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Law Practice

May 29, 2009

BERG: Lawyer Crusades for Kids Facing Life in Prison With No Hope of Parole

Columnist Martin Berg catches up with the crusading lawyer who fights tough cases for kids.

Crusading lawyer Bryan Stevenson draws laughs when he tells audiences he once attempted to have one of his teenage clients tried, not just as any adult, but one specific kind - a 75-year-old white corporate executive.

Stevenson, executive director of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, was in California last week to pick up an award from the state's anti-death penalty group, Death Penalty Focus, at its annual fundraising dinner, and to speak a...

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