When African-American Elmer Daniels gave a talk at a forum about his brutal life sentence and wrongful incarceration over alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl, Attorney Emeka Igwe was in the audience.

The gravity of Daniels’ case would lead Igwe to dedicate his time and skill in battling his case on a pro bono basis which eventually led to his client’s freedom in 2018.

After leaving the District Attorney’s office, Attorney Igwe worked at Allstate Insurance Company quickly establishing his reputation as a premier trial attorney who never lost a jury trial case.

Although his earlier appeals were unsuccessful, Daniels’ good fortune was attorney Igwe who rightfully said: “Without my involvement, Elmer would have died in jail.”

According to an account, in 2017, “Daniels hired a new lawyer, Emeka Igwe, who reviewed the case and contended that evidence suggesting his client’s innocence never saw the light of day — that included fingerprints that did not match Daniels’, and a psychiatrist’s testimony that the victim’s description of the assailant did not match Daniels’ appearance.