Chestnut Cambronne is proud to announce that a number of our attorneys have been recently recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2025. We share the success with our clients and our colleagues at the firm who make it all possible. Congratulations to Stuart Bear, Bryan Bleichner, Jeffrey Bores, Jennifer Crancer, Emeric Dwyer, Karly A. Kauf, Chris Renz, and Francis Rondoni on being named Super Lawyers. And congratulations to Harrison Berg, Andrew Case, Katie Kelley, Philip Krzeski, Kendal O'Keefe, Ryan Prochaska, Charlie Shafer, and Matt Yost for being named Rising Stars!
On September 26, 2024, members of Chestnut Cambronne walked Robert “Bobby” Bintz out of the Oakhill Correctional Facility in Oregon, Wisconsin where he had been wrongfully imprisoned for the last 25 years. For more than five years, a team of Chestnut Cambronne attorneys and staff investigated the 1987 abduction and murder of Sandra Lison in Green Bay, WI. Through twists and turns in partnership with the Great North Innocence Project, and the use of forensic genealogy, the defense team was able to prove to the Brown County, Wisconsin district attorney and the Court that Bobby Bintz was innocent of the crime. Many worked to free Bobby, but in particular, the firm recognizes the pro bono efforts of Jacklyn Heckman, Wynn Curtiss, Jen Crancer, and Chris Renz in this outstanding effort. It was only the third known time in United States history that forensic genealogy has been used to establish the innocence of an imprisoned criminal.
Pictured below are Jacklyn Heckman and Chris Renz on the day of Bobby’s release from prison.
If you are able and interested in making a contribution to Robert’s efforts to rebuild his life, please go here.
