IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church
The Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School was created in 2009 as the first exclusively non-DNA innocence clinic in the country. Clinic attorneys and law students work to investigate and litigate claims of innocence made by people convicted of crimes in Michigan in cases where DNA evidence is not available. In its first 15 years, the Clinic’s work has resulted in the release of 42 people whose combined wrongful incarceration totalled more than 700 years. Professor Syed will discuss recent victories secured by the Innocence Clinic, as well as some interesting ongoing cases in which the Clinic is involved. Imran Syed, Co-Director of the Michigan Innocence Clinic, holds a JD and an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Michigan. He joined the Michigan Innocence Clinic as a law student in 2009, and has been an attorney at the clinic for over 13 years. Imran specializes in forensic science-based litigation and also teaches an independent course in forensic science for law students. In 2017, the American Bar Association named him one of the Top 40 Young Lawyers in the country and in 2016, the State Bar of Michigan recognized him with the Regeana Myrick Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award.
