Media Coverage

Read the article, "Appeals court grants new hearings for death-row inmate," on pro bono client Herbert Williams' success in securing new hearings in his quest for habeas relief led by Community Services Team senior counsel George Kendall and Chesterfield Smith Fellow Sam Spital, The Press-Register, September 18, 2008.
Read the article, "Trial begins on gassing mentally ill inmates," featuring the Holland & Knight pro bono case of Florida prisoners seeking damages from prison officials for harmful use of pepper spray as form of punishment represented by Community Services Team partner Buddy Schulz and Miami transitioned Chesterfield Smith Fellow Leon Fresco, The Florida Times-Union, September 3, 2008.
Please read the Miami Daily Business Review article, "Business of Law: Firms try to find a holding pattern for retaining associate talent," featuring transitioned Miami Chesterfield Smith Fellow Leon Fresco, August 26, 2008.
Read, "La. Judge Overturns Ex-Black Panther's Conviction," the July 8, 2008 The Washington Post article reporting that the conviction of Holland & Knight pro bono client Albert Woodfox, who was confined in solitary confinement for over 30 years, was overturned.
Read the article, "‘Eliot Ness of Iraq’ Wins Asylum," on Holland & Knight pro bono client The Honorable Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi's triumph in obtaining asylum for him and his family in the United States, ABA Journal, July 7, 2008.
Read the ABA Journal's July 2008 cover story, "The Forgotten," featuring Holland & Knight's pro bono work for Iraqi allies and The Honorable Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi.
Read the June 23, 2008 New York Law Journal article, "Circuit Faults Immigration Judge for Homosexual Stereotypes," reporting on the removal of an Immigration Judge in the Holland & Knight pro bono asylum case, Ali v. Mukasey, efforts led by Chesterfield Smith Fellow Leon Fresco
Read the June 16, 2008 The Washington Post article, "Iraqis Who Worked for U.S. Find Resettlement Aid Slow in Coming," on The List: Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies(thelistproject.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to resettling Iraqis who are in danger due to their working relationship with the United States.
Read, "Saving St Brigid's" in the June 13, 2008 New York Law Journal on Holland & Knight New York partner Marissa Marinelli's efforts in rescuing the historic Roman Catholic church from demolition.
Watch the 13-minute 60 Minutes segment, "The List: A Mission To Save Iraqi Lives" highlighting the pro bono work of Holland & Knight, Mayer Brown, and Proskauer Rose on behalf of Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in the United States through The List Project, May 16, 2008.
Read the article, "Tribesman tells of risks he took as a translator in Darfur," on Holland & Knight pro bono client Daoud Hari and his European book tour promoting his autobiography, The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur, The Sunday Times, April 27, 2008.
Read the article, "NY Lawyers Working on Public Interest Projects," on The Pro Bono Clinic, partnership with Brooklyn Law School and Holland & Knight led by Community Services Team senior counsel George Kendall, New York Law Journal, April 25, 2008.
Watch the 12-minute 60 Minutes segment, "State Of Corruption," featuring Holland & Knight pro bono client The Honorable Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi, former commissioner for the Commission on Public Integrity for the Republic of Iraq, and his mission to expose the corruption in the Iraqi government, April 11, 2008.
Listen to Community Services Team senior counsel Chris Nugent's March 15, 2008 interview on The Honorable Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi and his U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee testimony on the waste, fraud, and abuse of American tax dollars in Iraq on Fox News Radio Tampa, Florida affiliate Newsradio 970 WFLA.
Watch the March 28, 2008 Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC) recently produced must-see 11-minute feature on pro bono client Daoud Hari's amazing story including comments by CST senior counsel Chris Nugent.
Read the article, "Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: An Ideal Path to Permanency for Vulnerable Undocumented Abused, Neglected or Abandoned Youth," by CST senior counsel Christopher Nugent on the child welfare system's need to integrate considerations of a child's eligibility for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status—which enables vulnerable abused, abandoned or neglected undocumented youth to obtain lawful permanent residence, for The Judges' Page Newsletter, National CASA Association, March 24, 2008.
Watch the March 16, 2008 NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams report, "Cruel and Unusual- How long is too long in solitary confinement?" on pro bono clients, The Angola 3: Robert King Wilkerson, Herman Wallace, and Albert Woodfox, which depicts their crusade to end unreasonably confinement in near isolation in 6 x 9 ft. cells for roughly 28, 32 and 36 years.
