Innocence Project

About Barry Scheck

Barry Scheck’s more than thirty-five years of trial successes have earned him a national reputation. Barry’s criminal and civil trials have redefined and expanded the rights of victims of police misconduct and wrongful convictions throughout the United States. In addition to his civil rights practice at NSB, Barry, along with NSB partner Peter Neufeld, cofounded and co-directs The Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The Innocence Project has been responsible in whole or in part for exonerating most of the over 300 men and women to be cleared through post-conviction DNA testing. Prior to becoming a law professor and entering private practice, Barry was a staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society in the Bronx.