Laurie L. Levenson is a professor of law and David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. From 1996 to 1999, Professor Levenson was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She teaches evidence, criminal law, criminal procedure, ethics, and trial advocacy. She is the founder of Loyola’s Project for the Innocent. Professor Levenson received her A.B. from Stanford University and her J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where she was the Chief Articles Editor at the UCLA Law Review. Following law school, Professor Levenson clerked for the Honorable James Hunter III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. From 1981 to 1989, she was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. Professor Levenson is the author of thirteen books and numerous articles on criminal law, criminal procedure, and evidence.