Following the Money Sometimes Misses the Point
September 24, 2015 by Sonya Pfeiffer
My partners, David Rudolf and Chris Fialko, recently settled a civil rights suit that resulted in an impressive financial outcome for their client. But beneath the flashy lights of money is a story that is rarely discussed in the aftermath of settlement: the heartache, the uncertainty and ultimately, the massive relief at the end of a long and painful journey. We are almost numb to this narrative: our civil rights plaintiff served 11 years in prison for a crime – murder – that he did not commit. Incarcerated after several codefendants were coerced into falsely confessing to the crime and […] More...