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Criminal

Jan. 24, 2017

SF attorney wins one of Obama's final clemencies

San Francisco-based Duane Morris LLP partner Jennifer B. Fisher successfully petitioned the Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney on behalf of inmate Christopher Pfaff, whose clemency was among the last of Obama's presidency.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

San Francisco-based Duane Morris LLP partner Jennifer B. Fisher successfully petitioned the Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney on behalf of inmate Christopher Pfaff, whose clemency was among the last President Barack Obama issued.

On Jan. 19, his last full day in office, Obama announced 330 grants of commutation, the largest single set of his tenure...

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