Haynes and Boone has been honored for its pro bono work and has received the W. Frank Newton Award. The firm worked for 7 years to free Alberto Sifuentes and Jesus Ramirez, two wrongly accused Mexican nationals. The two were convicted of a 1996 murder of a convenience clerk in Texas, despite there being much evidence supporting their innocence. The Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Project, funded by the Government of Mexico, asked Haynes and Boone for their help. They agreed and in 2002, partners Sarah Teachout, Ron Breaux, and Berry McNeil got to work. These attorneys, plus others, would end up putting in 7,493 hours, which in firm terms, is equivalent to about $2.35 million. With the firm’s hard work, these innocent two men were freed after serving 12 years in prison.

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