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Justin Brooks is a Professor of Practice at University of San Diego School of Law and Co-Founder of the California Innocence Project. He has served as counsel on many high profile criminal cases and has exonerated more than 40 innocent people who were wrongfully incarcerated (including former NFL player Brian Banks). He 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. He has initiated innocence organizations throughout Latin America, speaks around the world about innocence work, and is the author of "You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You are Innocent" and the co-author of "Collateral Damage: Sacrificing Liberty for Safety in Our Criminal Legal System," a book he wrote with his son Zach Brooks. He is portrayed by Academy Award nominated actor Greg Kinnear in the feature film, “Brian Banks.”
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