Steven A. Drizin

Steven A. Drizin

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law logo Northwestern University School of Law
  • Criminal Law, Clinical Teaching, Juvenile Justice ...
  • Illinois
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Expertise
Criminal Law
Clinical Teaching
Juvenile Justice
Criminal Procedure
Wrongful Convictions
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
Supreme Court of Illinois
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Professional Experience
William M. Trumble Clinical Professor of Law
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Co-Director, Center on Wrongful Convictions, January 1, 2019- ; Assistant Dean, Legal Clinic, September 2013-September 2017; Assistant Director, Legal Clinic, January 1, 2001-September 2013; Co-Founder, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth January 2008; Legal Director, Center on Wrongful Convictions, March 2005-August 2013; Clinical Professor of Law, January 1, 2004-Present; Supervising Attorney, Children and Family Justice Center, June 1993 – March 2005; Lecturer in Criminal Law to First Year Students, 2000-2003; Adjunct Faculty Member, Pretrial Litigation/ Professional Responsibility, 1993-1996 .
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY BLUHM LEGAL CLINIC
- Current
LAW CLERK TO THE HONORABLE ILANA D. ROVNER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION
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Education
Northwestern University School of Law
J.D. (1986)
Honors: Dean's List, Semesters 1, 2, 6
Activities: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 1985-1986.
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Haverford College in Pennsylvania
B.A. (1983) | Political Science
Honors: Graduated with Honors in Political Science
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Awards
NACDL's Champion of Justice Award
NACDL
Inaugural Robert Perske Award
The Arc US/National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability (NCCJD)
The Haverford Award
Haverford College
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Dawn Clark Netsch Public Service Award (with Laura Nirider)
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American Bar Association’s Livingston Hall Award
American Bar Association
Professional Associations
Illinois State Bar
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: (312) 503-6608