Q: Do you know a lawyer that will represent us for wrongful in prison when we have the judge who dismissed all charges onus
A:
You should search for attorneys handling "wrongful conviction compensation claims" and "exonoree compensation claims." If you were in state prison, you should look for an attorney only in the state where you were imprisoned.
If you were in federal prison, you can search any such attorney anywhere in the country licensed in federal court. Because this is a highly specialized area of law, it is much more important to find an attorney who practices in this specific niche of law. Ben Crump has lawyers who handle this particular type of claim in the District of Columbia, Florida, California, and Texas. I believe it also handles federal cases. It may also handle such cases in Georgia, Missouri, New York, and Tennessee, but I'm not certain if those states allow such claims or if Ben Crump handles such cases in those states.
If you were in state prison, you might first determine whether you were imprisoned in a state that offers this form of compensation. 38 states plus DC offer some form of compensation. Commonly, the amount tracks the federal law which provided $50,000 per year spent in prison. Most of these statutes prohibit lawyers from receiving a contingent fee, so expect to have to pay a reasonable hourly fee and a reasonable initial retainer.
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