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in:
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Pro Bono Success Stories LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P. Attorneys at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P. win asylum for gay couple who in Colombia were targeted for their sexual orientation.
Camil Perdomo Lopez and Juan Carlos Veloza,
a gay couple from Colombia, fled their homeland after being repeatedly
threatened and harassed because of their sexual orientation. They
came to Human Rights First, seeking assistance
with their asylum claim, and Human Rights First
recruited three first year associates, Mikhail Iliev, Jordana Berman,
& Herb Ryder, from LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae L.L.P
to take on the couple’s case. The three associates argued
that Mr. Lopez and Mr. Veloza were members of a social group, based
on their sexual orientation. Working against a tight deadline in
their first pro bono case, the three associates gathered evidence
of the hostile environment towards gays in Colombia and obtained
affidavits from their family members who could corroborate their
asylum claims. In the end, Mikhail Iliev, Jordana Berman, &
Herb Ryder won asylum for their clients. Their asylum win was profiled
in the New York Law Journal. |
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