Dean A. Strang is an Associate Professor at Drake University Law School, the Director of the Institute for Justice Reform and Innovation at Drake University, and a part-time criminal defense lawyer. He has written two books of legal history, Keep the Wretches in Order: America's Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the IWW(2019 & paperback ed. 2020); and Worse Than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror (2013 & rev. ed. 2016). Additionally, Strang has written and co-authored several law review articles and book chapters as well. His past work includes five years as Wisconsin’s first Federal Defender. He has argued in the United States Supreme Court, five federal Courts of Appeal, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He is a co-founder of the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences and a member of the American Law Institute since 2004. Strang also is known for his work in a trial documented in Netflix’s Making A Murderer.
Areas of Expertise
Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Torts, Conflict of Laws
Education
JD, University of Virginia Law School
AB, Dartmouth College
Selected Publications
Keep the Wretches in Order: America’s Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the IWW(U. Wisconsin Press 2019; paperback ed. 2020).
Worse Than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror(U. Wisconsin Press 2013; 2d ed. 2016).
