The founding partner of Olson Law, PLLC, Chris Olson, was featured in the 2024 edition of NC Super Lawyers. The article, titled “Work Worth Doing,” profiled Olson’s two-decade career of fighting for the rights of those whose voices for too long went unheard. Olson sat for an interview late in 2023 for the recently published...
Georgia Legislature Fails to Act on Exoneree Compensation
The Georgia Legislature ended its 2023 legislative session on March 28, 2023, without passing bills aimed at providing compensation for individuals who were wrongfully incarcerated in the state. The Legislature’s failure to act means that Georgia will remain one of only 13 jurisdictions without any statute that provides any monetary compensation for victims of wrongful...
Record Wrongful Incarceration Settlement Heralded
The record settlement of $25 million in the Ronnie Long case was recently spotlighted in both North Carolina Lawyers Weekly and the Q1 edition of North Carolina Advocates for Justice’s Trial Briefs. Chris Olson, founding partner of Olson Law, PLLC, represented Mr. Long both during his fight to win his freedom and throughout the civil...