Capital mitigation specialists are critical members of the capital defense team. Their job involves investigating the life history of the de-fendant in order to develop a comprehensive defense …

The role of the mitigation specialist is so central to a client's defense that the American Bar Association includes them in their guidelines on the defense in death penalty cases: "The …

Mar 15, 2023 · Mitigation spe­cial­ists play a cru­cial role in col­lect­ing such evi­dence. They doc­u­ment “ the trau­mas, pol­i­cy fail­ures, fam­i­ly dynam­ics and indi­vid­ual choic­es that shape the …

Dec 5, 2024 · For defense teams, building a comprehensive and compelling case during the sentencing phase often requires the contributions of two key players: mitigation specialists and …

For three decades, a little-known group of “mitigation specialists” has helped save death-penalty defendants in the USA by documenting their childhood traumas.

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Apr 5, 2023 · Mitigation specialists do this in order to convince juries, judges and prosecutors to bestow mercy — often in the form of a life sentence instead of a death sentence.

The Federal Capital Trial Project National Mitigation Coordinator assists federal defender staff, CJA counsel, and members of the Federal Capital Trial Project identify and retain appropriate, …

We provide direct legal services to individuals facing the death penalty and other extreme sentences. As trained Mitigation Specialists, our work is conducted in accordance with the …

List Mitigation Consulting, LLC provides professional mitigation specialist consulting services and sentencing advocacy during all phases of capital punishment litigation. We are death penalty …