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Steven A. Drizin
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law logo Northwestern University School of Law
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Expertise
- Criminal Law
- Clinical Teaching
- Juvenile Justice
- Criminal Procedure
- Wrongful Convictions
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of Illinois
Professional Experience
- William M. Trumble Clinical Professor of Law
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law logo Northwestern University School 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.
- Haverford College in Pennsylvania
- B.A. (1983) | Political Science
- Honors: Graduated with Honors in Political Science
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)
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- American Bar Association’s Livingston Hall Award
- American Bar Association
Professional Associations
- Illinois State Bar
- Member
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