"Justice, Justice, Shall We Pursue!" Loyola University Law School Professor Laurie Levenson will take us inside the criminal justice system—where it succeeds, where it fails, and the profound human cost of getting it wrong. Through powerful stories of men and women who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated, she will examine the legal and ethical consequences of injustice and the urgent need for reform.

More than a luncheon, this thought-provoking conversation with Professor Levenson—who is also the Founding Director of the Loyola Project for the Innocent, the Loyola Center for Ethical Advocacy, and the Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice, and Senior Faculty for Loyola's Journalist Law School—delves into fairness, accountability, and the challenges facing our justice system today.

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Professor Levenson teaches Constitutional law, Criminal Law and Ethical Lawyering, among many other subjects. She's also a frequent TV and radio commentator on legal topics, including Supreme Court decisions. She has also been a visiting professor at UCLA School of Law and USC Law School,  and a D&L Straus distinguished visiting professor at Pepperdine School of Law. She received her AB degree at Stanford University and her JD degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. While in law school, Levenson was chief articles editor of the UCLA Law Review. After graduation, she served as law clerk to the Honorable James Hunter III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In 1981, she joined the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, where she practiced as a trial and appellate lawyer and served as Assistant Chief of the Criminal Division. Levenson joined the Loyola faculty in 1989 and served as Loyola's Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 1996 to 1999.

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In 2019, she and Judge Sandra Klein co-founded Girl Scout Troop 1085, a troop for girls experiencing homelessness. 

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