Houston partner Stewart Gagnon also received the ABA Family Law Section’s annual Pro Bono award.
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Hamm Divorce Largest in U.S. History, Raises Securities Law Issues
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Carrington Coleman Near the End of 5- Plus Year Pro Bono Death Penalty Case
Carrington Coleman lawyers have reached a plea agreement for a former death row inmate and pro bono client who was wrongfully convicted of murdering an infant on Halloween of 2005.