Excerpt from "Risky Business" The American Lawyer January 2005 By Alison Frankel The firm's most impressive pro bono victory in the last two years was on behalf of George Rodriguez, who was convicted in 1976 of the abduction and rape of a 14-year-old girl. Working with Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project, Susman partner Mark Wawro pursued DNA and serology evidence that Rodriguez was innocent, as well as legal arguments that the prosecution had failed to turn over exculpatory evidence at his trial. On October 8, 2004 - after the Harris County Texas, district attorney acknowledged that the new scientific evidence suggested Rodriguez had not received a fair trial - the trial judge released Rodriguez on a personal bond and recommended vacating his conviction. Read Full Article Here. Go back to Mark Wawro's resume. *Internet mail is not fully secure or private. Therefore, please do not transmit confidential information via Internet mail. Transmission of information is not intended to and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not assume that your communications sent using Internet mail are privileged or confidential. Please do not send Susman Godfrey any confidential information via the Internet without previously consulting one of our attorneys. **Nothing on this web page is intended to represent that Susman Godfrey currently represents any particular clients mentioned because matters and client relationships naturally terminate from time to time.