WE HELP FREE THE INNOCENT
AND PROVIDE CARE FOR THEM WHEN THEY COME HOME
Founders
Darryl Burton, President
Lamonte McIntyre, Vice President
Valerie Burton, Progam Director
Lexandria Green, Admin Asst.
Eric Steinheider, CPA
Maren Chaloupka, Civil Rights & Criminal Attorney
James Cousins, Attorney, Centurion Inc.
Professor, Attorney Thomas Davenport, Jr. Trial Lawyer
Attorney Michael S. Glazier, NCAA
Milton Grimes, Nationally Acclaimed Civil Rights Attorney
Krista Klaus, Director of Global Corporate Communications, Garmin
John Lauro, Trial Attorney, Lauro Law Firm FL & NY
Nikki Newton - UMB Bank
Sean O'Brien, Professor UMKC School of Law
Edward Robertson III, Attorney, Civil Litigation
Cynthia Short, Trial Attorney/Mitigation Specialist/Sentencing Advocate
Douglas B. Westerhaus
Research Team
Linda Briscoe, Lead Case Developer
Bill Wolff, Legal Director
Dale Jacobs
Jane Long
Dennis Morgan
Susan Morgan
Joyce McCollum
Carolyn Rapp
Renee Steele
Attorney at Law Edward Robertson
Letters of Hope Team
Ruth Higginbotham
Susan Welch
Lindi Lambert
Karen Coin
Jo Hendrix
Joyce Buxton
Regional Volunteers
(Exoneree Services)
JoDenise Bradley, St. Louis
Victoria Carthen, St. Louis
Volunteer Staff
John Meyer, Treasurer
Laurie Ellison, Marketing & Communications
Yasmin Herdoiza, Social Media
Rachel Safarin, Social Media
Lisa Shunk, Editor
Sue Polistina-Wright, Auction Support
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LEGAL TEAM
Kent E. Gipson – Attorney, Law Office of Kent Gipson, LLC
Milton C. Grimes – Vice President, Trial Lawyers College
Jennifer Hernandez – Associate Attorney, Law Office of Kent Gipson, LLC
Christopher C. Iliff – Attorney
Kevin Moriarty – Judge Turned Mediator, Moriarty Mediation
Sean O’Brien – Professor, UMKC School of Law
Paul Oller – Criminal Defense Attorney, Oller Law Firm
John Petersen – Shareholder, Polsinelli Law Firm
Taylor L. Rickard – Associate Attorney, Law Office of Kent Gipson, LLC
Cynthia Short – CLS Mitigation and Consulting Services