John Robert Holland

John Robert Holland

John Holland is an American lawyer.cite news
url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_5710146,00.html
title=As man freed from Gitmo, lawyer thinks of other 700
author=Bill Johnson
date=September 29 2007
publisher=Rocky Mountain News
accessdate=2007-09-29] cite news
url=http://bettercarecolorado.com/attorney-practice-profile.htm
title=Practice Profile; John Robert Holland
publisher=Better Care Colorado
accessdate=2007-09-29]

Legal career

Holland is notable for taking on pro bono civil rights and human rights cases. Holland took on civil rights cases early in his career. His daughter and partner, Anna Cayton-Holland convinced him to return to human rights work, and their practice took on four Guantanamo captives.

Early career

While a law student at UCLA Holland interned with the
Zuni Legal Aid Society in New Mexico. Upon graduation he received a Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship, which allowed him to work for three years for the Denver Legal Aid Society. After his fellowship expired he continued to work for the Denver Legal Aid Society, until he entered private practice in 1979.

Private practice

One area Holland specialized in has been the legal issues around nursing homes.cite news
url=http://bettercarecolorado.com/significant-abuse-cases.htm
title=Significant cases
publisher=Better Care Colorado
accessdate=2007-09-29] He has written and lectured on this topic.

Human rights cases

Holland has a long history of taking on human rights cases.cite web
url=http://bettercarecolorado.com/Article_1.pdf
title=Answering the howls of injustice activist, ex-num battle goliaths to win legal rights for downtrodden
publisher=Rocky Mountain News
pages=page 1
author=James B. Meadow
date=February 25 2001
accessdate=2007-10-10]

Guantanamo captives

Mohammed Al Amin, a Mauritanian youth, who was seventeen year old when he was captured, was released on September 26 2007.

Holland has visited the Guantanamo Bay detention camps four times.

Commenting on the difficulties of aiding Guantanamo captives Holland said:quotation
"Even after almost four years, we're still working on trust,And honestly, why should they trust us? . . . Why do they even need a lawyer? What's the use? What good is a lawyer when there is no true legal system for them?"

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John P. Holland — John Philip Holland John Philip Holland (irisch Seán Ó Maolchalann; * 24. Februar 1841 in Liscannor, Irland; † 12. August 1914 in Newark, USA) war ein irisch/US amerikanischer Erfinder. Er konstruierte die ersten praktisch eingesetz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Philip Holland — (irisch Seán Ó Maolchalann; * 24. Februar 1841 in Liscannor, Irland; † 12. August 1914 in Newark, USA) war ein irisch/US amerikanischer Erfinder. Er konstruierte die erst …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Holland — is the name of several notable persons in history:* John L. Holland is a psychologist who developed the RIASEC model (or Holland Codes) for career development [http://www.self directed search.com/] * John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1352?… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand — (c. 1283 1328) was an English nobleman, born in Lancashire. He was a son of Sir Robert de Holland and Elizabeth de Samlesbury. He was a favorite of Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and had been knighted by 1305. He served him by… …   Wikipedia

  • Holland (Familienname) — Holland ist ein Familienname. Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Robert Morrison (missionary) — Robert Morrison First Protestant Missionary to China Born 5 January 1782(1782 01 05) Bullers Green, Morpeth, Northumberland, England …   Wikipedia

  • John R. Ross — John Robert Haj Ross (born May 7, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a linguist who played a part in the development of generative semantics (as opposed to interpretive semantics) along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal. Ross… …   Wikipedia

  • John R. French — John Robert French (* 28. Mai 1819 in Gilmanton, Belknap County, New Hampshire; † 2. Oktober 1890 in Boise, Idaho) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1868 und 1869 vertrat er den Bundesstaat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Holland (surname) — Architecture and engineering* Clifford Milburn Holland, designer of the Holland Tunnel * Henry Holland, 18th century Georgian architect * John Philip Holland, Irish submarine designerFilm, theatre and television* Agnieszka Holland, Polish film… …   Wikipedia

  • John Ericsson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Ericsson (homonymie). John Ericsson John Ericsson, pionnier de l industrie mécanique moderne Naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”