Join us for our Virtual Meeting!
February 6, 2024 ~ 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Program: Justin Brooks, Founding Director of the California Innocence Project
Justin Brooks is a Professor of Practice at University of San Diego School of Law where he teaches criminal procedure, directs an LL.M. Program in Comparative Law in Spanish, administers a national moot court program in Mexico, and coordinates the work of 35 innocence organizations in Latin America. He was the Founding Director of the California Innocence Project from 1999-2023 and under his direction the project freed 40 innocent people from prison (including former NFL player Brian Banks).
Speaker: Justin Brooks,
USD Professor of Practice
Academic Director, LLM in Spanish
Professor Brooks directs the LLM Program in Comparative Law in Spanish at the USD School of Law. As the program director, he administers a national moot court program in Mexico, and coordinates the work of 35 innocence organizations in Latin America.
Prior to joining USD Law, Professor Brooks practiced as a criminal defense attorney in Washington, D.C., Michigan, Illinois, and California in both the trial and appellate courts. He was the founding Director of the California Innocence Project at Cal Western law school from 1999-2023, and under his direction the project freed 40 innocent people from prison (including former NFL player Brian Banks).
Professor Brooks is the author of the only legal casebook devoted to the topic of wrongful convictions and the author of “You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You’re Innocent,” a book that details the causes of wrongful convictions based on his experience of more than three decades as a criminal defense attorney and innocence organization director. He is portrayed by Academy Award nominated actor Greg Kinnear in the feature film, “Brian Banks.”
Professor Brooks has been recognized several times by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California, and in 2010 and 2012, California Lawyer Magazine honored him with the “Lawyer of the Year” award. He was named “International Lawyer of the Year” by the California Bar International Section in 2020 and in the same year was named “Champion of Justice” by the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
Zoom link: https://sousa.zoom.us/j/89652311937?pwd=SGZvTzhyRVRuNFFUaEhQME1udXU3Zz09
Meeting ID:
896 5231 1937
Password: 672211
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