Laura Nirider is Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she represents those wrongfully convicted as children or teenagers. Among her most high-profile clients have included Brendan Dassey (whose story was documented in Making a Murderer) and Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three. Nirider publishes in both scholarly journals and professional publications on post-conviction relief and interrogations, and, together with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, has co-authored one of the few publications on juvenile interrogation protocols :REDUCING RISKS: AN EXECUTIVE’S GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE JUVENILE INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION. A frequent speaker on interrogations at defense counsel and law enforcement trainings nationwide, Nirider recently co-authored an amicus curiae brief in J.D.B. v. North Carolina that was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to joining the academy, Nirider was a commercial litigator with Sidley Austin LLP, and she earned her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.