Oregon Personal Injury Attorneys Support the Oregon Innocence Project
Portland, OR (PRWEB) June 23, 2014 -- Sometimes innocent people are sent to death row with few legal options available to prove their innocence. In Oregon, the organization helping their cause is the Oregon Innocence Project or (OIP). The OIP is a non-profit organization that reviews wrongful convictions and advocates for prisoner exoneration in some of the most egregious cases.
Paulson Coletti Trial Lawyers PC supports organizations like OIP in their efforts to release those wrongfully convicted. Oregon personal injury trial attorney, Jane Paulson explains that the firm’s support of helping innocent death row inmates began in the 50’s when Chuck Paulson served as legal counsel in the case of Teddy Jordan; a convicted African American railroad worker who was falsely accused of murder and spent nearly three decades in prison. “Chuck was amazed at how poorly Teddy was treated in court and saw first-hand just how vulnerable and underserved people like Teddy were in society and how they needed help,” says Paulson. “We believe in the need to help the wrongfully accused prove their case and to prevent such grievous and wrongful convictions from the start.”
“The cases brought forward by OIP are tough because they not only involve vigorous reinvestigation and examination of the original evidence, but also the previous ineffective legal counsel,” states Paulson. “As Oregon personal injury trial lawyers, we applaud the tireless efforts and hard work by the OIP to help the innocent get their fair day in court.”
(Read more about Chuck Paulson and the Teddy Jordan Case here). To learn more about Jane Paulson and John Coletti, visit http://www.PaulsonColetti.com.
About Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC
Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC is a noted Portland, Oregon personal injury law firm serving individuals harmed by the negligence or legal fault of others in Oregon and Washington. The attorneys, Charles Paulson, Jane Paulson and John Coletti specialize in serious catastrophic injury cases, and have won multiple million-dollar verdicts in Oregon and Washington. The firm has extensive Oregon community involvement and is a silver sponsor for the Center for Women, Politics & Policy. Learn more about Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC at http://www.PaulsonColetti.com
About Oregon Innocence Project
The Oregon Innocence Project (OIP) is a joint project of the Oregon Justice Resource Center (a 501(c) (3) nonprofit based out of Lewis & Clark Law School) and Metropolitan Public Defender. The OIP mission is to (1) exonerate the wrongfully convicted, (2) educate and train law students, and (3) promote legal reforms aimed at preventing wrongful convictions. It is the only program within Oregon whose sole mission is to actively track inmates’ claims of innocence, investigate those claims, test DNA and other scientific evidence, and litigate when appropriate. More about Oregon Innocence Project here: http://www.oregoninnocence.org/
Lorrie Thomas Ross, Paulson Coletti Trial Attorneys PC, http://www.paulsoncoletti.com/, +1 (805) 452-2615, [email protected]
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