Dr. Daniel Medwed

Biography

Daniel Medwed is a University Distinguished Professor of Law at Northeastern University and a leading authority in criminal law. His research primarily focuses on pro bono activities related to wrongful convictions. He authored the book 'Barred: Innocent Can’t Get Prison', published by Hachette/Basic Books in 2022, which was named among the 'Best Fall Books' by Bloomberg, addressing various procedural barriers that hinder innocent prisoners from obtaining exoneration. Medwed co-authored the eighth edition of 'Criminal Procedure: Principles, Policies, Perspectives' published by West Academic in 2023 and the edition of 'Criminal Law: Problems, Statutes, Cases' published by Carolina Academic Press in 2021. He is a founding member of the board of directors of the Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence projects worldwide, and currently serves on the board of the New England Innocence Project. Appointed as University Distinguished Professor in 2018, the highest honor for Northeastern faculty members, Medwed has also received multiple teaching awards throughout his career. Before joining Northeastern in 2012, he was a law professor at the University of Utah and served as an instructor at Brooklyn Law School, overseeing the school’s Look Program which helped students investigate and litigate innocence claims concerning New York state prisoners. Medwed's earlier career experience includes work in private practice as an associate appellate counsel at the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Appeals Bureau in New York City.

Research Interests

Experience