Loyola Project for the Innocent

ACC-SoCal will be partnering with Loyola Project for the Innocent and hosting a Pro Bono CLE Event on Saturday, June 3^rd from 12:00-4:00 p.m. at Loyola Law School, located at 922 Albany St, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

Loyola Project for the Innocent staff and volunteers, ACC attorneys, and law firm attorneys specializing in this area of law will join together in a day of service. The June 3, 2023, event will commence with a facilitated CLE training by Laurie L. Levenson, Professor of Law, David W. Burcham, Chair in Ethical Advocacy and Founder of Innocent Project, on how to screen innocence cases to find meritorious ones, followed by a hands-on review of hundreds of case files to determine which ones to pursue. By reviewing information provided by the prisoner, legal documents including appellate briefs and decisions, and evidence from the prisoner’s trial, and with the direction of LPI staff, we will, among other actions, determine what case files are proper to pursue.

At the conclusion of the June 3 event, ACC attorneys in attendance will then have the opportunity to continue their advocacy efforts and partner with Loyola Project for the Innocent staff and/or other law firm attorney specialists to take important next steps in the process for those identified who have been wrongfully convicted and where a claim of innocence is provable.