Bracewell Hires Lawyer Who Helped Free ‘West Memphis Three’

Jan. 8, 2019, 11:23 PM UTC

Stephen Braga, a well-regarded litigator who helped win the release of the “West Memphis Three,” will head up Bracewell’s white collar defense practice in Washington, the firm announced.

Braga is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and will start at Bracewell full-time in June after working for the firm on a part-time basis through the end of the academic year.

“I have worked with a number of the Bracewell partners over the years,” Braga said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to working with those old friends and my new Bracewell colleagues in growing a ...

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