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Article: Dr Haneef's lawyers named The Weekend Australian's Australians of the Year!
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- The Hindustan Times
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- January 19, 2008
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Sydney, Jan. 19 -- It's a tale of two lawyers who were like any other legal professionals till July last year, but suddenly rose to fame after they decided to defend Indian doctor Dr Mohammad Haneef, who was falsely implicated for having links with terrorists. During the nearly six-month long battle, the two lawyers - Peter Russo and Stephen Keim - attracted much media attention as they gave innumerable TV interviews defending their client.
The best recognition for the duo came when they were named The Weekend Australian's Australians of the Year, this weekend.
Commenting on being selected for the honour, Keim said: "The ...