Latest: Steven Avery to be represented by law firm from Downers Grove, IL

Published January 8, 2016 6:01pm CST

MILWAUKEE -- Steven Avery has new counsel.

The Law Firm of Kathleen T. Zellner and Associates has assumed representation of Avery in all of his pending criminal matters, according to a news release issued on Friday, January 8th.

The release indicates Zellner's firm will be assisted by local Wisconsin counsel Tricia Bushnell. She is the Legal Director of the Midwest Innocence Project.

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