• Filed under , Wrongful Conviction

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Our firm today filed a unjust conviction lawsuit on behalf of Donnell Perkins, seeking a total of at least $40 million in compensatory damages from the State of New York. You can read the lawsuit here. Mr. Perkins was convicted of a Brooklyn murder he did not commit in 2001. In 2015, firm principal Joel Rudin, troubled by the weakness of the evidence against Mr. Perkins in his criminal case, agreed to represent him pro bono. He and associate Jacob Loup filed a 440 motion on Mr. Perkins’ behalf. Following a 22-day-long evidentiary hearing, Mr. Perkins’ conviction was vacated in January 2023, along with the conviction of his co-defendant Kareem Mayo. Mr. Perkins served 21.5 years in jail and prison. Mr. Perkins’ lawsuit seeks compensation from the State under a statute, the Unjust Conviction Act, that provides a remedy to innocent individuals like him.