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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Haynes and Boone Team Achieves Victory in Asylum Case
DALLAS – On Jan. 24, Haynes and Boone lawyers Thomas J. Williams and Ian Peck obtained asylum for a foreign citizen who fled her own country after extensive persecution in retaliation for her assistance to an indigenous group.
In December 2010, the client escaped on a visitor’s visa to the United Statesand subsequently sought asylum. The case was referred to Haynes and Boone by the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc. and handled pro bono. As an asylee, the client is now entitled to work, seek benefits and, most importantly, live in freedom.
Williams is a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group in Fort Worth. Peck is partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring Practice Group in theDallas andFort Worth offices.
They were assisted by Paralegal Kim Morzak and associates Erik Martin and Stephen Manz, as well as Gregg Formella and R. Bruce Wark of American Airlines.
About Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., MexicoCity and Moscow, providing a full spectrum of legal services. With more than 525 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest law firms in the nation by The National Law Journal. The firm has been named one of the “Best Corporate Law Firms in America” (Corporate Board Member Magazine, 2001-2011) and recognized as a “Top 20 Law Firm” for culture and for diversity with respect to both women and minorities (Vault, 2012).
CONTACT: Allison Burum
January 31, 2012
Haynes and Boone, LLP
214.651.5467 (office)
214.392.5545 (cell)
allison.burum@haynesboone.com
