How to Stay Focused on Making an Impact on the System and your Community with Justin Brooks

Today on Move the Ball™, lawyer Justin Brooks shares how he became passionate about exonerating the innocent and the impact that freedom can have on a community. Join Jennifer and Justin as they discuss the story of Brian Banks and how an exoneration was the beginning of his NFL career, the ripple impact of investigating and exonerating those who are charged with crimes but innocent, and how Justin utilized social media and networking to work toward exonerating the California 12.

Justin Brooks is the Director and Co-Founder of the California Innocence Project and a Tenured Professor of Law at California Western School of Law in San Diego. Over the course of his career, Justin has served as counsel on many high profile criminal cases and has exonerated over 30 innocent people (including former NFL player Brian Banks).

Professor Brooks has been recognized several times by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California, and in 2010 and 2012, California Lawyer Magazine honored him with the “Lawyer of the Year” award.

Justin speaks around the world about innocence work and is the author of the only legal casebook devoted to the topic of wrongful convictions. Justin is also portrayed by Academy Award nominated actor Greg Kinnear in the feature film, “Brian Banks.

You can connect with Justin in the following ways:

California Innocence Project: https://californiainnocenceproject.org/

Instagram: @ca_innocence

Twitter: @ca_innocence

Instagram: @JustinoBrooks

Twitter: @JustinoBrooks

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-brooks-45a80915/

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