Temple University Beasley School of Law Presents the Sixth Free Online Advocacy Conference
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Online Zoom
About the Event
Temple University Beasley School of Law will host its sixth free online advocacy training conference on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:00-8:00 PM (EST) and will cover two aspects of expert evidence. Hour One will feature Chris Fabricant, Director of Strategic Litigation for the Innocence Project and author of the new book JUNK SCIENCE. Chris will talk about the book, cases he has litigated, and how to challenge junk science in the courtroom. Hour Two will feature advocacy colleagues from across the country who lecture, teach expert evidence and scientific evidence courses, and publish about expert witnesses. Each presenter will share information and ideas about teaching expert witnesses and evidence.
This program will be held on Zoom. Please register for the conference below.
About the Speaker
Chris Fabricant
Joseph Flom Special Counsel and Director of Strategic Ligation, Innocence Project
As the Joseph Flom Special Counsel and Director of Strategic Ligation, Chris Fabricant leads the Innocence Project’s Strategic Litigation Department, whose attorneys develop and execute national litigation and public policy strategies to address the leading causes of wrongful conviction, including eyewitness misidentification, the misapplication of forensic sciences, and false confessions. Over the course of a 20-year career in criminal justice, Fabricant has served as a clinical law professor, trial attorney, and appellate counsel. His writing, scholarship, and public commentary focuses on the intersection of science, law reform, and social justice.
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Previous Conference Links
“Open Mic” and Controversial Cases – January 19, 2022
Rhetoric, Persuasion and Implicit Bias – June 22, 2021
Juries – Research and Teaching – January 14, 2021
Other Advocacy and Evidence Conferences
For More Information
Contact Professor Jules Epstein at jules.epstein@temple.edu with any questions.