ATTORNEY HAMILTON FILES FEDERAL HABEAS PETITION IN MURDER CASE

On May 28, 2010, Attorney, Duane M. Hamilton filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with the United States Federal District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. The petition is seeking the reversal of a defendant's February 2008 second degree murder conviction from which the defendant has exhausted all of his state court appeals. Mr. Hamilton's office did not represent the defendant in his state court proceedings.

By: Chow & Hamilton

BACK TO BACK IMMIGRATION COURT ASYLUM APPROVALS FOR KENYANS

On April 29 and April 30, 2010, Attorney Hamilton conducted consecutive asylum trials in San Diego and Los Angeles, California respectively, for two Kenyan clients. In addition to the merits of the asylum claims, both cases involved the presentation of theories which would excuse the applicants from the legalistic one-year filing requirement which mandates that asylum applicants file their claims within one year of their arrival in the United States. Judge Williams of San Diego presided over and approved the April 29 claim, and Judge Riley of Los Angeles approved the claim tried on April 30, 2010. Mr. Hamilton had represented one of these applicants for over two years and the other for over 5 years in their quests for asylum in the United States. Though lengthy, both clients have expressed their gratitude to the court, the government and to a process through which their freedom has been secured.

Maria Rangel.