Aaron Thomas and Trish Palermo from Taft Law are volunteering with GNIP’s exonerated client Marvin Haynes to navigate what comes next in his legal journey after wrongful conviction. Read more about their experience.
Read moreVolunteer of the Month: Pauline Lex
Learn more about this month’s volunteer, Pauline Lex!
Read moreVolunteer of the Month: Catherine Lipinsky
Catherine Lipinsky is a valuable member of the Great North Innocence Project volunteer community. She’s contributed to GNIP’s mission as a member of the Benefit for Innocence Committee and worked with GNIP freed client Tom Rhodes to launch his digital art gallery, Thomas D Galleries.
Read moreVolunteer of the Month: Stuart Nelson
Stuart Nelson is a Principal at Fish & Richardson’s Minneapolis office. With support from his firm, Stuart and a team of pro bono attorneys from Fish are dedicating significant time and legal expertise to one of GNIP’s open cases and supporting Managing Attorney Andrew Markquart and Legal Fellow Anna McGinn. Stuart shared that, “Fish’s support on this case has been wonderful, and it shows a real commitment to the importance of pro bono work.”
Read moreVolunteer of the Month: Jack Reuler
Founder and former executive director of Mixed Blood Theatre, Jack Reuler is generously donating some of wisdom and time to the Great North Innocence Project. As an expert in the arts, performance, media, and non-profits, he has already supported GN-IP’s staff on a number of projects. Currently, he is co-creating the new GN-IP Volunteer Speaker’s Bureau.
Read moreVolunteer of the Month: Jacqueline Masse
Learn more about Jacqueline Masse and why she decided to volunteer for with the Great North Innocence Project.
Read moreTwo of this year's Pro Bono Champion Award Winners Reflect on their Innocence Work with the Great North Innocence Project
At this year’s Benefit for Innocence, the Great North Innocence Project is debuting a new award, the Pro Bono Champion(s) of the Year Award, to recognize an individual pro bono volunteer or a pro bono team that have contributed significant time, expertise, resources, and passion towards investigating and litigating innocence cases in partnership with our organization.
This year, we’re honored to recognize the pro bono team representing GN-IP client Robert Kaiser with this award. Megan Christner, Alex Olson, and Sam Lockner of Carlson Caspers law firm, and Mark Bradford of Bassford Remele PA, have and continue to demonstrate their commitment to ensuring Robert Kaiser’s freedom after nearly 8 years of wrongful incarceration with passionate zeal.
We chatted with two of the awardees, Sam and Mark, to hear about their experiences as pro bono attorneys on a case whose outcome remains to be seen, but whose progress has been energizing and inspiring for all involved.
GN-IP Celebrates Juneteenth
Last week, GN-IP celebrated Juneteenth alongside community members during the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation-hosted Juneteenth Celebration at Bethune Park in North Minneapolis.
Read moreThomson Reuter's Partnership Levels Up GN-IP's Communications Strategy
For the second consecutive year, GN-IP staff collaborated with an all-star team from Thomson Reuters for the annual IMPACTathon. This initiative offers an opportunity for Thomson Reuters employees from around the world to leverage their skills to contribute to the communities in which they live and work in pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency.
Read moreLaw Students with Passion for Criminal Law and Advancing Justice Join GN-IP this Summer
This summer, two law students are joining GN-IP as law clerks to support the legal team’s work screening and investigating potential cases of innocence. Myranda Sandberg will be starting her 3L at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in the fall and graduating with her law degree in December. Madison Wadsworth is a rising 3L law student at the University of Minnesota Law School.
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