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The Georgia Informer's
Georgia's 50 Most Influential Women For 2007
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Aimee R. Maxwell Executive Director of The Georgia Innocence Project
An Atlanta native, Aimee R. Maxwell graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 1987. After a brief stint in private practice, Maxwell joined the Georgia Indigent Defense Council. During her 12-year tenure there, Maxwell spearheaded several statewide legal initiatives including the Battered Partner Defense Project and 1000 Lawyers for Justice. She also developed the statewide defense lawyer training program. In 2002 Maxwell was named the inaugural Executive Director of the Georgia Innocence Project (GIP). To date, GIP has received more than 2700 requests for assistance. GIP has exonerated two men, Clarence Harrison in 2004 and Pete Williams in 2007 and served as local counsel to the Innocence Project in Robert Clark’s exoneration in 2005.
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