tackle accident and personal injury cases in Atlanta's metropolitan area.

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  • ATLANTA, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambre & Associates brings on new legal counsel, Associate Attorneys Shelton Marshall and Keleigh Williams, to tackle accident and personal injury cases in Atlanta's metropolitan area.
  • Attorney Shelton brings to Cambre & Associates an unrelenting will to succeed on behalf of his clients.
  • "The combined skillsets of our new associate attorneys will fortify what was already an impressive legal team.
  • Cambre & Associates continues to offer the Atlanta community exemplary service rooted in integrity and bringing about satisfactory results.