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Amina Matheny-Willard hires 3 more lawyers, retired judge to help Cory Bigsby's case

Amina Matheny-Willard said attorneys Kenneth Singleton and Curtis Brown are stepping in to help, along with Peter Hanson from Northern Virginia.

HAMPTON, Va. — The lawyer for the father of missing 4-year-old Codi Bigsby is adding more attorneys to the case.

Cory Bigsby faces 30 charges unrelated to his son's disappearance, which was first reported six months ago. 

On Friday, Amina Matheny-Willard announced three new lawyers would be joining her on Bigsby's case. She said local attorneys Kenneth Singleton and Curtis Brown are stepping in to help, along with Peter Hanson from Northern Virginia.

“We are getting as much firepower as we need to fight this entire system," Matheny-Willard said. "The additional counsel was my idea. And I approached them and I asked them if they would come on for their experience and their knowledge.”

James Hawks, a retired judge from Portsmouth, is also joining the team.

Last month, a grand jury found enough evidence for Bigsby to head to trial. If convicted on all 30 charges, he could face up to more than 100 years in prison.

"I have said this many times that Cory was overcharged," Matheny-Willard said.

Matheny-Willard said she's planning to schedule a new bond hearing for Bigsby in August.

"It's important to continue to ask for bond, because he is definitely entitled to bond based on the statute," she said. "There is nothing in that statute based on the charges that he is charged with where he should be denied bond."

Matheny-Willard told 13News Now court officials will determine a trial date soon.

His next court date is scheduled for November 17.

Here's how his case has gone so far:

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