{"id":1892,"date":"2019-10-09T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonwalsh.com\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2020-02-03T17:40:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T22:40:51","slug":"wwe-associates-win-clients-release-in-pro-bono-resentencing-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/wwe-associates-win-clients-release-in-pro-bono-resentencing-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkinson Stekloff Associates Win Client\u2019s Release in Pro Bono Resentencing Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Washington,\nD.C.<\/strong> \u2014 Wilkinson Stekloff associates Betsy\nHenthorne and Hayter Whitman, with assistance from partner Rakesh Kilaru, helped\nsecure the early release of their pro bono client, Momolu Stewart, who had been\nsentenced to life in prison at the age of 16. Following Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s successful\nefforts, Stewart, who is now 39 years old, was released from prison this\nweek.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under a recent Washington, D.C., law, the\nIncarceration Reduction Amendment Act (known as \u201cIRAA\u201d), Stewart was eligible\nto ask the court to reduce his sentence because he was under 18 at the time of\nthe crime and had served more than 15 years in prison. Wilkinson Stekloff successfully argued\nthat Stewart should be resentenced based on, among other factors, the circumstances\nof his childhood, his accomplishments during his time in prison, and his\ndemonstrated rehabilitation and fitness to society.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Wilkinson Stekloff team is honored to stand beside Mr. Stewart\nas he re-enters society and receives a much deserved second chance at life,\u201d\nsaid <strong>Wilkinson Stekloff associate,\nBetsy Henthorne<\/strong>. \u201cWe are proud to have successfully demonstrated to the\ncourt that he completely turned his life around over the past decade. Not only\nhas he stayed out of trouble, but he earned his GED, completed 1400 hours of\neducational programming including earning college credits through Georgetown\nUniversity, and has been serving as a mentor to younger inmates.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilkinson Stekloff took on Stewart\u2019s case in July 2018. Over\nthe last year, the team worked with experts to put together a comprehensive\npicture of his life for the court. Along with their motion, they submitted over\n40 letters of support from friends, family, and community leaders. The Wilkinson Stekloff\nteam also formulated a comprehensive reentry plan for Mr. Stewart with concrete\nplans for housing, three job offers, and various other supports to assist him\nin transitioning to life in the free world. After a hearing during which Betsy\nand Hayter put on three witnesses and presented oral argument, the court\ngranted Stewart\u2019s motion to reduce his sentence. After 23 years behind bars, he\nwas finally freed this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur firm is strongly committed to pro bono\nrepresentation, and we are thrilled to have been part of Momolu Stewart\u2019s\ncase,\u201d <strong>said Wilkinson Stekloff\nfounding partner Sean Eskovitz<\/strong>. &nbsp;\u201cWe\nare especially proud that our associates provided such stellar representation,\nboth in and out of court.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the firm\u2019s founding in 2016, Wilkinson Stekloff\nattorneys and staff have consistently dedicated themselves to a broad spectrum\nof pro bono matters.&nbsp; The firm\u2019s\nattorneys have spent approximately 5% of their time to pro bono matters, and\nnearly all of them \u2013 over 90% \u2013 have taken on such work.&nbsp; In recognition of the firm\u2019s work, Vault\nconsistently ranks Wilkinson Stekloff as one of the top five midsize law firms for pro bono,\nnoting that \u201cin terms of pro bono, the firm is all in, offering tremendous\nsupport for attorneys taking on such matters.\u201d&nbsp;\nWilkinson Stekloff was also recently shortlisted by Chambers &amp; Partners for its\n\u201cPro Bono Program of the Year\u201d award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 Wilkinson Stekloff associates Betsy Henthorne and Hayter Whitman, with assistance from partner Rakesh Kilaru, helped secure the early release of their pro bono client, Momolu Stewart, who had been sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16. Following Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s successful efforts, Stewart, who is now 39 years old, was released from prison this week.&nbsp; Under a recent Washington, D.C., law, the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (known as \u201cIRAA\u201d), Stewart was eligible to ask the court to reduce his sentence because he was under 18 at the time of the crime and had served more than 15 years in prison. Wilkinson Stekloff successfully argued that Stewart should be resentenced based on, among other factors, the circumstances of his childhood, his accomplishments during his time in prison, and his demonstrated rehabilitation and fitness to society.&nbsp; \u201cThe Wilkinson Stekloff team is honored to stand beside Mr. Stewart &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/wwe-associates-win-clients-release-in-pro-bono-resentencing-case\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,36,39,37,1],"tags":[97,98,40,60],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wilkinson Stekloff Associates Win Client\u2019s Release in Pro Bono Resentencing Case - Wilkinson Stekloff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkinsonstekloff.com\/wwe-associates-win-clients-release-in-pro-bono-resentencing-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wilkinson Stekloff Associates Win Client\u2019s Release in Pro Bono Resentencing Case - Wilkinson Stekloff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Washington, D.C. \u2014 Wilkinson Stekloff associates Betsy Henthorne and Hayter Whitman, with assistance from partner Rakesh Kilaru, helped secure the early release of their pro bono client, Momolu Stewart, who had been sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16. Following Wilkinson Stekloff\u2019s successful efforts, Stewart, who is now 39 years old, was released from prison this week.&nbsp; Under a recent Washington, D.C., law, the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (known as \u201cIRAA\u201d), Stewart was eligible to ask the court to reduce his sentence because he was under 18 at the time of the crime and had served more than 15 years in prison. Wilkinson Stekloff successfully argued that Stewart should be resentenced based on, among other factors, the circumstances of his childhood, his accomplishments during his time in prison, and his demonstrated rehabilitation and fitness to society.&nbsp; \u201cThe Wilkinson Stekloff team is honored to stand beside Mr. Stewart ... 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