NEW YORK: Marty Tankleff, a Long Island man who was recently freed by new evidence after spending 17 years in prison for his parents' murder, was aided in his quest for freedom by years of pro bono work by Soury Communications.

The New York-based firm, led by president Lonnie Soury, has been assisting Tankleff with media outreach, advocacy work, and online communications since 2003. Soury first became involved in a case when a private investigator working on Tankleff's behalf—who ...