Read The Richmond Times-Dispatch article, "Former sailors get help in case: Ex-attorneys general join four who claim innocence in a 1997 rape, murder," on combined efforts to prove a factual innocence case for Joseph Dick and three other sailors wrongly convicted of rape and murder near the naval base in Norfolk, Virginia, January 12, 2008.
Read, "Most Effective Lawyers: Pro Bono Finalist," on Chesterfield Smith Fellow Leon Fresco's dedication to abused and neglected children from all over the world, Daily Business Review, December 10, 2007.
Read the North Country Gazette article, "DNA Exonerates Chad Heins of 1994 Jacksonville Murder," on Holland & Knight pro bono client Chad Heins' 12-year quest for exoneration, December 6, 2007.
Read the Anti-Defamation League's December 3, 2007 Press Release, "ADL Welcomes Appeals Court Ruling Against Iowa Faith-Based Prison Program," on the amicus curiae brief written for the ADL by Holland & Knight Chicago partner Steven Varick and associate Hart Passman arguing that the prison's program receives funding by the state government for the converting or recruiting its prisoners.
Watch the November 19, 2007 Miami CBS News affiliate report, "Gassed Behind Closed Doors," of pro bono case Butler v. Crosby, severely mentally ill prisoners incarcerated at the Florida State Prison (FSP) in Starke, Florida, who are routinely gassed as “discipline” for exhibiting unavoidable manifestations of their mental illnesses such as yelling or banging on their cell door.
Read the November 3, 2007 Epoch Times article, "Death Penalty Under Scrutiny," on the American Bar Association Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project's, chaired by CST partner Steve Hanlon, press conference on data from its three-year study on state death penalty systems and call for a nationwide moratorium on executions, "Death without Justice: A Guide for Examining the Administration of the Death Penalty in the United States."
Read the Time Magazine article, "Clearing the Way for Iraqi Refugees," on the United States Senate bill sponsored by Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy featuring our pro bono client "Mohammed," October 01, 2007.
Read the article entitled, "Aussie back home on U.S. soil," on pro bono efforts to reunite a couple through expedited immigration process, The Rapid City Journal, August 16, 2007.
Read the interview with Community Services Team senior counsel Christopher Nugent featured in the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel article, "Taking On The Tough Cases: Holland & Knight's Community Services Team ", on the CST and his work defending the rights of immigrants, August 2007.
Read the Miami New Times article, "Ruano Roulette" on Chesterfield Smith Fellow Leon Fresco's third and, finally, successful attempt to secure asylum for a pro bono client, June 6, 2007.
Read the compelling story of a courageous refugee from Darfur in the article entitled, "The Common Good: D.C. Firm Lobbies for Survival," Legal Times, April 30, 2007.
Read Community Services Team senior counsel George Kendall's article "The High Court Remains As Divided As Ever Over The Death Penalty" featured in the 2006 Michigan Law Review, focusing on the division of United States Supreme Court over the death penalty.
Read the article entitled "The Coming Wave" featuring Chesterfield Smith Fellow Harmony Loube on her experience in the Chesterfield Smith Fellowship, The Harvard Law Bulletin, Fall 2006.
Read the article "Things Fall Apart" (pp 7-9) on immigration reform written by Community Services Team senior counsel Christopher Nugent, The Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Section Newsletter, Fall 2006.
Read the article "From The Pro Bono Trenches: A Spectator’s Guide To The Chesterfield Smith Fellowship At Holland & Knight," by Leon Fresco on the Chesterfield Smith Fellowship, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, September 2006.
Watch “What Happens When I Go to Immigration Court?”, a groundbreaking video released by the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children to help unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children seeking safety and protection in the United States understand immigration court proceedings.
Read the article "Whose Children Are These? Towards Ensuring The Best Interests And Empowerment Of Unaccompanied Alien Children" by Community Services Team senior counsel Christopher Nugent on the plight of unaccompanied alien children, The Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, Spring 2006.
Read the article on our international pro bono case in Guatemala, "Mayan Struggle For Accountability Compels Holland & Knight To Put Business Negotiation Skills To Work For Villages In Guatemala," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Dec. 2005.
Read the article about our award-winning pro bono work for vulnerable gay and lesbian asylum-seekers.
Read the interview with Community Services Team partner Steve Hanlon appearing in the article entitled Pro Bono: An obligation that derives from our concept of justice, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Sept. 2005.
Watch the Holland & Knight Reception with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie as she announces the New National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children.
Read the interview with Community Services Team senior counsel George Kendall appearing in the article entitled "Holland & Knight’s George Kendall On Access To Justice For Everyone," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 2004.

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