Associate, Isaac Saidel-Goley, Named “Litigator of the Week” After Overturning Wrongful Conviction

Quinn Emanuel Associate Isaac Saidel-Goley was named “Litigator of the Week” by the American Lawyer for his role in securing an important victory for justice after Massachusetts court overturned Edward “Eddie” Wright’s 1985 murder conviction. In his 31-page decision, Judge Jeremy Bucci found that "the prosecution knowingly and intentionally withheld significant exculpatory evidence" about a break-in at the crime scene—which occurred between the victim's death and when investigators collected the shoeprint tiles that became the only forensic evidence used to convict Wright. Isaac shares: "Eddie Wright is an inspiration. For 40 years, he has endured unimaginable injustice in the form of wrongful imprisonment. He has responded not with hate, but with humanity. Through it all, he lifted others, stood firm in his truth and never gave up the fight. That fight is not yet over, but today we celebrate a crucial victory—hard-fought and long overdue."