Neel Lalchandani and Michael Abrams quoted in Baltimore Banner article discussing how BGL consumer and exoneree Tyrone Jones might lastly see compensation for the injustice of his wrongful conviction. – Go Well being Professional

The Baltimore Banner just lately printed an article highlighting that BGL consumer, Tyrone Jones, might lastly be eligible to hunt compensation for his wrongful conviction. Mr. Jones was wrongfully convicted of conspiracy to commit homicide and sentenced to life in jail and served ten years behind bars earlier than being exonerated. Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys Neel Lalchandani and Michael Abrams are a part of the crew representing Mr. Jones and supplied remark to the Banner.

Regardless of being sentenced to life in jail, Mr. Jones was deemed ineligible to hunt compensation for his wrongful conviction because the Walter Lomax Act beforehand solely lined felony convictions. Maryland regulation identifies most conspiracy convictions as misdemeanors, whatever the sentence size. HB 1086, which went into impact on July 1, 2024, amends the Walter Lomax Act by increasing who’s eligible to hunt compensation underneath the Act.

Initially, Mr. Jones misplaced earlier than the Workplace of Administrative Hearings. However BGL understands that advocating for justice for purchasers usually extends past the courtroom. As such, the BGL crew (together with Lauren Kelleher and Michele Corridor) – in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Undertaking (MAIP) and Mr. Jones, amongst many different organizations and people – have been thrilled to see the legislative repair to the Walter Lomax Act.

“We disagreed with how the court docket interpreted it. We thought there was a greater interpretation, and we have been going to pursue that on the enchantment,” Michael instructed The Banner. “However we additionally acknowledged that the legislature might change this with a single phrase.”

“It’s previous time for this flawed to be righted,” stated Neel to the publication. He additionally known as on Maryland Lawyer Basic Anthony Brown to settle the case: “Not each case needs to be this lengthy, drawn out combat with numerous litigation and time and assets.”

Learn the complete article right here.

ABOUT NEEL LALCHANDANI

Neel, who serves as Vice Chair of the MAIP Board of Administrators, has helped safe a number of of the biggest funds in Maryland historical past for victims of police misconduct. He has represented a number of purchasers who every obtained important state compensation quantities underneath the invoice, together with exonerees Kirk Bloodsworth, Leslie Vass, Bernard Webster, and Paul Madison. Neel has important expertise with complicated litigation in each state and federal court docket, in addition to in arbitrations. Learn extra about Neel right here.

ABOUT MICHAEL ABRAMS

Michael joined BGL in September 2022, the place he represents purchasers in numerous appeals, civil rights, prison, business litigation, and employment issues. Throughout his time because the PJC Murnaghan Fellow, Michael offered oral argument and filed principal briefs and cert petitions – along with authoring amicus briefs – in state and federal courts, in search of to implement civil rights and advance racial fairness on the appellate stage. Learn extra about Michael right here.

ABOUT BGL

Based in 1982, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a regulation agency based mostly in Baltimore, Maryland, with an workplace in Washington, D.C. The agency is nationally acknowledged in all kinds of follow areas, together with complicated civil and business litigation, civil rights, well being care, household regulation, and prison protection. Above all else, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered regulation agency that brings a long time of expertise and passionate, efficient advocacy to your combat for justice.